It is
in the nature of people to be curious about the future. People imagine the
future differently. Some alter the things in their minds that happened in the
past, while others are cool to keep things in their places. But with Suzanne
Collins’ famous The Hunger Games Trilogy, she maybe telling a story of what
could happen in the coming, specifically in the place called Panem.
Lately,
the second book of The Hunger Games Trilogy, Catching Fire, was made into a
movie. I must say that this is one of the amazing science fiction film I have
ever watched. The technology showed in the movie were so much ahead of what we
have at present. It gives the viewers a taste of knowledge on things that are
not yet thought of to be able to happen. The train, for example, that Katniss
and his team were using to travel from different districts was really one state
of the art vehicle. Also, the gadgets and the arena they used for the game where
the tributes had the game were much advanced.
For me,
science, technology and society failed in the world of the 13 districts in
every way possible. Yes, we may say that they had the most advanced technology
in their time, be it in medicine, architecture or even in weapon making. But the
people living in each districts had not felt any of these advancements. They were
still stuck in their low jobs. They still had their hands dirty at work to have
a living, bust still that wasn’t enough. The people governing the districts
were at hold of science and keeping the neglected and oppressed people out of
their comfort.
The movie
is not far from what could happen to us in the years yet to come. It is now up
to us on how to live and act to escape from this terrible reality.
De Jesus, Carmela Gabrielle D.
2013 - 55245
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