As much as I'd absolutely love to see this series become a
movie, I can't imagine it could do any justice to the
book.
There are plenty of movies that incorporate first
person narrative [think Fight Club], so I don't think the first person narrative will be
the problem. I think that the problem lies in how well the idea is presented. This is
a problem I think the SyFy channel demonstrates VERY well. Many of their original
programs are...creative to say the least, but often so poorly executed in dialouge and
set design [which is to some degree understandable, they're not made of money] that most
people keep flipping the channel. I think if made into a movie, The Hunger Games would
only attract a very small audience and probably won't make enough money to balance out
Hollywood checkbooks. Now, if THG had a cult following like the Twilight series, I'm
sure enough screaming preteens could rally a movie, but alas, THG isn't as popular
[which I find gastly].
My personal opinion is, I'd rather
keep THG in my mind and heart than see them forced and butchered by low budget and bad
acting on the big screen.
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