Oh, goodness, I was watching the pairs figure skating and looking at the costumes thinking, "That is something a really bad designer would come up with for The Hunger Games."LadyDi wrote:I just discovered this thread (hurray!) and have to reveal ...
I can't watch the Olympics because it reminds me too much of the Hunger Games!
Seriously, look at the similarities:
- teams from regions marching into the stadium
- "human interest" stories to make the viewers care about particular athletes (they even mentioned the married pairs skaters winning the short program on Valentines Day!)
- death at the games (okay, that was an accident, but it was still filmed)
- outrageous costumes
- pageantry
- riots (downtown Vancouver had protesters and police facing off)
I think I'll have to blog about this! Suzanne Collins, look how darn powerful your books are!
Sorry if you like them, the girls were okay, but when the guys were wearing sparkly sequined outfits...
Derek-I don't agree with it, but I thought it would be interesting for you guys to read. It made me think deeper about what might happen in the next one, so that's why I'm glad I read it.