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38. I think she's very attractive n/t

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Some 'Hunger Games' critics say Jennifer Lawrence was too 'big' [View all] MineralMan Apr 2012 OP

Note: This is not an entertainment thread. MineralMan Apr 2012 #1

I doubt this has much to do with rail-thin models cthulu2016 Apr 2012 #2

Did they say anything about the actors playing the boys from her village? redqueen Apr 2012 #3

why would they belcffub Apr 2012 #25

The rations are not all that great either. Baitball Blogger Apr 2012 #46

she was also in the lottery numerous times LadyHawkAZ Apr 2012 #69

This message was self-deleted by its author seaglass Apr 2012 #75

probably the same people who were upset that some of the actors are 'too dark' Viva_La_Revolution Apr 2012 #11

How about Liam Hemsworth (Gale)? obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #88

Co-star Stanley Tucci is totally spot-on in his assessment DinahMoeHum Apr 2012 #4

I also saw the movie this week. MineralMan Apr 2012 #9

Absolutely. See post #10 DinahMoeHum Apr 2012 #14

In the book, Katniss is described as small and thin.. girl gone mad Apr 2012 #99

Lawrence is a size 2. Is that too fat in your book? riderinthestorm Apr 2012 #118

I love Stanley Tucci! Baitball Blogger Apr 2012 #48

Paul Giamatti and William H. Macy might disagree with you. Ikonoklast Apr 2012 #59

This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Apr 2012 #73

Don't forget Philip Seymour Hoffman. Son of Gob Apr 2012 #85

Don't you think he's graduated from the character actor roles, though? Ikonoklast Apr 2012 #92

Not really, he just played Art Howe in Moneyball Son of Gob Apr 2012 #96

You are wrong. Hoffman didn't play Art Howe. Ikonoklast Apr 2012 #98

Exactly! Son of Gob Apr 2012 #102

At the risk of sounding like a dirty old man... Bluzmann57 Apr 2012 #5

Yes, but the book is about starving people. nt Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #6

Not really. It tells of people in a society where paucity is used as a controlling element. Bluenorthwest Apr 2012 #79

They ate stale bread and while he was stocky... YellowRubberDuckie Apr 2012 #104

It's about hungry people obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #90

Actually, the filmmaker played down MineralMan Apr 2012 #22

I think they mean she looks too healthy. Lone_Star_Dem Apr 2012 #7

"Too healthy"?? Jeez Louise, no imagination, those people. . . DinahMoeHum Apr 2012 #10

The point is that's not how she was described in the book. Lone_Star_Dem Apr 2012 #26

Trouble is, those critics are too rigid to allow DinahMoeHum Apr 2012 #32

I'm not saying a movie has to be made exactly like the book Lone_Star_Dem Apr 2012 #84

She's also not a white woman either but nobody is complaining about that riderinthestorm Apr 2012 #54

Oh, lots of people are talking about that too. Lone_Star_Dem Apr 2012 #87

She was not emaciated in the book obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #91

Hey, I'm fine if that's how you saw her. Lone_Star_Dem Apr 2012 #94

For anyone actually buying the spin that it's cause of starvation and not the usual sexist redqueen Apr 2012 #8

The male actors who were featured in the film MineralMan Apr 2012 #13

I know, it is staggering how easy it is to sell that crap though... redqueen Apr 2012 #21

I didn't read the books. My wife did, MineralMan Apr 2012 #27

Actually, Liam was asked to lose twenty pounds. Baitball Blogger Apr 2012 #50

In the book she's described as olive skinned, not white riderinthestorm Apr 2012 #56

she may be a great hunter belcffub Apr 2012 #70

This message was self-deleted by its author seaglass Apr 2012 #76

Liam Hemsworth (Gale) is a muscular hunk obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #93

+10000. I agree completely. nt riderinthestorm Apr 2012 #18

her co-tribute came from a family of relatively better means belcffub Apr 2012 #28

Perhaps they should have cast a pathologically anorectic woman... PCIntern Apr 2012 #12

The character in the film was able to survive the "games" MineralMan Apr 2012 #17

Exactly... PCIntern Apr 2012 #23

Yup. Using someone too skinny isn't PC nowadays. dkf Apr 2012 #19

Your whining about "PC" is something RWers tend to do. kestrel91316 Apr 2012 #45

You want to bet they considered this angle? dkf Apr 2012 #127

Did they get hit in the head with a brick? chrisa Apr 2012 #15

The point isn't that she is too big in general but that she doesn't fit the description in the book. dkf Apr 2012 #16

I didn't read the book. How was Katniss described MineralMan Apr 2012 #29

Pretty much the entire description is XemaSab Apr 2012 #68

Thanks. That leaves it pretty open, then. MineralMan Apr 2012 #71

But she talks about how her mother let her kids turn into skin and bones. dkf Apr 2012 #130

I knew before I started reading the replies varelse Apr 2012 #20

I don't think you are missing anything. MineralMan Apr 2012 #24

"What is big is the head of the critic" TOUCHE!! DinahMoeHum Apr 2012 #34

Thank you for that varelse Apr 2012 #37

That critic is an idiot. Odin2005 Apr 2012 #30

Well, yes. MineralMan Apr 2012 #31

As the saying goes, haters gonna hate. Odin2005 Apr 2012 #39

So it seems. MineralMan Apr 2012 #41

See my post below. It isn't the first time for this asshole critic. slampoet Apr 2012 #55

First she has a seductive, womanly figure, then she has "babyfat." MoonRiver Apr 2012 #33

Yup. Critics seem to have to find something to criticize. MineralMan Apr 2012 #36

This message was self-deleted by its author Scuba Apr 2012 #35

I have, and I've seen a complete range of people MineralMan Apr 2012 #43

I'm not sure either. Self-delete complete. Scuba Apr 2012 #83

I think she's very attractive n/t RZM Apr 2012 #38

Yes. There are many young women actors who are very attractive. MineralMan Apr 2012 #42

I'd have to see the screenplay and speak to the casting director aint_no_life_nowhere Apr 2012 #40

Did you read the books? Baitball Blogger Apr 2012 #44

Can you supply some of the physical description of the Katniss MineralMan Apr 2012 #47

You asked your wife? So you're getting all bothered about this and didn't read the book? Baitball Blogger Apr 2012 #74

I saw the movie, but haven't read the book yet. MineralMan Apr 2012 #77

Oh my God, what a waste of a morning. Baitball Blogger Apr 2012 #78

This message was self-deleted by its author seaglass Apr 2012 #81

They never really said she wasn't tall... YellowRubberDuckie Apr 2012 #105

+1 Hooray for common sense! n/t LadyHawkAZ Apr 2012 #110

Actually, she describes herself as small, thin and strong. Baitball Blogger Apr 2012 #113

I think I'm short and fat... YellowRubberDuckie Apr 2012 #129

I would agree with you. Baitball Blogger Apr 2012 #131

My daughter's the same size as Jennifer Lawrence, a size 2. riderinthestorm Apr 2012 #117

Obviously, Lawrence fits your request. Baitball Blogger Apr 2012 #119

I'm always hungry and I'm 30 lbs overweight. This is a sexist smear riderinthestorm Apr 2012 #121

We will agree to disagree. Baitball Blogger Apr 2012 #122

Why Saoirse Ronan? Katniss is described as having olive skin - I never thought she was white riderinthestorm Apr 2012 #51

I'm already over that argument. Baitball Blogger Apr 2012 #58

Thing is she's specifically described as a person of color. She's never described as starved riderinthestorm Apr 2012 #61

This message was self-deleted by its author seaglass Apr 2012 #82

No she isn't. Lizzie Poppet Apr 2012 #124

Olive skinned is not NAtive American. YellowRubberDuckie Apr 2012 #106

There was more than one tribe in the U.S.A. Baitball Blogger Apr 2012 #112

I was thinking Mediterranean or Middle Eastern... YellowRubberDuckie Apr 2012 #128

Saoirse Ronan is a fair-skinned, blue-eyed Irish actress. MineralMan Apr 2012 #65

I'll tell you what they promised all of us when they picked Jennifer Lawrence. Baitball Blogger Apr 2012 #80

They need a real cracker playing that role anyway The Straight Story Apr 2012 #49

Actually, I think they selected Lawrence because of her portrayal of a cracker Baitball Blogger Apr 2012 #53

I just wonder if she is the saltine variety The Straight Story Apr 2012 #63

I'm thinking more of a Triscuit. MineralMan Apr 2012 #66

I'm thinking it's more her acting ability. MineralMan Apr 2012 #72

Not SOME PEOPLE just ONE Person no one likes. slampoet Apr 2012 #52

Two other critics were also quoted in the article. MineralMan Apr 2012 #62

That, the skin color freakouts; some people are really coming unglued about this movie, no? (nt) Posteritatis Apr 2012 #57

Some of us are big boned: hedgehog Apr 2012 #60

Oh, for crying out loud. It's a freaking movie... Skidmore Apr 2012 #64

There ya go. MineralMan Apr 2012 #67

3.5? white_wolf Apr 2012 #89

Most movie scoring is 4 stars. Son of Gob Apr 2012 #103

I use a four-star scale. Sorry, I should have mentioned that. MineralMan Apr 2012 #108

Katniss and her family were "well-fed" compared to her neighbors obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #86

haven't seen it yet, but yea, she is a little chunky quinnox Apr 2012 #95

Chunky? Really? I tend to agree with those saying she should be thinner portraying a character who lib_wit_it Apr 2012 #100

WTF? YellowRubberDuckie Apr 2012 #107

Did you only read the title? tammywammy Apr 2012 #109

But that's just it, her character is NOT starving. riderinthestorm Apr 2012 #120

Katniss is not a helpless waif.. girl gone mad Apr 2012 #123

Agreed. Lizzie Poppet Apr 2012 #126

Yeah.. passing 200 million in it's second week. SomethingFishy Apr 2012 #97

While she does look "bigger" than how Katniss is described, what is more important JI7 Apr 2012 #101

the book sucks - maybe the movie's better wordpix Apr 2012 #111

movie is weak trekbiker Apr 2012 #132

I just got back from seeing the movie Beaverhausen Apr 2012 #114

I love Lawrence's own take on that point. Lizzie Poppet Apr 2012 #115

I would be scared of Kate Moss coming after me with a bow and arrow. girl gone mad Apr 2012 #116

If I were holding, I would definitely be afraid of Kate Moss coming after me with a bow and arrow Tom Ripley Apr 2012 #125

Anything to distract from the message lapislzi Apr 2012 #133