[mishmash] book and movies

[krickets]

MEET KATNISS
So apparently Jennifer Lawrence of Winter's Bone is going to be playing Katniss in The Hunger Games movies. I loved her in WB and I think she'll do a good job. I feel kind of ambiguous on the decision which I can honestly say is a good thing. I didn't really have any hopes for casting but I definitely think I could have been majorly disappointed in their choice and with Jennifer I feel pretty good about it. I won't get excited until we have our first trailer, I can pretty much guarantee you that. I don't have any favorite choices for any of the characters but I am eager to see who plays Gale. I am so cynical about it and I'm almost sure there's no way they'll find someone I'll approve of, haha. I don't even know of any good candidates to suggest. *shrug*

I also have very little on the supposed "whitewashing" of Katniss. Her full-blood sister has blond hair and blue eyes (just like their mother), I don't think there's any crime in casting Jennifer, who can easily "costume up" to fit the role, whatever all that entails. Besides, for all of the fans complaining, where was all the fan art with actresses of color? Yeah -- I didn't see any either.

MEET RACHEL & DARCY
I had no clue that this book was being made into a movie. I just finished reading it a few weeks ago and I found it enjoyable enough. I just saw something in an advertisement I got in my e-mail today and couldn't believe how not-in-the-know I was because apparently it's coming out pretty soon. I had a few issues with the book but overall I found it enjoyable. Apparently there is a sequel, but as it's from Darcy's POV I am hesitant to read it. I'll most likely see the movie anyway. It looks cute. Also, Colin Egglesfield, as Dex, is kind of super adorable. In the trailer anyway, I've never seen him before in anything.

Comments

[x-greyflowers-x.livejournal.com]

Winter's Bone is still in my Netflix queue, towards the top. Just got to get Chris to send our last movie back. I did see Jennifer Lawrence in The Poker House, though, and she was really great - dark and gritty movie where she covered a wide range of emotions. Also, she's from here! And this area is just west of the coal mines in District 12.

I'm actually confused to the whitewashing claims. As you said, her sister and mother are both blond-haired-blue-eyed and she resembles her dark haired father. I know Katniss is described as having olive skin, but I hear that phrase for many a Caucasian people that simply have a naturally tan skin tone. I think these claims are based on the idea that many people don't realize someone can have an olive complexion without being 'ethnic'.

[crickets.livejournal.com]

You'll have to let me know what you think when you watch it. I will have to look up that Poker House movie too!

Yeah me too. I said pretty much the same thing too. I grew up being told that my (very white) German mother had olive toned skin. (She was naturally a little darker than most people.) So for me, having olive skin is not something that is exclusive to a person of color. To me, my caucasian mother has olive skin. So calling it a whitewashing is a bit perplexing to me, especially considering Prim and her mother.

Anyway, if they do a poor job with the rest of the casting it'll be a problem. For now, they've done okay.