Hunger Games Movie

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It doesn't glorify violence. On the contrary, it the movie sends exactly the messages I would want my children to understand: violence is wasteful and tragic; callousness, casual cruelty and materialism are bad; generosity, trust, compassion, courage and loyalty are good; good people should stand up for themselves and each other; even within a cruel and arbitrary world, strong people hold onto their humanity. Oh, yeah, and girls don't always need boys to rescue them: sometimes girls rescue boys.

Not claiming this is the all-time best movie -- it thought it was pretty good, but not fabulous. But I'd way rather my kids see this-- and discuss it with me-- than that they overdose on superficial crap like Hannah Montana movies.

+1000. I have boys and I think it's a great message for ALL kids, of appropriate age, to see and understand.

[Anonymous]

Took my 17 year old DD and 11 year old niece. Both had read and enjoyed the books. Was very impressed with the level of discussion afterward, comparing book to movie, how themes came through both, character development and so forth. Was really hesitant about my niece, but my sister encouraged it. She admitted later that the movie was a little much for her and whereas prior to the movie she didn't understand my questioning, she did after-- she said it was much harder to see the "games" than it was to read about them. Definitely recommend kids under 16 seeing it with a parent or adult to discuss it with.

Also MUCH prefer this to any of the Twilight movies/books/shows.