'The Hunger Games' is a Science-Fiction novel (now a science-fiction adventure film) by American writer Suzanne Collins and it was written in the voice of 16 year old Katniss Everdeen who lives in the post-apocalyptic nation of Panem in North America. The Capitol, a highly advanced metropolis, manipulates political control over the rest of the nation. The Hunger Games are an annual event in which one boy and one girl aged from 12 to 18 are selected from each of the twelve districts surrounding the Capitol, they are then selected by lottery to compete in a televised battle to the death. The novel then got adapted into the film we all know today directed by Gary Ross and co-written and co-produced by Suzanne Collins herself alongside Nina Jacobson and Jon Kilik. The film includes some well known actors and actresses, Jennifer Lawrence who starred in Silver Linings, X-Men: First Class, The Hunger Games, The Poker House and The House on the Left. Josh Hutcherson who starred in Little Manhattan, Zathura, Firehouse Dog, Bridge to Terabithia, Journey to the Centre of the Earth, Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant and The Hunger Games. Liam Hemsworth who starred in The Last Song, The Expendables 2, Love and Honor and The Hunger Games. Elizabeth Banks who starred in Spider-man, Catch Me If You Can, Seabiscuit, Spider-man 2, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Spider-man 3, Fred Claus, Role Models, The Uninvited, The Hunger Games, What To Expect When You're Expecting, People Like Us, Pitch Perfect and Movie 43. These actors and actresses are well known to mostly the younger generation but could be known amongst the older generations.
In the trailer we first see two late teens talking about escaping from where they are, which we do not know yet. We then see what looks like a airship fly over them and them hiding, signalling to the audience that the teens are either somewhere where they shouldn't be or they don't want to be seen by whoever is present on the airship. The next clip on the trailer is showing boys and girls from roughly 12 years old to 18 years old all file out and assemble outside, the environment reminds me of a concentration camp. There are evident dirty floors as they are outside and all the people present are wearing similar outfits suited to gender and age range. The older girls wear a blue dress with some frills on and the younger girls wear a pinafore type dress. The boys however are more or less wearing the same, a light blue shirt with brown trousers. This trailer has quite a lot of action packed into it. In the trailer when Katniss' younger sister got picked by the lottery to compete in the dangerous Hunger Games, Katniss volunteered herself to ensure her sisters safety. This specific moment is the fundamental moment where Katniss is defined as she volunteered herself. This scene would reach a vast majority of the audience who have siblings, it reaches out to older siblings as it makes you realise you would do anything for them. I personally didn't see this film when it was first released as it didn't appeal to me however, the more times I watch the trailer the more I get compelled to watch this film. It is a decision I do not regret as this film is phenomenal, it has been created to really make the audience think 'What if this was really happening?'. The main themes are visible from the trailer itself, they are: Love, War, Winning, Freedom, Severe Poverty, Starvation, Oppression and the effects of war among others.
The budget for this film was $88,000,000, one of Lionsgates' biggest budgets for a film. The music in this film was mainly dramatic but at the emotional moments like where Rue dies, Katniss sings to her and there is faint music in the background. The music in these moments was soft and faint, however when all of the tributes were running for the survival backpacks the music was deafening at first. The deafening effect could have been portraying just how it would be if you were there and experiencing it yourself, which is really effective. Once everyone has left their podiums and they're all fighting each other, the music speeds up as Katniss runs indicating desperation.
In the trailer we first see two late teens talking about escaping from where they are, which we do not know yet. We then see what looks like a airship fly over them and them hiding, signalling to the audience that the teens are either somewhere where they shouldn't be or they don't want to be seen by whoever is present on the airship. The next clip on the trailer is showing boys and girls from roughly 12 years old to 18 years old all file out and assemble outside, the environment reminds me of a concentration camp. There are evident dirty floors as they are outside and all the people present are wearing similar outfits suited to gender and age range. The older girls wear a blue dress with some frills on and the younger girls wear a pinafore type dress. The boys however are more or less wearing the same, a light blue shirt with brown trousers. This trailer has quite a lot of action packed into it. In the trailer when Katniss' younger sister got picked by the lottery to compete in the dangerous Hunger Games, Katniss volunteered herself to ensure her sisters safety. This specific moment is the fundamental moment where Katniss is defined as she volunteered herself. This scene would reach a vast majority of the audience who have siblings, it reaches out to older siblings as it makes you realise you would do anything for them. I personally didn't see this film when it was first released as it didn't appeal to me however, the more times I watch the trailer the more I get compelled to watch this film. It is a decision I do not regret as this film is phenomenal, it has been created to really make the audience think 'What if this was really happening?'. The main themes are visible from the trailer itself, they are: Love, War, Winning, Freedom, Severe Poverty, Starvation, Oppression and the effects of war among others.
The budget for this film was $88,000,000, one of Lionsgates' biggest budgets for a film. The music in this film was mainly dramatic but at the emotional moments like where Rue dies, Katniss sings to her and there is faint music in the background. The music in these moments was soft and faint, however when all of the tributes were running for the survival backpacks the music was deafening at first. The deafening effect could have been portraying just how it would be if you were there and experiencing it yourself, which is really effective. Once everyone has left their podiums and they're all fighting each other, the music speeds up as Katniss runs indicating desperation.
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