Thursday, December 5, 2013

The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games (Gary Ross, 2012)
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Rating: Q=7, P=7 / Obsession
Scale 1=3, Scale 2=4, Scale 3=4, Scale 4=3
 
Post-Apocalyptic, Science Fiction, Coming of Age, Survival, Corruption
 
I know, I know... it took me a long time to see this film which was completely my cup of tea. I loved the premise, the symbolism, the many narrative themes. I was immediately reminded of many other stories told about corrupt governments and poverty-stricken people, spying and manipulating systems-- but that's OK. This was also a story about children and how all of the above play out when personalities are still forming. I liked it a lot. And really great soundtrack, too.
 
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