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Did The Hunger Games Movie Live Up to Expectations?

Quora | Posted 06.02.2012
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The short answer is: yes, definitely -- because my expectations were realistic. It was both truly fantastic and very notably imperfect at the same time.

In The Hunger Games, Why Don't Poorer Districts Have Tribute Training Programs?

Quora | Posted 05.31.2012
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This question originally appeared on Quora. By Kat Li, Quora biz dev Question Details: This is a follow up question to Are the Careers more desens...

What Was the Motivation Behind Peeta's Declaration in The Hunger Games?

Quora | Posted 05.31.2012
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This question originally appeared on Quora. By Allison Cruz, Student Warning: This answer contains some movie spoilers!From the Movie: In the mov...

Why Did The Hunger Games Become Such a Hit in the United States But Battle Royale Did Not?

Quora | Posted 05.29.2012
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Not only does Katniss outshoot and outthink Bella any day, The Hunger Games provides an exciting, fast-paced fantastical world in the absence of Harry Potter.

Why Did The Hunger Games Become Such a Hit in the United States but Battle Royale Did Not?

Quora | Posted 05.29.2012
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This question originally appeared on Quora. By Monika Kothari, Anthropology and political theory student This is going to be mostly speculative on...

In The Hunger Games, What Happens to Disabled Competitors?

Quora | Posted 05.27.2012
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This question originally appeared on Quora. By Cristina Hartmann Lawyer by day, writer by night Tributes with disabilities competed in the Hunger ...

Does The Hunger Games Set a Bad Example for Using Violence as Conflict Resolution?

Quora | Posted 05.26.2012
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This question originally appeared on Quora. By Mike Barnard Associate Partner, Application Innovation Services, and Business Architect, IBM GBS Qu...

In the Hunger Games Movie, What Was Cato's Speech at the End and What Was the Point of It?

Quora | Posted 05.26.2012
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This question originally appeared on Quora. By Jen Evans Fashion stylist There are SPOILERS in this answer that give away plot points in THG book ...

What Can We Learn About Violence and Culpability From The Hunger Games?

Quora | Posted 05.26.2012
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This is a fascinating topic, yet one that may be too complicated to answer fully. The Hunger Games series' use of violence isn't one-dimensional. There are multiple layers to how violence affects politics, individual behavior and social psychology.

What Reality Shows Feel Like The Hunger Games?

Quora | Posted 05.24.2012
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Here are the shows that remind me of The Hunger Games.

What Will The Hunger Games' Opening Weekend Gross Be?

Quora | Posted 05.23.2012
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This question originally appeared on Quora. By John Dick, CEO, CivicScience ~$113.75MWhy / How?Relying on our digital polling applications at...

What Are the Most Valuable Skills for a Tribute?

Quora | Posted 05.22.2012
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This question originally appeared on Quora. By Kat Li, Quora biz dev. Skills such as weaponry, strength, foraging, and camouflage were all importa...

What Makes The Hunger Games So Good?

Quora | Posted 05.21.2012
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This question originally appeared on Quora. By Cristina Hartmann, Lawyer by day, writer by night All of the answers so far are spot-on about the a...

What Does Singing Represent in the Hunger Games Series?

Quora | Posted 05.21.2012
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This question originally appeared on Quora. By Ian Peters-Campbell, VP of Engineering, Loopt I believe singing represents liberation. Katniss' fa...

Are Hunger Games Fans Largely Team Peeta or Is There a Sizable Team Gale Contingent?

Quora | Posted 05.20.2012
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This question originally appeared on Quora. By Monika Kothari, Anthropology and political theory student Using the positions of Team Peeta and Tea...

How Far in the Future Is The Hunger Games Situated?

Quora | Posted 05.19.2012
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This question originally appeared on Quora. By Cristina Hartmann, Lawyer by day, writer by night To get a vague estimate of the Hunger Game's tem...

What Would Be the Best Strategy to Win the Hunger Games?

Quora | Posted 05.19.2012
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I base this strategy on someone like me. I wouldn't be a Career, nor would I be very powerful. Strategy depends so much on the individual's strengths and weaknesses. As an all-around mediocre physical being, this is the strategy I'd take.

Gary Ross On The Scenes He Added To 'The Hunger Games'

The Huffington Post | Sharon Knolle | Posted 03.19.2012

In adapting the runaway best-seller "The Hunger Games" for the screen, director Gary Ross found some surprising collaborators: You probably remember t...

Is Katniss an Active Or Passive Character?

Quora | Posted 05.18.2012
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This question originally appeared on Quora. Kat Li, Quora biz dev. Katniss, like most real life humans, varies between active and passive. While s...

Is Katniss Everdeen a "Woman of Color"?

Quora | Posted 05.16.2012
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This question originally appeared on Quora. Cristina Hartmann, Lawyer by day, writer by night. Let's start with skin color. After all, we need to ...

What Does The Hunger Games Series Say About Reality Television?

Quora | Posted 05.15.2012
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This question originally appeared on Quora. Kat Li, Quora biz dev. One of The Hunger Games' most interesting aspects is its critical satire of rea...

Jennifer Lawrence On 'The Hunger Games,' Her 'Karate Hands' And Liking 'Twilight'

The Huffington Post | Christopher Rosen | Posted 03.01.2013

Jennifer Lawrence landed on the A-list earlier than most. Oscar-nominated for 2010's "Winter's Bone" at just 20 years old, the Kentucky-born actress w...

How Long Should You Wait Before Letting Your Children Read The Hunger Games?

Quora | Posted 05.14.2012
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This question originally appeared on Quora. A.J. Juliani, Teacher, Colllabo Co-Founder. This answer has to be ultimately decided by the specific p...

What Parallels, If Any, Exist Between Panem and the American Government?

Quora | Posted 05.13.2012
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This question originally appeared on Quora. Jen Evans, Fashion Junkie. 1. Starting with the least similar themes, the set-up of Panem is composed ...

Jennifer Lawrence Almost Burst Her Spleen During 'Hunger Games' Training

Posted 02.01.2012

For at least one day, it seemed like the odds weren't in Jennifer Lawrence's favor. (GROAN, right?) On the last day of her training for "The Hunger Ga...