Gamer and The Hunger Games

Gamer and The Hunger Games Gamer and The Hunger Games share the same theme of the manipulative powers of media and technology in our society. Both films deal with a global audience that enjoy watching carnage being viewed on television or where ever they can watch it. Also both films deal with the control of others. Gamer is about, a program allowing individuals to control real life people because they are a part of a realistic video game. The video game uses convicts and prisoners. There is another real video game that uses real people called Society which was the first of this series. The Hunger Games deals with the control of these children via technology and media. Both films have that manipulative aspect that is clearly present in both films. The cinematography of both films are similar in the use of hand held shots and close ups. It gives both films a sense of authenticity and realism that it is almost a documentary. It heightens the tension and the drama that is being depicted on film. I realized that the color of the films were different. Gamer is highly saturated (I’m not sure if that is the right word) but it was overtly vibrant and harsh while compare to The Hunger Games, the upper class are harsh while the lower class is more natural. For example, in Gamer, when you are following Gerard Butler through each level or when you are entering the virtual world of Society, just the look is completely overt. Compare to The Hunger Games, the lower class has a natural look while the upper class is overtly saturated and over the top. The Hunger Games and Gamer both share the same theme of the manipulative powers of the media and technology. In Gamer, a person is able to control an actual human being to kill others because it is all one big powerful video game. All over the world are addicted to watching this carnage on screen. The world people watch and it doesn’t bother them that they are watching real people being controlled like robots to kill in order to win. The Hunger Games uses the media and technology to manipulate the population’s view to gravitate towards a favorite. The actual Hunger Games is set in a very complex computer programmed stadium that with a touch of a button a location can change, night can change to day in minutes. The Talk show is another great example how the media is used in manipulative forces. These individuals are put out in front and they have to charm the population to vote for them in a way.