While I haven’t read The Hunger Games’ books I just went to
the movie opening night and then love it so much I went again later that day. After
seeing the movie I am psyched about getting the books and seeing what happens
next. A great website that includes information on the movie and books as well
as fun trivia games is http://www.thehungergames.co.uk/home and also http://www.thehungergamesmovie.com/.
The author of The Hunger Games Trilogy is Suzanne Collins. The
series is set in the near future where people are separated into twelve
divisions based on their careers. One male and one female from each of the
twelve divisions is required to be offered up as tribune and forced to fight to
the death in The Hunger Games TV show. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdee, from
division twelve, volunteers after her little sister’s name was called at The
Reaping. Katniss and Peeta are forced to represent their division and are sent
off to the capital where they will be trained for the fight that will likely be
the end of their lives.
The reason why I really enjoyed this movie was because it
shows a world in which television has evolved beyond just reality shows about
drama and gossip to watching real children fight to the death. This may seem
totally barbaric to us today but if you think about it, it’s not that far off. People
already watch rough and tumble games, such as football, soccer, etc. Also,
reality shows like Survival where people are sent to an Island to survive and
compete are especially popular today.
If you are interested in reading this series select the books below to order them now from Amazon.
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