The Hunger Games (2012)
Every year in the ruins of what was once North America, the nation of Panem forces each of its twelve districts to send a teenage boy and girl to compete in the Hunger Games. Part twisted entertainment, part government intimidation tactic, the Hunger Games are a nationally televised event in which “Tributes” must fight with one another until one survivor remains. Pitted against highly-trained Tributes who have prepared for these Games their entire lives, Katniss is forced to rely upon her sharp instincts as well as the mentorship of drunken former victor Haymitch Abernathy. If she’s ever to return home to District 12, Katniss must make impossible choices in the arena that weigh survival against humanity and life against love. The world will be watching.
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one of my absolute favorites!
It is interesting even when nothing much happens, which is for most of its 3-hour running time. Read full review
Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.
Blistering performances.
I am very impressed with The Hunger Games. Of course, I love the book, so I wonder how enjoyable it would be to someone who doesn't know all of the background. The story is compelling and the violence is suitable for the subject matter -- it isn't excessive or gratuitous. Jennifer Lawrence once again proves herself as a talented actor, and the supporting cast is enjoyable to watch, as well. This is a powerful, well-made drama. Please stop associating it with Twilight.
I don't care about the bad reviews, yes it was predictable, but it was fun to watch, really good acting and just felt like you were there. Theese are the kind of movies I like
The Hunger Games has become a household name in pop-cultural life, and this film is an entertaining introduction to a broadly-appealing yet well done dystopia not too far off the brutality of Battle Royale or The Running Man. It's not Twilight (thank Christ for that) and thankfully it's got a better romantic triangle than any of that vampire hogwash had going for it.This series is like a millennial-appealing take on other sci-fi dystopias ranging from George Orwell's 1984 to Aldous Huxley's Brave New World; where those stories explored totalitarianism in more subversive ways this one shows how extreme things can get when violence is thrown into the equation.Considering this came out in 2012 and people are STILL saying whether or not this ripped off Battle Royale I think that those addresses are fair, and that it doesn't suffer from the pre-established derivativeness of something like Divergent (which apparently carbon-copied the story so much the films themselves were distributed by Lionsgate/Summit Entertainment).Anyway, this film is an adaptation of a book that was craving a movie based on it, and it's a good action flick focusing on young men and women trying to survive the worst to-the-death scenario you could possibly imagine.
Uses future dystopian society like a lot of other stories which is a great background to use but changes some things. They select two tributes from twelve districts male and female in between 12 and 18 to fight to the death in and arena due to rebellion against the capitol. Constantly entertaining with action. I understand making the movie PG- 13 since many kids read the book including me who was only 13 when the movie came out. They did a great job at making it PG-13 and keeping it to the story.