Wow, that is a world of Not Getting It.
Couldn't think of a better way of saying it, so I'm just going to say, what P-C said.
Oh, I'm gonna go to the special hell.
Mal ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
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sj - Mar 22, 2012 5:03:02 pm PDT #18905 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Polter-Cow - Mar 22, 2012 5:23:41 pm PDT #18906 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
It appears to be willful ignorance of the concept of satire.
Connie Neil - Mar 22, 2012 5:27:06 pm PDT #18907 of 30000
brillig
Or he can only think of "dressing up" in terms of Pretty Woman or Sex and the City.
megan walker - Mar 22, 2012 6:13:07 pm PDT #18908 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Fortunately he's getting a lot of WTFs in the comments, but he's also defending his viewpoint.
I will say that I can see how only seeing the movie would make one think that. The emphasis on the reality TV/sponsor aspect is really strong.
Connie Neil - Mar 22, 2012 6:20:17 pm PDT #18909 of 30000
brillig
He says he's read the books.
Polter-Cow - Mar 22, 2012 6:24:21 pm PDT #18910 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I think it's clear he's read the books, actually, given that he talks about Katniss's role as a symbol. I just don't understand how he doesn't see that Collins is not condoning the "dress-up" aspect in any way.
megan walker - Mar 22, 2012 6:37:22 pm PDT #18911 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Ah, then he has no excuse. (I didn't read the article since I still have to edit my blog post and am not reading HG stuff until that's up tonight.)
Polter-Cow - Mar 23, 2012 1:29:54 am PDT #18912 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
SO GOOD. It was brutal and horrific and disturbing, even moreso from a third-person POV because we see it all for what it is, not through Katniss's filter of acceptance. I loved what they did with Snow and Crane, ESPECIALLY Crane's final scene. I hope Collins herself wrote that scene, because as far as I'm concerned, that's fucking canon. It felt completely immersive, uncomfortable and tense to watch with a few moments of humor scattered about. Sure, I have some quibbles here and there, but, mostly, I can't believe it was that good.
DebetEsse - Mar 23, 2012 6:33:23 am PDT #18913 of 30000
Woe to the fucking wicked.
The big complaint from my group was the shaky-cam, especially in the scenes where it was like, "really? Here, you feel the need to do that?" I'll be interested to see it again when I'm not looking up at a pretty steep angle at an imax screen.
OMG, the production design. I mean, really.
SuziQ - Mar 23, 2012 6:36:27 am PDT #18914 of 30000
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
P-C, that sounds exactly like our comments driving home after the movie this morning. It just grabs you from the beginning and doesn't let go. There were things that were omitted/changed but the additions made up for them.
Our audience, who had been kind of rowdy during the pre-show wait, was quiet with appropriate responses through the movie, so no one was bored.