Money is power in the U.S. and as such society is controlled by the powerful. Shall a film maker (writer, director, or producer) want their film to be a box office success the film must be created by the normative standards that have been set by those controlling the industry. Typically those regulating the media are the banks and a number of media companies (Horne, 2001; Mantsios, 2013). The Hunger Games (2012), directed by Gary Ross, is no different in the way that it lures the audience to anticipate and praise the film but lacks to extrapolate the subtle message of class inequality to its audience. Additionally the film fails at thoroughly considering class division and challenging race relations and hints subtly, but significantly, at racial inequality. The Hunger Games film, based on the books written by Suzanne Collins, has received much praise from adolescents and adults alike. Having never watched or had interest in the film I became more and more curious as to what the film is about and the type of message ascribed. People expressed their anticipation and excitement for the release of the film. Most of the eagerness indicated was due having read the books, – which are designed for tweens, adolescents, and young adults despite all of the gore being referenced, – wanting to see Katniss in action and others bought into the hype created by the media (“Anticipation builds…,” 2012, “Movie Anticipation…,” 2012). Other websites referenced anticipating the film because the lead character’s strength, caregiver qualities and warrior qualities could be a role model for young girls. In addition, Katniss was praised for being a caregiver to her family and served as a savior for taking her young sister’s place in the game (Brewster, 20... ... middle of paper ... ...s update]. Retrieved from https://www.facebook.com/TheHungerGames/posts/260741440679246 Mantsios, G. (2013). Media magic: Making class invisible. In M. L. Andersen & P. H. Collins (Eds.), Race, class and gender: An anthology (pp.386-393). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth. Movie Anticipation: The Hunger Games (2012, January 26). [Web log message]. Retrieved from http://www.ieatwords.com/2012/01/movie-anticipation-hunger-games.html Ross, G. (Director). (2012). The Hunger Games. [Motion Picture]. United States, Color Force/Lionsgate. “The Hunger Games Reviews & Ratings - IMDb.” (2012, April 29). [Review of the film The Hunger Games]. The Internet Movie Database. Retrieved from http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1392170/reviews?start=70 Yosso, T. (2002). Critical race media literacy: Challenging deficit discourse about Chicanas/os. Journal of Popular Film and Television, 30(1), 52-62.
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The Hunger Games was a good movie when it came out. This movie refers to a dystopia world in which there are 12 districts and a capitol who rules with an iron fist, in which the districts must provide a tribute to fight in an annual Hunger Game as a punishment for a past rebellion. Katniss Everdeen is a hunter from the 12th district, which Gale, her friend gives her tips on hunting. One day her sister, Primrose Everdeen, is chosen for the Hunger Games, and in order to save her, she volunteers instead to serve in the Games along with Peeta Mellark. During a TV interview, Peeta confesses her love for Katniss Everdeen, which causes the enragement of the latter; however, she later forgives him as he explains to her that it was only to gain sponsors. During the Hunger Games, she did not receive a lot of supplies except some medicine to cure a wound, but Districts 1 and 2 almost won the Game due to their training, and amount of supplies which Katniss destroys but cannot recover any of them. The Hunger Games was one of the best movies I ever watched because it has a little bit of everything and it captures the real-life survival game that we live on a daily basis.
The Hunger Games movie review provides a well rounded and for the most part complete overview of the story that is effect towards its audience. The work applies to an audience that is both young and old. To be completely honest the review can and does appeal to individuals of all ages. Considering that this particular review was written in Rolling Stone magazine though raises the possibility that it was aimed toward a younger audience, but that could be generalizing to much.
Released in 2012, The Hunger Games is an adventure science-fiction movie by Gary Ross starring critically-acclaimed actors Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, and Liam Hemsworth. It is the first installment of a four-movie series based on the novel trilogy The Hunger Games written by Suzanne Collins (“The Hunger Games”). The movie tells the story of Katniss Everdeen, a 16-year-old citizen of Panem’s District 12, who volunteers to take her younger sister’s place in the 74th Hunger Games, a televised competition where one boy and one girl of each of the twelve districts of the nation of Panem are randomly chosen as tributes to fight each other to death. Broadcasted throughout the whole nation, the annual Hunger Games serve as
According to Poverty & Prejudice: Media and Race, co-authored by Yurii Horton, Raagen Price, and Eric Brown, the media sets the tone for the morals, values and images of our culture. Many whites in American society, some of whom have never encoun...
In a not-too-distant, some 74 years, into the future the United States of America has collapsed, weakened by drought, fire, famine, and war, to be replaced by Panem, a country divided into the Capitol and 13 districts. Each year, two young representatives from each district are selected by lottery to participate in The Hunger Games; these children are referred to as tributes (Collins, 2008). The Games are meant to be viewed as entertainment, but every citizen knows their purpose, as brutal intimidation of the subjugated districts. The televised games are broadcasted throughout Panem as the 24 participants are forced to eradicate their competitors, literally, with all citizens required to watch. The main character throughout the series is a 16-year-old girl from District 12 named Katniss Everdeen.
In The Hunger Games, the Game itself skews the perception of reality; it is portrayed as an entertainment TV show, although it is a thinly disguised agony and a blatant violation of human rights. The deception also continues at the individual level. As the tributes were forced to play the Game in extreme conditions, they dissociated from the reality. They acclimated to the violence and became numb, slowly losing the sense of morality. Being conscious of the camera, they also disconnected from their true feelings and pretended to be fine when they were actually on the verge of nervous breakdown. This was the version of reality suitable to be broadcasted.
In a political cartoon that is displaying a message for Americans needing a reality check, Dave Granlund juxtaposes the playing of The Hunger Games film against the starving, homeless people who are in need. Through his juxtaposition, Granlund suggests that the Americans are more prone to satisfy their own needs before helping the poor and hungry Americans who are looking for help.
When the film shows the Capital attendees viewing the Hunger Games, all of them have colorful makeup all over their face and are dressed in bright vivid outfits that resemble an exaggeration of the clothes worn at a Kentucky derby. When Katniss partakes in the events preceding the kick off of the Games, she has her body waxed, eye lashes plucked, and is hosed down to look beautiful enough to be in front of a screen. Although Katniss can be pampered and dressed to fit in with the Capital, she also has to be charismatic and play up to the cameras and audience in order to be endorsed by sponsors. These sponsors will pay mass sums of money to provide tributes that they like, the survival resources they may need. Katniss’ fatal flaw however, is that she in an introvert who has a hard time connecting with people. She already has a tough time making acquaintance with singular people such as Haymitch, her assigned mentor, who flat
The novel Anthem by Ayn Rand and the movie The Hunger Games directed by Francis Lawrence and Gary Ross are popular among teens because they can relate to them by the high expectations put upon them. In a dystopian novel or movie, there is a dystopian protagonist. A dystopian protagonist is someone who often feels trapped, struggles to escape, questions existing systems, believes or feels as if something is wrong in the place they live in, and then helps the audience realize the effects of dystopian worlds. These are both good examples because it takes us on a walk through the protagonist's life and only then do we see what dystopian really is.
Rea, Steven Rea. “The Hunger Games: A fantasy film reflecting reality”. Inquirer Movie Critic. http://articles.philly.com/2012-03-18/news/31207613_1_hunger-games-katniss-everdeen-suzanne-collins-book. March 18, 2012. Web. May 04, 2012.
Have you ever watched a great dystopian action film that will leave you hanging from your seat? Well, lots of people love a good action film, even if it is corny or cheesy. Most people watch action films involving lots of action, high tech special effects, and sometimes even cheesy romance scenes. Viewers now a days have also been attracted to dystopian themed movies. For example, The Hunger Games is a profound film that greatly fits that description. This is a post-apocalyptic movie set that will leave the audience 's hanging out of their seats. From start to finish, the audience eyes will never leave the movie screen. From the amount of special effects, it would make the audience think it could almost be realistic. The Hunger Games will leave viewers wanting more, and anxiously waiting for the next film to come out. This trilogy
The pervasiveness of media in the recent years has brought about serious discussion regarding media representations of various groups. Media representations deal with constructions of generalizations about a particular reality (“CI5472 Teaching Film, Television, and Media”, para.4). These cover gender, sexuality, social class, and many other categories.
What is Recontextualization? Recontextualization is to change the form of an original textual artifact into a different form. For example, the series of the Hunger Games was first written in the form of books, then the stories that were first presented in the books were recontextualized into videos that were put together to make a movie. In this case the theme stayed the same, the new form of the Hunger Games is a movie, which has sound effects, picture, sound, and some scenes were different in the movie. The meaning of the original form will possibly change depending on the new form, and the interpretive community it is presented in. These points will be explored more in depth as the poem
What causes a nation to become corrupt and evil? In her novel, The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins portrays a country called Panem, through the eyes and voice of 16 year-old Katniss Everdeen. Through the course of this literary work, readers are shown a society that seems to have reached a pinnacle of cruelty and greed. Panem is characterized by a government that does not honor God and His laws. Similar to God’s absence in Panem, the United States as a culture has purposefully and forcefully attempted to remove God from a place of preeminence. This Godlessness is the cause of disastrous consequences to both societies, including an obsession with self-gratification and a desensitization to gratuitous violence.