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Originally Posted by old moe
 Why anyone would spend good money to support a violent movie about teenagers killing each other just leaves me COLD.  |
Since I have not read the books or seen the movie, I can only make a general comment. I have the feeling that teen literature has become too dark. Perhaps it has to keep pushing the boundaries to keep selling. The steady darker progression from Harry Potter to Vampires to Hunger Games makes one wonder what the next "big thing" will be. That being said, growing up we had our own share of violent teens to read about and watch, i.e. Animal Farm, Blackboard Jungle, The Wild Bunch, Soylent Green, etc. I plan on downloading Hunger Games to my Kindle, so I may soon be able to make a better informed comment.