"If we engineer a romance right now there is a slim chance we can BOTH get out of this alive" - Peeta, seven steps ahead of the game
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At the end Katniss catches on and practically explains to camera that nobody will find the ending satisfactory if they both die
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And then they're stuck in this bizarre, 50% honest, 50% "we need to keep this appearance up indefinitely to survive" relationship
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And obviously everybody involved in the film knew exactly how to make it, because manufacturing reality is what they all do all day already
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Also liked the bit where Katniss being kind to a dying girl pretty much directly saved her (Katniss') life
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What's this microgenre called? The Hunger Games, Gladiator, Battle Royale, Running Man... "Arena fiction"?
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Oh! Also, contemporary design/fashion in The Hunger Games is ABSURD. Half stupid-looking, half great-looking. Therefore entirely credible
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I didn't realise it was possible to downplay/subdue/undersell the violent deaths of 20+ children so effectively but The Hunger Games did it
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Always be suspicious of a city built entirely in a single architectural style.
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That means (1) previous city was nuked to the ground or (2) tyrant dystopian central controlling authority with a VISION or (3) both
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Looking at you, Milton Keynes
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