Hunger Games Documentary

“The Hunger Games” depicts world in which adults serve as game makers pitting teenagers against each other to fight for their survival and Frontline documentary “Generation Like” suggests that the world of social media operates in a similar manner. The Hunger Games story line, shows a super-fan of “The Hunger Games” franchise. This girl explains that she participates in all sorts of Hunger Games related competitions and challenges for “badges” on a hunger games fan website. She is obsessed with the idea of being recognized as “the biggest fan” and desperate for even the smallest bit of attention from anyone with an close connection to the film. She recalls a time when a “ famous Hunger Games fan twitter” re-tweeted her after which she gained over 50 followers. Her increase in followers goes to show that this girl, who appears to be completely hypnotized by “The Hunger Games”, is not alone. Thousands of teens participate in the Hunger Games competitions and challenges which ultimately involve sharing things on their social media accounts and consequently giving someone in Hollywood access to the information they have shared on their social media accounts. Gaining access to the social media accounts allows marketers to know their target audience on an …show more content…
Doug Rushkoff, the films narrator, emphasizes that popularity has become a fight to the death and that fight is marked by “likes”. An actual quote from “The Hunger Games” reads: “Do you really want to know how to stay alive? Get people to like you.” This extreme need for likes and popularity is best displayed by the story of Dani Diaz. Dani Diaz is obsessed with fame. So is her mother who states that she takes pictures of Dani for Instagram and knows that the fully body shots get the most likes. Her and her mother are both so attracted to the idea of fame they are willing to do it by posting pictures of 13 year old Dani in a