while the louella/lou lou actresses seem perfectly capable i can’t help but feel incredibly annoyed with the casting directors for completely fumbling the intention that was clear in the book.
black and native american girls go missing all the time in this country and absolutely no one bats an eye. many people simply turn their heads and write it off as normal. to have a character from the poorest section of her district die and for no one to care or even notice except the ones who closest to her could’ve been poignant commentary if not for the casting director’s ignorance. yea sure maybe the clone replacement part doesn’t happen irl but every other aspect happens every single day. girls who are brutally murdered and their lives are deemed unworthy enough to give a damn.
and really, do the actresses have to resemble jennifer lawrence to get the point across that katniss reminds haymitch of louella? like seriously? we already went through this with rue and prim, a character doesn’t have to be the same race or even have identical features to remind one of someone else.
“She has dark brown skin and eyes, but other than that, she’s very like Prim in size and demeanor.” it’s written SO CLEARLY in the book that this shouldn’t even be a conversation anymore. like obviously the hunger games fandom hasn’t changed much in the last 13 years. 😑