The Hunger Games, a New Film About an Adolescent Fight-to-the-Death Contest, Reflects Society's Anxiety About 'Dog-Eat-Dog Capitalism,' Baylor University Culture Critic Says
Monday, March 19, 2012 - 07:31
in Psychology & Sociology
The movie The Hunger Games, a story about adolescents in a post-apocalyptic survival contest, opens in theaters March 23 and offers "a perfect tale of apprehension for our time" of financial upheaval and a bleak job market, says a Baylor University culture critic and author.
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