The Hunger Games

Unspooled

Paul Scheer & Amy Nicholson

Film Reviews, Tv & Film

4.6 • 4.7K Ratings

🗓️ 16 November 2023

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Amy & Paul volunteer as tribute for 2012’s young adult dystopian saga The Hunger Games! They compare the young Jennifer Lawrence to her character Katniss, trace a theme of idealism vs cynicism through director Gary Ross’s filmography, and marvel at Peeta’s rock face. Plus: Should the main characters have been hungrier? Next week, Paul and Amy are watching Ferris Bueller’s Day Off! You can join the conversation on Paul’s Discord at https://discord.gg/ZwtygZGTa6 Check out this week's spotlight episode from the archives, Platoon: https://www.earwolf.com/episode/platoon/ Learn more about the show at unspooledpod.com, follow us on Twitter @unspooled and Instagram @unspooledpod, and don’t forget to rate, review & subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or where you listen to podcasts.

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0:00.0	The year is 2012 and may the pods be ever in your favour.
0:08.0	The movie The Hunger Games. Hello everyone and welcome to Unspold.
0:36.5	I am Paul Sheer joined as always by my film
0:39.8	aficionado, my critic to my fan Amy Nicholson Amy how are you. Oh hello I'm just lovely Paul with a lovely day it is to be talking film with you. Oh yes we are going to get into it today on the Hunger Games.
0:55.0	You might be surprised.
0:56.1	Hunger Games.
0:57.1	Why is this one of the best movies of all time?
0:59.8	Well, I'm glad that you asked, because every Amy and I we talk about movies films that are
1:06.4	maybe the best or maybe just remembered that way but films have a major major impact
1:12.3	and I feel like you cannot deny that the Hunger Games had a huge impact.
1:16.2	We're talking launching a star,
1:17.9	launching a franchise, perhaps launching a mindset.
1:21.3	And I also think that you can't deny movies with as many sequels as this. Like this is a phenomenon and even if it's not one of the best, which we'll get into, or maybe it is. We'll see at the end, we'll tell you.
1:36.7	It is something that is worth talking about because it does something across the board that a lot of movies don't do. It's adult themes. It's very different tonally
1:46.2	yet it brings in like a four-cauldron audience adults, kids, everyone alike
1:52.2	really gravitated to not only the book, but this first film.
1:56.0	They did, including myself.
1:58.0	I made Lamstu with Prunes in anticipation of this film.
2:01.0	Oh my gosh, wow, I don't know if I like that. of this
2:05.0	I'm oh my gosh wow. I don't know if I like that but I'll tell you this much you know I
2:06.9	Hunger Games cookbook they had recipes for lamb with prunes it's good bro. It's like a
2:12.0	tachine all right okay I like a tauchine.
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