We should probably start this post with **SPOILERS ALERT** ... Forgive us for being a little slow on this bandwagon - we appeared to have somehow missed the hype - but Rhi tagged along to see The Hunger Games with her little sister and brother this week - and we have another fan to add to the list, the books are on their way via Amazon as we speak, HAVE to know what happens next (even though we already have a pretty good idea where this is going...)
It has not gone unnoticed by World Cinema lovers that The Hunger Games is very much like Battle Royale (we've been fans since we were probably too young, we actually started up a jewellery brand called Nobu after our favourite character when we were about 13/14 as mentioned on our 'About') and it's not just 'a little bit' like BR, not just 'oh isn't that a funny coincidence' - it goes right down to some of the characterisation and the dynamics between the players in the game - it's pretty much the same plot, with some pretty fun additions, we'll get to that in a minute...
For those who are unfamiliar with Battle Royale - it is a pretty incredible Japanese flick (and book, originally) of the dystopian genre, about a game that the government introduced to keep the youth of the country in check... a game where a bus load of teens are dropped off in the middle of an island and supplied with the tools to massacre each other until just one is left standing for a televised event (sounding familiar?)... in the end the 2 main characters a boy and a girl get away and tecnically win (are you thinking, "wait, haven't I heard this story somewhere before...?") Granted BR is not as teen friendly and certainly a far cry from the PG-13 rating, but Hunger Games is just a decapitation and a bucket full of corn syrup away from being simply a Hollywood remake of Battle Royale, but with an added bonus or two for fashion fans...
We've heard The Hunger Games frequently described as 'Battle Royale meets Twilight'... We'd disagree, we're thinking it is much more 'Battle Royale meets The Devil Wears Prada'... Not only does this film also star Stanley Tucci (looking fabulous in his blue wig) but you've got the rather delicious Lenny Kravitz, who's character does a grand job of styling Katniss and Peeta's characters to the max (chariots of fire taken as literal inspiration for the Tribute Parade - too cool! The use of fire again for her red dress during the interview with Caesar, magic! We want one!) ... Elizabeth Banks as Effie Trinket, seriously rocking that Marie Antoinette via Blade Runner look - and the stark contrast of looks between the Districts, where despite being set in the future, the demure and simple design is comparable to some 40s/50s looks, versus the Capitol's outlandish and dramatic style, riots of colour and extravagance...
Definitely worth a watch if you fancy something that is a futuristic Fashion-Fest with a bit of homicidal teenage angst and an undercurrent of dystopian political themes... You mean that's not your favourite movie genre already?
Bring on the books... And may the odds be ever in your favour.
Much love,
R&L xx
1 comment:
Well i saw it the idea of the movie is great, Lawrence acts great and the rest of it is rubbish to me! *too harsh today*
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