The Hunger Games is based on the books by Suzanne Collins which were originally aimed at teenagers but have become increasingly popular with all age groups. The premise is similar to the Japanese film Battle Royale which sees children take part in a battle until a remote area until only one winner remains at the end. The explodable collars appear to be missing from The Hunger Games which is a shame but they obviously can't be too similar.
The Hunger Games movie poster
Having not read the books it will be interesting to see what angle the story will take but from the trailer it seems to be more about one character and her family than all the children as a whole. The different weapons supplied to the children will result in what should be some excellent fight sequences as the Hunger games begin but lets hope things don't get too cheesy/Spielberg.
If I watch more films about how dysfunctional society will be in the future (Twelve Monkeys, Brazil etc) then I might start to expect it sometime soon.
The film is released in the UK on Friday 23rd March 2012 and the trailer is below:
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