Knight at the Movies: The Hunger Games; The Deep Blue Sea; film notes

Having once again obstinately refused to succumb to the entreaties of family and friends not to mention an omnipresent marketing campaign to read the damned books I have availed myself at last of that cultural juggernaut better known as The Hunger Games—well, the movie version, anyway. Having done so, I can now report that, I, too, have fallen under the spell of this expertly made movie that takes its time to unfold; is headed by the fearless Jennifer Lawrence and sunny Josh Hutcherson; and is that rare example of science fiction that enthralls and entertains at the same time that it's delivering its pseudo-cautionary message. However, I am disturbed by that message more on that later and I also have a theory as to why the series has become such a cultural touchstone.

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