The problem with Hunger Games is precisely the fact that it tries to make itself into a political commentary and has pretensions to "deeper meaning", in exactly the same way that the retarded Sean Penn somehow thinks he's making a valuable contribution to the political scene when he goes and shakes hands with dictators.

It makes political statements, without the least modicum of finesse or elegance. It implies that poverty is noble and wealth is evil, that poor people are uniformly honest and good and rich people are uniformly decadent. Economic exploitation is institutionalized and maintained by armed force. The only thing missing is the union organizer or a sign saying "District 12 is the 99%".