In my mind’s eye, Rue was black (the book implied it) so she didn’t surprise me in the movie. Cinna, however, I imagined as white due to his “green eyes”. But no big deal, because Lenny Kravitz played him to perfection. I can’t imagine anyone getting that part so right.
I absolutely agree that Lenny Kravitz played Cinna to perfection. (I like his music also) I easily could have missed the clues to Rue’s ethnicity.... I remember keying in on Katniss saying how much she reminded her of Prim, which, to me, included a physical resemblance.... I guess this is why reading the book is always better than seeing the movie....we write the images of the script in our heads as we read....