tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587775651487578742.post456920491424862901..comments2024-03-29T20:14:15.146+13:00Comments on Cinematic Paradox: It's All in the Love Triangle...Stevee Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12284769251750574447noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587775651487578742.post-73210453290464448432012-10-09T19:40:55.018+13:002012-10-09T19:40:55.018+13:00I know! Most people who haven't read the book ...I know! Most people who haven't read the book kinda don't understand the "team" stuff that is going on. Which is both a good and a bad thing.Stevee Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12284769251750574447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587775651487578742.post-87769365529545731062012-10-09T19:40:14.682+13:002012-10-09T19:40:14.682+13:00The more I think about the movie, the weaker it is...The more I think about the movie, the weaker it is. There's just so little depth.Stevee Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12284769251750574447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587775651487578742.post-11586146713573366422012-10-09T19:39:49.784+13:002012-10-09T19:39:49.784+13:00I know, one of my english teachers is a hardcore T...I know, one of my english teachers is a hardcore Team Edward person. It is a little disturbing.<br /><br />It is a pretty worn out device, but I guess there's something worth looking at in it.Stevee Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12284769251750574447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587775651487578742.post-20685416445421242302012-10-09T19:38:37.891+13:002012-10-09T19:38:37.891+13:00Yeah, the movie kinda stuffed around with the love...Yeah, the movie kinda stuffed around with the love triangle. There are love triangles that do work, but when people get really pissed over their favoured couples not happening, it gets kinda scary.Stevee Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12284769251750574447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587775651487578742.post-7371572383553813872012-10-09T19:37:01.894+13:002012-10-09T19:37:01.894+13:00Definitely agree with what you're saying - and...Definitely agree with what you're saying - and it is nice to hear your point of view as a person who hasn't read the book. It is definitely an unwritten movie law, which does drag down The Hunger Games a bit.Stevee Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12284769251750574447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587775651487578742.post-11333521594219873752012-10-09T19:35:10.800+13:002012-10-09T19:35:10.800+13:00I totally agree with what you're saying. There...I totally agree with what you're saying. There's barely ever love triangle that are created for the benefit of the lady involved. Just the audience.Stevee Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12284769251750574447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587775651487578742.post-36685093704550319542012-10-08T19:18:34.058+13:002012-10-08T19:18:34.058+13:00I loved the triangle in the book. It was so inter...I loved the triangle in the book. It was so interesting how Katniss had no real interest in Peeta but had to play it up for the viewers in the Capitol. It's a shame that so much of that was lost in the movie.ilovethatfilmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11882133059882238037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587775651487578742.post-90732313794897455062012-10-08T18:20:11.358+13:002012-10-08T18:20:11.358+13:00There was just too little chemistry in the movie t...There was just too little chemistry in the movie to make it work. Additionally, there isn't really any love triangle in the first book at all. Just a weak movie overall I thought.Castorhttp://www.anomalousmaterial.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587775651487578742.post-14442316761687410992012-10-08T09:46:30.719+13:002012-10-08T09:46:30.719+13:00Oops ... that should be nuanced *and* complex -- I...Oops ... that should be nuanced *and* complex -- I need coffee!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587775651487578742.post-42359933058736249672012-10-08T09:44:55.801+13:002012-10-08T09:44:55.801+13:00The relationship between Katniss and Peeta was muc...The relationship between Katniss and Peeta was much more nuanced complex in the novel than the movie, and I could see where it would be confusing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587775651487578742.post-2203169584315941552012-10-08T09:43:08.118+13:002012-10-08T09:43:08.118+13:00*LOL* There are some 40-something-year-old women g...*LOL* There are some 40-something-year-old women going "Team Edward"/"Team Jacob" or "Team Peeta"/"Team Gale" -- and as Julian said, they probably have "issues." :-P But being a 40-something woman myself, I do see it.<br /><br />I think the love triangle device is used to pique the interest of all age groups. Let's face it, soap operas used this ploy to hook frustrated housewives for generations. :-) I find it a worn-out and annoying device, but it must be considered effective.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587775651487578742.post-91341395080261181012012-10-08T06:50:33.786+13:002012-10-08T06:50:33.786+13:00I've never read the Hunger games book, but whe...I've never read the Hunger games book, but when watching the film i was kind of confused as to whether Katniss and Peeta actually had genuine feelings for each other.<br /><br />And as for the love triangle obsession. I would like to think i've never gotten that obsessed with a fictional couple, but when reading a YA book series called vampire Academy there was a coupling i really wanted to last. Although when it didn't i wasn't to bothered by it, so i guess that's a good signs<br /><br />Anyways, i think when your a teenager you have license to get obsessy about stuff. However, if you are 35 and still being a hardcore teamster, then i think you may have issues.Julianhttp://www.dirtywithclas.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587775651487578742.post-2125653420207725462012-10-08T05:00:21.218+13:002012-10-08T05:00:21.218+13:00Pardon my ignorance, but having only seen the movi...Pardon my ignorance, but having only seen the movie I was under the impression that Katniss ended up falling for Peeta during the games. No love triangle period, so to speak. <br /><br />Now, hear me out on this -- Katniss and Peeta have a lot more screen time (IIRC) than Gale, both separately and together. Gale came off as a non-entity, or at the very least inconsequential in the scope of the movie. And as things tend to go in movies, two people of the opposite sex -- by some unwritten movie law -- must fall in love with each other over the course of their adventure, or at least have some extreme UST. And who's to say Katniss' charade was perfect? Maybe she just wanted to fool the audience, but given that Peeta (again, IIRC) already had feelings for her of some sort, combined with their growing respect/concern for one another, COMBINED with the desperation of the situation...well, can you blame me for reading it the way I did?<br /><br />My reasoning aside, I agree with you -- Katniss doesn't need a man. It seems to me like love would only slow her down, and more importantly pull viewers away from the actual story. I would rather learn more about the districts and the games (and to a lesser extent watch the games themselves) than have to sit through a lover's spat.Voltechhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01038586008627390463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587775651487578742.post-47648837266274782172012-10-08T03:35:02.682+13:002012-10-08T03:35:02.682+13:00Hi! First of all, I never really thought of the po...Hi! First of all, I never really thought of the points you said (I for one watched The Hunger Games to see how the book was going to pan out, and sad to say, the film disappointed me) so after reading this, it got me thinking. Besides selling the movie, I think love triangles work in films not because we sympathize in who the leading lady should choose. I think it's because the movies present 'ideal' male leads that embody certain personalities that the audience finds appealing. So technically, in picking who she ends up with, the leading lady's personality is not taken into much consideration as compared to looking at the choices presented to her (and the rest of us). We choose who we want for her because we find the men/boys appealing, not because we think like her (and choose base on her judgment). I think the actors also influence this, so that's something that might be worth looking at. :)vbeavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06490080085695447349noreply@blogger.com