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Sunshyne4u
Member
06-16-2003
| Saturday, April 28, 2012 - 10:53 pm 
ya but do you have the same haircut as high school??
its funny how some people just never change after their graduation.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Sunday, April 29, 2012 - 8:13 am
One of my fave all-time books is called IS THERE LIFE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL by Ralph Keyes. I cannot recommend this enough! Chock full of celeb stories and pix from their high school days. Talks about if they were jocks or geeks, etc. There was even a short-lived Broadway production based on it.
http://www.amazon.com/There-Life-After-High-School/dp/B000RLMXO8
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Boberg
Member
10-04-2002
| Monday, April 30, 2012 - 3:11 pm
Question: what is it about this movie that makes it more than children being forced to fight for their right to live?
I have not seen it because that is my opinion of what the movie is about (just from watching trailers) and therefore does not appeal to me...BUT...
Many of you have said it is so much more....I am intriqued....can you expound on how it is more? So many people have really liked this movie.
THanks!
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Rissa
Member
03-19-2006
| Monday, April 30, 2012 - 3:21 pm
Boberg, I have not read the books so this is just based on the movie.
There is one central gov't which enjoys a lavish, self-indulged lifestyle thanks to the back-breaking labours of 13 districts. Some are farming communities, some mining but all work for the benefit of the ruling group. Many years earlier there was a mass rebellion, an attempt to take over the govt. The attempt failed and as punishment it was decreed that each district would have to sacrifice two teenagers each year for these so-called Hunger Games. It is the ultimate display of just how far the govt will go to keep control and how little the govt values their lives. District 13 made an attempt to hide their children (or somehow circumvent the games, detailed in book not movie) and the entire district was wiped out of existence. The game immediately following that attempted rebellion is where the movie begins.
ETA: I had posted this before, it's my thought on the point of the games:
They are the ultimate punishment for those who dared to challenge the gov't. Watching their own children have to fight/die is a deterrent to ever trying it (uprising)again. The 'cheating' is just one more way to flaunt their ultimate control or to highlight the districts utter lack of any control. Even those who try to prepare their children with years of training and dehumanizing are (in the end) at the whim of the powers that be. Whether your children live/die really is just a game to us so be aware, stay in line.
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Pippin04
Member
10-26-2007
| Monday, April 30, 2012 - 5:53 pm
Boberg it is about oppression and rebellion and human nature. There is so much to read into the books. It is really a great story and goes so far beyond the children fighting.
It is funny because several years ago there was a japanese manga and film called Battle Royal with the same premise. But this was really overly violent, and it focused on the kids fighting. Hunger games goes far beyond that. try the books and see how good they are.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Monday, April 30, 2012 - 8:55 pm
One of the things that impressed me about the Hunger Games was the world building. So many science fiction books are weighed down with the author going into endless narrative about the world in which the characters live. With the Hunger Games I felt that she accomplished this in an effortless natural way that integrated the world building into the story. She is a very efficient writer.
Another thing that I liked is the main character is a young woman. I find it amazing but this is the only top box office action movie ever made where the main character is female.
One of the only things that I dislike about the books in this series (I've only read the first two so far) is I wish that the books were longer. I was always disappointed when they ended too soon. But maybe that is a sign of good writing. Leaving the reader wanting more.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Tuesday, May 01, 2012 - 7:05 am
Rissa, the only correction I would make is that the rebellion happened many years ago...so this has now become part of their culture. A hated part for the districts but a part nonetheless...and a commentary on how differently the people in the districts view the games and the people in the Capital view the games.
I highly recommend reading the books. They give a lot of insight into the motivations of the characters that the movie just simply can't.
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Rissa
Member
03-19-2006
| Tuesday, May 01, 2012 - 7:10 am
The original rebellion that started the hunger games Roxip? Or the one that caused district 13 to be destroyed? My understanding (from half listening - OK, quarter listening - to dd's rambling) is that the original rebellion was about 75 yrs prior. I have no idea why I thought the district 13 uprising was just the year before. How long ago was that one?
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Rissa
Member
03-19-2006
| Tuesday, May 01, 2012 - 2:28 pm
Never mind Roxip. My dd explained it to her old lady. lol There was only one rebellion. Got it now. 
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Tuesday, May 01, 2012 - 3:08 pm
So far...I have to have my 15-year old "explain" things to me quite often...or at least she thinks she has to explain things to me...it is usually accompanied by eye-rolling.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, May 01, 2012 - 8:33 pm
And sighing in exasparation, don't forget the sighing, Roxip! Once in a while you get to hear, Mom! in that one tone of voice, but ya always get the eye rolling and sighing.
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Dlkuhn4
Member
07-14-2002
| Friday, May 04, 2012 - 12:06 am
I have read the books and understood the movie completely but they should of explained more but I understand why they can't. My kids have not read the books and they did not enjoy the movie as much because they did not understand everything going on because of not reading the book. They said it was just ok.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Friday, May 04, 2012 - 4:35 am
Dlk, are your kids interested in reading the books? My friend hadn't read the books prior to seeing the film with me, but afterwards she couldn't get her hands on the books fast enough. She's just finished them, and has a much clearer understanding of the story. And wants to see the film again.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Friday, May 04, 2012 - 5:29 am
Love teenagers! Have to or they wouldn't survive...lol.
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Sunday, July 22, 2012 - 12:28 pm
HaHa Rox!
I have now read all three books (couldn't get my hands on books 2 and 3 fast enough after finishing Hunger Games), and I can't wait to see the movie again. And to see the next 3 movies.
I thought the movie was really good (saw it before I read the books) but I thought the book was better. I actually like the movie more now that I read the book. I wonder what my opinion will be after I see the movie again.
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Supergranny
Member
02-03-2005
| Saturday, August 04, 2012 - 10:33 pm
Costco has Hunger Games DVD coming on August 18th. I am betting they get lots of sales on this one...everyone wants to see it again!
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Heckagirl631
Member
09-08-2010
| Sunday, August 12, 2012 - 3:47 pm
I finally saw the movie yesterday. I thought it was good. My hubby, who has not read the book, could not get into it.
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Redpen
Member
07-24-2003
| Saturday, August 18, 2012 - 1:51 am
My DVD didn't arrive yet, but Amazon put a digital copy in my video library, and I just finished watching it. This was my second time seeing it and I caught a few things I had missed.
Jimmer, I thought Ripley was the lead hero in the Alien series, right? But the character was originally written as a man.
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Mizinvanccouver
Member
02-21-2003
| Saturday, August 18, 2012 - 7:22 am
I haven't seen the movie yet but just finished reading; Hunger Games, Catching Fire and I'm about halfway through Mockingbird, the last book all in the past 3 weeks. Really have a hard time putting these books down. Once I'm finished, I will watch the movie.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Saturday, August 18, 2012 - 9:03 am
Good point about Ripley in the Alien movies. Also I would have thought that the Lara Croft movies were big.
With respect to The Hunger Games I really enjoyed both the book and the movie.
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Saturday, August 18, 2012 - 12:03 pm
9.87654321/10
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Sheilaree
Member
07-19-2002
| Saturday, August 18, 2012 - 3:40 pm
Love how you rate your movies when you seen them Ketchuplover. What about Timothy Green have you seen that yet?
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Lycanthrope
Member
09-19-2002
| Saturday, August 18, 2012 - 6:48 pm
Dang, I was surprised how much I liked the movie. I read the books and loved them, but was dubious about the transfer to movie, but I just watched on Amazon, and I loved it. Can't wait for the next two.
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Sunday, August 19, 2012 - 5:44 am
I shall not be seeing Mr.Green Another movie that I won't see but is getting good reviews is "Beasts of the Southern Wild"
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Sheilaree
Member
07-19-2002
| Sunday, August 19, 2012 - 6:00 am
How come you won't see it
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