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Help[Opinions] Or the Japanese movie "Battle Royale."
in reply to a message by RoxStar
I haven't seen it but supposedly it's very similar to Hunger Games.
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I saw it. It's darker and less developed than Hunger Games because it's more about what's happening and less about the characters. People love to say that HG is a rip-off of BR but it's really not. It's a topic that has been covered many times but BR has a larger, and more cult-ish, following.
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I actually thought of the short story "The Lottery" when I read "Hunger Games."
It's by Shirley Jackson and I had to read it a hundred years ago in high school. Not the same, obviously, but a similar theme. I definitely think you're right in that this topic has been covered many times before - it's not about originality so much as taking a theme and putting a new spin on it and, in that respect, Hunger Games succeeds. And, anyway, I'd take it any day over 50 Shades of Grey or Spanked in the Principals Office or whatever trash literature is currently popular.
It's by Shirley Jackson and I had to read it a hundred years ago in high school. Not the same, obviously, but a similar theme. I definitely think you're right in that this topic has been covered many times before - it's not about originality so much as taking a theme and putting a new spin on it and, in that respect, Hunger Games succeeds. And, anyway, I'd take it any day over 50 Shades of Grey or Spanked in the Principals Office or whatever trash literature is currently popular.
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"The Lottery" sounds so familiar. I'm going to need to look that up. I agree with you completely. "Spanked in the Principal's Office" made me lol. I hope that isn't a real book... although, with the way things are going, it probably will be soon if it isn't already!
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If it is a real book, I need to know, like now .
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It's not a real book...yet. ;)
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