tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781546485620186412.post3963697985999534393..comments2023-03-26T01:47:10.406-07:00Comments on The Real Bowman: The Hunger Games - Movie Review (updated!!)Steven Bowmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16820990064632861833noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781546485620186412.post-85593697886176067992012-03-25T20:57:12.668-07:002012-03-25T20:57:12.668-07:00I saw Collins book as a sort of commentary on the ...I saw Collins book as a sort of commentary on the very thing you've brought up - both the violence itself, and the way reality television -- which is what the Hunger Games are -- desensitizes a nation to all sorts of brutality. I liked the way the film brought the fact of its being a TV show really to the forefront by all the scenes behind the scenes with the Gamemaster, etc. I certainly don't think that Collins intended the violence and brutality to be taken lightly, and when I saw the film on Friday I definitely found it disturbing. (I found the shaky hand-held filming to be even more disturbing, however, as it made me seasick as well as sick at heart over all the deaths!)Gillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05033962421747253414noreply@blogger.com