The Hunger Games Review: Where Can I Watch This ‘Dystopian Thriller’?

The Hunger Games Review: Instead of being stylish and lavish; The Hunger Games presents a dystopian thriller world in a way that a mature filmmaker would- there are incidents of poor; starving, and oppressed people with vacant eyes and muscles bulging out; eating bird marbled beef on fire like scavengers whilst monumentally rich adversary class (from what they call a City) is shown as if seen through the eyes of the protagonist- bizarre; unfathomable; almost alien-like (the costume and make-up choices for these citizens further underline their other-worldliness)

“The Hunger Games,” like many science-fiction books, depicts a future that we are asked to understand as a lesson for the present.

Following the annihilation of North America's existing nations by disaster, Panem emerges from the wreckage.

It is dominated by a big, opulent Capitol that was inspired by the covers of innumerable science fiction publications, and it is encircled by 12 “districts” that are impotent satellites.

The Hunger Games Cast

The Capitol's governing class, in contrast to these robust young people, are effete decadents.

Effie Trinket (Elizabeth Banks) emcees the annual tributes drawing, and the nation learns about the finalists on a talk show hosted by Caesar Flickerman (Stanley Tucci), who speculates on what Donald Trump might do with his hair if he had enough of it.

Seneca (Wes Bentley), the game maker in charge, wears a beard so oddly styled that Satan would be envious.

The president (Donald Sutherland), a wise graybeard with deep insights, is at the apex of society.

Sutherland has compared the younger generation with communists and Occupiers in interviews.

The Capitol's senior citizens are undoubtedly a right-wing aristocracy.

My conservative acquaintances, on the other hand, associate young people with the Tea Party and old people with decadent Elitists.

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Like many parables, “The Hunger Games” will reveal to you exactly what you're looking for.

The Hunger Games Plot

The Capitol of Panem, in what was once North America, keeps its hold on its 12 districts by compelling them to choose a boy and a girl, known as Tributes, to compete in a nationally broadcast event known as the Hunger Games.

Every person must keep an eye on the adolescents as they fight to the death until only one is left.

Tribute to District 12 In a world where she must choose between survival and love, Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) has little to rely on save her hunting skills and sharp senses.

“The Hunger Games” is entertaining, and Jennifer Lawrence in the lead role is strong and convincing.

But, in comparison to the dystopias in “Gattaca” and “The Truman Show,” the film skips over apparent problems and overlooks the opportunity sci-fi affords for social criticism.

Director Gary Ross and his writers (including Suzanne Collins, the series' author) believe that their target audience wants to witness a lot of hunting and survival sequences and has no interest in hearing about how a harsh class system is exploiting them.

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Perhaps they are correct. However, as it navigated the fringes of its moral difficulties, I thought the film to be too long and deliberate.