We have accepted the assignment on watching the film Catching Fire. I have read the books and I am fond of the film adaptations so I was very willing to take on the “mission”. These are my answers to the three questions.
Is the film a science fiction or not? I have never considered the trilogy as a science fiction, and so are the movie adaptations. My criteria for a book to be a science fiction is it tackles how science and technology affects the life of the people. It can be laws in science, new gadgets or impressive advance in technology that largely affects the characters in the story. The story is set in the future, where technology has advanced. But science and technology was not a reason for any plots in the story. The focus was more on the government and how they handle their citizens with the help of the hunger games.
The setting was in the future universe, after several revolutions and wars. The society setting is somewhat ancient though. There are some semblance of the past archaic ways of the people. The hunger games remind me of gladiator fighting of the ancient world. That world has advance technology but the way they deal with their citizens seems too barbaric.
How did science and technology fail or succeed for the 13 districts? Science is a tool. It is neither good nor evil. The result depends on how we use them. The technology had failed the 13 districts because of how the Capitol used them. Instead of the technology being used to better the situation of each districts, it was used to threaten to put them in line. Instead of promoting equality with technology it was used to strengthen the divisions between social classes. So the use of science of technology in that alternate world.
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This ends my mission report.
Maria Angelica Pinon
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