On the big screen, women have often been treated as second-class citizens and portrayed as helpless creatures, waiting to be rescued by their Prince Charming. This gender gap came to a halt when The Hunger Games (Dir. Gary Ross) was released in theaters. The brave Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) - stood up for someone else – even when it meant risking her own life. The Hunger Games was not only one of the top grossing movies of the year, but it was also one of the very few movies where a woman was able to display her stability and willingness to fight. The Hunger Games, Divergent, and Gravity are some of the recent movies that show a woman’s much greater potential in life centering around: courage, nature, and recognition. “Happy Hunger …show more content…
Divergent (Dir. Neil Burger), which shares a similar story and characters as The Hunger Games, gives viewers a taste of how a girl who is different than everyone in her society can make an enormous impact. Beatrice grew up in a community where her people were divided into five “fractions:” Abnegation, Amity, Candor, Dauntless, and Erudite. Her government was unfair and if a person did not fit with any of the five fractions, they would have to live on the streets, literally. Since Beatrice was classified as a divergent meant that she could not fit anywhere with the five fractions, which meant she had to die. Divergent’s were people who could think independently and therefore the government could not control them. Beatrice was born into Abnegation and took the leap to join Dauntless, even if it meant that she had to be separated from her family. Beatrice had a strong sense of curiosity that made her want to join Dauntless. As a member of Dauntless, a person must show fearlessness and determination. Although Beatrice was anxious to take on the challenges as Dauntless, she was able to climb up the leader board and become one of the strongest members of her fraction. What viewers can take from Beatrice is how she was able to display her inner strength. A girl from a normal family was able to take on new …show more content…
Neil Armstrong, the commander of the Apollo 11 moon exploration, made history on July, 1969 as the first human being to set foot on the moon. Buzz Aldrin, also part of the Apollo 11 moon exploration, drew attention from 600 million people in the world as he and Armstrong became the first two people to land on the lunar surface. Although these two respected astronauts should receive numerous credit for their achievement, many people fail to recognize the first woman who explored our galaxy beyond the Earth’s surface or to land on the moon. Gravity (Dir. Alfonso Cuarón), winner of seven Oscar awards and the blockbuster movie of the year, showed how a bio-medical engineer was the lone survivor to make it back to Earth. Dr. Ryan Stone (Sandra Bullock) was supposed to be on a harmless trip to space until disaster struck. Dr. Stone was repairing a space panel when she and her companion Matt Kowalski (George Clooney), a veteran astronaut and the mission commander for the space exploration, were told an enormous debris field was heading their way. Just short of making it back to their space station for safety, Dr. Stone and Kowalski were battered by the debris sending Dr. Stone into orbit. Kowalski soon came to rescue her and they both made a long and tedious journey to the next space station. Minutes after they have arrived at the space station, another set of debris took its place
In Hollywood film women 's roles have varied quiet considerably between genres, geographical placement, and period settings. These factors contribute to the different representations of women 's roles in the film they are present in. The roles are diverse going from the traditional maternal role to that of manipulative murderer. Women 's roles in movies can be almost equal to the male roles, and the co-stars are not given the majority of the acclaims just because they are male. Society has set certain standards that women are supposed to follow. The most common image of women is that they are very passive and try to avoid conflict in any situation. More and more in society women are breaking down the social barriers that confine them to their specific roles. The films Rear Window and Resident Evil show women in roles that are untraditional for our society. These two movies help to show how women are rebelling against social norms and that they are taking more active and aggressive roles. In film noir’s we can see women represented as the femme fatale, a woman whose mysterious and seductive charms leads men into compromising or dangerous situations. In action movies we see the heroine who is strong both physically and mentally, and has the ability to use weapons. Women seem to be more trapped than men because they are supposed to live up to society’s standards dealing with beauty and size, which are more physical characteristics. These specific guidelines have been set by
Society has created the concept of gender and how men and women have certain roles to follow. Some of these characteristics have been broken in today's society but many still exist. As people start to accept who they are and who they want to be, normal stereotypes do not stand out as much as they used to. By doing this, we are turning over a new leaf, where men and women are intermixing qualities and characteristics. Now a days, there are women who have become the providers and some men who have become the nurtures. Not being tied down by certain roles and expectations gives those who want to do more the chance to step out and be comfortable changing those said roles and expectations. In the novel The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, she portrays some characters as having opposite gender roles and expectations. Two characters who show this the most are Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark. Both of these main characters are portrayed in a unique way throughout the novel and portray traditional roles and break them throughout the Hunger Games.
Can you imagine the feeling knowing that at anytime, a close one could be taken away. A best friend could be stolen. A family member could be killed. Even yourself could be sacrificed for nothing. Do you think that the emotions a family member may encounter, the sadness of an entire community, or even just the thought of dying, is worth it to provide a dominant government their “Hollywood ending”? Well, in the book “The Hunger Games” written by Suzanne Collins, Katniss Everdeen lives in a dystopian society where her community is divided by 13 different groups. Each year, their government randomly selects two participants from each group to play in the Hunger Games, which is a fight to the death among the other participants. In the book, Katniss’
Films led by women, both in front of and behind the camera, typically do very well financially, and one can hope that Hollywood (which is frustratingly slow to change) will take notice. With female-led films like The Hunger Games: Catching Fire ($864 million worldwide), Gravity ($716 million), Zero Dark Thirty ($132 million), Frozen ($1.2 billion) and The Heat ($229 million), it is clear that female protagonists are a profitable
In the novel “The Hunger Games” Suzanne Collins conveys the qualities of a hero through the main character Katniss Everdeen. The novel is based around a dystopian nation, in which is placed in Panem. Through which a boy and a girl from each district must take part in ‘The Hunger Games’ where they have to fight to the death, until there is one survivor. Katniss subsequently evolves as a significant hero portraying the heroic qualities such as selflessness, identity change and intelligence. Selflessness is shown as she puts others before herself, her identity changes as she has to put up a brave face, and intelligence is displayed as her strategies progress in the games.
The Hunger Games is a film about survival, and when survival seems impossible there is only one thing left to count on: hope. When Katniss takes her sister’s place in the murderous free-for-all known as the Hunger Games, her life changes, and not for the better. Suddenly, Katniss finds herself in a world where killing is the only way to survive. Luckily, she has help along the way. A casual observer of the film is likely to notice the presence of many mentors in Katniss’ story, but that observation becomes more important when it is combined with the importance and relevance of hope.
The portrayal of heroines contain both differences and similarities. Across ‘The Hunger Games’ directed by Gary Ross, ‘Stormdancer’ by Jay Kristoff, ‘V for Vendetta’ directed by James Mc Teigue and ‘First Rider’s’ Call by Kristen Britain the respective heroines all contain similarities and differences between the other heroines. These similarities and differences show the variety that a heroine can be portrayed as. All of my selected texts portray the main characters (Katniss Everdeen, Kitsune Yukiko, Evey Hammond and Karigan G’ladheon respectively) as compassionate and caring for those important to them. Karigan demonstrates her compassion when she decides to search for her fellow rider Ty and her horse Condor, “She would help, but not until she sought out Condor and Ty and learned of
Best-selling author Brandon Sanderson once said, “Sometimes the prize is not worth the costs. The means by which we achieve victory are as important as the victory itself”. Directed by Gary Ross, The Hunger Games explores a dystopian future ruled by a totalitarian government who inflicts fear and control on the Districts through the annual gladiator-like events of The Hunger Games. Through Oscar award-winner Jennifer Lawrence’s portrayal of protagonist Katniss Everdeen, Ross explores the conflict of power between the government and the people, different social classes, and the sacrifices of the people to manipulate the audience’s perspectives on the barbarism of The
The ability of a movie to portray feelings of pain, empathy and sadness, as well as joy, freedom and celebration are what makes the movie great. Movies attract audiences not just to the story line, but to the depth of understanding waiting to be unveiled. Gary Ross’ The Hunger Games is one such movie. It takes audiences through a futuristic world of love, war and hatred as seen through the eyes of a head-strong young girl. As if directed mainly to inform the public about the inhuman capabilities of rulers, The Hunger Games portrays human behaviours against people of the lower class and prejudice towards women. Its analysis shows The Hunger Games as a text demonstrating the oppression
In the history of cinema, most movies involving a hero 's journey involve mostly the same plot; man gets a call, goes on a journey, gets in a battle or two, and saves the helpless woman from some evil source. The Hunger Games has the same plot as other hero films, but takes a complete turn on the actor encompassing the hero. The hero in this film is a Katniss Everdeen, a poor girl from a dystopian society. In this film Katniss volunteers for her sister to be in the Hunger Games, which is an event where individuals are thrown into an arena where people from twelve districts fight each other to the death for entertainment. Katniss must win the hunger games and make it back to her family. Katniss eventually befriends Peta and they defeat all obstacles and win the Hunger Games together. The Hunger Games is a perfect example of a hero 's journey plot. It follows the steps that any hero journey movie would, including the call, crossing the threshold, a supreme ordeal, companions and mentors, a transformation and the end gift. This film encompasses the classic hero journey plot, with an exception of having a strong female lead instead of male.
Ideas of sociology play a big role in people’s everyday lives. Many Books and movies consists of the basic ideas of sociology. The film series, The Hunger Games is an example of such a representative movies. The base story of the series include a society, where people are given little to no rights. This story highly relates to the ideas of sociology since it is about a society, its culture and norms. Katniss Everdeen, is the female lead of the movie who rebels for her rights.
The Hunger Games, the movie, was adapted from the popular young adult novel by Suzanne Collins. The Hunger Games is sometimes described as another cliche love story for which the young adult genre is infamous. Despite appearances, The Hunger Games illustrates a complex and creative dystopian world with a much deeper underlying message, including topics such as, politics, history, and celebrity worship. The setting appears to be a futuristic version of America. This future America is very classist, and the tyrannical government is sure to keep the classes divided by heavily oppressing the working class. The working class is divided into twelve districts, which used to be thirteen districts until the thirteenth district was annihilated as a result of its uprising. In response to the thirteenth district’s resistance, the President created a game called “The Hunger Games” in an effort to instill obedience in the remaining twelve districts. Through the course of the movie, we learn that “The Hunger Games” are not only a mechanism to force obedience on the working class, but also to serve as entertainment for the elite society who live in the Capitol. The Games require 24 randomly selected children from the working class districts to fight to the death in an elaborately staged battle, all of which is filmed and broadcasted to the entire nation, working class and elite alike. Thesis: The Hunger Games, the movie, has a hauntingly feasible storyline and clear references to real
The Hunger Games, the introductory novel in a trilogy book series written by author Suzanne Collins in 2008, is a young adult novel that surrounds a teenage girl named Katniss Everdeen in a futuristic tale of a teenager who defies all odds when they are stacked against her. She is shaken to the core with sacrifice, adversity and danger when she finds herself forced to compete in a televised series of games where there is only one survivor. Not only does she want to live, but she has an incredible sense of responsibility to her family that she’s left behind. The film based off of the best selling novel, also entitled, “The Hunger Games,” premiered in March 2012. Director Gary Ross does a great job of incorporating the plot, setting and
Collins has given masculine qualities to her female character and feminine qualities to her male character to reinforce the need of equality in the current world and the need for change in the restricted gender norms in the mindset of the people. The Hunger Games can be rendered as a feminist novel as it breaks the restrictions of gender roles and emphasizes the need for it in the present-day society. The Hunger Games depict how reality could be if there were not solid or strong gender norms and roles in the
The film The Hunger Games, released in 2012 and based off the first book of a literary trilogy, has become a source of entertainment and intrigue among many Americans. Featuring a futuristic and dystopian United States, it has captured the imagination for some and kindled a intense obsession for others. While on the surface this movie might seem to simply be a story with a riveting plot line about young love, vicious combat, and survival, it is much more than that. As most films do, if one takes a closer look, The Hunger Games gives rise to multiple sociological patterns and themes. If one observes with an informed and critical eye, sociological issues that are embedded in the film are revealed. From this, one can draw cultural and