[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.

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[mistojen.livejournal.com]

Dammit, it's crazy but two weeks ago when Brandon and I were on our Barnes and Noble browse for an hour and a half and only buy ONE THING run, I totally saw that book and I had carried it around for about an hour and was totally going to buy it. ...but then I saw Wicked and bought that instead because I've been curious about that for years. ...and I never finished Wicked. GAH! Should have gone with Something Borrowed to begin with, huh? Now, shall I watch the movie or read the book first? Watching the movie first means I'll have predetermined notions for the appearances of the characters (which I kinda have already, I guess, from the trailer?) when normally I prefer to imagine them myself...but reading the book first almost always guarantees I'll hate the movie. Decisions, decisions lol

Also, I think I'm in the vast minority here but, I really didn't like Winter's Bone at all. For me, it dragged and I had a terrible time buying into the storyline so I kept getting distracted. That said, I thought Jennifer did an AMAZING job and I was really impressed with her as an actress, so while I know ZILCH about Hunger Games, I'm sure she'll be great :)