Happy Siblings Day!
Apparently today is National Siblings Day, and what better way to celebrate (beyond reaching out to my own sibling - Hi Khoa!) than to go over some of my favorite sibling groupings!
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The Hunger Games: The Exhibition
This weekend I went with some friends to the Hunger Games exhibition at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. It's basically a cool glimpse behind the scenes of the movies. It was AMAZING to see costumes, props, etc., up close and to check out what went into creating the world of Panem on-screen. If you're a HG fan and you're able to come visit, I highly recommend it - click the link to go to the official website. (There is also an exhibition in New York.) I took a TON of pictures, so this post will be pic-heavy.
The final act: Mockingjay, Part 2
(Spoilers for the previous movies/books from here on out. But I am going to avoid spoilers for this one.) Links to all my writeups for the previous HG films available here . So, if you truly understood the message of The Hunger Games (I mean... some CLEARLY . Did . Not ), you should not go into this movie expecting to be "entertained." I cannot with conscience give this a "Two thumbs up, fine family fun!" sort of review. Don't go into this expecting to have fun. Don't go into this expecting to be amused. Don't go into this expecting an escape from the very harsh realities of the world we live in today. Because that's what I feel this series is all about - The Hunger Games is not about a teenage girl in a love triangle (which so many people mistakenly assume), it's about a corrupt government, it's about systemic inequality, and it's about war. It's about a nation that is fed up with seeing its children die, if not from v...
Part 2 of my bookish archives
And here are my smattering of reviews for book-to-movie adaptations! Thoughts on the 2011 adaptation of Jane Eyre Thoughts on the movie adaptation for The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones Thoughts on the movies for The Hunger Games , Catching Fire , and Mockingjay Part 1 . Thoughts on the movies for New Moon , Eclipse , Breaking Dawn Part 1 , and Breaking Dawn, Part 2 Thoughts on the movie for Divergent Thoughts on the movie for The Fault in Our Stars