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The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games is a critically acclaimed dystopian film based on Suzanne Collins' novel, directed by Gary Ross and released in 2012. The film explores rich themes such as survival, oppression, and the struggle for freedom, while also reflecting Marxist theory regarding class struggle and the fight against domination. It portrays the harsh realities faced by the lower class, emphasizing their sacrifices and the quest for a better life amidst oppression.

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The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games is a critically acclaimed dystopian film based on Suzanne Collins' novel, directed by Gary Ross and released in 2012. The film explores rich themes such as survival, oppression, and the struggle for freedom, while also reflecting Marxist theory regarding class struggle and the fight against domination. It portrays the harsh realities faced by the lower class, emphasizing their sacrifices and the quest for a better life amidst oppression.

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Name: NODREV S.

VERDON
Subject: Literary Criticism
THE HUNGER GAMES
A Critical Analysis

The Hunger Games is a dystopian science fiction film based on Suzanne Collins novel of the
same name. It is produced by Nina Jacobson and Jon Kilik and directed by Gary Ross. The American film
was released in 2012 and received worldwide acclaim and set-off a successful movie franchise. The film
was a massive success the box office and received the widespread positive response. The film stars
Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen and Josh Hutcherson as Peeta Mellark in the roles of protagonists.
The cast pack with many leading and award-winning actors including Stanley Tucci, Elizabeth Banks,
Donald Sutherland, and Woody Harrelson.
Hunger Games had its rich themes. It manifests a man’s life full of attempts, journey and
adventure. It also displays about man’s struggles for survival, how he deals life with so much passion to
get on his own. It also gives its other theme domination such that of friendship, family, freedom versus
oppression, and materialism. However, despite his dominating themes, the movie’s theme was still
associated to with the literary path of Marxist theory.
Marxist, as we all know is so committed with the passion to discuss about literary where theme
depicted the struggle of man to prove his humble status and how he would try to uplift life out of
oppression. Just like in the movie, it presents there how sacrifice can show true humanity and emotion in
a time where there is a lack of it. Just how Carl Maxx believed that this could be a conflict that would
ultimately lead to a revolution in which the working class would overthrow the capitalist class and seize
control of the economy. This is placidly portrayed in the movie where people in the community had
experienced terrible oppression. They were made to face death before they would get their means to ease
their hunger and the necessity to live on. The movie evidently possessed the urgency of low-class people
to fight with the higher ones in order to get the convenience for life. As shown in the movie, the less
fortunate ones were deprived to live life according to how they wanted but instead they are forced to labor
hardly and being humiliated for being so unlucky. Imagine, some could only fill in their tummy if they
will be able to win the so-called death game. That is why, despite the movie’s popular theme, this was
still associated to the theory of Carl Maxx.

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