Failing again. Failing better.
The trailer for part 1 of the final book is out (damn you, Harry Potter, for starting this trend!): When I read the books, I enjoyed each successive one less than the one that preceded it. However, from what I hear, the movies have the opposite trend. Looks like I need to Netflix the second…
Over the weekend, a few trailers and teasers were released. The first is the trailer for the next Hunger Games movie, “Catching Fire.” Here it is. While I read the books, I liked each subsequent book less. I seem to remember that the first movie removed a lot of the politics of the book, despite…
Today is one of those wonderful days. Things have lined up nicely. Because I work from home, because it’s a light day, and because my wife doesn’t want to see it, I’m going to pull a Don Draper and go see a movie at mid-day by myself. That’s right. Hunger Games. Hopefully I can avoid…
Pardon the delay, although E.D. Kain’s article is a few months old, I only just came across it, via Andrew Sullivan’s blog. Kain, from what I can put together, is a fan of the fantasy genre. But he thinks that while fantasy is very popular now (as gauged by TV ratings and box office returns),…
Dystopian stories have been very popular lately. A good example is the best-selling Hunger Games triology by Suzanne Collins, but there are many more stories that are set in post-apocalyptic, monster-filled, run-down worlds. Why now? And why are they especially popular among the YA set? Yes, I do take a certain perverse pleasure in posting…