Peeta is adorable, in my eyes, but in that way that makes me want to pet his head and make sure he's wearing his raincoat.
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Amy - Nov 02, 2011 10:21:15 am PDT #16600 of 30000
Because books.
Vonnie K - Nov 02, 2011 10:26:43 am PDT #16601 of 30000
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
But I think that's true to the books, no? Gale is the tall dark handsome one, and I think of Peeta as softer, fairer and sort of average-looking.
Burrell - Nov 02, 2011 10:29:32 am PDT #16602 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Peeta is uber wholesome looking, which fits the character, just not my type.
Looking at the cast I realize that in my head the characters weren't quite so white. Not that the book specified race much, now that I think about it.
le nubian - Nov 02, 2011 10:37:24 am PDT #16603 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Gale is hotter than Peeta.
No. Shit. I know who I'm rooting for.
Vonnie K - Nov 02, 2011 10:42:09 am PDT #16604 of 30000
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
Looking at the cast I realize that in my head the characters weren't quite so white.
I always thought of District 1+2 tributes as Collins' version of Aryan Youth, so their whiteness was expected, but concur on the rest of them. I'd have been happier if it wasn't so starkly segregated so that the District 11 was some kind of black ghetto.
On the other hand, it IS a dystopic universe.
ETA: the only tribute in the photo not from districts 1, 2, 11 and 12 is Foxface, right? Maybe we'll have more diversity in the rest (although most of them die without getting any lines...)
Gris - Nov 02, 2011 10:47:31 am PDT #16605 of 30000
Hey. New board.
I think they simply cast everybody white they could get away with casting white - only Rue and Thresh are specifically described as dark-skinned in the books. It's possible that some of the other, more throwaway characters are other races, though; really, the book concentrates on the Careers, Rue, Thresh, Katniss, and Peeta.
I kind of imagine the Districts being segregated along racial lines, actually.
Burrell - Nov 02, 2011 10:51:25 am PDT #16606 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I always thought of District 1+2 tributes as Collins' version of Aryan Youth, so their whiteness was expected
I think that's it, I was expecting their whiteness to stand out more against the rest of the tributes. But you're right, there are the other tributes that aren't featured here.
Steph L. - Nov 02, 2011 11:09:34 am PDT #16607 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Gale is hotter than Peeta.
No. Shit. I know who I'm rooting for.
Finnick.
I know, wrong book. I'm still Team Finnick. Er, not as a BF for Katniss, or anything. Just...Team Finnick For Everything Ever. t edit (Except, of course, as a BF for Katniss.)
Amy - Nov 02, 2011 11:13:55 am PDT #16608 of 30000
Because books.
Team Finnick For Everything Ever
I'm on that team!
DebetEsse - Nov 02, 2011 1:14:24 pm PDT #16609 of 30000
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Yay, Team Finnick! We should make hats.
I definitely saw Katniss, for example, as less clearly-anglo (dark hair, olive-skinned). Lots of "generically ethnic" characters.