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=**Write a persuasive response to the following comment**//**'The Hunger Games movie is over-rated'.**//= =//**You might like to**// **//consider the following//-**=
 * ===American [|science fiction] / [|action] / [|drama] directed by [|Gary Ross] ===
 * === [|novel] by [|Suzanne Collins] .===
 * ===Katniss ( [|Jennifer Lawrence] ) [|Peeta Mellark] (Hutcherson), [|Haymitch Abernathy] (Harrelson)===
 * === [|dystopian] post-apocalyptic future===
 * ===film set the record for the third best opening weekend box office sales of any movie ($152.5 million) in [|North America] behind // [|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2] // ($169 million) and // [|The Dark Knight] // ($158 million) and is the biggest box office debut for a non-sequel.===

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I agree with the statement that the Hunger Games movie is overrated. It was a good movie, but not a great movie, which is why so many people are upset and calling it 'terrible' because there was so much hype and hysteria surrounding the movie in the lead-up. Many things would have been left in the dark for people who have may not have read the book, such as why is the Capital angry at Katniss and who is the man with the grey hair and beard (President Snow) as I struggle to remember his name being mentioned throughout the movie. Some of the filming choices made by director Gary Ross were grave mistakes. The shaky camera at most action scenes left you confused as to what was going on, and did not add effect yet detracted from the 'epic' feel, which I think Gary Ross was definitely going for. Some of the characters needed to be developed more, such as Rue. She wasn't in the movie long enough for me to really care less about her death. The same with Gale, I didn't feel for him when I saw him watching Katniss and Peeta kissing because he was in the movie for a matter of minutes before Katniss was shot off to the Capital. The Hunger Games was a good movie, but definitely could have been great. 6/10 (Harry)


 * //I strongly diasgree with the statement saying "The Hunger Games is Overated". I didnt read the book which may be the reason for this. However, I beleive that it was one of the best movies, coming close to Harry Potter series. The storyline of tributes going into an arena and fighting to the death and fighting for survival is thrilling, even more so because it is all a sacrifice for the "new rising". The effects and directing is beyond perfect, although Katniss's strong character tended to annoy me during the movie. All the characters are really interesting and you want to know more and more about them. The director and writer went outside the box and pushed limits and in my eyes, it has benifited them greatly. //**
 * //Basically, the only thing i didnt really like was the blocked/muffled sound they used whenever there was shock or something.Closer to the end, Katniss blows heaps of supplies up and makes her deaf in one ear and they use the blocked/muffled sound but you dont know that she is deaf because they have already used it earlier in the movie when she was normal. Its a mix of evil and good people and good people turning evil, very interesting to watch Bridgette M. //**

I completely agree. The Hunger Games isn't worth the $152.5 million that it gained in the first weekend. Its director, Gary Ross, made a fool of himself and the books author, Suzanne Collins by changing the original storyline of the book. For example; The mutant dog creatures at the end. In the book they apparently had the faces of the tributes they had slaughtered before them, however in the movie their just big, crazy dogs. I thought that it was definitely over-rated and I much prefer the book. Overall I give it a 6/10. (Giulio De Rensis)

 F rom great to good the Hunger Games book strived for excellence and definetly got it. The book had very good detail and kept you reading and reading on and on. However, on the other hand the movie was pushed into the shadows of the book an majorly didnt satisfie the expectation that the book had. the film didnt have major parts and didnt have heart and feely that the book did. although if you didnt read the book the movie can be fantastic and realy good! (Lewis)

I believe that the extremely sucessful blockbuster, the hungergames, was highly overated for a variety of reasons. First of all there was not enough background information regarding the characters or the storyline. As I hadn't read the book I had to ask someone who had to explain some parts of the movie to me in more detail. One part that really confused me is when peeta was throwing bread at katniss in the rain, I feel it wasn't directed very well as I had no idea what was going on. Although in saying that I still loved the movie as a whole, as the acting was great, the special effects were brilliant and throughout the whole movie I was always interested. It just needed to show more detail, particularly at the start. Overall I would rate this movie a 7/10 stars. (Abbey)

The Hunger Games, directed by Gary Ross and based on the award winning novel by Suzanne Collins. The Hunger Games is based in the future in where there are 12 districts that are ruled by the Capitol. When the 12 districts went to war with the capitol it resulted in the loss of district 13 and a punishment of the annual Hunger Games. Every year 1 girl and 1 boy from each district fight in a arena till there is one victor standing. When the main characters (Katniss Everdeen) little 12 year old sister "Primrose" gets drawn at the reaping, Katniss volunteers to take her place. In the arena Katniss causes and uprising which aggrivates the Capitol. The Hunger Games was action packed and fast-paced but there is a love story behind all the violence. This movie cost $152.2 million to produce but it missed out alot of details from the book. Movies can never go into as much depth as a book does. I loved the movie and would rate it 4/5.

(Emma)

The Hunger Games is an overrated movie and I do not intend to watch it. The hunger game, or movies in general don’t appeal to me. They last for up to 2 hours and are a complete waste of time as they are usually fictional stories. Time is better spent doing physical activity or enjoying the outdoors. Movies most likely contribute to the obesity crisis at present, because of the extended time without physical activity and the many treats like lollies and popcorn that are consumed; movies have become an unhealthy activity. Time is better spent in the outdoors and doing physical activity and that’s why The Hunger Games and movies in general, are overrated. (Matt J)

The Hunger Games, an overrated movie that I hope I never have to watch. The Hunger Games, and movies in general don’t appeal me terribly much, paying $20 to sit down and watch people that don’t exist get worked up over things that don’t exist. When I first heard about the movie Hunger Games, I wondered how they expected to get people to pay $20 to watch something that hasn’t and probably won’t ever happen, as if the US Government would get children to fight to the death just for entertainment. In conclusion, I think going to the Hunger Games would be a waste of time and money, when you could catch up with friends, or go for a skate or surf. I haven’t seen the movie, and do not plan to, but I can assure you that there would be something better to do with your time. (Harrison)

I disagree with the statement that the Hunger Games movie was overrated, there were many ares of the movie that i absolutely loved. I couldn't have asked for any more in the comstume department, for me i loved every costume that the actors put on, espacially the costumes that the capitol citizens wore. Whilst the action was very disappointing and some of the scenes that should have been in the movie were cut, i agreed with most of the decisions made regarding the movie. Many people were upset over the cut down of many of the emotional scenes, the movie would have been too long if they had been kept. All up, i thought the Hunger Games was one of the better book adaptions i have seen and i can't wait to see the nest one. 8/10 (Harriet)

===I agree that The Hunger Games movie was overrated. Although as a viewer I was stimulated and excited, the amount of praise and attention the movie was receiving meant it was bound to fall short of the high expectations everyone had formed. It had been given 8 out of 10 stars, and was described as ‘flawless’ by movie reviewers. All this hype was setting up a perfectly good movie for failure, and many emerged from cinemas around the world disappointed. Take my advice: if you’re planning to see The Hunger Games, don’t go expecting anything but an afternoon’s entertainment. (Alexandra de Vylder) ===

The most anticipated movie of the year “the Hunger Game.” This movie had everything from creative camera shots, dodgy costumes and even weird looking wolves. The movie started off in the poor and retched district of district 12, and then the story continues from there. Most of the storyline was very strong and made lots of sense though there were a few plot hole and random clips that popped up every now then and really confused people; I believe those parts could have been better explained. The acting was a strong with Jennifer Laurence who portrayed Katniss was a very good fit for this role and the rest of the actors did really good job as well. Also the 152.5 million the movie made was not from people that have read the book but more another hype up from the media to encourage people see this movie. All in all “the Hunger Games” was good movie with a few flaws here and there I’d give it 7/10 (Lucas)

I agree but disagree with the statement "the Hunger games is overrated" as I didn't read the book so i didn't really have any expectations of the movie. I found that the Hunger Games was a really good movie and I enjoyed it, but i think that in some cases the Hunger Games was a bit over rated. For example, the filming at the start of the movie could have been highly improved as it was pretty bad and I had no idea what was going on and got confused. I also thought that the bit about Peeta throwing the bread to Katnis could have been improved as it "apparently" missed out on a bit of information, so for people that haven't read the books it made it quite confusing as it seemed like one of the main points in the movie. Overall I think it was a good movie and I rate it 7/10 (Makayla)

The Hunger Games, one of the most talked about and anticipated movie of 2012. But this movie was completely over-rated. In some areas I think the storyline could have had more detail. For example, when telling you why they had the Hunger Games it was very brief. They had a quick movie about a minute long telling you why. I think it could have told us more and explained it better. I felt that the start was dragged out and was at times boring. Even when the games started it was slow and was not as action packed as it could have been. For half the time she was just hiding in a tree. Also at one part peeta found all the materials to make himself blend in with the scenery. Don’t ask me how he had the time to paint himself and make himself look perfect with people trying to kill him but somehow he managed. There were many things that made this movie terrible and nothing really did it justice. 4/10 (Jack)

The Hunger Games is set in the not too distant future, in a post-apocalyptic war-torn country called Panem. Directed by Gary Ross, it smashed box office records in the first weekend of its release. I strongly agree with the statement that the Hunger Games is extremely overrated. Personally, i have not read the book, but i thought it was lacking in a few places and that some gaps needed to be filled. I was confused at how instantly Katniss and Peeta 'fell in love'. I felt the director didn't spend enough time graduating their getting to know each other which lead to falling in love, because all of the sudden, they would have ‘died for each other’. I think that the movie did have its great moments, but is still very overrated. By Katie Finn

Transforming the Hunger Games from a amazing, thrilling book to a medicroe film must have been a difficult job. I really do feel for Gary Ross but I truly believe that the movie was majorly over-rated although I did thoroughly enjoy it. The hype that was built up continuously from the start of the year led me to believe that this film was to be the next big thing. MY expectation were high and I seemed to be let down just a little bit. There were some major events missing from the movie that explained so much in the novel. The filming of the action scenes was badly done, with shakiness and so much movement it made my head hurt. I know for a fact that many boys were disappointed with this. On a lighter note, the costumes were amazing and came straight out of the book. The time and effort that would have gone into perfecting every persons costume in the Capitol must have been hurrendus. Every setting (arena, training centre, houses) were exactly how I imagined it when reading the novel and that was definitely a big plus. All in all I really liked the movie but my expectations were very high and there were aspects of the movie that could have been done better. I rate The Hunger Games a 7/10. (Brooke W)

Sure,the movie version of The Hunger Games has had very good reviews and ratings from the audience but as I have read the trilogy prior watching the film, I must strongly agree that the movie was overrated. It would be no surprise to hear the readers whine about how certain aspects were not quite accurate in comparison to the book and to see a handful of the audience's interest on The Hunger Games tweak down a whole level after realising that the movie may have been a waste of their time and money. It was a disappointment to see that alterations were made in the movie. For example, the dogs that appeared nearing the end of the movie were meant to have the faces of the tributes but this was not portrayed in the film. Also, Rue, (Amanda Stenburg) who is known for being Katniss' (Jennifer Lawrence) 12 year old ally was only screened for a very limited time when in the book she had a much bigger part. I believe that the director, Gary Ross, should be taking full responsibility for these silly mistakes. Despite the few let downs, I still would say that The Hunger Games is worth a watch if you are looking for drama, action and a bit of romance. I give this film a 8.5 out of 10. (Chika)

==The Hunger Games had a lot of excitement before it came out, and once it did, most people were trying to see it as soon as possible!...Though, from what I have heard, it was yet another movie that go side tracked from what the book was like. I haven’t seen this movie, but the story line sounds intriguing if you want to see a group of teenagers forced to kill each other. Reading the feedback from my other class mates, this movie sounds extremely unsuccessful for those who had their hopes up. (Talisa) ==

I was one of the many people who impatiently awaited the release of the highly anticipated movie, The Hunger Games, only to have my expectations crushed. In my opinion, the statement; “The Hunger Games is overrated” is definitely true. To begin with, the movie omitted many critical elements that were strongly outlined in the book. This impacted on the viewer’s understanding of what was occurring in the plot so that only people who read the book would understand what was supposed to be happening. As well as this, in some of the action scenes, the director used the annoying filming technique of moving the camera whilst the main character was running. The picture moved randomly and gave me a headache. My final criticism of this overrated movie is that the special effects were not realistic. The director of the Hunger Games spent immense quantities of money but failed to adequately capture the special effects described in the book. Many scenes lacked the amazing special effects that audiences expected. The Hunger Games is overrated, annoying and lacked special effects which were in the book. I would give it a four out of five. (Brenda Ngo )
 * //The reason why after all those days of everyone talking about how amazing the Hunger Games was and I still haven’t watched it is because I’m too lazy.//**
 * //Many people tell me to read the book first because it’s better than the movie but the book is really long and I’m not that interested in reading long novels.//**
 * //But that doesn’t mean I don’t like watching movies.//**
 * //A movie that was released in 2010 called Step Up 3D is still my one of my favourite movies of all time. Even if you’re not into dancing you will still enjoy it as much as I did because the dancing and the music they used in it is was really good. It also had a really good message and storyline. I rate it 4/5. (Nina T)//**

===Although that the Hunger Games was a great movie, I still agree with the statement that the Hunger Games was over-rated. I thought that the movie was rushed a bit because it didn't explain some bits enough like in the book. I also thought that Gary Ross, the director of the Hunger Games, made a big mistake by changing some of the original storyline of the book and missed out lots of other detail in the book. For example, in the book, it said that the dogs had the faces of the other tributes but in the movie, they were just ordinary dog. Overall, it was a good movie and I rate it 7.5/10 (Jeff)===