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  1. September 11th, 2012 #239
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nostalgic View Post
    That's a bit harsh don't you think? No wonder why people think these books are ****.
    What's harsh about it? Because based on his physical description from the books, I wasn't expecting it to be a black actor?

    The description directly from Catching Fire, p. 226:

    Both are small in stature with ashen skin and black hair. The woman, Wiress, is probably around my mother's age and speaks in a quiet, intelligent voice...Beetee, the man, is older and somewhat fidgety. He wears glasses but spends a lot of time looking under them.
    Ashen is defined as "without color, or pale gray in color...of the pale gray color of ash".

    Jeffrey Wright is 5'11 (not necessarily small in stature, especially when compared to Josh Hutcherson and Jennifer Lawrence) and does not have pale gray skin. And he isn't even that old - still in his 50s. The woman casted for Wiress is older than him (and looks older too). He'd have to lose a bit of weight to be considered "small in stature", in my opinion.

    Do I think he's a bad actor? No. Do I think his casting was the wrong decision specifically because he is black (which is what I feel you're taking offense to)? No. Do I think he came out of left field? Absolutely. The other person rumored for the role was Tony Shaloub who, in previous roles, nailed fidgety, and was fairly pale with black hair, and is closer to his 60s. I'd never even heard of Jeffrey Wright's name for this particular role until today.

    I'm not sure how you think that's harsh or that it's a reason for why people think the books suck...he simply does not match the physical description from Collins' book. He would have been more of a match for Chaff, the district 11 tribute ("He's dark skinned, about six feet tall" - p. 213).
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  2. October 4th, 2012 #240
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    He doesn't have to match the book description or characteristics. It makes me severly sad that people think its the end of the world because of several african american characters. This isn't Twilight or Must See TV.

    People are acting like it is the end of the world because of "oh black guys" especially with Cinna, Rue and Jeffery White.
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  3. October 4th, 2012 #241
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nostalgic View Post
    He doesn't have to match the book description or characteristics. It makes me severly sad that people think its the end of the world because of several african american characters. This isn't Twilight or Must See TV.

    People are acting like it is the end of the world because of "oh black guys" especially with Cinna, Rue and Jeffery White.
    Rue was described as a dark-skinned character in the books. It shouldn't have been of surprise to anyone that she was portrayed by a black girl. The casting for her was absolutely perfect.

    I don't think Cinna's skin was ever discussed except that he looked "normal". I thought Lenny Kravitz was a good choice.

    It doesn't have to match the physical description, but it should. It makes the movie more accurate when compared to the book.
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    I was an extra in catching fire. Jennifer Lawrence and Josh were super cool, Josh was very short like 5'4.
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  5. October 4th, 2012 #243
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kajun View Post
    I was an extra in catching fire. Jennifer Lawrence and Josh were super cool, Josh was very short like 5'4.
    I'm still mad people are saying that Catching Fire wasn't/isn't as good as THG. Or is it just me who likes Catching Fire just as much as the original?
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    Catching Fire was my favorite of the 3.
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  7. October 4th, 2012 #245
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nostalgic View Post
    I'm still mad people are saying that Catching Fire wasn't/isn't as good as THG. Or is it just me who likes Catching Fire just as much as the original?
    Quote Originally Posted by Kajun View Post
    Catching Fire was my favorite of the 3.
    Definitely my favorite of the three as well. Mockingjay was my least favorite.
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