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Date Posted: 07:00:21 02/07/12 Tue
Author: PeggyB
Subject: The Hunger Games seem to serve a double purpose. They remind the rest of the country that they are under the thumb of the Capital, and they provide entertainment to the citizens of the Capital. The opening ceremony puts a pretty dressing on the hideous reality of the Games, I think it plays to the vanity of the Capital residents and continues the illusion that this is entertainment. Dressing up (or down) the tributes also objectifies them, makes them seem less real as individual people, they are characters in a drama. That illusion helps keep the citizenry of the Capital in support of the games and masks the horror of it all. If they didn't dress up the games, I wonder if the Capital citizens would be so supportive of them, we see in some of the characters that they are not, individually, without feeling and empathy toward the tributes. Again, the whole thing reminds me of the gladiators of ancient Rome.
In reply to: Lil 's message, "The Hunger Games, Part 2" on 20:29:11 02/06/12 Mon


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  • I can see similarities to the Olympic Opening Ceremonies... I'm thinking of the recent games in Canada where the opening showed something from each province, about the land, the people, the culture. Then when each country's athletes marches in the parade, they have their flag of course but sometimes a traditional piece of clothing like cowboy hats. I'm drawing a blank on details from the opening of the Olympics in China but I think the summer games have more traditional clothing where they're more bundled up in the winter. Back to the story - I thought Katniss' thought process was funny when she meets Cinna and first she thinks "we'll be covered in coal dust", then "we'll be naked AND covered in coal dust" ! Just paraphrasing but I was laughing reading it. And then when they were ON FIRE, it was too awesome. I look forward to seeing that in the movie :) (NT) -- MaryC in KY, 07:14:41 02/07/12 Tue
  • I can definitely see the Olympics similarity. I remember growing up during the Cold War, I was always concerned for the fate of Eastern Block athletes who did not perform up to their country's expectations. (NT) -- PeggyB (), 07:29:32 02/07/12 Tue
  • The On Fire outfits/idea was awesome! I was thrilled to see that way their coal district was interpreted for the ceremony. (NT) -- Lil, 16:34:17 02/07/12 Tue
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