The Hunger Games [2012 film]

by Gary Ross (Director/Screenwriter), Suzanne Collins (Screenwriter), Billy Ray (Screenwriter), Danny Strong (Screenplay)

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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.

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A dystopian government forces teenagers to fight to the death on TV.

I didn't love it, but they did a pretty good job. It's a damn hard book to adapt; a strictly faithful film would be at least three hours long and R-rated. Rather than rushing and forcing everything into the movie Harry Potter style, they chose their priorities and just did what they had time for. What made the cut is plot, a few nice science fiction ideas, and overarching themes of the series. What did not make the cut are most of the character relationships, and any of the trauma. But that's okay; there'll be plenty of time for character development in part 2, and for trauma in part 3.

Concept: A
Story: A
Characters: C
Dialog: B
Pacing: B
Cinematography: D
Special show more effects/design: B
Acting: B
Music: C

Enjoyment: A

GPA: 2.9/4
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Jogos Vorazes é um bestseller inteligente, tenso, nodoso, convincente e levemente satírico. Como ação, como alegoria, a franquia de ficção científica pretendeu bater "the Matrix" e ¨Crepusculo¨. O enorme sucesso fez fortuna graças à escrita, à emoção e à execução, não apenas ao enorme marketing e (na telona) a enorme CGI . É, inclusive,aterrorizante. Mas The Hunger Games é mais notável pelos buracos nos quais não cai do que pelas grandes alturas que porventura atinja. Trata-se de uma elaboração futurista e politizada de The Most Dangerous Game - com mais gravidade . é leitura infanto-juvenil, digamos, para maiores de 12 anos e menores de 32, donde o risco de brilho estilístico foi cuidadosamente eliminado:
May 18, 2026English (UK)
The Hunger Games movie, based on Suzanne Collins' 2008 novel of the same name, is a dystopian science fiction film directed by Gary Ross. Released in 2012, it is the first installment of The Hunger Games film series. The story is set in a post-apocalyptic world in the nation of Panem, where the Capitol exerts control over 12 districts through an annual televised event in which children, called "tributes," fight to the death. As of 2024, due to this incredibly successful book-to-film adaptation, Hollywood is prepared to spend around 500,000 - 1 million dollars in the next sequel installment.
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Jan 15, 2025Portuguese (Brazil)
Lo que en el pasado fueron los Estados Unidos, ahora es una nación llamada Panem: un imponente Capitolio ejerce un control riguroso sobre los doce distritos que lo rodean y que están aislados entre sí. Cada distrito se ve obligado a enviar anualmente un chico y una chica entre los doce y los dieciocho años para que participen en los Hunger Games, que son transmitidos en directo por la televisión. Se trata de una lucha a muerte, en la que sólo puede haber un superviviente. Katniss Everdeen, una joven de dieciséis años, decide sustituir a su hermana en los juegos; pero para ella, que ya ha visto la muerte de cerca, la lucha por la supervivencia es su segunda naturaleza. (FILMAFFINITY)

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Suzanne Collins was born on August 10, 1962. She was born in Hartford, Connecticut and graduated from Indiana University with a double major in Drama and Telecommunications. Collins went on to receive an M.F.A. from New York University in dramatic writing. Since 1991, she has been a writer for children's television shows. She has worked on the show more staffs of several shows including Clarissa Explains it All, The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo, Little Bear and Oswald. She also co-wrote the Rankin/Bass Christmas special, Santa, Baby! and was the head writer for Scholastic Entertainment's Clifford's Puppy Days. Her books include When Charlie McButton Lost Power, The Underland Chronicles, and the Hunger Games Trilogy. Book one of this trilogy, The Hunger Games, became a major motion picture in 2012 with Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence portraying the main character of Katniss Everdeen. Catching Fire, book 2 of the trilogy, became a major motion picture in 2013. Mockingjay - Part One was released as a film in 2014 and Part Two in 2015. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Canonical title
The Hunger Games [2012 film]
Original publication date
2012
People/Characters
Katniss Everdeen
Important events
74th Annual Hunger Games
Related movies
The Hunger Games (2012 | IMDb)
Original language
English
Disambiguation notice
This is the film

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DDC/MDS
791.43Arts & recreationRecreation, sports, and performing artsPublic performancesMotion pictures, radio, television, podcastingMotion pictures
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PN1997.2 .H86Language and LiteratureLiterature (General)Literature (General)DramaMotion picturesPlays, scenarios, etc.

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