A beautiful blood bath

Rating: 10/10 (5 December 2018)

The Hunger Games; A Blood Bath
Review of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
(Lilly Berry)
The Hunger Games, written by Susan Collins, and turned into a movie in 2012, is about a Dystonia society in which every year there is an Annual Hunger Games. Two people are chosen from each district (1-12) adding up to a total of 24 people. The tributes are then taken to the Capital where the richer citizens live. They are then trained to fight and survive in a given arena. Then, they are put into a random arena and are forced to fight to the death resulting in one victor.
This movie, made in 2012 was wildly anticipated and well-liked across the world. Throughout this book, the perspectives change vividly. At first, Katniss talks about her life with her family in district 12, and how she then volunteers for her sister in the annual hunger games. Then, the focus shifts to Peeta who is the boy tribute in district 12. Then, once they get into the capital, the focus shifts to a past victor, now mentor who does not support the district 12 volunteers quite as much as he should.
As the movie progresses, the rich Capital citizens start to support Katniss and Peeta, therefore sending them "aid" while in the games. The aid in the movie is when people support a certain tribute, they send them something to help them survive. Soon, Peeta and Katniss become the only two tributes left and they are faced with a difficult decision; Do they fight each other to the death, or kill themselves together. Alumantly, they choose to kill themselves with poisonous berries which had killed another tribute. The Capital then claims that both are victorious thus sparing them.
The Hunger Games is a very well filmed, and heart wrenching movie. The movie has many great symbols and references to the book. People who have watched this movie are torn between loving and hating the movie but, I feel that it is an amazing movie that everyone should see. Therefore I give this book a 5 out of 5.
Rating: 5/5