Glimpse of our near future

Rating: 8/10 (5 April 2012)

So to most people this is pure fiction.
If they would pay any attention, whatever the Elites are preparing for in this Country, would probably be much worse than what is depicted in this movie.
As for the movie itself, there were things that could have been done better.
Below is the list of few flaws in my opinion:
The way system of "Elites" works is that few rule and control many.
Even if that was intention, it was not depicted in that manner. It almost looks like each district was comprised of few hundred, maybe thousand people. However, the "Capital" itself was much more grand so the whole the concept of "few" vs. "many" was upside down.
The people who are constantly battling hunger, should they really be this strong and powerful?
There was dialog about how "too much hope is dangerous". That is correct.However, in battle of good vs bad, unless at least one or two so called "Elites" could start to question themselves, and realize they lack the basic human traits, there is no hope.
In a movie that touches the subject that this movie does, I would have liked some hope.
Now getting away from the bigger subject, and concentrating on the plot itself, in the end the two "tributes" from the District-12 are encouraged to fake love (at least the girl is) so some "Elites" would root for them. In the end the "Show Master" tries to turn them against each other, but fails.
Why not have them be true lovers? Why not let the movie also be a true love story? Why not have the "Elites" not only try and break them, take away their basic humanity, but also try to extinguish their love. That would be way more powerful.
Finally, I appreciate that people of District-11 have had enough and at least rioted. For sake of humanity, I needed more.
Maybe the movie's real purpose is to simply acclimate us to what is coming.
We are not in Kansas anymore ladies and gentleman.
Real hunger games are coming, and they would make the ones depicted in movie look like picnic.