I wasn't counting that, I was talking about the relationships between the characters in the story.

Ah. Although it is strongly hinted that there might have been something between Tailor and Jim and that's why the betrayal is so deep.

I assume the movie leaves out all the boarding school stuff. And Guillam's Camilla paranoia.

Guillam has some of the larger changes from the book.

Saw Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy last night, and wow, the writer and the director really did take the novel and made the story as slashy as possible while still nominally keeping it as subtext, and then hired British actors who communicate mostly by glowering at one another. The whole movie is filmed in Pleiadescope™.

Don't forget longing looks!

But, seriously, Mark Strong's performance continues to haunt me. He was amazing.

Mark Strong's performance continues to haunt me. He was amazing.

Yes. Especially the end. I wasn't expecting to get that emotional about his story, but, fuck.

Hunger Games stills. Includes Katniss, Peeta, Haymitch, Cinna, Rue, and the crazy announcer lady whose name totally escapes me right now.

OMG, crazy announcer lady is PERFECT.

It's Effie ... Banks? I think.

Jesus, duh. That's the actress's name. It's Effie Trinket.

I wasn't expecting to get that emotional about his story, but, fuck.

God, I know, right?

Who does Mark Strong play? And, for that matter, who is Mark Strong?

Okay, a) this is probably not what I'm supposed to be taking away from this and b) I just now bought my first compound bow, not longbow, so I am by no means an expert. But that looks to me like a seriously, seriously jacked up archery shot. Like, I hope it's bad photoshop.

But that looks to me like a seriously, seriously jacked up archery shot. Like, I hope it's bad photoshop.

Yeah, that's the take in the iO9 comments, as well. I suspect it's Photoshop, too.