The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games

Posted On: April 5, 2012
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★★★

Director: Gary Ross
Year: 2012

It’s difficult to call this a rip-off of Battle Royale, since it’s based upon a successful book trilogy, but it’s definitely a rip-off. Granted, it’s entertaining and visually, they did a great job capturing the desolate future/bright, cheesy metropolis. It’s so fantastical and the part of the film I enjoyed most was the training and showmanship of the events in the city. The actual Games themselves were better represented in Battle Royale because it demonstrated the Lord of the Flies moment of cliques and groups being created.

But it’s difficult to resist watching one of the highest grossing films of all-time.

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