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Film · 2012
The Hunger Games
In a totalitarian future, sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen volunteers in place of her younger sister to compete in a televised annual death match forced upon twelve subjugated districts.
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Great story and great characters just the camerawork at some points was very rapid and lots of quick cuts and made it hard to see what’s happening, but overall a great film
Josh Leyland on Letterboxd The Hunger Games is simply a work of art. The way the story represents a system defined by inequality, control, and population manipulation is staggering. The most compelling aspect is realizing that, beneath all the action and sci-fi, lie powerful social critiques that remain entirely relevant. It is so much more than a survival movie: it is a story about power, resistance, and how far a system will go to maintain control.
arthurvinic on Letterboxd The Hunger Games is a very enjoyable futurist adventure, presented with a compelling, beady-eyed intensity. The worry now is that with big-screen versions of the next books in Suzanne Collins’s series coming down the line, the impact will be lessened, and it will become a Twilightish soap. Already there is a hint of a Team-Jacob-vs-Team-Edward conflict as Katniss may have her eye on another hunk, Gale (Liam Hemsworth). For the time being, however, this is supremely effective entertainment.
Peter Bradshaw on The Guardian
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