The Hunger Games was the first film franchise I’d ever gotten into, I’d never excitedly waited for a sequel film or kept up to date with news, set photos, trailers, etc… The Hunger Games got me into the dystopian genre, I went to see Divergent and The Maze Runner, I read all of the books for all of these franchises and loved them all. It’s brilliant to see how much Sutherland cared about adapting Snow on screen.

If you haven’t read the letter, I’d definitely recommend giving it a read. Sutherland had a lot to do with President Snow’s portrayal, particularly in the first film where many of the memorable, characterizing scenes of Snow was not in the books. One of my favorites was Donald Sutherland’s letter to Gary Ross, the director of the first film, about how he viewed Snow, what was important to him, and how he interacted with Katniss. I feel like I’d be a totally different person.Īs a teenager, I could have recited most of the first film, I could name you every district and what they provided for The Capitol, the names of all the actors, and yes, I did have Josh Hutcherson posters plastered all around my room! I spent ages watching extra features and interviews from the cast. It’s hard to imagine what my interests would be now if I never agreed to go and see The Hunger Games. The Hunger Games was my first “thing.” It was the first franchise I ever got into and it was the gateway into the rest of geek culture which I’m so wrapped up in today. It’s surreal for me to think about the fact that The Hunger Games has reached its 10 year anniversary already! It doesn’t feel all that long ago I hesitantly agreed to go and see a film where the characters fight to the death, only to fall head over heels for the series. 10 years ago, The Hunger Games, a relatively low-budget, unsuspecting film based on a YA book released to cinemas worldwide, and in doing so launched cinema into a new era.

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