The Same Thing In Different Format

Authors note: This piece explains and analyzes how a text differs from a film, specifically Hunger Games and how the text version is better. I wrote this piece to score high on text analysis.

Haven’t we all seen things we wish we could see in a different way? We as humans like to see things in a variety of ways simply to see if they live up the hype. Take the book Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins for example. Everybody had read the book and once they announced a movie was coming out, fans were going berserk! Many fans were disappointed as they expected more from the movie, and I am going to prove how a book version is better than film and how it differs.

First of all, When we read a text, our mind has no barriers and we can think the unthinkable about how a certain character or scene looks. Imagining and creating the scenes and characters is all part of the fun that comes with reading. When we watch a film, we are given things a certain way and have no control over how things look. Once we see a character in a film, when we go back to reading the text, that character will be stuck in our head and transfer into our reading! This takes me to my next topic.

Detail is very important when it comes to anything, and that is something films lack. A great example of this is the connection between Katniss, the brave volunteer in place of her young sister  from District 12, and Rue, the young girl from District 11. In the book, It explains that Katniss felt connection and acted as her protector because she reminded her of her sister. The book really takes time to develop their relationship throughout the book. The film quickly suggests that they are friends, they help each other out for a bit, and then Rue is killed.

Last of all, the movie always changes the original scene or adds scenes. Many times, a book has a very difficult scene that cannot be reenacted to be put in movie so they water it down a lot. This makes the film a bit less enjoyable. We read such an exciting scene only to see a completely different scene in its place. An example of this is when Peeta hurt his leg towards the end, he ended up having it amputated. In the movie he was perfectly fine after some ointment.

All in all, the way a text differs into a film is pretty dreadful. Nobody likes the watered down version of something. We expect the same excitement and suspense that we got when we were reading the book! There are plenty more ways that a move differs from a  book, but these are the top three reasons. Although many people continue to enjoy the book just as much as the movie, the film version still gives us a good time when watched.