The Hunger Games - Political Statement

[Tyler Durden]

I went to the theater the other night to watch Hunger Games, after reading this thread, and with the intent of looking for any hidden political agendas or metaphors.

I kinda looked at it like how I looked at V for Vendetta.  Clearly there was a message there.

So after the Hunger Games, I was ruminating about things in my head, and about the only thing I could come up with is it is somewhat similar to the draft we had, most likely during the Vietnam era.

I am guessing that the people living inside the Capital are the privileged ones, and their kids don't have to worry about becoming tributes.

There is a song by System of a Down called BYOB.  The key lyric in the song is "WHY DO THEY ALWAYS SEND THE POOR?"
which is in reference to a lot of our enlisted troops not being money'ed enough to afford college so they enlist with hopes of using their Gi Bill to get a Bachelor's degree.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_ruRSCW7B4

So I can see the similarities there between us here in the U.S.  and the privileged people whose kids never have to enlist or 40 years ago never had to worry about the draft.

As far as reading material nowadays...well, I have to default to my Bill Oreilly-ism...the purpose of every medium is to sell you something, in this case a book, and a movie.

It is/was a vehicle to make money.

Kids today aren't taught to be critical thinkers or conscientous consumers of anything, especially information.