![]() The Hunger Games (2012) is a science fiction adventure film. It is classed an adventure film because it is quite gripping as the audience doesn't know what's going to happen which keeps the audience in suspense. It is a science film as it features fictional futuristic elements in the film. The main character Katniss is represented throughout the film as a strong brave woman. This is shown when she volunteers for her sister which represents Katniss as brave and caring towards others. Katniss is also shown as powerful when she shows off her skills with a bow and arrow. Peeta and Katniss are also represented as being clever and smart when they go to eat the poisonous berries so no one wins but instead the capital crowned them both winners. The target audience for the Hunger Games are teenagers ages 12-18 and young adults. The characters in The Hunger Games are younger which causes the target audience to relate with them as they are a similar ages. This is an example of identification which is part of uses and gratifications. The Hunger Games is a Lionsgate film which grossed $68.3 million when it premiered at the U.S. box office on 23rd March 2012. It was Lionsgate's highest grossing film after just three days. The Hunger Games has a beginning, middle and end structure. At the beginning of the film, Katniss volunteers in place of her sister. At the middle of the film, the game begins in the arena and the end is when Peeta and Katniss win the games. This narrative follows Todorov's theory of the equilibrium, disequilibrium, equilibrium structure. This film structure grips the audience until the end because they want to know what happens at the end of the film. A soundtrack album for The Hunger Games was released with songs inspired by the film. The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on the 3rd September 2012. The film also uses a lot of special effects which helped produce scenes which were very fictional and futuristic. The codes and conventions of adventure films can include a long quest with chase sequences. Adventure films can be linked with another genre such as action or crime. There is normally a twist in the plot in adventure films. Adventure films also have dramatic non diegetic sound which we can do in our short film as it makes the audience more tense. Adventure films can also include a romantic sub-plot and love interest which supports the quest which does feature in The Hunger Games with Katniss and Peeta.
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