Today I drove back to the Cape, arrived mid-afternoon, and jumped in my chair to resume reading Catching Fire, the second book in The Hunger Games Trilogy. As usual, the TV was on and The Talk was playing in the background. They did a whole Hunger Games theme today, even dressing like the characters. I wasn’t really paying attention until I heard Julie Chen say something that concerned me.
One and a half books into this Hunger Games thing, obviously one of the big reasons the protagonist fights so hard to win is that if she does, her whole district gets food for a year. The reason we are on earth, to help others, is the baseline theme in this killing movie. I was thinking that this is the main reason teens should see it and have an opportunity to discuss it. What a wonderful venue for this message to reach our youth, right? Then, out of one ear, I hear Julie Chen say that it is never really made clear in the movie that the winner’s district gets fed for a year. What? I can’t believe they wouldn’t give due diligence to that fact in the screen play. Of course, I’m only going on what Julie had to say, since I’ve yet to see the movie myself.
And so, as another day goes by, off to a board meeting, then back to my chair for more “Catching Fire”. I fear a late night, and….I have written.
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