The Hunger Games movie is a 2012 adaptation of a novel going by the same name. It was directed by Gary Ross and written by Ross Collins and Ray. As for all other adaptations there have been additions and deletions to optimize the novel for cinema. The film adaptation casts Jennifer Lawrence Josh Hutcherson Liam Hemsworth Woody Harrelson Elizabeth Banks Lenny Kravitz Stanley Tucci and Donald Sutherland as its characters. The film was released March 12 2012 and runs 142 minutes. The budget has been a total of $82 million. The final revenue was a staggering $691.2 million. It was very well received by the public especially the young adults who had sympathized with the character of Katniss in the novel. The adaptation has also been nominated for a number of awards in different categories. Public opinion toward the adaptation has been positive and takes the adaptation to be one successful text to film adaptation. This book delves into the comparison of textual and visual families and follows their similarities and differences.