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Originally Posted by BucEyedPea
Well it was produced by the same people—Lionsgate. I thought that at first and refused to see it. It wasn't until I rented it last summer.
The only thing like the Hunger Games is the genre. They're both dystopias. I don't see that as being copycat, especially when the writer who came up with the idea when she was younger before Hunger Games. She wrote the first draft her last year as a creative writing major.
What I liked about this one was that it wasn't as harsh or edgy as the theme in the Hunger Games which is where it's different. I mean kids killing kids? I loved that this one was just under the surface, and that they accept their world. ( at first) and it slowly reveals. The character Four is like that too. Their world is closer to ours unlike the world in the Hunger Games. I absolutely loved the psychological aspects with the simulations. I thought that was really creative and made it different too. And I liked the idea of the factions, which may have been done before in other movies but I haven't seen those.
No they're different but only the same in that they're both dystopias.
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I don't disagree, but on a broader scale they look a lot alike.
Futuristic world that is largely flawed - Check
Female protagonist that has to grow up to overcome ridiculous odds - Check
Leans on pretty much only kids to overthrow the adult system.
Has to try and save her family - check
Male sidekick that helps her grow up on her journey - check
Falls in love with sidekick - check
Jouney involves overthrowing the government largley by herself and upsetting the entire society - check
Deaths of people important to her make her question her path but ultimately steel her nerves.
Ends up "changing the game" to succeed.
About the time it is starting to get good, it pulls a hunger games trick out of the hat.
I'll catch the third one when it hits HBO, because it's good enough to put on while I'm working, but groundbreaking, it is not.
Not bashing, JMO.