THE HUNGER GAMES directed by Gary Ross (USA, 2012)
Katniss Evergreen takes aim.
As far as ‘young adult’ fantasy fiction is concerned, you only have to look at what a pig’s ear was made of the adaptation of Phillip Pullman’s Northern Lights for The Golden Compass to know that there’s never any guarantee that a great book will make a great movie.
So Suzanne Collins is probably pinching herself over the fact that director Gary Ross has brought her vision to the big screen with such style and assurance. Continue reading
