tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4976863303075086574.post4797165776812547996..comments2023-10-02T05:21:27.546-07:00Comments on theologista: thoughts on "the hunger games" as a spiritual exeriencetheologistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17132608804237107075noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4976863303075086574.post-84560529218174444402012-05-02T22:49:56.242-07:002012-05-02T22:49:56.242-07:00I just finished the trilogy tonight, and I have to...I just finished the trilogy tonight, and I have to say I appreciated the non "happily-ever-after" ending to the story! It was very realistic in how war veterans are never the same after the harsh experiences they face. I definitely felt my heart go out to Peeta after his rescue from the capital, and Katniss' realization that he may never be the same. It's heartbreaking but true because some scars never do heal.<br /><br />I agree that Peeta's sacrificial love is a mere shadow of Jesus, but I can see a similarity in how he never gave up on being there for Katniss, and how Jesus never gives up on us.<br /><br />I do have to say that I was a bit disappointed that the movie did not reflect the true emotion of the book. The tension between Katniss and Haymitch, or even the so-called "love triangle" was not portrayed as well as the book described. That is why I try to separate the story that the book portrays and the interpretation of the movie.<br /><br />Overall, it was a good series. Something that made you think about how we view our life, and how much we depend on God to clear us from our skewed vision.Jessy Dhttp://facebook.com/jessymg1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4976863303075086574.post-6820193585492616972012-04-28T13:48:57.264-07:002012-04-28T13:48:57.264-07:00thanks for sharing your thoughts, joe! i agree abo...thanks for sharing your thoughts, joe! i agree about katniss' lack of ability to accept mercy... it was almost painful to read that she absolutely could not accept a gift without feeling a huge debt to the giver.<br /><br />i guess it parallels why many people reject jesus' gift... they want to earn it and its hard to realize we do not and cannot deserve it.theologistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17132608804237107075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4976863303075086574.post-10478188765930077722012-04-28T09:50:53.144-07:002012-04-28T09:50:53.144-07:00Huge fan of the books... It's probably an addi...Huge fan of the books... It's probably an addiction by now. Glad to see you enjoyed them.<br /><br />I agree with you; the overwhelming emotional response I got is hopelessness, if man is nothing but material. Katniss survives for no reason greater than animal instinct. She never embraces any concept of transcendence which gives real value to life, even as she fought so hard to preserve life and became so burdened in failure.<br /><br />Thus, Peeta's innumerable gifts to her, she sees as debts, and not acts of mercy, love. And when people precious to her die, their person fades into the shadowy ether, ceasing to be, except in her memory (reflected in her efforts to record those sorely-missed moments at the end of Mockingjay). How depressing! She too will be forgotten and her book of memories lost forever... Except there is One who never forgets, One whose sacrifice doesn't fail or find a limit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com