Drama in District 2

  Chances are if you're a functioning member of society you've heard of The Hunger Games, the thrilling trilogy by Suzanne Collins. It was no surprise when the announcement came that the trilogy would be made into a movie series, and on March 23rd the first movie hit theaters and broke records. Initial reviews raved not only of the cast but that the movie stayed extremely true to the book. However not all were pleased with the film's interpretation of the book and what better way to air grievances than social media?

  The race of specific characters was the hot button topic blowing up twitter just hours after midnight premiers across the country. The characters of Rue, Thresh, and Cinna were all cast as being African American and fans were less than thrilled. Tweets claiming the movie was ruined because of these specific castings were a dime a dozen along with the claim that Rue's death was less tragic because of her race. Through a string of tweets I found a great article discussing the whole debacle with screen shots of dozens of tweets, all sharing the same negative thoughts concerning the film. It was no surprise to the article's author, or anyone for that matter, when the tweeters whose tweets were recognized within the article either deleted the tweets or deactivated their accounts all together. Unfortunately for them, who knows how long those screenshots of their tweets will hang around in the online realm and who will find them. Everyone is free to have their own opinion when it comes to movies especially when it's the movie version of a beloved book; I still refuse to watch the film version of The Lovely Bones because I don't agree with how Peter Jackson interpreted the book. But you have to be smart when sharing your thoughts especially if you plan on sharing them on any social media platform. Comments can come back to haunt you, so stay on the safe side and keep heated movie reviews limited to the car ride home.