The Hunger Games Movie Review

We just recently watched the Hunger Games as a field trip after reading the book in class. I feel that in many ways the story was way better than the film.

First of all, the way that the book described district 12 was a coal based run down dark place but in the movie it seemed to have a bright country feel to it. I also felt like the people were a little to cheerful in the movie, rather than them being depressed like I pictured. Also the people in the district such as Katniss and her family are supposed to be starved and hungry but in the movie they looked pretty well fed. There were also some scenes such as the reaping were it was by far nothing like I imagined. I thought it would be a place where everyone is murmuring and whispering and hushing and pacing around in nervousness and I thought it would be high tech since it takes place in the future.Though instead, it was quite and awkward and the setting was really plain and it just felt like a home video because of the shakey camera and no background noise.

Another major thing was the scenes they left out. There were so many that I can't name them all. One scene was with the Avox girl which in the movie, they completely left her out. She was a girl who was trying to exscape, got caught, and became a servant for Katniss. One scene that I was rely looking forward to was when Haymitch fell off the stage at the reaping because that woe of added some humors and added some action to the plain setting.

However, what really bugs me is that they wasted so much time on things that weren't important or didn't even happen in the book. For example, they spent about five minutes showing Katnis in her room at the Capitol while they could of been showing something way interesting and eye catching.

Overall, they did a pretty good job on the movie especially with the main character actors, however they could of done better. They should of added more favorable scenes rather than bland situations and they should of related to the book. So honestly, I would much rather prefer the book over the movie.

History/China

The Great Wall Of China

Today in class we watched a video on the Great wall of China. I was able to refresh past information and I was able to learn two new things. First of all, a learned that the wall wasn't built all at once, it was actually a connection of all ready made pieces. I also learned that the myth that you can see the Great Wall from space is not true. I think that makes since though because it is only as tall as some building which obviously cant be seen. I'm glad we could watch this video because thios is a really interesting topic!

24 Hour Photo Diet

The Hunger Games Ch. 22-24

            How do you feel about the character at this point in the book?

Right now, my heart is beginning to soften up towards Peeta. I feel that ever since the beginning of the reaping he has always been used and neglected and turned away from the time his mom said she thought district twelve would have a winner when she was talking about Katniss to the time when he got beat up by Katniss after admitting she was his true love. 
         In chapter 23,Peeta goes into detail on how he had always loved Katniss and was always secretly watching her and trying to find out as much as he could about her. He talked about how he thought she had an amazing voice and how his father loved her mother and pointed Katniss out to him for the very first time.
       After reading this, it made me feel so bad for Peeta because no one ever thought much of him and still no one does. I think that Peeta deserves more credit for all that he does because he has done a lot.
       Overall, I feel that Peeta should be given a chance because he is such a sweet boy who has done a lot without being regognized.  

The Hunger Games Ch.19-21

What does the author do an excellent job of? Why?

"Claudius Templesmith’s voice booms down from overhead, congratulating the six of us who remain. But he is not inviting us to a feast. He’s saying something very confusing. There’s been a rule change in the Games. A rule change! That in itself is mind bending since we don’t really have any rules to speak of except don’t step off your circle for sixty seconds and the unspoken rule about not eating one another. Under the new rule, both tributes from the same district will be declared winners if they are the last two alive. Claudius pauses, as if he knows we’re not getting it, and repeats the change again. The news sinks in. Two tributes can win this year. If they’re from the same district. Both can live. Both of us can live. Before I can stop myself, I call out Peeta’s name."

I think the author did a great job at adding suspense to the whole story by adding this paragraph. I like how she worked hard to come up with a way to make the readers happy after all the depression from the Games. I think it was very smart of her to do this because it now gets the reader more involved and, as I did, it forces them to want to read on.

After this situation, I think the book will be much more interesting now that Katniss will either partner up with her enemy and take advantage of this rule change or she will drop it and go after Peeta. I enjoy this new rule because it gives the book a twist that I would of never of expected. It also adds more adventure to the story that you wouldn't see in any other. 

Also, the way that the author explained this arouses a very dramatic feel to it but at the same time gets readers pumped. I'm now super excited to see if Katniss teams up or not. So what do you think?

The Hunger Games Ch. 16-18

What has happened in the story to cause a character to change?

Just recently in the story, as Katniss and Rue were trying to destroy the careers food. Katniss, after sometime of waiting, set out to find Rue. That was when she heard the scream. Rue had been killed by the boy from district one!

I think that this will definently cause Katniss to change in many ways. Since Katniss had a friend during the games, it caused her to feel a sense of calmness and comfort, but now that Rue is gone, all of the safety will vanish. She will have no one to talk with or rely on to protect her. She will have no one to question who is left or who they should go after. From now on its just Katniss and Katniss alone.

Also, now that someone has killed Rue, it has probably reminded Katniss what the Hunger Games truly is (a place of murder and hatred.) She is probably now going to be a lot more vicious to the other tributes in order to get revenge. However it will also remind her that there still is hope because Rue showed her that it is possible to make friends in such a dreadful game.

24 Hour Diet

Here is a link to my spreadsheet that shows my diet for 24 hours.

Here is a summary of my nutrition information
Total Calories:1,271.5 grams 
Carbohydrates: 154.6 grams
Fat : 36.7 grams
Protein: 35.3 grams

Questions

1. How does your total calories compare to the recommended 2000 calories per day? 

Each day I only eat about 60% of recomended calories for my age group. So that means that if I keep up eating this way I will probaly not have much energy day to day.

2. What time of day do you eat most of your calories - morning, afternoon or evening? 
I definently eat most of my food during evening because during breakfast I am rushed to go to school and during lunch I normally hang out with friends rather than eat so I eat most of my calories during dinner. 


3. What does your answer to question #2 imply about your long term health? 
Since I don't eat much calories during breakfast or lunch I will not have any energy so I will be lazy all day. Then, when it comes to dinner I will stock up on all of the calories that I didn't gain earlier so then I will change those calories to fat.

4. Describe how many minutes you exercise per day and what activities you engage in on a regular basis. I sometimes walk down to the park and run around with my brother for about an hour and the park is half a mile away from my house so thats one mile from there and back. 


5. Use the internet to find out how many calories you burn doing the activities you listed in #4. Considering that the average person burns about 2000 calories per day without doing any extra exercise, how many total calories do you think you burn each day? I burn around 1,000 calories a day and an additional 500 on Mondays since I do hip hop.

6. What is the most important thing that you can change about your diet or lifestyle to improve your long term health? I think I should eat more healthy food and excersise more. I also shouldn't go to bed on a full tummy because that will prevent me from keeping fit.