tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1735040292604331611.post3872456894896894391..comments2023-10-17T10:25:57.853-04:00Comments on learning my lines. . .: The Hunger Games. . . The Movie. . .Walt Muellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16502588185280592205noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1735040292604331611.post-7768289013403493962012-04-01T11:30:07.294-04:002012-04-01T11:30:07.294-04:00Take away the hullabaloo surrounding the film adap...Take away the hullabaloo surrounding the film adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ best-selling young adult book and what you have is an absorbing film with a dire premise that stands pretty much on its own. Lawrence is also the stand-out here as Katniss and makes her seem like a real person rather than just another book character brought to life on film. Good review Walt.Dan O.http://www.dtmmr.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1735040292604331611.post-37484467009456550702012-03-29T20:49:37.299-04:002012-03-29T20:49:37.299-04:00Don't get me wrong. I love movies and I know ...Don't get me wrong. I love movies and I know that we have to engage the culture and have to talk about these things and I do and I really like to talk about these things. But....sometimes I just get discouraged......that so much is given to a movie.....how I wish we were dissecting, analyzing, the word of God like we do these movies. Sometimes when I hear of people being so excited about a movie/book I think shouldn't we Christians be more excited about the living word of God and our risen Savior. The word obsession comes to mind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1735040292604331611.post-68771205927396752662012-03-29T13:49:56.243-04:002012-03-29T13:49:56.243-04:00Walt-
This blog provides some great insights that...Walt-<br /><br />This blog provides some great insights that relate to culture and faith. It might be worth reading as you continue to think about this series.<br /><br />http://rachelheldevans.com/engaging-the-hunger-games<br /><br />Also, I am with you on the feminist agenda. I don't see it. Plus, isn't it just as telling if a man was the hero? You could easily read into a man being the central character as a move to preserve a patriarchal society the same as some who claim a feminist agenda.Clint Askinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09173439397827464622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1735040292604331611.post-69014415899314339012012-03-28T18:16:40.663-04:002012-03-28T18:16:40.663-04:00I haven't read the book but enjoyed the movie....I haven't read the book but enjoyed the movie. When my daughter first described it, the premise reminded me of The Running Man (Arnold S. in the 80s, I believe). Anyway, it's good vs. evil. Poor vs. wealthy - the fact that the "Capital" doesn't seem to understand how offensive they and their game is to the districts is gross and I think it's something for all of us who are wealthy - even suburbs compared to inner city - need to be aware of. While I wouldn't call it a "feminist agenda" I, a woman, was waiting on Peeta to do something. Katniss, in her wisdom, quickness, and ability, seemed to protect him instead of the other way around. I do think it continued to feed the image of females leading in strength and cleverness, while the males are either dominating or weak.PBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1735040292604331611.post-17535497607168600482012-03-28T14:23:14.101-04:002012-03-28T14:23:14.101-04:00Lots of thoughts here Walt: There seemed to be man...Lots of thoughts here Walt: There seemed to be many different "hunger messages" in this movie--the hunger game for power depicted in the Southerland (Boomer?) character; the hunger for glamour/stardom(?) depicted by the (Gen-X) diva hostess and the 'game-show host'. And the hunger to survive in the midst of these things and more (Gen-Y). The age differences I think are on purpose and bear more meaning than just age. The Hunger Games is all around us. And why not? It began in the Garden and the temptation bids us to consume. I thought one of the most reckoning moments in the movie was when the little girl died and Kat responds humanely to her death--one of the only intentionally directed emotional scenes. All other emotions are self serving and disregarding of others. The movie challenged my own hungers and bade me to ask the question I think the movie provokes, "Should I be allowing this?" And one point of this is 'should I allow the media to tell me what is meaningful?' Will i stand by and allow the world to use my children in their consumeristic plot for totally selfish (and hellish?) reasons?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com