BTW, incredibly, some idiots are upset that Rue was cast with a black actress.... I have a feeling that the person didn't read the book and/or is an idiot.
http://entertainment.msnbc.msn.com/...mes-fans-upset-that-character-of-rue-is-black
Loved the books and loved the movie. Can't wait for the second movie in 2013..... 42
Skateluvr, this gave me a little insight.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunger_Games[/QUOT
thanks adee
Have not read the books-don't have time-have seen many ads for movie-can Johar please give a synopsis of this story? I was wondering if I would like this movie, so a basic synopsis would help- all I've seen is a girl with an bow skewer an apple ??-
I read about that, and I couldn't believe it. I had hoped that we were beyond such narrow-mindedness. There's a British TV adventure series called Merlin; it's a rather anachronistic show (a lot of modernized elements, though nominally set in the Middle Ages), which features the characters of Camelot in their teen years. (You can sense the intended audience here.) The young woman who plays Guinevere is black. Her casting reflects the fact that Britain is now a multiracial country, with a diverse TV viewership and an equally diverse pool of actors. Thank goodness for such progress! Most of the young people I know (and a few adults) are devoted fans of the show and love the unusual casting.
Meanwhile, a bunch of Narnia fan friends and I have been discussing the possibility of more diverse casting of characters if they ever make any of the other books into movies after Voyage of the Dawn Treader. (Considering how badly that film did, it's less than likely that more installments in the series are forthcoming, alas.) I floated the idea that one of the main children, Jill, should be either multiracial, black, or Asian, and a lot of my friends welcomed that idea as a symbol of the worldwide audience of Narnia fans. This is the 21st century, and the world is not a compartmentalized place--and that should be joyously reflected in popular culture. It's great that filmmakers of The Hunger Games (which include the book's author, who collaborated on the screenplay) subscribe to that idea.
I hope the din dies down, and the sensible fans of Hunger Games prevail.