Comment on local hunger games construction almost complete

_number8_@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• effward@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Didn’t a new Hunger Games movie just hit theaters? I assumed most of this stuff was a result of their marketing campaign…

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  • nixcamic@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    It’s probably not that. People just like to reference things that are culturally relevant.

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• xor@sh.itjust.works ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  it’s all a direct ripoff from a japanese book and movie…

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  • blightfight@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Nah, they’re different genres. Hunger games is a power fantasy. Battle Royale is horror.

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    • xor@sh.itjust.works ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      it’s the exact same story, slightly reframed… and then sequelized

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  • BautAufWasEuchAufbaut@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Which one?

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    • emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Battle Royale

      Except Battle Royale is a lot darker.

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    • xor@sh.itjust.works ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_Royale_(novel)

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  • gedaliyah@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    ואין כל חדש תחת השמש

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    • xor@sh.itjust.works ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      אמא שלך חדשה תחת השמש

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      • gedaliyah@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Someone didn’t get the point. It’s okay.

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• Feirdro@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Feels prescient, at the moment

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