Feminist and Communist Revolution

Rating: Null/10 (17 November 2014)

When I first watched the Hunger Games movies, I pictured Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence's character) as a kind of modern-day "Robin Hood". Through her mastery of the bow-and-arrow and through her brilliance as a tactician, Katniss Everdeen becomes an inspiration to millions of poor people who are being oppressed by a tyrannical government.
Yes, I really did try hard to like the Hunger Games for what it was. Unfortunately, by the time I got to this third instalment, I found it almost impossible to ignore all the modern-day progressive propaganda that these films were pushing.
I apologize to the Hunger Games' fans. I know a lot of young people have been inspired by the these movies, just like many young people have been inspired by Communism. But as an avid moviegoer, I think it is important to analyze the messages being conveyed by the movies you watch, and not just blindly (subconsciously) soak them in.
As far as I can tell, the Hunger Game movies are promoting every progressive agenda on the planet: violent communist revolution, hatred for the rich, moral indifference, affirmative action and radical feminism, to name just a few.
In this latest instalment of the Hunger Games, we see Katniss Everdeen completing the Communist revolution that she unintentionally began in the first two movies. She becomes the leader of her rebel movement. She uses the media to ignite rebellion among the people. She inspires them to fight against their Capitalist overlords. She really does become a modern-day Che Guevara.
While the Communist propaganda in Hunger Games is very overt and obvious, the feminist propaganda is more subtle. We see Lawrence's character constantly out-witting, out-thinking and physically dominating her male competitors.
Katniss is ambitious, cunning and ruthless. She will do anything to achieve her goals, even if it means manipulating (or outright betraying) the men in her life. Through her ruthlessness she achieves political power and becomes a hero to all women who want to be freed from (fictional) male oppression. She is a Feminist dream.
If you're a radical progressive, then, by all means, go watch this movie. On a superficial level it will appeal to you because it is a great action movie. But it will also appeal to you on a much deeper, subconscious level; because underneath the surface it is radically affirming all of your deeply held progressive values.
In other words, it's a great piece of propaganda.