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Charles McGrath, writing for ''[[The New York Times]]'', said that the film will remind viewers of the television series ''[[Survivor (TV series)|Survivor]]'', a little of ''[[The Bachelorette]]'', and of the short story ''[[The Lottery]]'' by the "great" [[Shirley Jackson]] published in 1948 by ''[[The New Yorker]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Teenage Wastelands|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/20/magazine/20FOB-WWLN-t.html|author=McGrath, Charles|work=[[The New York Times]] | date = February 19, 2011 | accessdate=March 23, 2012}}</ref> Others have cited Jackson's work, including [[Wheeler Winston Dixon]], a film professor at the [[University of Nebraska-Lincoln]], who gave a long list of precedents: ''[[Battle Royale]]'' (novel by [[Koushun Takami|Kōshun Takami]], film by [[Kinji Fukasaku]]); [[William Golding]]'s ''[[Lord of the Flies]]''; ''[[Metropolis (film)|Metropolis]]''; ''[[Blade Runner]]''; ''[[Death Race 2000]]''; and [[George Orwell]]'s ''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four]]''.
Charles McGrath, writing for ''[[The New York Times]]'', said that the film will remind viewers of the television series ''[[Survivor (TV series)|Survivor]]'', a little of ''[[The Bachelorette]]'', and of the short story ''[[The Lottery]]'' by the "great" [[Shirley Jackson]] published in 1948 by ''[[The New Yorker]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Teenage Wastelands|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/20/magazine/20FOB-WWLN-t.html|author=McGrath, Charles|work=[[The New York Times]] | date = February 19, 2011 | accessdate=March 23, 2012}}</ref> Others have cited Jackson's work, including [[Wheeler Winston Dixon]], a film professor at the [[University of Nebraska-Lincoln]], who gave a long list of precedents: ''[[Battle Royale]]'' (novel by [[Koushun Takami|Kōshun Takami]], film by [[Kinji Fukasaku]]); [[William Golding]]'s ''[[Lord of the Flies]]''; ''[[Metropolis (film)|Metropolis]]''; ''[[Blade Runner]]''; ''[[Death Race 2000]]''; and [[George Orwell]]'s ''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four]]''.
<ref>{{cite web|author=Winston Dixon, Wheeler|date=March 2, 2012|title=The Hunger Games|url=http://blog.unl.edu/dixon/tag/shirley-jackson/|publisher=University of Nebraska-Lincoln|accessdate=March 23, 2012}}</ref> Much like the novel, there has been controversy surrounding the film's similarities to ''[[Battle Royale (film)|Battle Royale]]'' in particular.<ref>{{cite web|last=Yang|first=Jeff|title='Hunger Games' Vs. 'Battle Royale'|url=http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2012/03/23/the-hunger-games-vs-battle-royale/|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|accessdate=24 March 2012|date=March 23, 2012}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|author=Winston Dixon, Wheeler|date=March 2, 2012|title=The Hunger Games|url=http://blog.unl.edu/dixon/tag/shirley-jackson/|publisher=University of Nebraska-Lincoln|accessdate=March 23, 2012}}</ref> Much like the novel, there has been controversy surrounding the film's similarities to ''[[Battle Royale (film)|Battle Royale]]'' in particular,<ref>{{cite web|last=Yang|first=Jeff|title='Hunger Games' Vs. 'Battle Royale'|url=http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2012/03/23/the-hunger-games-vs-battle-royale/|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|accessdate=24 March 2012|date=March 23, 2012}}</ref> for which it has been criticized by some critics such as David Poland of Movie City News.<ref>{{cite web|last=Poland|first=David|title=Review: The Hunger Games|url=http://moviecitynews.com/2012/03/review-the-hunger-games/|publisher=Movie City News|accessdate=24 March 2012|date=March 20, 2012}}</ref>


Many critics have praised Jennifer Lawrence for her portrayal as Katniss Everdeen. According to ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'', she embodies Katniss, "just as one might imagine her from the novel".{{cn}} ''[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]'' magazine said "Lawrence is perfect as Katniss, there's very little softness about her, more a melancholy determination that good must be done even if that requires bad things."<ref>{{cite web|last=Johnson|first=Neala|date=March 19, 2012|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/the-hunger-games-wows-the-critics/story-e6frewyr-1226304170380|title=The Hunger Games wows the critics|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|accessdate=March 21, 2012}}</ref>
Many critics have praised Jennifer Lawrence for her portrayal as Katniss Everdeen. According to ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'', she embodies Katniss, "just as one might imagine her from the novel".{{cn}} ''[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]'' magazine said "Lawrence is perfect as Katniss, there's very little softness about her, more a melancholy determination that good must be done even if that requires bad things."<ref>{{cite web|last=Johnson|first=Neala|date=March 19, 2012|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/the-hunger-games-wows-the-critics/story-e6frewyr-1226304170380|title=The Hunger Games wows the critics|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|accessdate=March 21, 2012}}</ref>

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The Hunger Games
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGary Ross
Screenplay byGary Ross
Suzanne Collins
Billy Ray
Produced byJon Kilik
Nina Jacobson
Suzanne Collins
Robin Bissell
StarringJennifer Lawrence
Josh Hutcherson
Liam Hemsworth
Woody Harrelson
Elizabeth Banks
Lenny Kravitz
Stanley Tucci
Donald Sutherland
CinematographyTom Stern
Edited byStephen Mirrione
Juliette Welfling
Music byT-Bone Burnett
James Newton Howard
Production
companies
Distributed byLions Gate Entertainment
Release dates
  • March 21, 2012 (2012-03-21) (Belgium, France,
    Netherlands, Philippines)
  • March 23, 2012 (2012-03-23) (United States)
Running time
142 minutes[1][2]
CountryTemplate:Film US
LanguageEnglish
Budget$78 million[3]
Box office$19,735,000[4]

The Hunger Games is a 2012 American dystopian science fiction action-drama film directed by Gary Ross and based on the novel of the same name by Suzanne Collins. It stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Elizabeth Banks, Liam Hemsworth, and Woody Harrelson.[5] It was released on March 21, 2012 in France and other countries[6] and internationally on March 23, 2012[7] in both conventional theaters and digital IMAX theaters.[8]

Plot

At an unidentified future date, the nation of Panem has risen out of the ruins of what was once known as North America. Due to an unsuccessful uprising by the districts of Panem, a raffle (known as the "reaping") is held to choose one boy and one girl (ranging from ages 12–18) from each of the twelve districts to participate in the Hunger Games, a competition in which each contestant (known as the "tributes") battles until only one is left. The winner or victor receives fame and fortune. The Hunger Games are a yearly reminder to the 12 districts of the Capitol's authority and punishment for their rebellion over 70 years ago in which the 13th district was destroyed.

In District 12, sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) cares for her mother (Paula Malcomson) and her sister Primrose "Prim" (Willow Shields) since her father died in a mine accident when she was 11. Each year, since the age of 12, Katniss' name has been placed in the reaping more than once. In return for taking this extra annual risk, she receives extra grain and oil for her family. In addition, Katniss has been illegally hunting for food outside the boundary fences of District 12 with her friend Gale (Liam Hemsworth), whose father died in the same mining accident.

Prim, now age 12, has her name placed in the reaping for the first time—only once—and it is unexpectedly drawn. Katniss volunteers to replace her sister in the Games. She competes against other tributes, including Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson), the male tribute from District 12, who has secretly loved Katniss since childhood and who once showed her a kindness she could never forget.

Before the Hunger Games begin, she is given a stylist named Cinna (Lenny Kravitz) and a Capitol escort named Effie (Elizabeth Banks) to help her make a good impression with potential sponsors. Haymitch Abernathy (Woody Harrelson), a drunk and the only living victor from District 12, mentors both Katniss and Peeta before and during the Hunger Games. Once in the arena, Katniss must rely on her hunting skills, stealth, speed, and wits in order to survive. She also has to fight her anger for the Capitol and 'put on a good show' in order to receive food and aid from sponsors.

Cast

See also: List of The Hunger Games characters

Lionsgate confirmed in March 2011, that about 30 actresses either met or read for the role of Katniss, including Hailee Steinfeld, Abigail Breslin, Emma Roberts, Saoirse Ronan, Chloë Moretz, Lyndsy Fonseca, Emily Browning, Shailene Woodley and Kaya Scodelario.[3][19] On March 16, 2011, it was announced that Oscar nominee Jennifer Lawrence of the indie film Winter's Bone landed the coveted role.[20] Though Lawrence was 20, four years older than the character,[21] author Suzanne Collins said that the actress who plays Katniss has to have "a certain maturity and power" and said she would rather the actress be older than younger.[22] Collins states that Lawrence was the "only one who truly captured the character I wrote in the book" and that she had "every essential quality necessary to play Katniss."[23] Lawrence, a fan of the books, took three days to accept the role.[3] Lawrence was initally intimidated by the size of the movie and what it may mean for her fame.[3][24]

According to The Hollywood Reporter, contenders for the role of Peeta other than Hutcherson included Alexander Ludwig (who was later cast as Cato), Hunter Parrish, Lucas Till, and Evan Peters.[25] Other actors considered for the role of Gale included David Henrie, Drew Roy, and Robbie Amell.[25] In April 2011, John C. Reilly was in talks with Lions Gate Entertainment to portray Haymitch Abernathy, former victor of a Hunger Games held years before and mentor to Katniss and Peeta.[26] The following month Lionsgate announced that the role went to Woody Harrelson.[11]

Production

Jennifer Lawrence was ultimately cast as Katniss, and dyed her hair brown for the part.

Lions Gate Entertainment acquired worldwide distribution rights in March 2009 with Nina Jacobson's production company Color Force.[27][28] Collins adapted the novel for film herself,[28] and her script was revised by screenwriter Billy Ray.[29] Collins anticipated the film to have a PG-13 rating.[30] Alli Shearmur, Lionsgate President of Motion Picture Production, and Jim Miller, Lionsgate Senior Vice President of Motion Picture Production, are in charge of overseeing the production of the movie. Shearmur said:

"The Hunger Games is an incredible property and it is a thrill to bring it home to Lionsgate. This is exactly the kind of movie I came to Lionsgate to make: youthful, exciting, smart and edgy. We are looking forward to working with Nina and Suzanne to create a movie that satisfies audiences' hunger for high-quality entertainment."[31]

Gary Ross became the director in November 2010.[32][33] With an initial budget of $75 million,[34] principal photography began near Brevard in Transylvania County, North Carolina in Western North Carolina in May 2011[35] and concluded on September 15, 2011, with a final budget reported as between $90 million and $100 million, reduced to $78 million after subsidies.[1][3] Director Steven Soderbergh served as a second unit director.[36]

Lawrence dyed her blonde hair brown for the part of Katniss.[37] She also underwent extensive training to get in shape for the role, including archery, rock and tree climbing, combat, running, parkour, and yoga,[38] and experienced an accident on the last day of her six-week training phase, in which she hit a wall while running at full speed, but wasn't seriously injured.[3]

The film has been rated 12A by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) in the UK for "intense threat, moderate violence and occasional gory moments".[2] To achieve that rating, Lionsgate had to cut or substitute seven seconds of film by "digitally removing blood splashes and the sight of blood on wounds and weapons".[39]

Music

Soundtrack

Main article: The Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond

The soundtrack for the The Hunger Games contains songs inspired by the film; only three of them appear in the film itself, during the closing credits.[40] The first single from the film's companion album, "Safe & Sound" by Taylor Swift featuring The Civil Wars, was released on December 23, 2011.[41] It reached number one on the iTunes overall charts in 12 hours.[citation needed] The music video for "Safe & Sound" was released on February 13, 2012. Along with separate songs from Swift and The Civil Wars, the soundtrack also features songs by The Decemberists, Arcade Fire, The Secret Sisters, Miranda Lambert featuring The Pistol Annies,[42] Neko Case,[43] Kid Cudi[42] Academy Award winner Glen Hansard,[42] The Low Anthem,[42] Punch Brothers,[42] Birdy,[42] Maroon 5, Jayme Dee,[42] and Carolina Chocolate Drops.[42] The soundtrack was released on March 20, 2012.[44] The soundtrack tracklist was revealed on iTunes on February 13, 2012, and on the 14th "One Engine" was released as the second single. Jennifer Lawrence singing "Rue's Lullaby" will be available as a bonus download on March 27.

Score

Lionsgate originally announced that Danny Elfman and T-Bone Burnett would score The Hunger Games, with Burnett also acting as the film's executive music producer to produce songs for the soundtrack.[45] However, due to scheduling conflicts, Elfman was later replaced by James Newton Howard.[46] The score album is set to be released on March 20, 2012.[47]

Differences between the novel and the film

  • In the novel, Katniss gets the Mockingjay pin from Madge. In the film, she trades for the pin at The Hob and gives it to Prim, who gives it back after the reaping. Madge is never seen in the film.[48]
  • In the book, Katniss describes Peeta's eyes as being blue. In the film, they are dark-brown.
  • In the book, Peeta's father appears after Prim and her mother visit Katniss. Mr. Mellark never appears in the movie.[48]
  • The scene on the roof of the training center, where Peeta tells Katniss how he wants to show everyone that he's not just a piece in their games, takes place next to the window of their penthouse in the film. Also during this scene, in the book, when Peeta asks Katniss if he makes any sense, she says "no offense, but who cares?" In the film, she replies "yes, but I just can't afford to think like that." The District 12 crew is rarely on the train.
  • In the novel, the Career tributes and Peeta discover the girl who lights the fire at night. They try to kill her later, but the cannon does not shoot immediately. Cato sends Peeta to ensure the bonfire girl is killed. In the film, the bonfire girl dies right away.
  • In the novel, the District 4 tribute girl dies along with Glimmer during the tracker-jacker attack. In the film, she dies in the bloodbath.
  • In the novel, after Rue dies, Katniss receives a loaf of bread she believes is from District 11. She thanks the people of that District for the gift. The film doesn't include this scene.
  • In the novel, Katniss loses hearing in her left ear after blowing up the pyramid of supplies and does not regain it until after she leaves the arena. This only happens momentarily in the film.
  • In the book, when it is announced that two tributes from the same district can both be winners, Katniss screams Peeta's name by accident and puts her hand over her mouth. In the film, she merely whispers it to herself.
  • In the film, Katniss does not struggle to find water. She finds it before the first night.
  • In the movie, Katniss receives physical notes from Haymitch. In the books, she simply assumes what he is thinking.
  • In the book, Katniss and Peeta are retrieving water from the lake when Cato emerges, sprinting from the woods with muttations pursuing him. Cato wears body armor that deflects one of Katniss's arrows. Cato's body armor allows him to continue a lengthy melee with the muttations after he is thrown from the cornucopia. None of this is featured in the film.
  • In the book, Katniss gets a bad burn on her calf. In the film, the burn is on the front part of her thigh.
  • In the book, the muttations resemble dead tributes, making it difficult for Katniss to kill them. They are described as looking so realistic that Katniss and Peeta are unsure if the actual tributes eyes are present in the muttations.[48]
  • In the movie, the cornucopia is not golden as described in the book.
  • In the book, Thresh viciously beats Clove to death with a rock. In the film, Clove is repeatedly smashed into a wall, presumably resulting in a broken neck.
  • It is never shown that after a tribute dies, the birds go quiet with the Mockingjay whistle and the hovercraft. After Rue's death, Katniss simply walks away. We do not know what happens to Rue's body.
  • In the film, we see more of President Snow than in the book, where he has a very small role.
  • When Cato falls off the horn to the muttations in the film, Katniss quickly shoots him to put him out of his misery. In the book, Katniss and Peeta sit on the horn all night listening as Cato slowly dies. When the sun begins to rise, Katniss decides to shoot the arrow and end it.[48]
  • In the book, readers hardly know anything about Seneca Crane besides the fact that he is killed after the Games because he does not blow Peeta and Katniss "sky high" when Katniss pulls out the berries. In the movie, we see a lot of "behind the scenes" actions concerning the Gamemaker and the people working in the room that controls all elements of the Arena.[48]
  • In the book, Peeta's damaged leg is amputated and replaced with a "metal-and-plastic device." In the film, he doesn't receive any new injury from the Mutts and therefore doesn't need an amputation.
  • In the book, Peeta finds out on the way back to District 12 that Katniss's feelings were a game for sponsors. In the movie, the subject is never brought up though it is hinted that he guesses. However, he doesn't seem too bothered by it.
  • The Avox girl with red hair whom Katniss encounters in the Capitol and in the woods is never featured in the film.
  • Darius the Peacekeeper doesn't appear in the film.
  • In the book, Cato kneels down next to Clove when she is dying. In the film, there is no sign of Cato during the feast.
  • In the movie, Cato realizes the true meanings of the games (on the cornucopia) and knows that Peeta and Katniss are supposed to win. In the book, he shows no knowledge of the true meanings of the Hunger Games.
  • In the book, Katniss and Peeta actually put the nightlock berries in their mouths. In the movie, they never make it that far.
  • Much of Katniss' thoughts are portrayed in the book. However, they could not be translated into the movie (such as knowing the Avox, her thoughts about the Gamemakers making fun of her being the "Girl on Fire", etc.)
  • In the book, Katniss and Peeta are trapped inside the cave for several days while it storms. They also receive numerous silver parachutes. This does not happen in the film.
  • There is much more intimacy between Katniss and Peeta in the book than in the film. While the book details numerous make-out sessions between the couple, the film only features one kiss on the lips between them.
  • Rue shares a lot of information about District 11 and her knowledge about gathering berries in the book, but not in the film. While this information is hardly relevant in the first film, the information about District 11 might prove important in "Catching Fire" and in "Mockingjay."
  • In the book, during the training in which the judges score tributes, Peeta goes first. However, in the film, Katniss goes first and we never learn exactly what Peeta does for the judges.
  • In the book, eleven tributes die during the bloodbath. In the film, twelve die in the bloodbath and thirteen die before sunset of the first night.
  • Rue and Katniss are together for only about a day in the film. In the book, Katniss and Rue spend much more time together. Rue also mentions that she trusts Katniss because she wears a Mockingjay pin. This exchange is not mentioned in the film.

Reception

Critical response

The Hunger Games received generally positive reviews from critics. Based on 195 reviews collected by Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an 86 percent "Certified Fresh" rating and an average score of 7.3/10. The film earned an 82 percent score from 'Top Critics'. The site's consensus reads: "Thrilling and superbly acted, The Hunger Games captures the dramatic violence, raw emotion, and ambitious scope of its source novel".[49] On Metacritic, the film has a 68, indicating "generally favorable reviews", based on reviews from 43 critics.[50]

Charles McGrath, writing for The New York Times, said that the film will remind viewers of the television series Survivor, a little of The Bachelorette, and of the short story The Lottery by the "great" Shirley Jackson published in 1948 by The New Yorker.[51] Others have cited Jackson's work, including Wheeler Winston Dixon, a film professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, who gave a long list of precedents: Battle Royale (novel by Kōshun Takami, film by Kinji Fukasaku); William Golding's Lord of the Flies; Metropolis; Blade Runner; Death Race 2000; and George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four. [52] Much like the novel, there has been controversy surrounding the film's similarities to Battle Royale in particular,[53] for which it has been criticized by some critics such as David Poland of Movie City News.[54]

Many critics have praised Jennifer Lawrence for her portrayal as Katniss Everdeen. According to The Hollywood Reporter, she embodies Katniss, "just as one might imagine her from the novel".[citation needed] Empire magazine said "Lawrence is perfect as Katniss, there's very little softness about her, more a melancholy determination that good must be done even if that requires bad things."[55]

Simon Reynolds of Digital Spy gave the film four stars out of five, calling it "enthralling from beginning to end, science fiction that has depth and intelligence to match its pulse-racing entertainment value". Reynolds also spoke highly of Lawrence's performance and director Gary Ross, whose "rough and ready handheld camerawork" meant that viewers were "with Katniss for every blood-flecked moment of her ordeal in the combat arena".[56]

Eric Goldman of IGN awarded the film four out of five stars, stating that director Gary Ross "gets the tone of The Hunger Games right. This is a grounded, thoughtful and sometimes quite emotional film, with its dark scenario given due weight. Ross doesn't give the film a glossy, romanticized 'Hollywood' feel, but rather plays everything very realistically and stark, as Katniss must endure these outrageous and horrible scenarios." The film received a slight amount of criticism for its shaky camera style, but it was said to "add to the film in certain ways." Both Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson were praised for their portrayals as Katniss and Peeta, and Goldman also drew attention to the role reversal of sorts between the male and female leads, as well as the fact that Lawrence is taller than Hutcherson, which is rare in such films. Katniss is seen as more of a "classic hero figure" and Peeta is the one who needs to be protected. Ross was criticized due to his lack of experience with action films, but in general, Goldman felt that viewers would enjoy the film regardless of whether they had read the book.[57]

Manohla Dargis wrote in The New York Times that "again and again Katniss rescues herself with resourcefulness, guts and true aim, a combination that makes her insistently watchable, despite Mr. Ross’s soft touch and Ms. Lawrence’s bland performance."[58]

Box office

On February 22, 2012, The Hunger Games broke records for advanced ticket sales on Fandango. The sales were reported to be 83 percent of the site's totals, toppling the previous record-holder, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, which set a record on May 14, 2010.[59] In the week leading up to its release, the film sold-out over 4,300 showings via Fandango and MovieTickets.com[60] The film earned $19.7 million in midnight showings, which was the highest midnight gross ever for a non-sequel film and the seventh highest midnight gross of all-time.[61]

Accolades

Award Category Result Recipient Source
NewNowNext Awards 2012 Next Mega Star Pending Josh Hutcherson [62]

Sequels

On August 8, 2011, while still shooting the film, Lionsgate announced that a film adaptation of the second novel in The Hunger Games trilogy, Catching Fire, is scheduled to be released on November 22, 2013.[63] In November 2011, Lionsgate entered negotiations with Slumdog Millionaire and 127 Hours screenwriter Simon Beaufoy to adapt the novel for screen, since the post-production schedule for The Hunger Games was too crowded for Ross and Collins to adapt the next film as originally planned. Ross was still expected to return as director for the sequel.[64] In January 2012, Ross and Beaufoy were officially signed on to their roles as director and screenwriter, respectively.[65]

Woody Harrelson revealed in a November 2011 interview that he has signed on for four films.[66] The February 2012 issue of The Hollywood Reporter indicated that Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth have all signed on to the whole franchise.[3]

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