I did not necessarily take the strict dichotomy of poor = good and rich = bad from the film...
ironclad Send a noteboard - 24/04/2012 08:22:59 AM
...even though it may be implied. I kinda assumed there were decent people in the capital too and douchebags in the poor camps. For me, there wasn't even enough explanation about why the political situation turned out the way it did, though. I'd have no problem with a film taking the poor's side and condemning a decadent elitist state, but at least explain how it got there!
I would have expected more commentary on the media, its role and the public reaction to the games or the deaths of the kids etc. We only got glimpses of that. And more importantly it bothered me that some kids were just sadistic and evil while others were good and chose not to kill. There was potential for more shades of grey here, which I would have found more interesting.
I would have expected more commentary on the media, its role and the public reaction to the games or the deaths of the kids etc. We only got glimpses of that. And more importantly it bothered me that some kids were just sadistic and evil while others were good and chose not to kill. There was potential for more shades of grey here, which I would have found more interesting.
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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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