tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post3268497986703926605..comments2023-08-01T09:20:49.475-04:00Comments on Wide Screen World: Confessions of a cynical and crotchety fanboyRichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11376065182154885503noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-61008125877209537122012-03-16T23:38:01.138-04:002012-03-16T23:38:01.138-04:00The more comments I get about this the more I thin...The more comments I get about this the more I think I will see 'Hunger Games' after all.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376065182154885503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-928895157344431772012-03-16T16:48:36.741-04:002012-03-16T16:48:36.741-04:00I'm not young (read: teenybopper) nor white bu...I'm not young (read: teenybopper) nor white but I actually enjoyed the books and am looking forward to the film, though not as much as The Hobbit or Batman 3. I initially felt the same way you do about HP, but when I gave the first movie a shot I actually liked it. So I guess I don't mind that it's not marketed for my demographic so long as it's well-made. I even gave Twilight a chance but they're definitely NOT well-made.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06313168799746450979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-26557654694733726132012-03-15T21:38:58.381-04:002012-03-15T21:38:58.381-04:00If that's the case then why call it young adul...If that's the case then why call it young adult at all? Just say they're books that's good for everyone to read. Actually, no, I suspect the answer is because there's money to be had in the YA market, now more than ever.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376065182154885503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-3281854185052837942012-03-15T14:55:48.064-04:002012-03-15T14:55:48.064-04:00I think the biggest issue may be in the term "...I think the biggest issue may be in the term "Young Adult". I have for years, being an avid lover of knowing the inner working of the publishing industry known that the concept and term is purely marketing. <br /><br />A perfect example of knowing to ignore the term "Young Adult" or in some cases even "Children's" is Roald Dahl. Imagine if as an adult you had never been introduced to James and The Giant Peach, Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, Henry Sugar, etc.... do you think you'd even try them? You'd dismiss them thinking they were only for kids and you'd be hurting yourself.<br /><br />Then you have more current writers like Cornelia Funke, Eoin Colfer, and even Brian Selznick. Yes, Hugo Cabret is both Young Adult and in terms of this bandwagon concept of Harry Potter/Hunger Games falls under that category too.<br /><br />You're probably doing yourself a disservice in dismissal. If you dismissed more because there's just too much stuff period so one has to pick and choose, yes, but Avengers was for kids too if you remember. Or was it "for kids"? <br /><br />Just yesterday I tried explaining to someone that even though Yo Gabba Gabba airs at 8 AM on Nick Jr., it's not a kid's show... it's an adult show geared for children. He didn't want to understand.<br /><br />Hunger Games, Harry Potter, Lemony Snicket, etc. are the same things. They're MARKETED for Young Adults/Children and the writer, editor and PR team have all that in consideration when presenting it, but they also have the underlining feed that they try to get out there that it's really an adult novel, with younger readers in mind.Reid Harris Cooperhttp://popculturespectrum.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-5746621547464534662012-03-14T21:11:47.451-04:002012-03-14T21:11:47.451-04:00That's true, and I certainly read my share of ...That's true, and I certainly read my share of children's comics. Maybe with movies it's different because of the mass marketing, like you said.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376065182154885503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-52185553077823515782012-03-14T19:45:57.013-04:002012-03-14T19:45:57.013-04:00I just read the first Hunger Games novel and it wa...I just read the first Hunger Games novel and it was completely engrossing - I couldn't put it down. Very suspenseful. Now I'm revved to see the movie.<br /><br />FWIW, I think there's no reason why a "young adult" novel can't be as good as an "adult" novel, in the same way a Carl Barks comic can be better than a dumb, new "adult" comic. Anyway, a lot of it's just marketing and pigeon-holing.Michael N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14313953071196776990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-5640406177447806792012-03-13T21:06:29.179-04:002012-03-13T21:06:29.179-04:00Well, what can I say? Hope you like it.Well, what can I say? Hope you like it.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376065182154885503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-54754686722948604852012-03-13T18:27:19.929-04:002012-03-13T18:27:19.929-04:00Right on! I was thinking I was the only person tha...Right on! I was thinking I was the only person that refused to participate in that Harry Potter group think. I too have never read a word or seen any of the films. Same deal with that twilight series. I do however think that I will be checking out this film. I loved Jennifer Lawrence in Winters Bone so I am thinking of giving this a shot. Not that I will be reading the books. :-)<br />Nice Post3guys1moviehttp://3guys1movie.comnoreply@blogger.com