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Edward and Jacob Who? A New Love Triangle Has Made it’s Way to the Big Screen With a Bang!

Her Campus Placeholder Avatar Allie Doheny
Her Campus Placeholder Avatar Erica Markle
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Suffolk chapter.

That’s right Twilight, move on over, The Hunger Games is here, and it’s kicking some serious vampire a**!
 
The movie opened this past weekend and managed to rake in a womping $155 million! That’s the third largest premiere ever in terms of revenue, falling just behind Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 ($169.2 million) and Batman: The Dark Knight ($158.4 million). And let’s not forget that both of those were sequel films from well-established franchises. The Hunger Games took in more than twice as much as the first Twilight during opening weekend ($69.6 million).
 
So all in all, we say not too shabby for a movie based off a book about a post apocalyptic death match, with an intended reading level of 6th grade. Looks like the odds were ever in your favor.
 
Although The Hunger Games has no blood-sucking, sparkling vampires, or talking, short-tempered werewolves, we cant help but feel a little déjà vu when Katniss, the main character, finds herself stuck in the middle of a nasty (although we might say sultry) love triangle. She is the apple of not one, but two sets of eyes.

 

There is Gale Hawthorne, Katniss’s long time best friend from District 12, who is played by the truly irresistible, Liam Hemsworth. The two hunt together daily, provide for their families, tell each other nearly everything, and even have an unfinished plan to run away from District 12 and live in the woods together.
 
And then of course there is Peeta Mellark, played by the ever so charming, Josh Hutcherson. Peeta is the boy tribute from District 12, who confesses his love for Katniss to attract the Gamemakers. Turns out his confession wasn’t far from the truth; he has been in love with Katniss (from afar) since they were kids. The two form an unforgettable bond in the arena, and survive only for each other.
 

And so we find our selves at a crossroads yet again. Team Gale or Team Peeta? 

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Originally from Connecticut, Erica attends Suffolk University in Boston, Massachusetts. She is a senior, majoring in public relations, and minoring in marketing. She founded Suffolk's chapter of Her Campus along with co-Campus Correspondent, Mackenzie Newcomb. has interned at a few start-up companies including Quincy Apparel and Good to Go Organics. She was also a public relations intern at Regan Communications Group, and is currently the advertising/marketing intern at The Improper Bostonian Magazine. Erica also works on Newbury Street at Jack Wills University Outfitters, a British clothing company that is expanding across America. She is very interested in the world of fashion, and hopes to make it big doing marketing/PR for a fashion magazine or as a publicist in New York City or LA upon graduation. In her free time, she enjoys shopping, hanging out with friends, going to the beach, reading, writing, and dancing.