Some 'Hunger Games' critics say Jennifer Lawrence was too 'big'

[Baitball Blogger]

122. We will agree to disagree.

Liam Hemsworth was asked to lose twenty pounds. Hunger did not just apply to the women. In fact, Katniss points it out when the tributes are together for the first time.

This is straight from the book:

"When Atala begins to read down the list of the skill stations, my eyes can't help flitting around to the other tributes. It's the first time we've been assembled. on level ground, in simple clothes. My heart sinks. Almost all of the boys and at least half of the girls are bigger than I am, even though many of the tributes have never been fed properly. You can see it in their bones, their skin, the hollow look in their eyes. I may be smaller naturally, but overall, my family's resourcefulness has given me an edge in that area. I stand straight, and while I'm thin, I'm strong."

This is not a sexist thing. She was thin because they did not have enough to eat, even with her hunting forays. The quality of food was not great either.

I imagine that if you were to cast the Grapes of Wrath, you would lose the impact if everyone looked well fed.