Sci Fi Conventions in The Hunger Games

Sci Fi Conventions in The Hunger Games

In the sequence we analysed there was an obvious theme of a dominating higher power that control the people of District 12. This use of establishment is a common theme within the Sci Fi genre. The purpose of showing the higher power in this way is to convey a statement of rebellion through the use of polysemic narrative that reflects modern day issues in a futuristic text.

One typical Sci Fi convention used in the hunger Games is the use if fast paced editing, we can see this used throughout the film but however it is prominent in the train scene where even though there is not much pace in the narrative the editing is constant and quick.