The Hunger Games
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In this essay, I will give you my opinion on this film. I will give you my feedback from the film such as the characters, the camera angles and the setting. My conclusion will be my opinion on the film.
Katniss is 16 years old and is the narrator and protagonist of the novel. Katniss is an outsider to her country of Panem. As a member of the poorest class in the poorest District (District 12), Katniss is forced to scrounge and hunt for her familys survival. She takes care of her younger sister Prim and her mother by hunting with Gale, her closest friend. She is a professional hunter with great survival skills, and her best weapon is her bow and arrow. In order to stay successful, Katniss has developed a tough stoic attitude to life, which comes in handy once she is chosen to compete as District 12 representative in the Hunger Games. Deep down, Katniss has a deep compassion for others, and thrives on taking care of the helpless. She learns more about this part of herself during the Games.
Peeta Mellark, the male tribute chosen to represent District 12 in the Hunger Games, and Katnisss closest companion during the event. The son of a baker, Peeta belongs to the merchant class of the district. Peeta is an extremely kind boy, and once gave Katniss bread when they were much younger, a moment that she considers crucial to her survival in the period after her fathers death. He has been in love with Katniss since he first saw her on their first day of school.
These two are the main characters in the story as they are the two tributes chosen to take part in the Hunger Games.
Panem is the name of the country where Katniss lives with her family, a country that – after a series of indistinct disasters – rose from the ashes of North America. Droughts, storms, fires, war: its all pretty post-apocalyptic. We learn the history of Panem, and the Hunger Games, and the thirteen districts in the first chapter from the mayor. The uprising of the Districts is known as the “Dark Days”. After the destruction of District 13, the Treaty of Treason was signed to end the conflict, and the Hunger Games were instituted to remind the districts that the uprising must never be repeated.
District 12 is a very poor coal-mining district located in the region formerly known as Appalachia. Katniss and her family live in the poor section of District 12, the Seam, where the coal-miners live and work. The district is surrounded by a sometimes-electrified fence from woodlands.
Speaking of which, the Capitol is a shining city of wealth and grandeur city located where the Rockies used to be. The people of the Capitol are shallow, speak in a funny, affected accent and value outside appearances, plastic surgery, and entertainment. Being one of the richer districts, they also view the Games as television entertainment. Katniss, of course, loathes the place.
When you see the movie,