Set in a future where the Capitol selects a boy and girl from the twelve districts to fight to the death on live television, Katniss Everdeen volunteers to take her younger sister's place for the latest match.
The Hunger Games is A life or death battle with participants chosen from the poor. A bit like Bum fights, but on a grander and more socially acceptable scale. There's a very slow start/build to the film as the characters are introduced and the world is fleshed out and somehow, I feel like there was less drama in the book. The main character is named Katniss Evergreen and after her piss-poor, weakling sister, Primrose.(*eyeroll*) was chosen, she volunteers as we could all see that that little girl would have been very easily slaughtered. She boards a train on route to the games and Woody Goddamn Harrelson makes an appearance! This Dude is in everything lately. He's one of the original survivors of the Hunger Games and the mentor/trainer for her district.
*Sigh* she's so poor that she couldn't afford an actual name. But "A rose by any other name"...I guess...
When she gets there, she runs into Lenny Kravitz! Turns out He's a helpful spirit who tries to help Catnip in her quest to win and be liked/remembered along the way. It's never really explained why he was helping her at all, but As her wardrobe designer, he designs a suit which allows her to wear fire and she instantly becomes a crowd favorite. Once the games begin, the film is presented as a Reality TV program, with the Producers pulling out all the stops to make sure the game is successful and.entertaining. At the Hunger Games, the winner takes all, and last one standing wins.
I wish he'd have redesigned this shit. She looks like a goddamn frosted cupcake.
The Hunger Games is a painfully slow film. I guess I expected more action. Maybe I'd have enjoyed it more, if I read the book, but if the book is anything like the film, I wouldn't have enjoyed that either. I mean, have you ever watched a movie and thought, "How did my life come to this?" All of this setup. Where's the violence? Where's the bloodspray? Then we finally, finally, finally get to the killing. Yet, Because the bulk of the participants were kids, and because the film was PG-13, the film would rather give you motion sickness and seizures than show you the gory details of their deaths.
Confession: I didn't read the book so like the 60's I went in raw. But after sitting through this streaming pile, I'm fighting every urge to tell you all about this movie. But trust me, it isn't even worth spoiling. If you are into the series, you may like it. Shit, there's a chance you might not. It fucking sucked.
Also, fuck this guy's douchebeard.
Out of Ten? 5
Violence? Eventually but obscured
Explosions? 1
Nudity? No
Walter
Day (old guy) was clearly influential in getting the video game culture
off the ground. And if you'd like to learn a bit more about him and
Billy Mitchell, check out Chasing Ghosts another solid documentary. 
