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‘The Hunger Games’ (2012)
Director: Gary Ross
Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth

The Hunger Games is the first movie based on the novel series of the same name by Suzanne Collins. It is set in a nation called Panem, which consists of the Capitol and 13 surrounding districts. After an insurrection against the Capitol in District 13 failed, each of the remaining 12 districts have been forced to select one boy and one girl under the age of 19 by lottery every year. The 24 young “tributes” must then fight to death in an event called the Hunger Games that allows for only one surviving victor.

Evolving around protagonist Katniss Everdeen’s participation in the Hunger Games, the movie, like most survival films, portrays the many facets of human nature that are exposed in the struggle to survive.

In the wake of the huge success of the Korean Netflix series Squid Game, interest in survival films is soaring, with the Hunger Games series among the most popular in the genre. I recommend The Hunger Games to those who are newly interested in survival films after watching Squid Game as well as anyone who wants to watch a movie with a solid original narrative and rich scenes.

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