| Overall: | B- |
|---|---|
| Violence: | D+ |
| Sexual Content: | B+ |
| Language: | B |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | C+ |
| Run Time: | 142 |
| Theater Release: | |
| Video Release: | 18 Aug 2012 |
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| How We Determine Our Grades | |
After watching a movie with your children or students, we encourage parents and teachers to look for education opportunities to teach with movies. Here are a few discussion topics that can help with lesson plans or teaching in the home.
What lessons about war and conflict does this movie intend to teach? What situations in the “real world” might this film reflect? Why do you think the author of the novel used teen characters as the central theme of the conflict?
How does the depiction of violence differ in a realistic portrayal with young characters versus a fantastical movie featuring an adult cast?
This movie is based on the book The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins. It is part of a trilogy, which includes Catching Fire and Mockingjay.
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About the Reviewer: Rod Gustafson
Rod Gustafson has worked in various media industries since 1977. He founded Parent Previews in 1993, and today continues to write and broadcast the reviews in newspapers, on radio and (of course) on the Internet. He currently serves as the President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness, a provincial non-profit society. He also authors a regular column for The Parent's Television Council in Los Angeles. He and his wife Donna have four children.
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