Enjoyed in spite of BR ripoff
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ikissedaguru — 9 years ago(August 06, 2016 11:47 AM)
You have something in common with Suzanne Collins. She had not heard of Battle Royale until she submitted The Hunger Games for publication. The editor who read her manuscript said something along the lines of how the book was slightly similar to Battle Royale. Suzanne responded by asking if she should read it. The editor said no, wait until she had completed the story arc so it would not be influenced. I wonder why no one mentions this (it is documented in many interviews) when they discuss the similarities. Instead they yell "plagiarism" or "ripped off" and do not even think it is possible that two authors could possibly have a similar "basic" story-line without having heard of each other.
There have been hundreds (if not thousands) of inventions that were simultaneously invented by more than one person; including the cotton gin, the radio, using electricity, light bulbs, and the telephone, where the inventors had no idea someone else was working on the project. The names in the history books though are the "first" ones to patent their ideas. The point is - it happens every day when someone comes up with something they think is unique but someone else, somewhere else, has already thought of it. -
clirby — 11 years ago(February 25, 2015 11:04 PM)
I used to be one of those guys until I saw the movie and then read the trilogy. Other than the base premise of kids killing each other to the last, the rest of the story rips off Batle Royale's notorious sequel.
In regards to the two films, I much preferred the BR portion of the games as I felt the THG really pulled back to hit the PG-13 rating. But I thought THG was far superior in creating the tension leading up to the games than BR. BR starts off too quickly and you never really get to know any of the characters nor the tension they are feeling going into everything.
To me, THG portion of the movie leading up to the games actually felt superior to the book which is fairly rare for me. As they couldn't implement a lot of the book into the film due to the inner monologe, the book also couldn't really express the tension a lot of the characters felt that the actors were able to portray. -
riekondoh-116-326404 — 10 years ago(May 16, 2015 08:01 PM)
the unpreparedness of the kids in battle royale is what makes it a great story to somewhat relate to. Showing how regular, untrained people would react to the situation i.e. practically everyone, and how relationships breakdown when pressured (the lighthouse scene).
I'm not trying to bash on the hunger games or anything (which I have yet to see) but the title is quite misleading as the slides really TRY to say "Here's why 'The Hunger Games' is better than 'Battle Royale'" which just annoys me and frankly just makes me want to do just that because of this poorly researched article.
I mean, you could have used my previous example of the kids not being prepared in battle royale versus the training gone through the contestants in the hunger games and focused on more how that essentially makes the movies not the same thing but no. I see you slightly mentioned that but then continue on with a condescending tone towards Battle royale, laughing at the improper translations of dialog during a death scene. -
Mahmood-Buttrumps — 9 years ago(May 26, 2016 07:21 PM)
Lets Get Real Folks: Lionsgate has been on the verge of BANKRUPTCY thanks to the Tyler Perry Stinkbombs;And Also, IDK Where some Folks get their Info from(A Cereal Box,Perhaps?),But the Facts are that The Last and Final Installment of the Hunger Games Franchise was the ONLY one to Actually Make A Profit; The Rest TANKED due Mainly to Misleading Press; So, can the Folks at Lionsgate Avoid becoming the Next Orion? Stay Tuned.
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CharlesTheBold — 11 years ago(November 14, 2014 03:15 AM)
I hope you watch Battle Royale
I've come up with a theory that the BR trolls have a financial interest in Battle Royale and are furious that their investment didn't pay off. Hence all the postings proclaiming Battle Royale to be a "classic" or "masterpiece", accompanied by attempts to guilt Hunger Games fans into watching Battle Royale. They even proclaim Battle Royale II to be a successful movie even though it was a thorough flop.
How else account for their repetitive posts on the subject?