You're not wrong that a majority of audiences don't need the same information shoved down their throat multiple times. However, I have watched dozens of KZitemrs reacting to the series for the first time. And you would be astonished at how many people didn't fully understand what they were being told until they got to the interviews before the game. That's giving people less credit than they deserve really, but it would often take until that point to 100% understand everything they needed to. Quite possibly because most reactors are talking over the information they're getting in order to be more entertaining for their own personal audiences
@Supadawg1000
Жыл бұрын
Watching movie reactions makes you realize how wildly simple some people are
@rrraven369
Жыл бұрын
@@Supadawg1000 I enjoy that part the most, lol.
@zeikori
Жыл бұрын
@@Supadawg1000 some people like me have adhd, it's not being shallow, just different types of understanding
@0ptimuscrime
Жыл бұрын
Exposition doesn’t have to be bad, but it frequently is. Look at Morpheus’ speech explaining the Matrix; it’s all exposition but it’s also entertaining.
@chihiroisabelle8680
Жыл бұрын
One thing I've noticed about The Hunger Games in particular is that its target audience is overall *really* bad at reading between the lines and extrapolating information. Just look at all the people who whine about not understanding the third book, or complain that Katniss is 'just bitching' the entire time. I think it's partially the fault of the genre, aimed at teenagers who are not used to (but really should be) looking for deeper meaning in text and associate doing so with English class. And also part people not taking the trilogy seriously as literature, since it's YA and 'chick lit,' so it apparently can't be deep. But also I think it's that Collins is just...not that great at subtlety. She's a fantastic writer, don't get me wrong, but I think her talent lies much more in world-building and creating memorable concepts and scenes. She's incredibly guilty of telling instead of showing, so I think part of the reason so many people 'just don't understand' the Mockingjay finale is because at no point in the books were they asked to read between the lines like that. Everything is told to them. Katniss tells the audience exactly how to feel, every plot twist is immediately and thoroughly explained by either Katniss herself or someone else, like Haymitch. So people get to the end and are baffled by her decision because they've been conditioned to wait for Katniss's explanation, and there isn't one. On a side note, I definitely enjoy watching react videos but I feel like they do it dirty by watching like this. You're not experiencing the media as it was intended, so you're not getting the full effect. If you're doing a KZitem video you're almost certainly editing out everything that isn't amusing anyway-you could very easily record whatever you have to say afterwards and insert it in the proper place. Or just pause the movie. I know some reacters stream but I feel like The Hunger Games is a bad movie for that. You really do need to be paying attention.
@taraphipps3813
Жыл бұрын
i thought not using a voiceover was brilliant UNTIL the scene in catching fire when she realized she was surrounded by water in the arena and thinks "this is no place for a girl on fire". that was one of my favorite lines in the series and i wish they could've utilized it, somehow. they may have viewed it as a throwaway line, but i thought it was important in showing the extent of snow's disdain towards katniss. he mocked her as she was going through her most vulnerable moments without even having to say a word.
@YELLERHEAD
Жыл бұрын
i can totally imagine Finnick saying that to her when they first meet on the cornucopia island
@ladytokoni
Жыл бұрын
Shaky cam was to put you in the mood: you should be disoriented; everytime it's done is for you to get a sense of how the POV character is feeling.
@yaara24
Жыл бұрын
Also, the reason the camera was so shaky in the bloodbath was to actually show the killing of kids , while remaining a pg-13 movie
@hollykm
Жыл бұрын
You're totally right, I think it was still way too overdone though
@OnTheShangriLa
Жыл бұрын
eh, to a point - it quickly becomes overdone. I would argue its primarily due to the budget restrictions (roughly half of the sequels).
@alienovel
Жыл бұрын
I think ur point of over explanation is valid, but as someone who read the books before the movie it was a lot easier for us to understand exactly what we’re getting into. Someone going in blind needs that extra time to process the heavy concept
@alienovel
Жыл бұрын
Also, it helps place us in the shoes of these characters who have had this information established already and aren’t learning it firsthand like the audience
@zeikori
Жыл бұрын
yes! i watched the movies first and then the books. at first i felt like a missed a big part of info even tho i was really paying attention
@0ptimuscrime
Жыл бұрын
In a book everything is writing: description, speech, exposition, flash back, etc. This gives the author more freedom to choose an effective way to convey information in an interesting way. Whereas film is audio AND visual, so exposition by speech is neglecting the whole visual aspect of the medium.
@apet6752
Жыл бұрын
Yeah i think it's a great way to set the mood. A black screen with some really heavy information on it for a few seconds before the first scene is sure to bring you down to the proper mood and introduce the kind of movie that you're about to watch. Plus it's not like it takes a minute to get through before the movie starts,, the first couple of times i watched it i didn't even notice it existed let alone be able to read that much in my 2nd language when i wasn't prepared 😄
@t.miranda176
Жыл бұрын
As someone that didn't read the books before watching the movies, and had turned 20 the year of the premiere, I can say that the almost documentary style that not only the opening scene but the entire first movie adopted did wonders for the entire saga. It keept it grounded, made it feal real. Aslo, I think part of the film's appeal is that it had something to say, something important. It had a message of freedom, rejection of higher powers, equiality and feminism that is unparalleled to this day.
@ringray
Жыл бұрын
that opening shot still gives me chills and i’ve seen it at least 10 times, the cut-off is so perfect and evocative
@LovelyLies16
Жыл бұрын
I honestly think the intro was important for non-readers who were watching and going in blind. I've seen many reactions where people (who hadn't read the books) had no clue what was going on even AFTER the interview. It was surprising how slow some were in realizing what the Games were and were just shocked by the bloodbath scene. If it was just readers of the original book series, yeah, the text is unnecessary. But, the movies must account for ALL audiences -- both reader and non-reader.
@StoriesGalore
Жыл бұрын
definitely agree that the movie has to appeal to all audiences, so text at the beginning can help with that, especially since the film is targeted towards teens who are still developping their media analysis skills (i didn't make the connection between the interview and the cut to prim screaming until years after watching it for the first time). but for me, something i like so much about the movie is that slow, building realization of what the games actually entail-- that slow horror creeps up on you as the film unfolds. although i feel it becomes pretty clear what the concept is by the reaping, when the prooganda film spells it out, and doesn't last all the way until the bloodbath... but other people could definitely have a different experience!
@AshleyMaklin
Жыл бұрын
I wonder if they originally didn't include the exposition at the beginning, but test audiences said they were confused without it. The opening scene is perfect but if a viewer had no idea what the movie was about, I could see them getting confused, especially being mostly young teens in the audience
@StoriesGalore
Жыл бұрын
this is probably what happened! the text feels like it was added from test audience notes
@gabrielsevilla6913
Жыл бұрын
I def believe this is what happened.
@sspence3195
Жыл бұрын
I feel like the text was there for the nonreaders. The Hunger Games film franchise was not supported by its readers alone, and without it people entering the world for the first time would have been horribly confused about what was really happening until they got to the bloothbath. Because it is a 74 year long tradition, the audience shouldn’t be made to feel like it is a new experience, so the over explanation of everything made sense as a way to entrench all audience members in the world. And even if that isn’t the reason, I could see someone on the creative team suggesting this as a way to cover exposition without narration.
@celebalert5616
Жыл бұрын
I would've opened them movie with Katiniss Ryncinthia Everdeen waking up in the morning to her annoying alarm and brushing her teeth hurridly in the mirror as her voice over explains she's just a regular teen who's late for the hunger games , which is a crazy competition where all the kids fight ... its kind of like game day but theres fighting ! then she could rush in the kitchen, take a slice of toast from breakfast and kiss her mom on tha cheek and says she loves her as she rushes out still munching her toast! that would show off the start of the movie so much better imo but that's just me 😌 future filmaking genius?
@viivv6230
Жыл бұрын
😭
@gabrielsevilla6913
Жыл бұрын
lol
@carolynreduch2690
Жыл бұрын
I love catching fire, it’s the masterpiece of the series, I’m currently reading the ballad of songbirds and snakes and I’m so excited for the movie to come out this year!
@tobiassanders9455
Жыл бұрын
I've never agreed so hard with a channel with less than 1k subscribers. Idk how you don't have more. Literally the last time that I watched THG I was like, "Dang, when they adapted this to film, they totally just made this opening scene from scratch and it freaking works." Also, having now read The Ballad, I appreciate the opening scene even more. On another note, I also interpret the cut to Prim screaming as a simple answer to Caesar's question: the selection of a little girl from an outlying district is what sets his Games apart because without it, none of this would happen.
@rrodz1447
Жыл бұрын
I used to think that filmmakers underestimated their audiences and would spoon feed things that were really very simple, but spending time on the internet made me realize that even the most basic attempt at interpretation is a skill. Anything that takes any sort of analysis and is not outright said will go over the heads of a lot of people. Sad, but true.
@maggiemakgill
Жыл бұрын
Why. BECAUSE OF TEST AUDAINCES! If some LOOKS tacked on and repeats stuff, it's because THE SOME OF THE TEST AUDIANCE WAS CONFUSED. They are also aiming for a young audience with less experience putting indirect information together in a story, so would be concerned about creating a movie they find hard to follow that is made up of inside information. If someone was confused in the test audience they represent millions of people who might get left behind in the opening scene of the film and are less likely to go to the sequel. Remember this film is the start of a series and was aimed about booth book readers and non-book readers. For book readers the whole thing is repeat, but they WANT to see it repeated on film, that's why they bought the ticket so they won't be put off by the repeat but non-book reader HATE feeling like they are missing things they need to understand a scene that the book readers have, it makes them think the film isn't for them, so giving them extra info puts them on the same footing as the book reader.
@anony-missy
Жыл бұрын
Yep, the opening text seems like exactly the sort of thing that would be added last minute because test audiences were confused. As great as it is that the Hunger Games movie introduces a lot of world building concepts in a subtle way, it does mean that viewers (who haven’t read the book) basically need to be 100% dialled in to the movie pretty much from the opening scene until at least the reaping or else they’re going to miss crucial info and get confused. For a mass market blockbuster that’s probably unlikely to happen. A lot of people are likely to get distracted and miss details here and there. Having the premise explained on screen in clear text so at the very least they have something to latch on to was imo probably a necessity even if it weakens the film overall.
@angeldelmito
Жыл бұрын
LMFAOOOO You're so valid for your points. But I just can't imagine parting with that text in the beginning, James Newton Howard's score is so beautiful and eerie during that it immerses you into the world almost immediately.
@francovalle1203
Жыл бұрын
I would like to argue that that shakey cam when they enter the train scene is to show us from Peeta and Katniss POV showing how nerve wrecking it is. Living in poverty their whole lives to being shown luxury
@StoriesGalore
Жыл бұрын
totally agree! i just think it's funny that it's hard to tell what that shot is even of (at least to me lol)
@joannas322
Жыл бұрын
@@StoriesGalore Your point about "what that shot even is" is something I wanted to mention as well. For me it shows the material of the train, and how to Peeta and Katniss even the shimmering wallpaper is luxurious. If they did use that shot for this reason I think its such an interesting and grounded way of putting us in the minds of impoverished kids thrown into the most luxurious setting.
@pixiedust6347
Жыл бұрын
the speed in which you talk is inviting, enticing, and all in all perfect. love this vid
@bert1029
Жыл бұрын
The first Hunger Games movie had such an awesome quasi-indie style that I think was lost a little bit in the sequels. Idk, maybe they felt a bit afraid to continue the showing-not-telling aspect when the lore and plot became more complicated.
@sarah_8522
4 ай бұрын
I personally loved the shaky cam and the editing choices. The beginning scenes where Katniss is in district 12 really drives home the disorientation, her anxiety, and the just rawness of the atmosphere. It's adds to the environment to the point where I can feel the wind, the morning air, and the despair shown through the shots of other people. When Katniss enters the train, again the colorless environment just feels so much more real and shows her disconnect and disassociation/discomfort with where she is. Katniss speaks very little, she's stubborn and reluctant at first and this is shown through the spotty editing, shakiness, and color gradient; when she becomes more confident, things flow more smoothly and the audience grows more comfortable with her.
@jacquelynroe9036
Жыл бұрын
I think you make some great points. I LOVE that they “started” with Caesar and Seneca like that. And I loved your rant about the opening prologue 😂 I saw the film before reading the book and I was in my 20’s at the time. I think the opening text did help me frame what I was about to see, but I like to think that I would have figured it out on my own without it. (I had NO IDEA what the story was about at all. Some friends were going to see it and I tagged along. It was seriously amazing just being immersed in the film and experiencing it all for the first time with no prior knowledge. Definitely a stand out movie experience, and I’ve been a fan ever since.)
@dazey8706
Жыл бұрын
wow i loved the plot twist, reveal, this video was structured and paced so perfectly!
@TruthJX
Жыл бұрын
There were probably in universe ESPN discussions about the reaping like it was the NBA draft
@camrynjuniperrose8667
Жыл бұрын
Idk I saw the movie opening night and I hadn’t read the book. The text on the screen helped me because it gave me an idea of what I was in for before getting the visual representation.
@joannas322
Жыл бұрын
Argument For Why The Opening Text Has Merit: Before you even brought it up in the video I was thinking about how the movie really started and was commending the use of text in the beginning as it gives off a "based on true events vibe". Like how movies based on real life, or historical movies often start with text to give the audience facts and context, reminding the audience that what they are watching is not souly fiction. The use of this at the beginning of the Hunger Games makes the film feel even more rooted as a possible dystopian future. I thought it was funny that I had been thinking that just before you mentioned the text. It made me laugh.
@Kodisage
Жыл бұрын
I gotta say I do disagree that the opening explanation isn’t necessary. It feels unnecessary because you read the books but they don’t explicitly explain most of those details. In the movie and someone watching who hasn’t read the books might not pick up on what’s going on. They have to cater to all the viewers not just the book fans
@StoriesGalore
Жыл бұрын
i agree the film has to cater to all viewers! for me, the problem is that the filmmakers did the work to ensure that anyone watching CAN figure out what's going on-- people who read the book AND people who didn't. all the little contextual pieces are weaved into the story really well! i will concede that the text can help the target audience of younger viewers follow along as they're still developing their skills in media analysis (i came to the conclusions i made in the video over years of rewatching and analyzing the film)
@jgamer2228
Жыл бұрын
Yep. Movies, and really any other form of mass media, have to appeal to the lowest common denominator. That doesn’t make movies that do this bad, but the writing process will be more difficult. From there it’s up to the director to execute their vision
@MsMockingbird06
Жыл бұрын
I see your point. The Maze Runner did not have narration either. When I watched it the first time, I’d not read the book, seen trailers, or even heard of it. I really enjoyed the mystery of why the boy was in the box and why all the boys were in a maze.
@isaiahdenver4224
Жыл бұрын
The Hunger Games seen from the lens of a Capitol institution is terrifying
@iuile
Жыл бұрын
I haven't checked your other videos yet but I'm going to, to see if you caught the three-second shot in Catching Fire during Reaping Day. It took me far too long to consciously notice it but once I did, I was hit with the full impact of everything it implied. I love Show; Don't Tell when it's properly utilized and my gosh, these films utilized it perfectly.
@mariagaldo2074
Жыл бұрын
What's the shot???
@iuile
Жыл бұрын
@@mariagaldo2074 It happens when Katniss, Peeta, and Haymitch are being escorted to the Justice Building. There's a small group of children who run across the screen in the same direction. They're running to the square for the Reaping. For the first time in 75 years, the kids don't have to fear for their lives. All of that relief was shown in a three second shot of some kids running.
@mariagaldo2074
Жыл бұрын
@@iuile thanks!
@jaimer.6313
Жыл бұрын
This was so good! I am so happy the algorithm randomly recommended this
@lilalitaa
Жыл бұрын
I absolut agree with you. Also, I think it would have been insanely cool if the moment where you (as a non reader who didn't pick up on all the clues in the subtext) truly realise what is actually going on is when you are confronted with an absolute bloodbath in that first moment of the games. From a movie writing perspective, thats genius. Maybe not appropriate for the target audience back then (I was 12 when the movie hit cinemas so that includes me), but nowadays it would definitely pull.
@kclo
Жыл бұрын
One thing that has always bothered me about the 1st Hunger games movie is how modern and well-tailored Katniss’s clothes are in the beginning of the movie. She doesn’t look poor, she looks stylish. 🤷♀️
@squarepinapples9116
Жыл бұрын
I had never read the books before going to see this in cinema. I didn’t have glasses yet and my friends older sisters made sure we sat at the back of the cinema. So I couldn’t read any of the text at the beginning, and for someone who absolutely hates it when people asked questions during a film, I had to ask my friend for more context but not because I couldn’t understand it but because it was so new and original to me, that I wanted to know more than what I was being fed. Of course by the end of the franchise I didn’t need the content of the script at the beginning, but for the average cinema-goer it would have been nice
@littlebirdie3685
Жыл бұрын
The text is dreadful, it brings us feeling of greef and fear. I like that the text in white on black, it resembles not the Star wars' one which many people laugh about, no the HG opening text resembles end notes to some films, notes where they say that some of the creators died and the film is... in the memory of... Or Quantum Leap ending (the one from 1989-1993) full of hope in the beginning crushing, hopless "never" in the end. It crushes you. Because good post scriptum-s are shown in the movies in the pictures - crushing and painful ones in small white letters over black screen in silence... Suzanne Collins, I think, told that the idea of the HG came to her, when she switched TV from war news to some vain reality show. The opening scene does the same - switching. And three pictures imho much stronger, then two... The text is like an obituary and then we see wain show and then we see the sisters. Without this text the show wouldn't be so awful from the very first moments. I didn't read the books before the first movie and I'm grateful for the text. Not only because I didn't have to wonder, which I don't like to do in this way... But mostly because I could really feel the dread and sorrow these first scenes. Without these opening credits the TV show if just couple of weirdos - at first sight, with them two clowns at the grave and mocking death... But we don't hear about children there. It is a taboo that capitol unable to comprehend! And thanks to the text we see it from the start! With this text, opening is not just a carnival switching to a horror. But back and forth switches: death, children in it - vanity fair - child's horror. And from the first sound of Prim's scream, we know WHAT she is afraid of. Children - always innocent and spared by all human beings with a heart - now are some cannon fodder. Much stronger, as I see it.
@bisma1352
Жыл бұрын
i was with you in this video until you made it about the text somehow ruining the scene after. Most people are not reading it and those who are need it. It's like the starwars scrawl in my mind where despite the epic music only few people actually read and process it before the movie starts. Here it's not even memorable but it made the starting with interview have a docu feel
@tee-py3zx
Жыл бұрын
i 100% agree that when you view the movie as a piece of art meant to be analyzed and graded on its storytelling, the beginning text DEFINITELY weakens the film. however, i do understand why it was done: this was a movie that was first and foremost supposed to sell tickets, and the way it does that is by being understandable to most people on their first viewing (especially for tweens and teens, the target audience). and having just that bit of context at the beginning is very helpful to avoid confusion. and even so, i ended up having to pause the movie and re-explain some of the lore to people who didn't read the books.
@zachgould2286
Жыл бұрын
This channel is criminally underrated
@iammehowru
Жыл бұрын
Gale mouthing "war" is my favourite little details
@mayfielcl
Жыл бұрын
I agree but I watched the movies when I was young and never read the books so the text also helped if you go blind in, I didnt even understand the whole movie at that time lol
@velvethunder
Жыл бұрын
i was also as heartbroken about this as you are (the shaky camera , too)
@unstoppablegaming6758
Жыл бұрын
finally a youtuber that I don't have to 1.25x speed on...
@tanzenuanchorgreenps7864
Жыл бұрын
Am I the only one who thinks Mockingjay parts 1 and 2 are underrated??? (Waiting for the ballad of songbirds and snakes)
@StoriesGalore
Жыл бұрын
so underrated! they're definitely not as good as the first two, but i think they get unfairly dismissed. honestly, if they had just made mockingjay one movie, it could have been received better since i think the two movies get criticized mostly for their extremely slow pacing as a result of splitting the book for no reason
@tanzenuanchorgreenps7864
Жыл бұрын
@@StoriesGalore Yes! Although I did hear one criticism that said that Katniss was a different character between Catching Fire and Mockingjay Part 1, but I personally don't see it.
@jess3452
Жыл бұрын
Bruh your channel is soooooo underrated
@emmajosephine3828
Жыл бұрын
They used so much shakey cam and blurring images at the beginning to keep it pg- 13 😅
@ignaciotorovillacura6342
Жыл бұрын
Maybe the text at the intro is a reference to blade runner, whics also start with a short explanation of world building. The thing is, that blade runner doesn't bring that up again in the movie, so its very crucial to know that information before.
@lh9591
Жыл бұрын
I lowkey think this movie and catching fire are master pieces. They give me “RollerBall” vibes from the 70s. The spectacle. The showmanship. To be on.
@realainsmcf
Жыл бұрын
Great video! I had the exact same experience with this series - reading/watching it when I was probably way too yong to do so, and having it become a very formative series for me. Despite its flaws, I love this movie to death. I used to watch it during car trips on an iPod classic (tiny screen + shaky cam = idk what I'm even looking at, but I still loved it). It was great to hear someone else appreciate this movie and break down some of what makes it so good. That cut from Seneca's interview to Prim's screaming is truly masterful filmmaking and it deserves more recognition for sure.
@maggiemakgill
Жыл бұрын
Is the capital the majority of the population? They seem to be the densest collection of people. The most people in one place, but there is one capital and formally 13, now 12 districts which cover much larger distances. Toronto is in the most populace city in Canada with the highest density, but even taking the whole GTA, you only get 6 million people out of 38 million in Canada, the most of us in one place, but not the majority of the Canadian population. In the West recently we tend to think of the powerful as the majority, this is because of thing like the oppression and segregation of the minority black population in the North, South, and Central America and Europe and issues related to immigration and gay rights which feather issues related to a minority of the population, but you should also considered things like British rule in India and White Apartheid rule in South Africa, which are examples of a powerful minority oppression the majority. In fact when you look across history and consider the numbers of society with defined classes and upper class rule, minority rule, that of the royals, nobles, and gentry, is more typical. The capital vs districts seems like a class based battle, it related to jobs, money and social power, so to me they seemed like a powerful minority, like the nobles of Europe who spend most of their time in the capital and courts, like say Versailles and close to the king, here Snow.
@StoriesGalore
Жыл бұрын
you're right, the capitol is the minority! i misspoke-- i was trying to say they were the people in power
@sgtsongbird
Жыл бұрын
Couldn't agree more, it's unendingly frustrating watching a movie and realizing that the writers think you're too much of an idiot to figure anything out for yourself. If writers had more faith in their audiences and their audiences' deductive reasoning skills, cinema would be an entirely different experience than it is now and it would be 100% for the better
@rudolfrandom2732
Жыл бұрын
the text probably wasnt even the directors decision
@mixedbeatz16
Жыл бұрын
Love this commentary! If i could provide some feedback, I think a slower speaking cadence would help get your point across much more effectively ❤
@alex30425
Жыл бұрын
It was probably some movie exec who said they needed that long opening text.
@jasonluciustaylor7489
Жыл бұрын
You are awesome.
@Patrick_t55
Жыл бұрын
Wooooah you make a great point that’s actually crazy
@elenas3571
Жыл бұрын
I feel the same way about this intro as I do Tangled. If you skip the first five minutes of Tangled it becomes a much more compelling story. Everything in the into is demonstrated later on. The exposition dump at the beginning only hurts the movie.
@Alex-vk2by
Жыл бұрын
Girl slow down omg I had to watch this in 0.75 speed
@Anne-ev5fp
Жыл бұрын
I totally disagree. I love to opening text to the film
@NiennaFan1
Жыл бұрын
the hunger games were explained in the text on screen right before the opening scene so a lot of this isn't quite valid because we already know what they are, and that's why the text is there
@_Khia_
Жыл бұрын
Damn good video 👌
@montecristo1845
Жыл бұрын
I couldn’t help cringe and grit my teeth when I saw your wonderful edit about unnecessary narration at the 3:02 mark. It’s so annoying. The one time I felt it was beautifully done (and necessary) was The Fellowship of the Ring (2001).
@IanHillan
Жыл бұрын
Ty Franck and Daniel Abraham (aka S. A. Corey, writers of The Expanse) absolutely *hated* that the network forced a text crawl on the first episode of the show, for exactly the same reasons. The show was brilliant at world building that came through good storytelling technique, and sticking a cliffnotes backstory on the screen beforehand insults both the writers and (especially) the audience. It's a bunch of suits afraid their audience will be too dumb or too easily distracted to pay attention and figure things out.
@Mai2727
Жыл бұрын
I agree, narration (in this case text) and overexplaining things is annoying. Even if you hadn't read the books, the trailers had so much hype that everyone who went to see it already knew the basic premise. It wasn't needed.
@noctap0d
Жыл бұрын
The only Hunger Games movie I watch at the cinema is Catching Fire and I'm glad I did. It's one of the best adaptations I've seen, not only because it's faithful to the book, but because it captures the atmosphere so damn good. And I agree. Those opening titles are lame.
@StoriesGalore
Жыл бұрын
CATCHING FIRE SUPREMACY
@ΓιώταΖαραλη
Жыл бұрын
tbh i was not in the mod to read that text at the start of the film and i read it the second time i watched it
@arvlis1469
Жыл бұрын
The citizens of Panem are constantly flooded with Propaganda, they've all heard the story about the rebels a thousand times. And I think similarly to how shaky-cam (of which I don't approve) tries to put the viewer in the character's shoes and make them feel disoriented, the repeated introduction to the world's history is there to make you relate to Katniss, as she stands at the reaping and watches the Propaganda Video, which she's seen so many times already. It reinforces the idea of the methods of this oppressive government, which is repeated glorified reminders of how weak the Districts are and how this is their fault. I agree with the 'test viewers who hadn't read the book were probably confused' idea for why the text intro is there, BUT to me it does make sense for this reason as well.
@sydnegernaat195
Жыл бұрын
Easy, studios don't trust viewers to understand. Rather than risk confusing people - because there are those who consume media passively - they added a crawl at the beginning of the movie. Probably did not cost them a dime to add and I would assume pissed off the director. But studios won't risk alienating viewers.
@davidgarrison2661
Жыл бұрын
I watched and read the books when I was in 5th grade... I wasn't allowed too🤣
@obianujuchinemelu5455
Жыл бұрын
The capitol is not the majority. The districts are. That is like saying the worlds 1% are the majority
@paulinalegut1705
Жыл бұрын
The voice reminds me of Story Diver 🤭
@gateauxq4604
Жыл бұрын
It was probably mandated by the studio to appeal to the ‘lowest common denominator’ because lord knows you can’t make any entertainment now without pandering to the less intellectually gifted 🤦♂️
@basilkyra
Жыл бұрын
i feel like it’s a star wars nod but really it wasn’t necessary and it detracts for how the story appears. makes it seem like historical documentary or something for no reason or follow up
@MarkMetEenC
Жыл бұрын
Please make fewer cuts in the images being shown while you talk over them, its quite distracting
@frodobaggins4794
Жыл бұрын
it's unfair to lump _me and earl and the dying girl_ with the rest of the movies with opening narration - it carries throughout the movie (instead of dropping after the first scene) because ultimately so much of the plot focuses on greg's inner turmoil & his voice sets the tone. anyway, great video!
@RilianSharp
Жыл бұрын
what do you mean 'too young' did it harm you in some way
@StoriesGalore
Жыл бұрын
not at all! the books just have some really dark/brutal content that i hadn't encountered before reading them for the first time
@phillylifer
Жыл бұрын
Are you from Philly. Fast talker.
@dablackangel
Жыл бұрын
Tbh I don't understand why it bothers you so much.
@RatSnitch
Жыл бұрын
U r frightening..😧😆
@mga5534
Жыл бұрын
bro slow down you talk too fast rewatch your video at .75x speed. that’s an appropriate talking speed for a video essay
@lamarrarrington2383
3 жыл бұрын
👍
@Kerys23a
Жыл бұрын
Far better than hp at least Katniss works for her abilities
@captainhugo0667
Жыл бұрын
I think a lot of the comments disagreeing with you are missing the fact that the opening text was only one option available to make this knowledge known to the audience. I read the books before watching the movie, but even then, I didn’t know what the hunger games WAS while reading until the Reaping Day scene. Choosing to exposition dump there and including a few more supporting lines of dialogue throughout the opening (such as Kay miss asking if gale is ready to not be reaped/asking how he feels that he’s about to age out and put that burden on his brothers or a throwaway line between katniss and gale in the woods about ‘the Capitol just wants to force us all in front of a screen to watch our classmates die’. All of these additions would make it less necessary for the opening text while maintaining the excellent beginning scene with Cesar and Seneca that truly engages the audience in the world without too much exposition and just enough intrigue. TLDR; There were alternatives to the opening text and the audience, even if they didn’t read the book, did not have to be spoonfed the exposition in that particular way
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