The Hunger Games Review and Critique
The Hunger Games is a fantasy adventure love story about a young girl from a poor district who volunteers to take her sister place to fight to the death in the 74th Annual …show more content…
This film incorporated dialogue, music and sound effects to contribute to the drama and intensity in the film. The score music used in the district was appropriate for each scene. Some scenes had faint and somber sounds that informed the audience that they were watching an emotional scene. This particular type of score music was used in the scenes with Katniss and her sister and mother. More upbeat score music was used throughout the games. This music intensifies the scene and gives the audience a feeling of being in battle. Dialogue is primarily used in scenes with Katniss. The camera focuses on Katniss and the character she is speaking to. In these scenes score music is low but complimentary to the scene. In this case dialogue is used to help the audience relate to Katniss. Her words and voice allows the audience to have a better understanding of what she is experiencing in that particular scene. There is also a great deal of sound effects used throughout the movie. There are noises of animals and insects and the sound of wind blowing between the leaves of the trees in the forest. This is used to provide a realistic and natural feel as if it were a real forest. It also helps the audience to relate to what the tribunes see, hear and feel while being in the forest. The movie’s soundtrack includes many songs from young and popular artists such as Taylor Swift. Many younger viewers were able to relate to …show more content…
The film provides escapism from real world situations, and provides the audience with an action packed film where viewers for a short period of time can experience a persons’ fight for survival. This referential content is relatable and implied various times throughout the film. The film’s explicit content is expressed throughout the film and shown by the repetition of the mantra repeated to the tribunes upon selection and upon starting the games. The quote “welcome to The Hunger Games and may the odds be ever in your favor” is a reminder from the film makers that this is a game to the more elite citizens of this country. There are also visual depictions in the film that reminds the audience that this is a game. An example of this is the tribunes showcasing their skills to gain support and sponsorship. A formalist approach or how the film makers organize the elements to convey their intended meaning is the best avenue to analyzing this
The Hunger Games is a fantasy adventure love story about a young girl from a poor district who volunteers to take her sister place to fight to the death in the 74th Annual …show more content…
This film incorporated dialogue, music and sound effects to contribute to the drama and intensity in the film. The score music used in the district was appropriate for each scene. Some scenes had faint and somber sounds that informed the audience that they were watching an emotional scene. This particular type of score music was used in the scenes with Katniss and her sister and mother. More upbeat score music was used throughout the games. This music intensifies the scene and gives the audience a feeling of being in battle. Dialogue is primarily used in scenes with Katniss. The camera focuses on Katniss and the character she is speaking to. In these scenes score music is low but complimentary to the scene. In this case dialogue is used to help the audience relate to Katniss. Her words and voice allows the audience to have a better understanding of what she is experiencing in that particular scene. There is also a great deal of sound effects used throughout the movie. There are noises of animals and insects and the sound of wind blowing between the leaves of the trees in the forest. This is used to provide a realistic and natural feel as if it were a real forest. It also helps the audience to relate to what the tribunes see, hear and feel while being in the forest. The movie’s soundtrack includes many songs from young and popular artists such as Taylor Swift. Many younger viewers were able to relate to …show more content…
The film provides escapism from real world situations, and provides the audience with an action packed film where viewers for a short period of time can experience a persons’ fight for survival. This referential content is relatable and implied various times throughout the film. The film’s explicit content is expressed throughout the film and shown by the repetition of the mantra repeated to the tribunes upon selection and upon starting the games. The quote “welcome to The Hunger Games and may the odds be ever in your favor” is a reminder from the film makers that this is a game to the more elite citizens of this country. There are also visual depictions in the film that reminds the audience that this is a game. An example of this is the tribunes showcasing their skills to gain support and sponsorship. A formalist approach or how the film makers organize the elements to convey their intended meaning is the best avenue to analyzing this