The relatively new cinematic phenomenon, The Hunger Games, shines a new perspective on the idea of war. While the movie comes off as being very fictional, due to the advanced technology and controlled society, it really just enhances the negative sides of war. Tim O'Brien talks about draft day and the stress that it put on the American men, resembling the scenes of picking who was to go to the famous "Hunger Games" in the movie. These clips seem very unrealistic because of how overdramatic they are. In reality, however, they take what was a huge problem during the Vietnam War time period and show it as being as horrible as it may have been for those specific Americans and their families.
Many fictional movies, like The Hunger Games, come off as being unrealistic, yet tend to exaggerate the hard truths that surround us, forcing us to look at situations through new perspectives.
Whoa, I would have never thought of the reaping in the Hunger Games as a similarity to the draft, but after your analysis I see the accurate comparison of the two. The Hunger Games makes many statements about society, but I never thought of it like you did!
ReplyDeleteGreat comparison! Interesting view on how the "war" scenarios are different but the emotional struggles between the soldiers and families are the same and how the Hunger Games captures it!
ReplyDeleteI would agree that even though Hunger Games is completely fictional, it does highlight key components of war. It must be hard for people to believe in the Hunger Games, even though it is in a sense a true war story. The way it captures the idea of one man for himself is directly translated into war, even though we are sending our family members into a new ¨family¨ called the army. I really liked your perspective on the movie.
ReplyDeleteYou made a lot of great comparisons between the movie and the book, and I definitely saw how Hunger Games tells a lot a truth about war in real life and society, both past and present. It tells a lot about human nature and society even though it is fiction.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great analysis and comparison to the military draft and the reaping from the Hunger Games. It's interesting how similar the two really are. In the Hunger Games I remember Katniss had a whole inner debate on whether or not she should run away, leaving her family behind, or if she should face the reaping. It is very similar to Tim O'Brien's character in his story of "On the Rainy River." Great job!
ReplyDeleteIt's really cool how you tied together what is clearly a fictional work with something as real as the Vietnam war. I think you could also compare how the reaping is televised with the television broadcast of the first draft numbers being picked.
ReplyDeleteIt's really cool how you tied together what is clearly a fictional work with something as real as the Vietnam war. I think you could also compare how the reaping is televised with the television broadcast of the first draft numbers being picked.
ReplyDeleteI love how you connected the movie to Tim O'Brien's words. I never noticed how similar the two really are. You did a great job comparing the two.
ReplyDeleteI never thought about this series in this light-- you did a great job of connecting the movie to O'Brien's ideas about war.
ReplyDeleteAwesome comparison! I like how you tied together a fictional work and a real life event. I think that you could compare the reaping in the Hunger Games to the draft for the Vietnam war and how they were both watched with fear.
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