if she's the only one who didn't really like hunger games.

2012-03-28T19:23:26.000Z

then again, I only saw the movie, and the books probably did it more justice than a 2+ hour film.

2012-03-28T19:23:52.000Z

but... seriously..? what did I miss? :|a

2012-03-28T19:26:33.000Z

no, they're getting quite a few haters

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saber asks

2012-03-28T19:34:36.000Z

the movie? or the book itself?

2012-03-28T19:35:18.000Z

because I... am really not getting the whole "let's have a bunch of kids KILL EACH OTHER" idea... what's there to gain?

2012-03-28T19:37:59.000Z

It's commentary on society, money, power, and social situations.

2012-03-28T19:38:06.000Z

It's not just what it appears. It's a metaphor.

2012-03-28T19:38:34.000Z

We (as young people) are told "if you work hard and fight, you can be rich and happy." So we all but kill ourselves trying for it

2012-03-28T19:38:41.000Z

And are we happy at the end of it, when we've survived it?

2012-03-28T19:38:43.000Z

Maybe not.

2012-03-28T19:39:05.000Z

Anyway--there's more layers to it than that (some more obvious than others), but that strikes me as the thrust of the understood commentary.

2012-03-28T20:01:30.000Z

oh. OH.

2012-03-28T20:02:52.000Z

ok, that metaphor makes the movie a bit easier to swallow

2012-03-28T20:04:04.000Z

Everything is a metaphor

2012-03-28T20:06:47.000Z

haha, the set-children-up-for-a-gladiator-style-fight-off thing was made popular by Battle Royale

2012-03-28T20:06:57.000Z

tho apparently it also showed up before BR

2012-03-28T20:08:28.000Z

but yeah, there's been a recent backlash to the series. It's strange, timing-wise because the books have been out for a while

2012-03-28T20:08:49.000Z

and they met with dominant acclaim as far as the fandom parts I'd been exposed to went.

2012-03-28T20:09:18.000Z

personally, I only read book #1 and disliked it, so I can't say much. XD;