The Hunger Games

 A lot of people have been talking about 'The Hunger Games' and I really am interested. Even though I am, I don't want to watch the movie just yet. I still have to read the books and I am finding the time to read them all. People make it seem as if it were the next 'Twilight' saga. Twilight movies were good and times but the love story is somewhat long and leads in many directions. Out of all of the current movies, I was interested in Breaking Dawn because of the small fight between the vampires and the wolves, as well as Bella being turned into a vampire at the end of the movie. 
  I got slightly distracted, sorry. Anyways, back to the topic at hand. The story contains another love triangle between 16-year-old Katniss Everdeen, Peeta Mellark, a baker's son whom Katniss knows from school and Gale Hawthorne, Katniss' best friend. Fans of the books and movie have already divided into teams, just like in the Twilight saga. The Hunger Games pretty much takes place in a nation known as Panem after the destruction of North America by some unknown apocalyptic event. Panem consists of a wealthy Capitol and twelve surrounding, poorer districts. District 12, where the book begins, is located in the coal-rich region that was formerly Appalachia. As punishment for a previous rebellion against the Capitol in which a 13th district was destroyed, one boy and one girl between the ages of 12 and 18 from each district are selected by annual lottery to participate in the Hunger Games, an event in which the participants or "tributes," must fight in an outdoor arena controlled by the Capitol, until only one remains. Sounds like one hell of a show for the spectators.
 Sounding like an interesting story to follow, the movie is rated PG-13. It shows children being killed off one by one, which can be a lot to take in for a younger audience. I am not one to complain about the rating because the rating itself was decided by parents and such, not the government. Thus, it is a parents' responsibility to make their children understand the difference between reality and fantasy. Even so, the books themselves tackle issues like severe poverty, starvation, oppression, and the effects of war among others, which are good to know about. Wow, fantastic baby. Ha ha, threw in a little Big Bang there.. Well, for a short post, I think I kind of made it interesting. Peace out to my motivation, inspiration, and... I'll get back to you on that last one.