Name: Fabia, Bianca Anne
M.
Student No.: 2013-72071
Section: THY
Reaction Paper for
Catching Fire
The movie Catching Fire is the sequel of the movie The
Hunger Games. It’s about the life of Katniss Everdeen in the post-apocalyptic
world of Panem. It starts from where the first movie left of.
I think that Catching Fire can be considered a science
fiction movie because according to the website merriam-webster.com, science
fiction is defined by stories about how people and societies are affected by
imaginary scientific developments in the future. Another definition that they
gave was it is a fiction dealing principally with the impact
of actual or imagined science on society or individuals or having a scientific
factor as an essential orienting component. And the scientific factor in it
that affected the society was the Hunger Games. The Hunger Games involves a lot
of science and technology during the games itself because everything that
happens in the arena is manipulated by the game-makers. Of course, we all know
that the games impact a lot of people in Panem because most children in the
twelve districts sign up or are required to sign up once they reach a certain
age.
I think that Catching Fire has a
commentary on the past, present and future society. I think that its message
was how society could destroy itself by being too greedy and power-hungry which
of course we saw in the past civilizations. Once the rulers let the power and
wealth get to their heads, the society starts to unfold. It also showed that
when you oppress the people, there will come a time when they would have enough
of it and they’d start to rebel against the tyranny. In the movie, we saw how
the Capitol treated the people and we can clearly see why they would eventually
want to revolt against it. We could also notice that the farther they lived
from the Capitol the harder their lives are.
I
think it also comments about the problem of poverty probable effects on the
people. Poverty has always been around and probably would always be around
because it’s not something that the government could control entirely since it
also comes down to us, as a whole. In the movie, it showed that people in the
farther districts, like District 12, would do anything to get food and money
because we can see that life is really hard for them. By joining the games,
they get these needs. So from that, I noticed that when you’re poor you’d do
anything to alleviate your sufferings even if it means you’re risking your
life.
I think that science and technology
in their society failed because it was used in a way that caused harm to a lot
of people. I believe that if science and technology isn’t really used to
improve the society or the people’s quality of life, then it is a fail because
I think that its main purpose is to create a better society.
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