Movie reviews for kids hunger games movie#

As I already said, there is a fairly happy ending, but looking at the state of Panem and the world–there has been war after war, there’s no clear idea that the totalitarian government hasn’t just been replaced by another under the guise of democracy, children are killed, and a “compromise” to prevent more death is to send the Capitol’s children to fight to the death once more. Katniss acknowledges it, noting that it could be better to allow some less sadistic species take over. So what do I take from the Hunger Games trilogy? I readily admit my worldview does permeate my thought, and the main thing I took from the trilogy is the sinful condition of humanity. The trilogy ends on a happy note, but the overall scheme is one which forces the reader to reflect. Perhaps that was Suzanne Collins’ point, however. It is real, and one can’t help but be drawn into it while simultaneously feeling repulsed. On such a view, her utterance of “for Prim” is ironic, and indeed may have been intended to show Haymitch what Katkniss was planning. This gains credence when one considers that she says “for Prim”–even though she knew it was not Capitol people, but rather Coin, who killed Prim. One reader gave me an interest comment on this–that it seems Katniss’ vote for the Hunger Games was, in fact, a ruse to lure Coin into the open so she could take her down. It is unclear that these Hunger Games ever take place, however, because shortly after making this decision, Coin is killed by Katniss and it’s uncertain as to whether an announcement is ever made. And Katniss seemed to realize that, but voted yes anyway. But it seems to me they don’t serve a middle ground, just another atrocity. These last Hunger Games were proposed as a solution–a middle ground. Some want to kill everyone in the Capitol, while others think they should just integrate with them in order to help stabilize the population. The vote was, according to her and Coin, a way to avoid losing more life. I’m just honestly confused by this passage and Katniss’ decision. Was it like this then? Seventy-five years ago? Did a group of people sit around and cast their votes on initiating the Hunger Games? Was there dissent? Did someone make a case for mercy that was beaten down by the calls for the deaths of the districts’ children? …All those people I loved, dead, and we are discussing the next Hunger Games in an attempt to avoid wasting life. Consider the following passage in which they are voting on this very issue (p. Now, upon further consideration, I have to agree with the astute reader whose idea I put forward below, but I’ve left my original view untouched here. I’ve been perplexed by Katniss’ decision to vote to hold a Hunger Games for the children of the leaders of the Capitol.

As such, I’ve lengthened this post a bit to take more of this into account. In other words, there are any number of things Christians reflecting on the Hunger Games Trilogy can take away from the series. Ross’s link), a narrative of Christian martyrdom, a critique of poor moral decisions, a horrible look at a nihilistic worldview, and more. For the Christian reflecting on the Hunger Games, one can see it as a commentary on the horrors done to children in our time (Audra Franz below brings up this excellent point), a stunning condemnation of relativistic ethical theories (see A.T. Many people commenting on this post have shared incredible insights. Initially, as I reflected on The Hunger Games Trilogy, I felt that the biggest issue was that there didn’t seem to be a major point to it beyond entertainment. There are spoilers in the reflections section, so readers who don’t want to have anything spoiled should abstain from reading this post and perhaps just read the one linked above. Those who haven’t read the books and aren’t planning to do so can read 3. I’ll first present my reflections, and follow it with a brief note for parents. Finally, I share a few interesting links, including one which I think will be very useful for Christian parents wondering if these are appropriate for their children. Next, I briefly outline some content for parents. This post focuses first on the reflections, and readers who don’t know the plot should read my summary before reading that section. I provide a brief look at things Christians can take from the books, as well as a discussion of the ethical theory one could see in the books.

I’ll give my thoughts on the overall plot and what I take as the meaning in the books, from my own Christian perspective. Everyone has been talking about these books, and for good reason.

Movie reviews for kids hunger games movie#

My thoughts on the movie can be found here. I devoured the entire Hunger Games Trilogy over the course of a few days (see my general, spoiler-free reflections here).