When a teaser trailer finally arrived online this August, it’s safe to say we along with everybody else were expecting a little more than a bit of running and the title logo.
Naturally, the forums were full of angry fans claiming that the adaptation was going to be a washout and Ross didn’t have a clue what he was doing. However, the man himself was quick to defend his project against the outpouring of online bile.
“Look, we’re still shooting,” he told MTV, “so unfortunately, it’s just a teaser. We could only give you a little bit because we’re still down here making the movie. There’s a lot of things to come that I think are going to be hugely epic and very emotional and incredibly powerful.”
He went on to hype the look of the film, expressing particular pride in The Capitol (home to this alternate America’s most rich and powerful citizens) which sounds as though it will be as visually arresting as it’s described in the book.
“I think that we’ve done wonderful things with the mutts [genetically altered animals bred in The Capitol],” he said. “I think that we’ve done a tremendous job in bringing the Capitol to life. I think that’s going to be really, really exciting for people to see.”
Remind yourself of the trailer here:
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stephensocks
Nov 1st 2011, 16:12
I was hoping that the films would be split up - maybe randomly cutting through books two and three. Unlike Harry Potter, each book isn't a year of school, the whole affair is less than two years and pretty much non-stop (barring all those intermittent periods in which Katniss on the mend and holed up in various places). I can't think of where they would cut up the books but I always thought the end of the first book was a wee bit lacklustre. If I hadn't read the books back-to-back and not had to wait over a year for book two, I'd have been a little p********f, so hopefully the end of the first film will place somewhere else. I am definitely in the 99% that disliked the trailer as well. On top of not much going on, I got a sickly Twilight vibe (no, not just because there's trees). It felt far too tame. And that's why I don't like the PG13 rating either. Sure the books are aimed at young adults (12+ I guess) but part of the atrocity of the story and message is a lot of its grim events and I reckon that has to be in the films as well and not just alluded to. Though, with the BBFC's recent ratings and some of the things that people get away with in 12A's and the such, this worry may be moot anyway. Don't get me wrong, I have a lot of faith in this, I just wish that trailer had been better and Ross wasn't trying to put out fires everywhere by smoothing over his 'PG13' statements. May the odds ever be in this film's favour.
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stephensocks
Nov 1st 2011, 16:33
Ugh. Sorry for looking like I'm spamming the place up.. I didn't realize the comment would be squashed into one big messy paragraph..
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JohnNorris
Nov 4th 2011, 12:03
The third book is called "Mockingjay" not "Mockingbird" Please correct.
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