[Hildy]

Sorry...not a good movie...totally predictable and not well acted.

[angry elephant]

I have read all the books and seen one movie. I have always perceived it as the in the old Roman “Bread and Circuses,” where the people had nothing, the tax grabbing totalitarian government grabbed everything and built huge coliseums and conducted bloody circuses for their entertainment.

Just as now, high taxes, totalitarian government, sporting events and reality shows to keep the sheeple dumbed down and entertained.

Panem does mean bread, after all.

[Vince Ferrer]

I have met some pretty stiff resistance about this series of movies on this forum. But I do see it as an unintentional, but devastating indictment of fascism and the current government,and the rise of the ruling class of Washington over the rest of the country. I have urged us to learn the symbolism of these movies, because this is a cultural moment that can be seized to teach the young. The symbolism is very effective.

[RginTN]

I read the entire series. The author made the govt a socialist dictatorship. It may not have been her intention but it is what it is.

[tanknetter]

"But then I learned that the Tea Party dug its message, too, and saw the Capitol as a perfect metaphor for the Obama administration."

We should all really adopt the 3-fingered salute and employ it liberally (that's SMALL "l"!) at rallies, etc.

Watch the Liberals (that's BIG "L") meltdown in indignation.

[Usagi_yo]

I lost a whole lot of ‘like’ for Jennifer Lawrence over the summer. Stupid is a big turn off for me and she kinda solidified that over the summer regarding her nude selfies getting hacked off her phone. 30 years from now she’ll be begging for people to notice her.