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The Hunger Games Movie Misses the Point

By Sandi Villarreal
The three stars of The Hunger Games at its LA premeire. Joe Seer, Shutterstock.
The three stars of The Hunger Games at its LA premeire. Joe Seer, Shutterstock.com
Mar 26, 2012
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Editor’s Note: This review may include spoilers if you have not seen the movie or read the book.

I really didn’t want to read The Hunger Games. I had resisted the time sucks that were the Harry Potter and Twilight series. I’m too old for such nonsense.

But about two months ago, my friends settled on the trilogy for our next book club pick. After some initial whining, I gave in. Our last selection was Cutting for Stone—I could use a mental break. Of course, the inevitable happened. I was engrossed so completely that I flew back to Minneapolis for opening weekend and book club.

Our group of seven twentysomethings settled in with our themed cocktails among the hordes of fans, ready to be wowed. Later at our debrief in the rented-out sky club at my old apartment building—we were serious about this—we settled on a resounding “eh.”

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The three stars of The Hunger Games at its LA premeire. Joe Seer, Shutterstock.com
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