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Mar 20, 2012 · “The Hunger Games” is an effective entertainment, and Jennifer Lawrence is strong and convincing in the central role. But the film leapfrogs obvious questions in its path, and avoids the opportunities sci-fi provides for social criticism; compare its world with the dystopias in “Gattaca” or “The Truman Show.”
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In what was once North America, the Capitol of Panem maintains its hold on its 12 districts by forcing them each to select a boy and a girl, called Tributes, to compete in a nationally televised ...
Mar 15, 2012 · A speculative fiction piece about a 16-year-old expert hunter who becomes one of 24 teenagers to compete in an annual televised combat spectacle from which only one will emerge alive, Collins’ tale...
Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Elisa Guimarães Collider. What sets The Hunger Games apart is its bleak world-building and materialist system of oppression, which adds depth and...
Strong female lead in violent, thought-provoking adaptation. Read Common Sense Media's The Hunger Games review, age rating, and parents guide.
Mar 17, 2012 · In the world the book and film are set, The Hunger Games are a televised show, and as Katniss and Peeta's mentor, Haymitch (a perfectly cast Woody Harrelson, who captures the right mix of...
Making a successful Hunger Games movie out of Suzanne Collins' novel required casting the best possible performer as Katniss, and in Jennifer Lawrence director Gary Ross and company have hit the bull's-eye, so to speak. Read More.
