It’s nice to see the “behind the scenes” material which accompanies a video. The various themes revolved around the central concept of resisting an abusive authority.
I seem to remember that the books and this the film was inspired by all the increased security efforts of President Bush’s administration . I think the word they used was ” regime “. There appeared to be an acknowledgement that things had gotten worse.
In search of a better understanding of the authors perspective … I have been reading her books I am finding her third book “mocking jay” a particular easy read.
The ” Hunger Games” trilogy seems to resonate with many today. It is more than books, but an expression of frustration with government. Is government there to serve and protect… Or as some believe, to be served.
I witnessed this phenomenon once before, it was the late ’70’s’ and a move chronicled brave souls fighting to establish a better world. The world changed dramatically… “Star Wars” was the catalyst .