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21 March 2012 8:30 AM, PDT | The Film Stage | See recent The Film Stage news »

An amalgamation of post-apocalyptic science-fiction and primal survival story, with a touch of romance, it is no surprise that The Hunger Games is being presented as the next big event film. With a tagline that couldn’t be more appropriate (“the world will be watching”), Gary Ross adapts the Suzanne Collins best-seller into an entertaining fantasy adventure, skillfully accentuating the emotional beats and character-focused storytelling.

Beginning in the outcast-filled District 12, a territory on the outskirts of this dystopian nation known as Panem, 11 more Districts lead up to the haven known as The Capitol, occupied by the vibrantly dressed 1%. As a punishing reminder of the rebellion by the now-destroyed District 13, each year a boy and a girl, known as “tributes,” are selected via random lottery and the chosen 24 battle to the death for spectacle of the elite.

During this selection, or “reaping,” Ross employs a suppressed stillness in the audible landscape, »

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1 item from 2012