So I couldn't help myself by writing 2 blogs in a row. There was so much hype around the hunger games movie that came out at midnight last night I was almost afraid it wasn't going to be very good. The only reason I actually signed up to go to the midnight showing was because of the other people in my sorority who had already signed up. So I wasn't on any bandwagon or anything when I decided that it would be a good idea to at least read the first book before I saw the movie so I could understand what was going on. I started reading the book on tuesday night and couldn't put it down until I couldn't stay awake any longer at 4am. The way the book is written is so captivating. The fact that each word is so important to the whole story makes it difficult to put down. Any second someone could end up dying and a cannon could go off and another tribute could end up dead. Mostly it is the females who have posted about this movie but I think that is just because of the type of book it is. This is by no means just a female book it is for anyone who likes to read and enjoys a little bit of action. I highly encourage everyone to read the book and see the movie they are both amazing!
Here's a trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4S9a5V9ODuY
*Spoilers*
I believe that the book and movie both exemplify the third wave of feminism because of one of the main characters Katniss. Katniss not only stood up and took her 12 year olds sisters place in the hunger games where 24 tributes go into an area and fight for their lives. Only one can come out alive and Katniss was willing to be strong and go in the place of her sister, this is not only a family bond it is a sacrifice that could mean Katniss's life is forfeit. Katniss constantly challenges the government and the way things should be. At the beginning she goes outside her district to hunt which if she was caught could have lead to her death, but without the food her family would have died anyway. The way the people are suppressed in the districts is amazing the movie shows it so well it is worse than the slums and ghettos that are present today because the people have to give up so much more to get anything at all. There is a lot of death and sacrifice in the Seams which is the poorest of the poor part of the district. District 12 where Katniss lives is the coal district where many people die in the mines due to collapsing. In the book Katniss has allies such as Gale her friend who is a boy when they are hunting they divide the game up to help both of their families out. Katniss by no means needs Gale to help her hunt but it is good company to keep. While in the area the rules are changed where 2 tributes may win if they are from the same district so Peeta the male tribute from District 12 and Katniss pair up. Peeta ends up being severally injured and Katniss is the one that protects him and nurses him back to health. By no means did Katniss need Peeta but Peeta needed Katniss making her the stronger empowered women who had the potential to win the hunger games. While in the arena Katniss challenges the Capitol and the whole concept of the hunger games by doing certain things such as placing flowers on her ally and friend's(Rue) body before the hover craft could take her away. Katniss also in the end challenges the Capitol when they decide to change the rules again to only allow one tribute when only herself and Peeta are alive. She decided they should commit suicide so that there is no winner at all which would ruin the whole reason behind the hunger games which is submission of the districts and the possibility of hope. In the end the game-makers stop Katniss and Peeta and declare them both winners but the capitol is not happy about it at all. The strength that Katniss shows throughout the movie and book give other young girls hope to be strong and empowered just like she is. A reoccurring theme in the movie and book is the hope that even in the darkest situation is possible.
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