In that movie, she plays Ree Dolly, a year-old girl from rural Missouri who is on a search for her meth cooker father in order to save her family home. It is about her survival and her struggle through the Games and the following war.
Besides, one side of that triangle feels like something of convenience for Katniss and is irreparable by the end of Mockingjay. There were several times reading the books that I seriously wondered if this was actually a series for young adults. Even in those moments, it gives a very clear and understandable look at the damages of war and living with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. If you think The Hunger Games is intense, just wait.
When we get to Catching Fire, this is going to get a lot more serious…. One is from my online friend Hunter, a high school student from Michigan, and the other from Ramona, my friend from my vocal class at Georgia State University.
We have so much merchandise and hype for a movie about children who are forced into a battle to the death because they tried to feed their families. I do agree with them. In this dimension, I specialize in public relations, which while it is not the same as marketing and advertising, has a lot of cross section with the two.
Knowing how to relate to your public, knowing what it wants, and how to make it think about your product when it comes to their point of purchase. Someone at Lionsgate was thinking right when they decided to assume the role of the Capitol. They must have known that there would be no other way marketing this film could work, and that the fans would eat it up so quickly.
Is it totally ironic? Oh hell yes. You bet. By establishing themselves as The Capitol, Lionsgate has found a place that can totally be used again and again as the franchise grows. Just think ahead to what the marketing for Mockingjay will be like.
If Lionsgate does it right, we might get the propos as part of the deal! Right now, I have to applaud Lionsgate. The buildup to The Hunger Games has been one of the most brilliant uses of both traditional and new media I have ever seen.
They totally embraced the internet as part of their marketing and let the fans do as much work as their marketing department. As a result, we have a movie that even non-readers of the book are looking forward to. I said some bad things about Lionsgate back in the day when Repo!
Ironic merchandise and all. For now, I hope you all have a wonderful St. Be safe, and Happy Hunger Games! Happy St. You get a special today due to the fact my own personal schedule made it impossible to do my blog on time this week. Lovely chap, the Professor. Even more lovely is that he has since reached his goal on Crowdfunder! You know how they teach you in school that every rectangle is a square, but not every square is a rectangle? Steampunk is Retrofuturism. However, people tend to forget that not all Retrofuturism is Steampunk.
Retrofuturism is a blending of old and new technologies and concepts. The Hunger Games is one of the best examples of Retrofuturism in mainstream media. Here are my six reasons that Retrofuturists need to pay attention to The Hunger Games. Spoilers follow! The setting dichotomy — The Hunger Games deals a lot with the settings of the District 12 and the Capitol and how different they are.
The Capitol is pure luxury and technology that we only dream of today. The District 12 lifestyle — Getting to know life in District 12 feels like what would happen if people from the Coal Mining South held onto their traditions while the rest of the world collapsed and rebuilt around them.
The differences in culture definitely stand out in Mockingjay during the wedding scene in District Where 13 is probably what many sci-fi writers had in mind when they came up with a militaristic utopia, for a brief moment, they get a shock of 12 culture when they celebrate with folk dancing and a fiddle player.
The fashion — As I mentioned in my Effie post, Capitol fashion takes well after Neo-Victorian fashion with big hats, big bustles, big ruffles, and sleek suits. However, the clothes of the other districts, while simple, do have a twist of the old. The technological imbalance and dystopia — From my personal experience, while many Retrofuturists believe in utopianism, they LOVE some dystopia. Also, the main character in this science fiction series hunts with a bow and arrow. Look at it. The anachronistic elements help tell a timeless story — This one is sort of self explanatory.
This is part of the reason why Firefly was such a great series. Even though it was set in space, the more anachronistic elements of the show helped tell a very timeless, human story about survival and family.
The Hunger Games does a lot of this as well. Through Katniss and what she experiences, we get a very intense story about survival, poverty, and in the later books dealing with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
My fellow Retrofuturists, I hope that my list had convinced you. If it did, I will see you at the Games. Stay tuned to this blog today. When I read the first book about a year ago, I never expected to like Effie Trinket as much as I do now.
I saw her exactly the way Katniss sees her within those first few chapters. Obnoxious, oblivious, and overly polite. As I read the series further though, I felt an odd liking to the District 12 escort. Yes, she could be oblivious and very particular about how she wants things, but she was kind and she does legitimately care about her District 12 charges. It actually made me a bit sad that we only briefly saw her in Mockingjay , but it was a comfort to know that she made it.
Elizabeth Banks, who is one of my very favorite comedic actresses, seems just as natural for the role. As the images from the film have increased as we get closer to the release date, the more I have realized that Effie Trinket is my new style icon. As I said in a post a long time ago, so much of Capitol fashion takes from Victoriana fashion.
The dapper, clean suits for men and ruffles, bustles, fascinators and hats for women. It made me feel quite justified in all my guesses that elements of Steampunk and Victoriana were taking over.
Each year one boy and one girl between the ages of 12 and 18 from each district are chosen to fight to the death. The books focuses on Katniss, a 16 year-old from District Because District 12 is basically stuck in the s — meaning they are poor, wear similar clothing and seem to always be covered in dirt — the music is mainly folksy with a smattering of battle themes. An abrupt shift from the rock-meets-military sound leads to a chain of country-folk songs. But, of course, a film built around a teenage slaughter needs a few battle anthems as well, including a stunner by Kid Cudi.
Happy Hunger Games Let The Games Begin The Hunt Rue's Lullaby Alone The Cave Life Changes Preparing To Let Go Surviving The Games Prim May The Odds Homesick Forest Fire Finally Over Death of Rue Catching Fire Fire Snow's Visit Healing Gale D11 Execution Announcing The Quarter Quell Finnick Avox I Am The Mockingjay The Fog Finnick and Annie Remember The Enemy Waking Up Finally Over Pt 2 Avox Piano Solo Mockingjay The Ashes
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