book Why didn't The Hunger Games have the legacy Harry Potter & Twilight had?

[Delirious]

It's crazy to think how Ellie Goulding did a soundtrack for all of them + Divergent (except Harry Potter cause there was no soundtrack)

[Diet Pepsi]

1 hour ago, fridayteenage said:

hg: book 1 good

book 2 ok

book 3 bad

book 0 terrible

 

still a phenomenon though

Catching Fire is easily the best though 

 

OT: it just went viral on TikTok after it got put on Netflix something Twilight failed to achieve 

[GipJo]

The delusion that Twilight is bigger than THG. Harry Potter is on its own league but Twilight can't be compared to THG, THG sales better and critically received better, Twilight is trash, both its books and movies.

[cockatoo]

In terms of cultural relevance, Twilight and The Hunger Games are pretty similar I'd say. Both were very of their time like most teen fiction/series

[thatsmydemi]

People still read Twilight? I've never seen anyone outside their fanbase willingly deciding to read the books, unlike The Hunger Games or Harry Potter. 

 

Right now I'd say it's Harry Potter > Hunger Games > Twilight. 

 

Twilight has a loud fanbase online that has embraced the meme that this saga is and plays along with it. That's all. 

Edited April 28, 2023 by thatsmydemi

[Feanor]

Hunger Games went pretty viral on Twitter and especially TikTok recently since the movies were on Netflix again, so I'd say it definitely is on par with Twilight. Harry Potter of course is in its own lane.

[Bacardo Royale]

I mean The Hunger Games books were nowhere as popular as Twilight globally, let alone HP

[fountain]

I get the comparison because they were all phenomenons within a similar demographic around roughly the same time, but they’re each a different genre. Harry Potter is fantasy, Twilight is romance and The Hunger Games is dystopian. They have different appeals and therefore different impact and legacy. While people may not continually fantasise about THG as they do for HP or Twilight (for obvious reasons) it still continues to be referenced in its own right - usually socially and politically - and is currently having a resurgence thanks to the prequel and social media. THG also hasn’t been pushed as much as a franchise in comparison to HP and Twilight which both had more instalments and received spin offs, which THG is only just now pursuing. 

[Just a Gay on ATRL]

I mean I don’t think it’s forgotten either. I don’t think it has as much universal appeal. It’s a bit more dystopian/edgy? You can’t get much more broadly appealing than magic & vampires, lol. HP in particular is once in a lifetime lightning in a bottle kind of success.

[aesthetic bih]

Twilight's legacy is how cringe the  acting was and how teenage girls think the writing and romance is "so deep"

 

Harry Potter's legacy doesn't need any explanation

 

Hunger Games just don't have that "fantasy" factor like Twilight and HP where the reader can "imagine being part of the story"

[Broken]

When the Twilight TV series was announced, ATRLers said that nobody gives a sh*t about Twilight.

 

But now they're saying that Twilight is still relevant, has a legacy, it's bigger than Hunger Games, etc.

 

Edited April 28, 2023 by Broken

[Ampersand13]

I'm biased because I really love The Hunger Games (adore Harry Potter as well and enjoy Twilight) but I do think a part of it had to do with over saturation. Everyone was trying to capitalize on the YA dystopian/fantasy genre in Potter and Twilight's wake. Unfortunately, so many adaptations failed to meet expectations which ultimately tarnished these narratives' appeal.

 

Catching Fire remains an incredible film, I'd argue one of, if not, the best YA adaptations of its time. However, Mockingjay (which was already considered the weakest book in the trilogy), getting split into two films, neither of which were as compelling as their predecessors, compounded by a dying genre wasted any chance the franchise had at enduring. Obviously it still has fans, and I really hope this prequel film can find some success but I'm not counting on it. Will always have a soft spot for The Hunger Games though!

[BrokenMachine]

Stream Lorde's, Taylor's and Birdy's soundtrack of The Hunger Games while you're at it 

 

 

[ZIVERT]

Idk… I work with middle schoolers, and they’re all reading the hunger games and Percy Jackson. This thread seems misinformed

[Starkboy]

Hunger Games hype started dying after movie #2. Harry Potter hype got stronger each release.

[Beyonnaise]

The Hunger Games has always screamed "great concept, meh execution". I don't find Suzanne Collins to be compelling as a writer. With a different author I think it could have rivaled all other YA series but it fell flat. The stories themselves aren't that memorable, and the movies just end up feeling derivative even with a talented lead actor like JLaw.

[Beyonnaise]

15 hours ago, Danny789 said:

Not people saying it’s about quality when ALL the Twilight movies were bad. 

Yeah but Twilight being bad lowkey made it way more memorable nn. Like the actual story of Twilight is so mediocre, but it has style on its side (a memorable aesthetic, memorable actors). JLaw was the star of THG but it doesn't feel like she will forever be defined by it the same way the Twilight and Harry Potter actors will.

 

Rob and Kristen are in massive franchises and critically acclaimed films and to some degree it still feels like they'll never quite outrun their Twilight image.

 

Twilight is iconic. Not good, but iconic. The Hunger Games might be a bit better as a series, but it isn't nearly as memorable.

[EtherealCat]

the star of hunger games was the hunger games, nobody really cared about the rest and thats basically what the last 2 kind of 3 films were all about hence why they declined unlike the other two which got bigger, people actually connected with the world, storyline and characters rather than just the kids fighting

Edited April 28, 2023 by EtherealCat

[ProudLBS]

27 minutes ago, EtherealCat said:

the star of hunger games was the hunger games, nobody really cared about the rest and thats basically what the last 2 kind of 3 films were all about hence why they declined unlike the other two which got bigger, people actually connected with the world, storyline and characters rather than just the kids fighting

yeah after giving more thought into this I realized Harry Potter and Twilight are way more character-driven than the Hunger Games

[Life Savers]

People only ironically stan Twilight.

 

HG books and movies were both received better overall and the recent resurgence shows longevity.

 

HP is and it will always be in its own league.

[WeFoundWill]

So funny to come back to this thread and revisit after the HG renaissance and the recent success of Ballads

 

The best franchise of the 3 for a reason and I stood by that since day 1  

[Feanor]

Well...

[Relampago.]

Okay good thing this thread was bumped cause I was like… huh??

 

The Hunger Games is the late-Millennial/Gen-Z Harry Potter/Twilight. The difference is The Hunger Games is actually good and isn’t tarnished by its creator being bigoted. 

 

It’s always been absolutely massive among my peers, while people think HP stans are cringe and people only ironically stan Twilight so maybe it’s certain ATRLers showing their age idk.

[GraceRandolph]

Mockingflop killed it. The books were never as popular either. 

[Young Volcanoes]

the backfire