Jen has it right though, the symptoms of the Hunger Games were displayed with the battle to the death, but the overall story is about an oppressive government and the dangers of limitless media. Or, as I say in my review, different groups are finding different messages in this film and series.

I enjoyed the film for its ability to draw me into the Panem world, quickly, emotionally and when Rue died everyone in my screening felt it.

But, as I learned not too long ago, stick with what you feel about a film – no matter what your opinion, someone will find a film you found terrible to be their Holy Grail, and vice versa.

Thank you for your feedback and corrections about the movie/book. I failed to mention in my review that I had not read the book prior to seeing this movie. This was one of the reasons why I wanted to see the movie and review it. My point being, without having read the book, the movie to me seemed quite confusing and lacked the definitions of certain aspects, for example the ones you mention in your comments.

Now it may have been me, but watching the movie it wasn’t clear that the winner of the Games won riches for life and food for a year. Therefore, I apologize that I misrepresented the movie.

This review is not to make people upset but rather my personal take on the film.

Once again thank you for correcting me in certain areas; I felt though, that the movie wasn’t clear to the audience, maybe for audiences that haven’t read the book.

This is not true. The winner gets riches for life, and his/her district gets extra food for a year. Also, they get to live.

The story is NOT based on children killing children. It’s about an oppressive government forcing children to kill each other as a punishment for a revolt 74 years ago. No one has a choice, as is made clear by the presence of the Peacekeepers, and Katniss’s words to Gale that if they ran, they’d be caught and their tongues would be cut out or worse. Those servants dressed in red were punished that way for revolting.

The different styles of the filming were deliberate. The people in District 12 are living in poverty. Those in the Capitol are not, because they benefit from the labour of the people of the districts, and they think those people are inferior and exist for their own entertainment.