The Hunger Games Book Vs Movie Essay

After watching The Hunger Games film, it is my opinion that the film was not faithful to the book. For instance, the film portrays Katniss and Gales as a romantic relationship as in the book Gale, and Katniss are only best friends, and he is not mentioned throughout the book after Katniss becomes a tribute to the games. However, in the film, the narrative is changed, and the viewer gets to see what Gale is doing while Katniss is competing on the deathly games and he becomes aware of the ‘romance’ that develops between Katniss and Peeta during the games.
Another of the differences between the film and the novel is the connection between Katniss and Peeta. As Katniss is being prepared to be sent to the Capital to be part of the games, she receives several visitors. One of them is Mr. Mellark, Peeta’s father, even though he does not know her well. Mr. Mellark has been kind to the Everdeen family by purchasing some of the game and food Katniss gathers. Also during the visit, Mr. Mellark offers Katniss some cookies which later on in a paranoia attack she throws away. The film does not establish a clear connection between Katniss and Peeta as the book does and it is also altered but demonstrates

Also, in the book, Peeta is not as the innocent useless tribute as the film portrays him. Peeta is sent to finish the tribute from District 8 as she did not die after the attack; something that the film altered to the girl from District 8 passing away quickly. Another example is near the end of the novel, Cato fights against a group of mutant canines, after the encounter, he is left mortally wounded for hours until Katniss kills him out of mercy. Obviously, in the film that was not the case, Cato and Katniss with Peeta are confronted in an ‘epic’ battle with Cato dying almost instantly after the