I agree with Jens in that the films were made with different audiences in mind. The only basis for comparison is the "throw everyone together and only one survives" plot development which is an oldie but a goodie.
You are absolutely not the target audience for THG, neither am I for that matter though I did enjoy it thoroughly.
You are absolutely not the target audience for THG, neither am I for that matter though I did enjoy it thoroughly.
One should forgive one's enemies, but not before they are hanged. -- Henrich Heine
Hunger Games vs. Battle Royale
- 23/04/2012 02:11:03 AM
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I don't wanna defend HG all that much...
- 23/04/2012 08:44:00 AM
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What issues exactly did Hunger Games not address that it should have?
- 23/04/2012 04:46:34 PM
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Re: What issues exactly did Hunger Games not address that it should have?
- 24/04/2012 05:41:28 AM
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I did not necessarily take the strict dichotomy of poor = good and rich = bad from the film...
- 24/04/2012 08:22:59 AM
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That premise is the equivalent of public domain - it's so unoriginal you can't call plagiarism
- 23/04/2012 03:40:26 PM
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In this case, the suggestion is justified (at least with the books)
- 23/04/2012 06:03:08 PM
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Superiority is not evidence of plagiarism (and arguably more evident of the opposite)
- 23/04/2012 07:15:35 PM
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indeed..think of the suits that could run rampant throughout sci-fi/fantasy if that was the case! 
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- 23/04/2012 09:23:37 PM
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- 23/04/2012 09:23:37 PM
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Is it really fair to compare the two books of BR to the first book of THG alone?
- 23/04/2012 09:22:18 PM
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There's only one BATTLE ROYALE novel.
- 23/04/2012 10:18:27 PM
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AH okay. I couldn't quite understand what you were saying. Thank you for clarifying. *NM*
- 23/04/2012 10:47:48 PM
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Me likey both
- 23/04/2012 09:33:16 PM
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