The Hunger Games directed by Gary ross is a dystopian science fiction film set in the nation of Panem, designed from a post apocalyptic North America, Panem consist of a wealthy capital surrounded by 12 less fortunate districts. Each year all districts must involuntarily select 2 tributes randomly, one-girl and one-boy to fight in the annual Hunger Games. As all competitors fight to the death, the Games are aired on live television as an Entertainment to the public. The film is based around the protagonist character Katniss Everdeen. Katniss is the protagonist in the film, the mother figure takes her young sisters place when she is called to be the tribute for district 12. The film is shown as predominantly a dystopian society with a totalitarian
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The hunger games is a dystopian fiction because dystopian society is defined by several characteristics; People are poor, hungry, oppressed and terrorized by higher authority, population also lacks many freedoms such as speech, independence, access to information and so …show more content…
The more the tributes fight to the death in battle with each other the more entertaining the Games become for the spectators (mainly those who live in the Capitol). The Games are the equivalent of a televised sporting, the set of the program is also reminiscent of reality television programs like Big Brother and The Biggest Loser, and several participants compete to win. Katniss refers to past tributes as “players” when speaking about the past Games. When Katniss arrives in The Capital, The audience is introduced to the brutal television program as the hosts celebrate the moment “a tribute becomes a victor”. In many ways, The Hunger Games is a evolution of reality television which craters competitors against each other in humiliating, degrading molding the show for the benefit of viewers. The similarities between The Hunger Games and modern reality television are also evident when the tributes are interviewed before a studio audience. They need the audience to like the tributes and connect with them in order to survive the Games. The program opens with Caesar Flickerman standing in front of enormous screens on a set reminiscent of Big Brother. The camera cranes across the audience revealing a crowd of well dressed, cheering citizens. There are clips showing the tributes taking the stage and being interviewed by
The hunger games is a dystopian fiction because dystopian society is defined by several characteristics; People are poor, hungry, oppressed and terrorized by higher authority, population also lacks many freedoms such as speech, independence, access to information and so …show more content…
The more the tributes fight to the death in battle with each other the more entertaining the Games become for the spectators (mainly those who live in the Capitol). The Games are the equivalent of a televised sporting, the set of the program is also reminiscent of reality television programs like Big Brother and The Biggest Loser, and several participants compete to win. Katniss refers to past tributes as “players” when speaking about the past Games. When Katniss arrives in The Capital, The audience is introduced to the brutal television program as the hosts celebrate the moment “a tribute becomes a victor”. In many ways, The Hunger Games is a evolution of reality television which craters competitors against each other in humiliating, degrading molding the show for the benefit of viewers. The similarities between The Hunger Games and modern reality television are also evident when the tributes are interviewed before a studio audience. They need the audience to like the tributes and connect with them in order to survive the Games. The program opens with Caesar Flickerman standing in front of enormous screens on a set reminiscent of Big Brother. The camera cranes across the audience revealing a crowd of well dressed, cheering citizens. There are clips showing the tributes taking the stage and being interviewed by