The Hunger Games

“The Hunger Games” started as a book trilogy written by Suzanne Collins and caught fire in 2012 when the first movie adaptation was released and quickly became a box office smash. “The Hunger Games” film franchise has grossed over one billion dollars throughout four films and has just recently concluded with the final entry. Although the films have clearly been wildly successful in terms of revenue, one of the major conflicts that first had to be resolved when producing “The Hunger Games” movie…

but thinking more deeply about The Hunger Games, the idea does not seem so far-fetched. Although the morphed idea of society in this movie seems beyond unrealistic, some things tend to be more related to our world than people may think. Every day, people talk about the struggles of our country and the way we function as a whole. People worry about our future after looking at our countries issues, especially about our power and control laws. Through The Hunger Games movie directed by Gary Ross…

Hardship, Humanity and The Hunger Games Set almost a century in the future, The Hunger Games, published in 2008 by Suzanne Collins, follows narrator and protagonist Katniss Everdeen in the oppressive, dystopian society of Panem. The annual Hunger Games, a competition in which twenty-four teenagers are forced into an arena to murder each other, is televised as entertainment to each of the twelve districts and the Capitol and is finally completed when a single victor remains alive. The…

the Hunger Games Katniss goes on a hero’s journey that changes Panem forever. In the book the Hunger Games the hero is Katniss Everdeen. She lives in District 12 of a country named Panem. Every year in Panem an event called the Hunger Games is held. In this event two kids 12 to 18 are chosen from every district to fight to the death. This year Katniss’ sister Prim has been chosen. Rather than send her sister to her death she chooses to volunteer. This means Katniss will be going to the games…

The 2012 film The Hunger Games , directed by Gary Ross, provides a complex and relevant commentary on contemporary social issues. The film is based on the 2008 novel of the same name written by Suzanne Collins and centres around a young girl trying to survive in a dystopian society. This is complicated by the annual event of “the hunger games”, where children must fight to the death in order to return home. The film examines ways in which the upper class are oblivious or at least choose to…

Maturity and Growth The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is a bildungsroman. It is a bildungsroman because it really shows how the protagonist, Katniss Everdeen, grows into the person she becomes at the end of the book. Katniss is a teenage girl, that is very mature and strong for her age, who goes through experiences that changes her perception of the “real world”. Katniss was once an outspoken girl but soon learns that in order to survive she would have to hold her tongue. She picks up the…

“You must be willing to sacrifice your whole life to survive.” (Kenneth Waters Jr.) Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games (2008) follows the story of an unselfish girl, Katniss, as she struggles to survive in District 12 coupled with all the advantages that go with it. Throughout the novel Katniss must sacrifice to keep herself and the ones she loves alive. As Waters stated, the sacrifice of your whole life to survive is essential. Sacrifice that leads to survival above all else is the notion…

The hunger games is a great example the the hero's journey. The call to adventure - As the movie begins, We see Katniss Everdeen living in an ordinary world with her mother and sister. Later on during the reaping, two people , a boy and a girl,are chosen to participate in the hunger games. Katniss’s sister Prim is chosen but Katniss volunteer to go in her place instead. Meeting the mentor -Katniss meets her mentor Haymitch, who was the winner of the previous hunger games, He helps katniss…

again. Not from some illness of body or mind, not from spoiled food (Collins, 2009).” Throughout the series of “The Hunger Games,” Collins portrays the hunger and struggles of the people in the districts while the Capitols dictates and enjoy. The games area known as arena also becomes a historical sites after games for the Capitol residents to visit for vacation to “rewatch the games, tour the catacombs and visit the sites where the deaths took place” (Collins,…

in existence. Yet out of all of those, there is one, in my opinion, that is superior to all of them— The Hunger Games. The Hunger Games is the best movie ever because of its action filled plot, highly-developed characters, and its ability to take the box office by storm. The first reason why I chose this movie as the greatest, was because of its action packed plot. The plot in The Hunger Games is riveting, fast-paced, and keeps you on the edge of your seat. A great moment that really pulls you…