Katniss 'Anthem': Comparing The Movie And The Book

Why is it that when a book gets it’s own movie that there are several differences between the book and the movie? Some people argue that the book is always better than the movie. There is a reason for this. Firstly, in most book to movie adaptations small details are changed or are just not included. Secondly, the movie often takes short cuts and doesn’t touch on certain aspects that were described in the book. Lastly, when reading a book you are free to make your own subtext and fill in the blanks with your imagination. The movie adaptations of books have always lacked the detail that's in the book, some things are completely cut from the movie to maintain a well paced story, and it fills in the gaps for us making the experience less unique.
Although the book provides great detail, the movie on the other hand lacked this detail. For example in the book Gale was whipped because he was caught poaching. While in the movie he gets punished by tackling a peacekeeper trying to save an innocent old woman. This change would have been made to make Gale look more heroic. Furthermore, as Katniss and Peeta are on their victory tour they see a mockingjay sign in the tunnel on the way to District 11. This was shown in the movie to show how much unrest
For instance, Katniss goes to the woods to her father’s cabin and finds two refugees from District 8 Bonnie and Quill. They explained to Katniss that they are heading to District 13 to join the rebellion, even though everyone knows that District 13 is destroyed. Katniss then tries to go home, however the electricity to the gate was restored and Katniss has to jump over the large fence breaking her foot in the process. The screenwriters most likely left out this scene from the book because they wanted to save the twist that District 13 was still alive. In the movie there is never a photo shoot for Katniss’s wedding and she doesn’t try on any