The Hunger Games was a critically acclaimed film upon its release; However, some critics would say that the film can sometimes be too violent for its target audience. In this essay, I will discuss Brian Bethune's essay "Dystopia Now" in order to find its weaknesses and compare the Battle Royale movie with his essay. The Hunger Games was a good movie when it came out. This film refers to a dystopian world in which there are 12 districts and a Capitol that rules with an iron fist, in which the districts must pay tribute to fight in an annual Hunger Game as punishment for a rebellion passed. Katniss Everdeen is a hunter from the 12th district, to whom Gale, her friend, gives her advice on hunting. One day, her sister, Primrose Everdeen, is chosen for the Hunger Games, and in order to save her, she volunteers to participate in the Games alongside Peeta Mellark. During a television interview, Peeta confesses his love for Katniss Everdeen, which angers the latter; however, she later forgives him as he explains to her that it was only to gain sponsors. During the Hunger Games, she didn't receive many supplies except for some medicine to treat an injury, but District 1 and 2 almost won the game due to their training and the amount of supplies that Katniss destroys but cannot recover any of them. The Hunger Games is one of the best films I have ever watched because it has a little bit of everything and captures the real-life survival game we experience every day. Bethune begins his essay by stating that living in a time of economic crisis comes with uncertainty, conspiracy theories, and fear of environmental collapse; pessimistic representations of the future are now omnipresent. Bethune is trying to convey what appears to be a clear thesis, but h...... middle of paper ...... The games were in no way compared to high school, but rather to the real world where people have to fight to survive. Bethune also talked about the movie Battle Royale which was about a high school class who, due to a BR act, were supposed to kill each other in a death match, in which collars were placed on their necks because if any of the students tried if they ran away or behaved uncooperatively the collars would explode and they would die anyway. According to Bethune, this film was connected to the Hunger Games because the students were in a similar situation to Katniss Everdeen and everyone else during the Hunger Games; However, because Battle Royale was too graphic and disturbing for audiences, it was banned in many countries, while The Hunger Games, with its teenage homicide environment, appeared on the main screen in many countries..