More than futuristic, a reflection of today's world

Rating: Null/10 (26 March 2012)

I took my teen-aged girls to see the eagerly anticipated Hunger games and we came out feeling... sad.
I had read the plot summary and thought it was very interesting. Even though it actually is, this movie is supposed to be set in the future, but to me, it reflects today's world in terms of violence and cruelty. It was sad to see that in order to win the game, its participants had to eliminate other contestants, ALL KIDS!!! I brought to mind the recent turmoils in Greece, England, different parts of Middle East, the guerrillas in Central/South America and the drug related problems in Mexico, where kids are most of the times involved in acts of cruelty.
The production in general, the acting and everything are very good, but the shaky takes and cruel content left me an upset stomach.