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Post by Dante on Mar 25, 2012 12:26:55 GMT -5
Thirteen-year-olds can read about gore, but they can't see it in a movie theatre! That's outrageous!
Edit: I wrote this wrong; it doesn't sound sarcastic enough.
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Post by BSam on Mar 25, 2012 12:59:04 GMT -5
they DO have to keep a PG13 rating. No they don't. Battle Royale was rated 18+ in various countries, and it's the same film.
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Post by Tiago James Squalor on Mar 25, 2012 13:49:28 GMT -5
It's a similar premise, yes, but hardly the same film.
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Post by csc on Mar 25, 2012 15:51:42 GMT -5
I'd agree on that subject. Sometimes, they changed the part of the body where a person was hit, to keep it clean. Another complaint I have is that they don't show Katniss' effort enough. In the book there are parts she is really struggling to stay alive or awake, and I think that only translates into the movie in one scene (SPOILERS AHEAD).
In the scene that she burns her calf. But they cut the part in which she nearly dies of thirst, and when she is hit in the forehead by Clove, it seems that she isn't even struggling.
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Post by beack on Mar 25, 2012 18:53:10 GMT -5
Me and a friend just went to see the film. I confess I haven't read the book, but it looked really good and my friend had bought me a movie pass for my birthday (which it turned out we couldn't use for this film). I really, really liked it! It had me on the edge of my seat and I was suprised how dark it was at times. Me and my friend are both guys so we cringed at the Twilight trailer they showed (Later, I made a joke about how Bella's eyes would make an excellent target for Katniss). P.S. I also noted the cutting away from violence.
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Post by bryan on Mar 25, 2012 20:24:18 GMT -5
they DO have to keep a PG13 rating. No they don't. Battle Royale was rated 18+ in various countries, and it's the same film. My bad, what I should have said is that they really really wanted to keep the PG13 rating. I'd have been surprised if they rated it R as I think most of the fans seeing the movie are under 18.
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Post by BSam on Mar 25, 2012 23:29:58 GMT -5
True.
I imagine it was more the studio influence keeping the rating down rather than the filmmakers.
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Post by bryan on Mar 26, 2012 19:17:01 GMT -5
Probably. From what I've heard, I feel like they could have put a bit more violence in and still kept it PG13 though. Thirteen-year-olds can read about gore, but they can't see it in a movie theatre! That's outrageous! Edit: I wrote this wrong; it doesn't sound sarcastic enough. Wait- so do you think they should or shouldn't have kept the violence in the movie?
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Post by Dante on Mar 27, 2012 9:28:28 GMT -5
I'm ambivalent, but I think it's slightly hypocritical to suggest that violence is fine if it's only in a book but to be avoided in a movie for the same age group. The reason I'm ambivalent is because there are other concerns. Are the book and the movie aimed at the same audience? Is a visual effect stronger than an abstracted, self-constructed one? Does the change from an individual to a communal experience affect how such events would be received?
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Post by Linda Rhaldeen on Mar 27, 2012 11:50:27 GMT -5
See, I do have a lot bigger tolerance for violence in books than in movies; maybe it's just the way my brain works, but I can read a violent scene and get what's happening without having the images stuck in my brain, whereas when I watch something, that's impossible to do. I have heard from people that have seen this movie that it does a really good job at camera shots that let you know what's going on without actually showing the gore and such, and I know that's something I'll really appreciate when I go to see the movie because I'm kind of squeamish.
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Post by bryan on Mar 27, 2012 17:45:25 GMT -5
I think it's your second reason, Dante. Mostly for the same reason as Linda. I'm not exactly sure why, but I think it's just easier to read about gore rather than see it for those who are squeamish about that sort of thing.
Also, there aren't ratings for books, so children can read them with little concern from their parents. For movies on the other hand, younger fans of the book will most likely be accompanied by their parents, and I think that parents might underestimate what their children can handle.
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Post by Tiago James Squalor on Mar 29, 2012 9:34:40 GMT -5
I went to see the movie and it surpassed my every expectations. Thankfully I already knew about the shaky camera and gory discretion shots, so I wasn't disappointed, although the movie was still violent enough. For me at least. And Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss surpassed my wildest expectations. She owns this film.
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Post by Shelly on Mar 29, 2012 23:42:25 GMT -5
Read the first two books this week and then saw the film today. I agree with the shaky camera, it bothered me a little, and Jennifer is Katniss.
What I really liked was how they explained things like the tracker jackers through the hosts to the audience, for those who hadn't read the book and were perhaps a little bit lost.
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Post by Leanora Crowe on Mar 30, 2012 18:56:17 GMT -5
I haven't read them yet, but I'm definitely going to, and I can't wait. I'm waiting for one of my friends to bring the first one to me so I can start. I know I'll love the series. I'm going to have them read by the time the movie comes out on dvd so I can see it.
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Post by KlausBaudelaire833 on Mar 30, 2012 22:30:07 GMT -5
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