The Hunger Games

Well I thought this was brilliant, I know it was based on a book but I think the idea is fantastic. In an age when reality TV is a big thing and were falling in love with people's on screen personality's, this battle royale film, where the idea of having to kill the others to survive for sport, is genius!

In North America the entire land is traumatised by lack of food. Once a year they lottery off 24 people to fight in a competition to the death, where there is only one winner! The whole idea of the show has been created in order to stop other people being violent due to food shortages across America

At first the contestants are terrified at the thought of what lies ahead, facing each other in a contained woodland, but they are brought to the futuristic metropolitan area in the pre-contest time where they become stars and are groomed to perfection to gain the good thoughts of the public.

Among the contestants is the tough, level-headed Katniss Everdeen (Jenifer Lawrence) aka the star of the show, who volunteered herself in order for her younger sister to be exempt from the competition. It is with her that the twist in the tale happens, she learns that Peeta Melark (Josh Hutcherson) has feelings for her and ratings go off the roof and there is call for a rule change.

I think the idea of the hunger games is fantastic, it was a brilliant film and I think people will really be able to relate to it.

My Rating: 7.5/10

Directors: Gary Ross    Cast: Alexander Ludwig, Elizabeth Banks, Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hucherson, Liam Hemsworth, Stanley Tucci, Wes Bentley, Woody Harrelson, josh hutcherson