I guess, what attracts me to this book is how one person could change a system that has been in placed for nearly a century. There's a little rebel in all of us, but it takes the guts to bring that rebel out of us. I admire the bravery and sometimes the stupidity of Katniss, but what I admire the most is not fearing to die. How I wish that if I were to know that I'm going to die the very next day, I wouldn't be upset and have no regrets because I know that my death has a value and I have no regrets dying.

But probably because the book is so much about Katniss and her thoughts, the movie fell short on that. I'm not blaming the director or actress or whoever, HOW THE HELL ARE YOU GONNA PORTRAY THOUGHTS ON A MOVIE!? Nonetheless, y'know... a lil' bit of disappointment?

However the scene that I really thought was badly portrayed was the part where the big guy (forgot his name) from Rue's district decided not to kill Katniss because of what she has done for little Rue. Spoiler Alert: In the show, he just shouted at Katniss? Telling her how he wasn't going to kill her because of what she has done for Rue and just ran the opposite direction.

That scene admittedly is one of the more emotional scenes to me from the book, and I was really disappointed at that. Maybe because they ran out of time I dunno or what but frankly, I don't mind sitting there for another... 5 minutes more to see that scene fully played.

To me, this scene was about how all of them aren't the chess pieces of the Capitol and that despite how cruel The Hunger Games are and how it took away lives of children, but it didn't take away the spirit of anybody in the districts. Instead, I think it strengthens it and perhaps President Snow is right, hope keeps people alive. At the start of the book, Katniss was guarding against Peeta because she knew (or expected) that they are going to have to kill each other at the end of the games and that both of them created an upheaval due to them holding hands in the parade because nobody treats anyone from their districts as friends. What for when you know that they are going to kill each other anyway? But, if the main characters of the books are changed to Rue and that big guy, I think he would do the same for Rue as how Peeta did for Katniss (minus the star crossed lovers relationship). Choosing her life over his, because Rue is just a precious girl who just started living.

Ok... Maybe I'm reading too much into the book (notice the pun? HAHA) but that was what that scene meant to me.

On the overall, the show isn't really that bad although some parts were not exciting enough for me HAHAHA maybe I was too tired due to the insomnia I suffered from the previous night.

To all of y'all out there: WATCH THE MOVIE BEFORE YOU READ THE BOOK.

Peace out yo!