~ The Hunger Games ~

by Tina~in_ut

VS

I don't usually read a book and then see the movie. When our family went to see the very first Harry Potter movie, my husband and oldest, who read the books, spent the entire time telling each other what was missing from the movie. I didn't think it was worth it to be frustrated, so I never read them and just watched each movie with my kids and I was happy because I didn't know better.

Well everyone has been telling me FOR-EVER to read the Hunger Games trilogy. When I say FOR-EVER.....I mean F O R E V E R!!!!~ So I finally did. My friend from work lent me the books and my goal was to finish the first one by the time we got to Boston so hubby and I could go see the movie while on vacation. Well then hubby started reading them. As soon as he was done with the first one, which we both LOVED by the way, we went on our merry way to see the film. HUGE mistake! The whole time I was reading the book, I would imagine how they would depict each scene on the big screen. Not even close. They left out so many characters. I don't even remember them using Effie's name in the film. They didn't develop the relationships. It was a HUGE disappointment! Did I say HUGE? I really meant H U G E ! ! ! ! !~ The only character that seemed the same to me was Lenny Kravitz' character of Cinna. Loved him! Both the hubby and I spent the entire walk back to our hotel talking about how awful it was and what they could have done differently.

Why didn't any of you remind me to stay away from the film if I read the book?!!! Or to stay away from the book if I planned to see the film? Does that ever happen to you? Have you ever been disappointed with a movie after reading a book?