When its not vital, I hear what I want to hear, and with the HG I remember what I wanted to rember the most. The fighting, the survival, the government oppresion, the resistance, and the PTSD are what were most memorable to me after the books and I forgot all about the love story.
And it allows me to talk about fighting and survival stuff with people that would normally never even think about those things.
The movie promptly reminded me the love story is the prime plot.
Still waiting for the review/test of that sling Arcane.