Studios gorge on young-adult fiction amid success of 'Hunger Games'

This article talks about the frenzy of book buying that studios are involved in after the success 'young-adult' fiction novels like the Twilight series, Harry Potter, and The Hunger Games have seen recently.

"Hunger Games" Poised to Claim "Harry Potter" Franchise Throne

According to this article, the book perfectly translates to the big screen with every scene from the book intact. With the violence, the film earns its PG-13 rating. As for the inner dialogue in the book, it turns into just emotions on Katniss' face in the film.

Overall, the author of this article calls this film "the beginning of a franchise of modern classics".