#me: okay this is my proposal letter to lionsgate

[caesarflickermans]

let's say you've been put in charge of a new thg adaptation, whether it's a new film series, a miniseries, or a tv show. you get complete creative control. what's one scene you would definitely make sure to include that did not make it into the movies? @anonymousinpanem

Hmm, I will say it like this: I really enjoyed the movies for what scenes they picked to show and which ones not. I wish they had shown Madge and Haymitch’s Games and Bonnie and Twil as much as anyone else—and I wish they had shown Caesar’s hug as much as few are as obsessed with this man as me lmao—but overall I think they did well with the time they had. Yes, I disliked some things they settled on such as Peeta’s character and the higher focus on the love triangle without showing it’s symbolism well with the dandelion, but they did what they could.

IF THG were to be remade, I would want it to be a television series. They are more popular nowadays anyhow and for a good reason: More time spent in the world that they are showing and that’s only a positive for book adaptions.

I would grant more focus to District 12: The first episode would solely be about Katniss’ life there. We see Madge, we see her hunting with Gale (because imo, their relationship could have been elaborated on more), we could see her family dynamics better and the town dynamics as well. Some of Gale’s family. Seam people as people of colour vs. merchant people as white people. Some clear distinctions, some clear tensions. Same goes for CF, I really adored the training scenes early in where they got fit for the Games.

I would not stick to Katniss alone: One thing I really enjoyed about the movies was showing different scenes from different people, such as Seneca, Snow, and Plutarch. I want that, but more! Show me Haymitch early on when he tries to get himself more to drink in 12, show me Cinna seeing Katniss on screen and deciding to join the stylist team last minute, show me Plutarch falling into a punch bowl but looking at Katniss as if a light bulb just came up on his head. First person narration is hard to translate on screen and I think that room can be filled with new information that—in working with SC together if possible—can greatly add to a TV show experience.

I would make the series/Games more graphic: Honestly, majority of us fans are grown up now and a possible new adaption doesn’t need to stick to a low rating. Part of me feels as if the errors of the books and Collins’ attempt at brutalising the prequel come from there being too many people who forget the deep meaning of the Games. I don’t mind SYOTs or OC tribute centred fics, but almost too often too many fans don’t see the lack of humanity that’s in those Games. This isn’t another Fortnite; the arenas here have meaning, they aren’t meant to be fun little games and I feel like a new and more mature adaption could show the seriousness they entail. I don’t want to scare anyone away, but I don’t want death to be romanticised or even be trivial. Overall, though, I want the entire series to be more graphic. I want to show the poverty and terrible lives. I want to make the ridiculous wealth the Capitol has gathered more obvious. I don’t think 2022 is the time to sugarcoat what is going on there, and with a more graphic tale I think the series can be more relevant than ever.

I would place the seeds of rebellion from early on: Show Haymitch talk to (maybe from behind, so the actor doesn’t need to be cast yet) Finnick mentoring during the first season/book adaption. See Plutarch plotting. See some 13 hints. See some hints of Cressida and Co./general Capitol rebels. See a reaction from District people upon the berry incident—albeit I’m on the fence with that; maybe not too strongly as to still live in Katniss’ assumption that all is well now that they both won. Either way, I know this adds to the second point I made, but I really want to have more foreshadowing in the series that wasn’t possible from the start. In the same vein, because this is me and my adaption :) I want Caesar to be on the rebels side as I always pictured him: recruiting victors to the cause while Plutarch does the broader plans and recruits Capitol people. No one better than Caesar who is close with the tributes/victors anyhow to convince Finnick, Johanna, and Co. of the plan for the 75th.

A good/better cast: I want native Katniss, Gale, Haymitch. I want my preferred Caesar actors, I want an overweight Plutarch. I want to see more racial diversity. Some of the previous actors were iconic, so I wouldn’t even mind recasting them if I were honest. If we cannot find someone who even exceeds their abilities, why not re-invite Julianne Moore or Donald Sutherland? As long as they are still acting I want them back, lmao. I wouldn’t even mind a cameo from the original trio: They are all too expensive nowadays, but maybe they would agree to a cameo: As parents of children who weren’t reaped, as District 13 officials, as mentors in the background. I would even enjoy seeing JLaw play Mrs. Everdeen, though I think that would kill the budget real quick.

Speaking of which, as a former Effie stan before I became obsessed with my two mans: I don’t want her to be in District 13. Yes, it was fun, but it so much took away from her story that was vital to her character: Being mistreated in the Capitol isn’t fun that’s for sure, but there was value in that for her character that isn’t at all the same as her being (unwillingly) dragged to 13. She took away from two sets of characters at once: Prep team and Plutarch. Both make sense, but ideally with a new Plutarch actor not dying, I don’t want her taking lines from Plutarch, who is quite happy to be there (and Effie clearly wasn’t). At most, if she really has to be there, I would want her to replace the prep team entirely, including her arrest. I enjoyed Octavia’s character, but I understand if that isn’t realistic. But put her in the same overalls, don’t give her extra clothes that make no sense to be here. Effie shouldn’t be allowed all those weird adjustments that turn her into a punchline and lessen 13’s authoritarian pressure. In the same breath, the Hayffie romance was too much of a punchline that doesn’t suit the actual vibes of Effie and Haymitch. Like, yes, they make for a comedic duo, but the actress’ push for Hayffie ignored the real tensions that Haymitch should feel. Effie is literally coming from the society that oppressed him, that killed his family, and that made his life hell on earth. Most of us get the impression she didn’t really care before she met Katniss and Peeta. If they go for the romance, there needs to be enough screen time to address Effie’s change in a bigger nature and to have Haymitch realise that this woman means well—and genuinely means well. The older I get the more disappointed and weirded out am I by the movie’s portrayal of the ship when it could have been /so good/. Also, damn, I really think EBanks was a large reason for why this went the direction it did and please do not invite this annoying woman back. Ever.

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