Good books & good movie.
I don’t care how the media spins the story. I read the Hunger Games and it’s sequels almost a year ago. I don’t think Suzanne Collins had a specific agenda in mind, but to me, it is clearly to the right of center. The left is the the side that wants to control the people through intimidation, threats and distribution of goods for the common good - which never gets to the common people. It’s a fantastic series, no matter what age you are.
They get it.
Going to see it today.
What the progressives don’t grasp is the Capitol is filled with people who are NOT productive. The only way they survive is on the backs of the people in the Districts. They even have to rely on District 2 for Peacekeepers. Sounds a lot like Rome to me where the populace wasn’t even willing to defend themselves; they wound up using barbarians who eventually turned on them and sacked Rome.
I saw it. I tell libs that The Hunger Games is a cautionary tale based on what could happen to America if Obamunism continues.
They really hate that.
Leftists like woodie barrel on made the movie
The problem for them is they are so insane far left- that they thought this was like a 99%er message. Leftists are always the good guys in their wacko world view.
Normal people see it - and think big government central control leftists - like Obama. Opposite of the intent.
Kind of funny.
Is Katness the teenaged version of Ranya Bardiwell from Freeper Matthew Bracken’s Enemies Foreign and Domestic?
Who wouldn’t like that?
This shows, once again, how pathetic and desperate the left is to cling to any message and turn it to their benefit. There is NO WAY anyone who read the books could come up with an “occupy wallstreet” bent to this story. There are NO rich people other than the government - the government controls everything and everyone.
The other 1% is at the Capitol
I started reading the books, given all the recommendations from freepers, a few days ago. Half way through the second now, but haven’t watched the movie yet.
The hollywierd types are trying desperately to spin this in to an ‘occupy’ thing, Donald Sutherland who plays Pres Snow in the movie even frames it as such in the companion book.
He is quoted claiming it shows the ‘hegemony of capitalism’, makes me want to scream because the books very clearly do show life under totalitarian rule where the government controls all aspects of your life... i.e. Obama care, etc. nothing could be further from the individual freedoms enjoyed under capitalist systems.
Socialism is where the government controls the means of production.
Capitolism is where private industry controls the means of production.
Obviously the society is socialist in the Hunger Games.
'The Hunger Games' fans filling up lanes at Queens archery ranges