There is a reason there are tons of animated/YA movies being made… Because either all the people that see it are at this age level, or people are just immature and want something “kiddish” to fill their mind with (nothing wrong with that).

IMO, unlike the post says, this film had a side of “sci-fi” with a BIG main course of “YA romance/feelings/problems”. Sure, maybe back when sci-fi wasn’t as popular as it is now (will  talk about this later), this kind of film would most definitely be considered sci-fi. The problem is that now-a-days, almost everyone has seen flying ships, and a dystopian society. What writers need to work on now is “what makes my story different”. And in the case of Hunger Games, there is almost nothing different between it, and the sci-fi I have read/watched my whole life. Not to mention the YA theme, which makes it kiddish at best to anyone who is an adult (cough* hence the category it is in?) So the thing I can’t get out of my mind is, “why is this film/book so popular?” The answer frightens me to the core, as no matter how you answer it, it isn’t a nice answer.

Now, about why sci-fi is popular frustrates me so much these days. All you have to do is slap a few space ships, and a “dystopian” society (in this case) into a book, and people call it sci-fi, and don’t think of it otherwise. Wait… what? Since what day was it not just about a few flying ships here, and some weird dystopian society that made something science fiction? It was the day that real sci-fi writers/directors decided to go main-stream, and dumb down everything, throw some horny kids in, as well as a portion of sci-fi, just to TRY and keep the true sci-fi fans happy. And for those writers/directors that originally DIDN’T touch sci-fi. Shame on you for disgracing the name of sci-fi, in the name of money, and popularity….

Whew, my rant is over, and from it you should ascertain that while I understand why kids under the age of 18 (maybe 21 if I am feeling generous) love this book/movie. It does nothing to explain why so many older people love it. It should also help you understand why I am so frustrated with current sci-fi.

Constructive comments are appreciated… I know this is one person in a million who thinks something like this, but meh whatever.