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Caution is urged for Hunger Games
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“The Hunger Games.”I wondered what the hype was all about.After research about the book by Suzanne Collins that the movie is based on, I can offer some prudent advice — be very careful about letting your children (or anyone else’s children) view this movie.Here’s why.The futuristic movie’s focus is a reality television show in a nation governed by slavery.Imagine the show “Survivors,” with teenagers 12 to 18, the type who might appear on “American Idol,” in a isolated wilderness.There are cameras everywhere because the “entertainment show,” is reality TV for the soulless country of Panem. The hazards aren’t just snakes, human or otherwise. The television “Gamemakers” control the weather and subject the teenagers to manufactured hazards, all for the amusement of the audience.