Okay guys… I went to the hunger games, and I have such the inspiration to write. But first I am going to spill my feeling out about the hunger games. *SPOILERS – IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE MOVIE PLEASE DO NOT READ!*
First of all, every single minute that Haymitch and Effie were on the screen I was laughing. Woody and Elizabeth play them so well that it hurts. I just couldn't stop laughing at the two of them, I love them so much.
Second of all, the ending BROKE MY HEART! Poor Cato! I could not stop crying. I actually love Alexander Ludwig just as much as Josh Hutcherson, and he played Cato so good! I could not stop squealing whenever I saw him and my friend started to get pissed off with me (she never read the books!).
Third of all, it was an AMAZING MOVIE AND I AM SPEECHLESS! But… I am kind of disappointed of some parts. The cast is absolutely AMAZING! And Gary Ross did such a good job with the movie, but he left out SO MUCH! Some of my favorite lines, that were also very important, were left out! Like what about Effie talking about how Pearls are made? And what about 'Come to finish me off, sweetheart?' ? And like, Katniss didn't even have a sleeping bag! (Yes I know that that's not really a big deal but it is to me!) OMG THERES SO MUCH!
Fourth of all, I felt so bad for Gale, like when they showed his face while they were kissing? So bad.
Fifth of all, I found it awful how they didn't include Haymitch saying that he wanted them at each other's sides every minute…. I miss that And, more on the topic of Haymitch, I really wish they showed him falling off the stage at the reaping! It made me laugh so hard, and they didn't even include it! And One last thing about Haymitch… he has such pretty feet ;)
Oh wait, one more thing about Haymitch. He didn't throw up in the dining room! Like Peeta didn't have to shower him… which didn't give Katniss the clue that she need about him.
ANYWAYS… other than all that complaining about things left out (I know, I know, they couldn't fit everything in!) I might as well say some things that I did love. And there's plenty of more spoilers coming ahead so IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT YET, DON'T READ IT!
I completely loved the scene with District 11. Loved it so much. It gives a hint about the uprising, and if you ask me, Rue's dad (I think it was Rue's dad?) was pretty bad ass.
They made all of the outfits perfectly. Like the chariot outfits and the interview outfits? AWESOME.
I love how they included the bit about the mining accident, too. Very nice.
RUE TAKING CATO'S KNIFE? AND THEN THRESH SMILING? AMAZING. ONE OF MY FAVORITE PARTS.
I think I laughed the most when Haymitch gave the thumbs up (That smile he shown. Priceless.) And when Effie cried "THAT IS MAHOGONY!" HILARIOUS!
Cato's speech at the end was so amazing. It wasn't like the book had described, about him being all tired and stuff, but it was just as good. I loved seeing him all emotional. I love him. So much.
Everything about the Capitol and the training and the interviews and the districts were absolutely amazing. It was so breath taking.
They just left out a lot of stuff. That was the only thing.
I just can't get my head wrapped around the fact that they had to take a 300+ page book to a 2 hour and 22 minute movie. I should realize that they have to leave stuff out. I guess I just don't want too…
Anyways, I'll stop boring you with my rants.
On a final note, The hunger games was so worth the 3 ½ hour wait sitting on the cold, dirty floor. I would do it again in an instant.
OMG. I JUST REALIZED THAT THE 'You have about as much charm as a dead slug' MOMENT WASN'T IN THE MOVIE. OMG. OMG.
Sorry, sorry. I just have a lot of emotions, ok?
Wow, this has been my longest rant ever! There will probably be more to come in the next few chapters, but I just don't know how else to express my feelings. I have no one to talk to about this, so I feel completely lost now that it's over.
Omg. Now I'm crying because of the hollow feeling inside of my chest at the realization that it's all over. How am I supposed to wait for 607 days till Catching Fire? I can't… I really don't know what to do now. I feel completely lost.
But besides from my depression, I hope this chapter don't suck to much considering I'm writing while I'm crying xD I'M SO SORRY ABOUT THE LONG RANT! It's almost two pages on Microsoft word! Oh my god!
Onto the actual story…I'm sorry it's a short chapter! Next one will be longer :)
Review! :)
I do not own the hunger games!
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"Winning means fame and fortune.
Losing means certain death.
The Hunger Games have begun…"
BANG!
There goes Thresh's canon.
I cannot stop crying. That poor boy. He was so quiet and kind, he didn't deserve to die. At all.
I shove my face into Finnick's chest, letting the tears soak through his shirt. He rubs my head and holds my body close to him, trying to calm me down; not that it's working.
After a while I finally wipe my eyes clean. Katniss woke up yesterday evening, and Peeta has been taking great care of her. They are going out to hunt and gather now.
They hunt for a while, and Katniss eventually makes Peeta take off his shoes because he's being too loud.
A few minutes later she discovers that he is still too loud, and that he is scaring game away. So she sits him down by the river, and tells him not to move.
He doesn't listen though, and a few minutes later he is walking along the river, and away from Katniss. He finds some berries, but something about them doesn't look right. I shrug it off and continue to cry besides Finnick.
Next time I look up he's laying out the berries on his jacket. He turns his back for one quick second, and the next thing I know is that half of the pile of them are gone. When he notices he looks confused, but continues picking.
BANG!
The girl from district 5 ate some of Peeta's berries, and now she is dead. He doesn't realize that the berries killed her though, so he snatches up the jacket and berries quickly, trying to return to Katniss.
But Katniss is freaking out, shouting after Peeta. "Peeta! Peeta!" She thinks he died. I wish I could tell her not to worry and that he's fine; but I obviously can't.
Then she stumbles into him, and she starts to cry. "Peeta! That's nightlock! You'd be dead in a second! You scared me to death!"
Then she jumps into his arms and I know.
So does Finnick. Haymitch. Cashmere. Gloss. Trixie. Johanna. And every other person watching the games.
We all know that it's true, that Katniss actually does have feelings for Peeta. It isn't just for show.
Haymitch curses under his breath, and Peeta is apologizing through the hug.
I crawl onto Finnick's lap so I can sink into him even more than I already am. He smirks at my closeness, but I just cuddle into him. He doesn't argue or anything, so I just sigh contently. For the first time in so long, I actually feel safe.
No one is going to come and rip me away from him right now. I'm here with all of my family in a safe place.
I'm not in the games anymore, no one is going to try to hunt me down. No one is wanting my blood on their hands. No one.
It's like Finnick can read my mind, because as he's tracing the scars on my neck he says, "It's okay, gorgeous. No one is going to hurt you anymore. Not if I can help it."
I send a cheeky grin in his direction, and he smiles his famous Finnick Odair smile. No matter how safe I feel, or how much I love Finnick, I can't help but wonder how many other woman have received that grin from him.
…
"C-cato!" Trixie wails in my shoulder. I bring my hand up and cover her eyes so she doesn't have to see yet another one of her friends die. This time Cato is being torn apart by wolf mutts.
I shift Trixie over to Finnick, because I have a feeling I'm going to be sick.
As soon as she's away from me, I shoot over to the garbage can, only to relieve my stomach of my lunch and dinner from today.
I walk back to my seat as Cato is moaning for Katniss to kill him, "P-please…" He breathes as the mutts slowly tear every piece of skin from his body. He is just a hunk of bleeding flesh. I don't know how he's still alive.
Katniss looks like she's about to cry, but with Peeta's help she leans over the side of the cornucopia and shoots a last arrow through Cato's heart.
The last emotion visible in his eyes before the mutts tear them out, is relief.
"No!" Trixie cries.
I walk over to her, holding my stomach again. "Baby, it's okay."
"No! It's not okay!" She screams at the room through the tears. "All of my friends are dead!" Then she falls to her knees and curls into herself; body shaking with each sob.
I reach over to rub her back, but she pushes it off and storms out of the room. I start to go after her, but Enobaria, Gloss, Brutus, and Cashmere beat me to it. I sigh and walk back over to Finnick. I touch my forehead to his arm and groan, "Ugh, I hate this."
"It's okay, she'll be fine. She just needs some time." He tells me.
I turn back to the screen to watch both Katniss and Peeta be picked up by the hovercraft, but then I snap. The game makers announce there can only be one winner. No. This is not happening right now.
They can't just do this. I won't let them do this. I get up and storm over to the phone, demanding to talk to the game makers. Finnick comes over and tries to snatch the phone away from me, but I won't let him.
As soon as the head game maker, Seneca Crane, picks up the phone, I say every curse word I can possibly imagine at him. Finnick is trying to get me to stop, but my grip is firm on the phone and I hit him away. Eventually he just sighs and leaves me alone.
I'm not even off the phone when the 5 peacekeepers barge in through the room, trying to reach me. Everyone in the room is suddenly chaotic, and all the victors are trying to defend me, trying to get them away from me. But they march over to me, and they grab my arms and they drag me along.
Finnick is shouting after me, crying, as one of the peacekeepers hold him back. "It's okay Finnick! I'll be F-" I get cut off by the door slamming shut. A lock clicks, and none of those victors are getting out anytime soon.
We are halfway down the hall when I hear the pounding on the door and the cries of my name again.
…
"Do we really have to teach you about respect again, Gemma?" President Snow questions me as I'm being strapped down to a table.
"That's not fair! What you did to those kids!" I try to fight them off, but they push my head down. I curse.
"Oh, but it was. You see, my Gemma, I can do whatever I like, correct?" He says after laughing at me.
"I'm not your Gemma, I will never be your Gemma!" I spit at him as my wrists are tied down.
"Wrong again. You know Gemma… You are my Gemma. And Finnick is my Finnick. And Haymitch is my Haymitch. You are all mine." He says, a sly little grin appearing on his face.
"No." I turn my head away from him, because I can't stand to look into those evil eyes anymore. He grabs my face in his hand, hard, and snaps it back over. I look at him with all the disgust and hate I can manage, and he just laughs.
"You stupid girl. So Naive." Then he turns around and walks out of the room, followed by the peacekeepers.
I'm left alone, latched onto the table for what feels like ever. Until the two peacekeepers walk in the room. They are wearing the same sly smile as president snow did.
"What?" I ask them. They don't answer, of course, but one of them touches an uneven rock in the wall, and then BAM!
Ice Cold water falls down on my, covering me head to toe. I'm soaked in a few seconds. After they finally turn it off, I shaking and my skins turning blue. "W-w-w-hat t-t-the f-f-f-uck?" I say through chattering teeth.
They leave me there shivering for another few minutes, and then they do it again. I can feel my lips turning purple, and the tips of my fingers are turning blue.
After the finally turn it off for good, one of them move to the other side of the room as the other one place a soaked cloth across my eyes. I shut the lids, preparing for the horror of what's coming.
I hear the buzz first, and then it hits me as to what this torture is being. I begin to scream, screaming my head off, and they let me. They let me scream until I can't scream anymore, until my throat is bleeding.
I start to cough up blood, and that's when they turn it on.
Searing pain goes straight through me; every bone in my body is on fire. I can feel it racing through me, through my veins and blood.
I let out another curling scream as my toes curl, and I can feel the blood choking me.
I give into the pain that has been trying to take me for the past while, and fall into the darkness.
Ou! What's gonna happen ? :o