Yesterday, I watched a most horrible movie which has, unfortunately, been hailed as a “hot movie” amongst the younger generation.
It tells of a time in the future where a great (failed) revolution had taken place, and to punish the people who fought in the revolution, each district would have to send two of their young people (a boy and a girl) to fight to the death in the “games” which is a TV game show watched and cheered on by millions of viewers.
The movie shows how young teenagers brutally kill each other as the games get underway. There is no mercy in them; they have been brainwashed to kill.
Kill, for the sake of winning the games, because the rules of the games is that all must be killed; only one will win.
This is NOT the law of the jungle where carnivorous animals only kill when hungry. This is violence, hatred and evil, glorified on the silver screen.
I seldom get angry, but I was VERY angry at the people who produced this movie.
What message did they wish to convey in such a horrible and irresponsible movie?
We wonder why our teenagers have no qualms killing each other, killing their elders, going on a shooting spree in school, indulging in brutal massacre of street animals and laughing over it.
Need we wonder why?
Just look at the things they watch, you’ll see why.
We already see children committing massacre of animals on many facebook links.
Will we see an increase in the number of children murdering other children after this? If we do, we only have ourselves to blame.
Please do not patronize movies that glorify killing.
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8 responses to “Better watch what we watch”
To Kill is Cool…That is the message, and what a wrong message that is.
We have been angry lately as well…Too many incidences of cruelty, some leading to death. The rest of the world moves on…Nobody cares.
What a selfish world we live in.
Dr. Chan, from the way you described it (and I’ve already read the summary plot of that particular movie), it does sounds really gory and horrible to imagine. Perhaps what the director have in mind is to picture how our society will become in the future. Sad to say, these kinds of movies (and some of the so-called reality shows on TV) could be the contributing factor that will propel our youngsters to emulate the potrayed actions and behaviour. At the end of the day, it’s all about profit (read: money) over morality… 🙁
It’s actually based on a book with the same name. I have not read or watch the show, but I think it is less graphic than it’s Asian counterpart – Battle Royale. (which does have a cult following)
Unfortunately there are always killings in the media, whether it be books, movies, games or comics. Because blood and gore sells. I must admit that I do always have a morbid fascination towards certain aspects of blood and gore, but a person always have the choice of performing those acts physically, inflicting harm on others, or just keeping it in virtual reality. I’ve played super violent games like Manhunt before (where you can even kill a person with a plastic bag) but I know that if I do those things in real life, I would lose my life. Unfortunately, some people don’t know or care about these consequences.
What is the name of the movie?
The person who make that movie must have a twisted evil mind!
Its actually not that bad, if you consider it in the context of the whole trilogy. The hunger games is one part of three books, and the Games itself are considered a punishment. The kids don’t enjoy killing one another, their doing it out of pure necessity, survival if you must. Katniss herself volunteered to go to save her younger sisters life afterall. Eventually in the last book, the hero and heroine manage to stop the Hunger games from taking place once and for all. The theme of the series is actually loyalty in extreme circumstances, despite morally ambiguous terrain, and tackle issues like poverty, starvation and the effects of war to others. While it may not be the best portrayal to children, it is a good way to teach them not violence, as you seem to assume, but that violence and war has consequences and that they are not the best way to solve anything. I really don’t see how the movie glorifies killing at all, seeing as how Katniss isn’t exactly having fun while she simply tries to survive so she can see her family at the end of the day.
I totally agree with Kitten.
While the movie may seem to be violent, it is actually the first part of three books and the first movie itself does not paint the whole picture of the whole theme intended by writter Suzanne Collins. The books tackle issues like loyalty, severe poverty, oppression of the rich and powerful over the poor, and the effects of war on the citizens. *spoilers ahead* in the 2nd and 3rd book, Katniss and the citizens of Panem actually rebel against the Capitol’s government control and fought for independence and freedom as they do not believe in the cruel ways of the Capitol’s Hunger Games. While the Hunger Games may seem gory, the whole idea of The Hunger Games, Catching Fire and Mockingjay do not glorify kiling at all. So, Dr Chan, do give the books a chance. =)
ha ha, the books maybe, but definitely not the movie or any of its sequels. I was so nauseated by the scenes, I almost threw up in the cinema and had a throbbing headache throughout. For me, it’s just very disturbing to watch children killing children. I wasn’t talking about the overall theme which, yes, had loyalty and all that. I was talking about the graphic portrayals of children killing children.