'The Hunger Games' Is it for kids or adults?

'The Hunger Games' was a great movie.  Even though it had a PG-13 rating, it was intense.  There was violence and blood, but as to how graphic it was can be debatable.  The idea of young children killing each other is upsetting, no matter how much or how little violence is shown.

The plot of the movie is disturbing.  A group of kids and teens must fight to the death.  The winner will be given untold riches so that he or she will be set for the rest of his or her life.  The movie's rating may not seem as much a warning.  If it was rated 'R,' parents may be more weary.  People see 'PG-13' and say to themselves 'How bad can it be?'

'The Hunger Games' had some pretty violent scenes.  I won't reveal them, because I know a lot of people hate to have a movie ruined.  The plot of the movie may upset some people to the point that the very idea of the movie will scare them off.  I found the film to be violent, but I've seen far worse.  I have no kids so I have the luxury of not having to worry about if this movie will affect my pretend kids' minds.

The movie does have plenty of political back story.  It raises the question of how much people should tolerate from their government.  But I doubt kids will wonder that.  When I was a kid, if someone mentioned words like 'revolution' and 'dictatorsip' I would have no idea what these terms meant.  

 And as you watch the 'games' unfold, you might ask yourself. 'What would I do?'  Both the movie and the books were created to get a rise out of people.  I'm pretty sure the author of the books wanted both the books and movies to get to people to think about the seriousness of the games.

To the adults out there, be careful of this movie.  It's the type of movie you might want to see for yourself and then see if it's okay for your kids to see.  Think carefully about what you are seeing.  Some saw the 'Harry Potter' and 'Twilight' movies as inappropriate.  But to be fair, in those movies the characters only killed to defend themselves and the people they cared about.  In 'The Hunger Games,' the characters kill because they are forced to.  Because they are trained and driven to win.

'The Hunger Games' will be one those cinema sagas that will be talked about for years.  But I think only adults should watch this movie.  Adults can watch it and fully grasp the meaning of the movie.  Kids might watch it and be scared, possibly even traumatized.  Parents pay close attention to this movie.  It means more than you may realize.