Is anyone else tired of seeing Battle Royale on this forum when it's for The Hunger Games? Some people look at this for
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shani_dayo — 10 years ago(January 26, 2016 10:15 PM)
Another thing is the fact that both the older dude in BR and Haymitch from the Hunger games both fell in love with a fellow female contestant, who they both happened to comfort near deathand were heartbroken over afterwards.
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Twinkie81 — 13 years ago(July 08, 2012 10:08 AM)
You know, if you'd stop replying to their threads (and stop making new threads complaining about their threads), or even ignore the authors of those threads, you'd solve most of the issues with BR suffocating the board, but people seem unable or unwilling to do that.
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katyelyn-340-745593 — 13 years ago(July 17, 2012 07:03 AM)
Since not one of us has even am ounce of proof as to whether or not she was indeed aware of BR, I think we have no right to continue say that she did, without a doubt, use it for inspiration. YES, there are many similarities, and because of that it's easier for people to say that she ripped it off than to take the other approach (the one that author said she used) where she was inspired from several sources that happened to lead to the same similarities. I can think of several places where should could have gotten the same ideas.
The fact is, Battle Royale is (was) not THAT popular, and it is highly likely that she had not heard about it until this mess. I see no reason whatsoever to not take her at her word. Those who continue say that 'she should just be honest' don't seem to really be interested in the truth, they are interested in getting the answer that they want. -
katyelyn-340-745593 — 13 years ago(July 17, 2012 08:06 PM)
At the core of my post this is my point. Not a single one of us, or anyone else, can prove one way or another. But since this 'war' was started (and for the most part is continued) by the people who will no matter what, and against all logic claim that they know for a fact that she ripped it off, those are the people that I have no respect for, and frankly think are idiots. Maybe that's mean, but they are the ones who don't care about the truth, they care about getting the answer they want.
Honestly, I would rather talk about the Hunger Games on this boardwhy? Because it was a great book, and great movie, and.oh yeah.that's what this board is about. We get it, there are lots of similarities, they have told us time and time again. Why feel the need to keep bitching about it? Honestly at this point it's probably just turning people OFF of BR because it's fans (or at least the crazy ones who come here to complain) are so annoying. (Same reason I distanced myself from Twilight.not that it is in any way as good as HG, but the books were entertaining at least.but I just can't stand the rabid fans) -
summeriris — 13 years ago(July 17, 2012 11:45 AM)
Why would she admit to something she never did just to please you? She has publicly stated the she never read/saw either the film/book of BR and I have no reason to accuse her of lying. And if you don't have evidence that she did then you cannot call her a liar.
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Mahmood-Buttrumps — 9 years ago(April 09, 2016 01:21 PM)
She has publicly stated the she never read/saw either the film/book of BR and I have no reason to accuse her of lying.
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summeriris — 9 years ago(April 10, 2016 01:30 AM)
That's because she never heard of it, just like everybody else including the population of Japan.
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Mahmood-Buttrumps — 9 years ago(April 10, 2016 01:06 PM)
This^
I really don't know how much Battle Royale influenced hunger games but like Bollywood_Bonertime said the idea has been around since 2000.
The premise is cool, and I would love to see what can be done with it, but I personally just don't like the books or the movies, I tried reading them but couldn't get into it. The narrative was too simple and the characters got on my nerves. The books are intended for a dumbed down, slightly illiterate audience though so that's probably a large part of it.