I liked that Catniss ended up with Peeta in The Hunger Games - but based on the books not the films. The films had to go and make Finnick all Hollywood-manly and then set Peeta as a contrast against him, when he had lots of really good characteristics in the book, if I'm remembering (it was a while ago!) I remember wanting them to make it when I read it, though. What I worry about there is that we're being sold this idea that the perfect male partner is a macho alpha-male who solves things with guns and violence, rather than being someone who's thoughtful about other people in any way...
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Date: Saturday, 1 October 2016 12:46 pm (UTC)I liked that Catniss ended up with Peeta in The Hunger Games - but based on the books not the films. The films had to go and make Finnick all Hollywood-manly and then set Peeta as a contrast against him, when he had lots of really good characteristics in the book, if I'm remembering (it was a while ago!) I remember wanting them to make it when I read it, though. What I worry about there is that we're being sold this idea that the perfect male partner is a macho alpha-male who solves things with guns and violence, rather than being someone who's thoughtful about other people in any way...