Hunger Games

I saw the Hunger Games last Saturday with 6 of my friends. We bought the bucket of popcorn that said Hunger Games, the kind you get free refills. Even before the movie started, we went and got a refill. Popcorn goes by fast with 6 teenage girls! I do have a few comments, though. The movie was good overall.

#1. Camera work. The camera was constantly shaking, even during the non-action shots. That made it difficult to focus on the movie. Whenever the was an action shot, such as the bloodbath, the fight Katniss had with Clove or Peeta and Cato's wrestle, the camera would just flash shots of the action. It was really hard to tell what was going on. Peeta and Cato (or Josh and Alexander, to go buy their real names) were both blond and had similar builds. With the way the action was shot, it was hard to see who was who. I guess it was supposed to be artistic, but it was just confusing.

#2. Haymitch. Oh my gosh, Haymitch was perfect. Not too drunk, and still had that sarcastic flair. Not to mention his hair! Woody Harrelson was just the right choice.

#3. Rue. Now, she was a character I wanted to see. I fully expected to cry during her death, but I didn't. Not because it wasn't emotional, but because of the way that Amandla Stenberg portrayed her. Rue didn't seem like someone to protect; she seemed really confident. That was something I didn't like.

#4. Prim. Why, oh why, were her only lines were basically "NO! NO! NO!?" It seemed too dramatic.

#5. Effie. I absolutely love Effie, but they never actually said her name during the movie. It was just implied that you knew who she was.

#6. Hair and makeup. I want to hug whoever was in charge of this department. They did a great job with all the Capital people, making them just as I imagined. The time this must have taken is incredible. Kudos to them!

#7. Cinna. I loved Cinna. He was exactly as I imagined, even down to the gold eyeliner. Little details like that make me love or hate a movie.

I was going to have 12 comments, one for each of the 12 districts, but I my finger are starting to hurt and I want to go watch Psych, so I'll stop.

Remember, may the odds be ever in your favor!

Printer Paper Problems

One of the biggest annoyances I have in my life is the fact that lined paper and printed paper are not the same size. So when you go to staple an extra sheet to your math test, you have to carefully line them up so the holes match. You can't just do the tap thing so the bottoms are even. No, you have to methodically match up the holes and carefully staple the sheets together. I mean, why aren't they the same size? Life would be much easier if they were. Do the lined and printer paper companies have a rivalry on which size is better or something?

Someday I'll Be 6'3 (not really, i'm only 5'2)

Here's a video of my friend Michelle singing an original song, called "(I'm Short and I) Can't Help It". She has no idea I'm posting this, so hopefully she won't get mad! ;) The guitar sounds a little weird, but that's just the way the microphone was.
The title of my blog makes sense once you watch it.

Weird words

Have you ever told someone they had a nice smile? How about that they had a pretty voice? Those are 2 compliments that people love to hear. But what you don't hear anyone ever saying is that they have a mean smile or an ugly voice. Our expression are really weird! Can anyone think of any others? Post them if you do.

OMG

Now, I have I friends who are Muslim, Hindi, Jewish, Buddhist and atheist. Hopefully I spelled those right. America has freedom of religion, and that is a great thing. However, people should respect other's religions and not do things to offend them. Like, for instance, saying oh my God.. It's disrespectful of Christianity. If someone said o my Allah, you can bet there would be some sort of big political stink about it. But why not when people say oh my God?