14 Film: The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games is a 2012 film written and directed by Gary Ross, based on the books by Suzanne Collins, starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth. Katniss Everdeen takes her sister’s place in The Hunger Games, a televised competiton between citizens of each of the twelve districts of Panem who fight to the death. Panem is located in a post-apocalyptic North America whose land mass has been reduced by rising sea levels. It is generally agreed that the Capitol is in the Rocky Mountains, possibly Colorado, and that the District 12 town where Katniss grew up is somewhere in the Appalachian Mountains, possibly Kentucky or West Virginia. 2 hours 22 minutes
Consider this:
- Do you think “The Hunger Games” is a good title for the games? Why or why not?
- What does The Hunger Games have in common with Shirley Jackson’s story, The Lottery? In what ways are they different?
- What kinds of traditions, practices, laws, etc. might The Hunger Games represent in real life?