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The movie, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, was done in a futuristic setting with futuristic science and advanced technology making it a science fiction movie. The Games’ arena and its equipment themselves portrays technological advancements and their culture represents a post-apocalyptic way of living. Post-apocalyptic fiction is under science fiction which displays a world or a civilization after a catastrophe. Take their advanced arena, equipment, aircrafts, etc. as an example. Undeniably, the movie is under science fiction.

Since it is a science fiction movie, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is a commentary on future human society. Although some things can be traced back to the past, and some can be related to the present human society, the movie depicts the future human society more. For example, the Games are similar to the Rome’s gladiatorial games – a fight to the death.  The tributes play the role of the gladiators. Gladiators were commonly slaves or condemned criminals who are forced to fight other gladiators or wild animals for punishment or just entertainment for the audiences in the Roman Empire. Similarly, tributes were selected annually to be part of the Games as a punishment for the past rebellion against the Capitol. The Hunger Games is televised for the entertainment of the rich people at the Capitol much like Roman elites. Also, comparing it to the present, the movie includes reality shows and entertainment which people today find these kinds of shows interesting and enjoyable to watch. Though somehow their society (in the movie) was more like from the past, the splash of technology makes it look like the movie was a commentary on the future human society.

Advancements in technology and knowledge about science do not guarantee a success in the world of the 13 districts. Only the Capitol benefits from it. They have the money and wealth to produce and buy what they want. It should have been better if all of the people in the movie, not just the rich ones in Capitol, benefit from the technological advancements. Progress in technology was seen in their transportation, entertainment (like the camera they used to interview Peeta and Katniss), etc. However, most of their technological advancements were used only in violence and entertainment for the rich.

Overall, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire displayed extremely advanced technology and exceptional scientific knowledge. Technology (especially machines) should have made the world of the 13 districts easier but no. Like we always tackle in our class, “Technology is neither good nor bad.” But I guess it depends on how you use it to your advantage or to the whole society’s betterment.

Science, Technology and Society in the world of the 13 districts, for me, failed. L