Please Don't

So as some of you may have noticed from the sidebar, I've been reading The Hunger Games trilogy and I absolutely love it. In my mind, it's a good mix of a 1984 vibe with some of my absolute favorite, His Dark Materials trilogy feel blended in. The characters are strong and well-written, and the story does a great job of keeping me involved and emotionally attached. Suspension of disbelief is strong in these books.

Well as most fans know, they are making a movie of the first Hunger Games book now, and I'm worried. The actors seem somewhat unknown and the story is so visual with vivid settings and great character development, I'm just afraid they are going to rush through it in the film and ruin it. And nothing upsets me more than when filmmakers actually kill interest in a fabulous book series by creating an inferior film franchise.

Of course, knowing me my first and foremost example of this is The Golden Compass movie. Everyone I try to talk to about His Dark Materials trilogy has absolutely zero interest in reading it because of the poor, poor offering for the big screen. Everyone says, "Nah, I saw the movie, not really into it." But ... it's not like that craptastic movie! Those books are amazing and I think everyone reading this blog right now should go read them. You won't be disappointed.

Don't believe me about this? Another example is the absolutely disgusting Eragon movie. What a waste of a great story. Though honestly, those books are so detailed, it may have been a bit impossible to get it right on screen at all. Who knows. I just wish some brilliant director would give both books another theatrical chance. Probably not for awhile though.

And please, please don't ruin The Hunger Games with the movie. The story doesn't deserve this! Just do it right.

Then, please make a decent film version of Neverwhere or American Gods. Then all will be right with the world.