Catching
fire is the 2nd book (or movie in this case) of the Hunger Games
series. It mainly focuses on the 75th Hunger Games which is the 3rd
Quarter Quell. In this Hunger Games, all the victors of the previous hunger
games were reaped as tributes. This was to signify that not even the strongest
of the districts can overcome the Capitol.
The movie
is not really science fiction because it does not focus on the scientific aspect
of the film, but more on the class struggle. If it were science fiction, it
would have focused on the technology used in generating the Hunger Games and the
like.
The film is
a commentary of past, present and future society. This is shown through its
interpretation of the government and the vast class struggle. The government is
obviously abusing its power by holding the Hunger Games every year to punish
the people for the last rebellion made. They are being punished for something
they didn’t even do which causes society to rebel even more in the process. This
point is strengthened even more by the fact that the 13th district
was obliterated. Though not pushed to the extent like in the movie (holding the Hunger Games), the concept
is still the same in real life. The government right now is just pretty messed
up. Technology wise, it is definitely of the future due to the highly advanced technology used in the film and especially in generating the Hunger Games arena.
Each district has it’s certain “specialty”.
For example, District 1 focuses on luxury, District 4 on fishing, District 11
on agriculture, and so on. Since each of the districts have a certain
specialty, the burden of the tasks is divided between the districts, thus more efficiency.
So the science and technology used succeeds because it helps Panem thrive as a
whole. It allows each district to focus on manufacturing on a specific thing
rather than each district doing everything.
Rix, Mayumi Katrina
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