Every year in the ruins of what was once North America, the evil Capitol of the nation of Panem forces each of its twelve districts to send a teenage boy and girl to compete in the Hunger Games. A twisted punishment for a past uprising and an ongoing government intimidation tactic, The Hunger Games are a nationally televised event in which "Tributes" must fight with one another until one survivor remains. Pitted against highly-trained Tributes who have prepared for these Games their entire lives, Katniss is forced to rely upon her sharp instincts as well as the mentorship of drunken former victor Haymitch Abernathy. If she's ever to return home to District 12, Katniss must make impossible choices in the arena that weigh survival against humanity and life against love. THE HUNGER GAMES is directed by Gary Ross, and produced by Nina Jacobson's Color Force in tandem with producer Jon Kilik. Suzanne Collins' best-selling novel, the first in a trilogy published by Scholastic that has over 16 million copies in print in the United States alone, has developed a massive global following.What sayeth y'all who might have read this book: any good?
Here's the just-released poster for it, which has officially colored me intrigued...
Okay, I just found that there's also this trailer for it too...
Looks pretty solid. I may have to make time to read this book before the movie comes out :-)
According to the director and producers, the film is a "family film" and the books are kinda reminiscent of Twilight in my opinion... A few friends at film school also had serious doubts wether it'd be a "good film" or something like Twilight, and I think, according to what I know about a) the story (a 14-year old girl on my street is crazy about it, as are most the girls in her class... 'nuff said!) and the film being marketed as a family film, I keep my hopes VERY VERY low!
ReplyDeleteEven though the trailer did look good.