I will be doing my text review on the Hunger Games movie series. There are several parallels between the themes in the Hunger Games and the themes and concepts we covered in our class this semester. This movie is about 12 districts that are controlled by the Capitol. Each year there is a competition that involves two people from each district in which they fight to the death and the winner brings rewards back to their district. The districts are treated terribly and the Capitol people are treated as royalty and have much more power and wealth as compared to the people in the districts. The president showcases his power over Katniss as he says he can ruin her life. The people in the capitol all look forward to seeing the Hunger Games and the members of the district fight for their lives. There is a clear difference in power as well as injustice as the districts are treated unfairly. This reminds me of the Master and Slave dynamic. The Master in this movie is the Capitol and the Slave represents the districts. The Master forcefully rules over the slaves which is how the capitol and districts are. The identity of the people of the districts is formed by the treatment of the capitol and the events resulting for the Hunger Games. This relates to some forms of identity such as physical characteristics or culture that cannot be controlled. The districts struggle with this, and in the later movies they rebel against the capitol. These movies also remind me of the One and Other concept, which the Capitol is the one and the districts are the other. The power inequalities and injustices are clear throughout the movies which are not overturned until later where Katniss leads a fight for her power back from the Capitol for herself and all the districts. A few ideas I think the author wants the audience to take away is to respect the power you are under but don’t accept it and continue to fight for change. Katniss showed determination and grit in the movies and this proves how she didn’t let the identity placed on her define her. The author also wants us to not accept injustices and continue fighting for what is right. This aligns with the Black Lives Matter movement and how fighting for change can make a difference. Overall, The Hunger Games films provide great context and themes involving the struggles of power, identity, and injustice while showcasing the fights and battles won against these topics.