Sunday, January 29, 2012

The Hunger Games


Katniss Everdeen. A tough lass. A cunning hunter. A backbone to her family. Lived in District 12 of Panem nation where there was this big tournament called "The Hunger Games" held annually in the center city of Capitol. Each of 12 districts should send a boy and a girl to join the game, killing each other in an extreme arena and be the only winner. Peeta Mellark was the 'lucky' boy from District 12. While the chosen girl was Primrose Everdeen, Katniss' spineless little sister. She wouldn't ever let her little sister die in the game. So she replaced her.

Hunger games.jpgWhat did I feel right after? Stunned. Gue gak nyangka ada buku seseru ini. Mungkin ini semacem gabungan Tekken sama Final Destination kali ya, dimana pesertanya ikut turnamen tapi pake cara apapun biar lawannya mati (tombak, panah, semua yang berbau thriller muncul disini). DAN GUE SUKA YANG KAYAK BEGINI! Haha lebay yak. Tapi beneran deh. Cerita yang konsepnya survivor semacem ini, yang tadinya tokohnya ada banyak, trus nyusut nyusut sampe tinggal beberapa orang doang, ini favorit gue. Masalah alur? Action? Gaya bahasa? Pembawaan? Oke banget pokoknya, berasa nonton film. Satu sih yang bikin gue geli. Love story nya haha. Soalnya gue ngerasa si Peeta Mellark ini agak mirip seseorang yang cukup deket sama gue. Jadinya selama gue baca, gue ngebayangin doi dan pas lagi adegan cinta cintaan gitu gue jadi geli sendiri. Nah masalahnya gue gak tau mirip siapa. Ada yang merasa mirip?


P.S. : Film nya udah mau rilis tanggal 23 Maret nanti aaaaa pasti keren deh...


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