panemforthought

Heteronormativity and sexuality in Panem, or: The Curious Case of Finnick Odair

regendy wrote in panemforthought May 04, 2011 18:45

I think that the Hunger Games series does a good job when it comes to issues of gender. (Whether this is true or not is a post for another day.) And that makes it all the more disappointing that I think they seriously drop the ball when it comes to sexuality.

( And lo, there were thinky thoughts. )

discussion: sexuality

Let's talk... energy sources?

regendy wrote in panemforthought Mar 31, 2011 19:41

Panem's technological achievements include invisible forcefields, city-wide booby traps, disturbingly extensive camera networks, and the ability to change a landscape with the push of a button, among other things. So with all of this, I've been wondering ( Read more... )

discussion: trilogy overall, discussion: speculation

May the odds be ever in your favour!

sharpest_rose wrote in panemforthought Mar 30, 2011 15:06

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IRL Jabberjays

littledarkvoice wrote in panemforthought Mar 01, 2011 10:00

Hello not-dead-just-sleeping comm! I'm home with a fever, so I was browsing the news on Current and found this AP article about tiny spy planes made to look like birds or insects.

My first thought: IRL Jabberjays? Scary stuff.

So, I ask, in what other ways might The Hunger Games be predicting the future?

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iceshade wrote in panemforthought Jan 19, 2011 17:00

Over the course of all three Hunger Games books we never find out what Districts 5, 6 and 9 industries are. I once read somewhere that suggested that District 6's was medicine as their tributes in Catching Fire are morphling addicts, and I'm a fan of that theory. You could say oh it's because they're victors and special, yet Katniss wasn't able to ( Read more... )

haymitch is immortal, discussion: speculation, discussion: dream casting, discussion: district locations

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madri wrote in panemforthought Jan 07, 2011 17:59

Hello all, I bring an interview with Gary Ross, director of the upcoming film version.

( two scans )

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madri wrote in panemforthought Dec 09, 2010 15:25

I'm re-reading the first book and two things are bugging me about the feast. ( spoilers for that book only )

let's all sigh together

madri wrote in panemforthought Dec 04, 2010 16:19

EW is doing their 2010 Entertainers of the Year issue, and... you know, I think I'm going to start a drinking game*. Also, SCollins talks a little about the movie--as usual, no real insight is offered, but I am glad to hear they're involving her in the process so much. (Click for a larger version)

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madri wrote in panemforthought Oct 15, 2010 14:44

Entertainment Weekly has done another write-up on the series, or, as I like to call it, "Let's keep invoking Twilight, because that never gets old!!!"

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The Movie: bound to be even more depressing than Mockingjay

madri wrote in panemforthought Oct 06, 2010 01:03

A friend of mine linked this article to me, and apparently it is My Job to bring in the movie cynicism around here, so here you go: Casting Katniss: Is Hollywood Whitewashing The Hunger Games?

I don't think it's possible to have enough backlash to stop them from filling all the major roles with Anglos. Even The Last Airbender, based on a series ( Read more... )