The Hunger Games is set in the future, where each year girls and boys from the 12 districts become tributes, that must go to the capitol and compete in a televised event known as The Hunger Games. This event, which has a strong message about desensitisation, ends in only one surviving tribute, as the rest are killed by each other (in some fairly horrific ways).
Jennifer Lawrence follows up a great turn as Mystique with a thoughtful, strong performance as Katniss Everdeen. The whole cast is strong in fact. I must however bring special attention to Stanley Tucci, who is once again awesome. He is quickly becoming one of my favourite actors.
Comparisons to Battle Royale are superficial and not really worth listening to. The Hunger Games has a good cast and a good and a story that is only just beginning.
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