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Originally posted by pete p:
I honestly wasnt prepared or wanting to see a flick where kids, yes kids, are forced to kill eachother for the entertainment of the upper class and corrupt government. Not slamming anybody that enjoyed the movie...whatever turns your crank. i just wasnt ready to see some 12 y/o getting stabbed or having their neck broke. hey hollywood...way to go on promoting the great sport of archery...

I'll second that Pete.

I struggle to call that entertainment. I haven't seen the movie and nor will I bother to.

Jeff [/b]

That's sort of missing the point of the movies/books. Nobody went to the movie wanting to watch kids killing kids for the entertainment of the crowd. The movie is more of a warning of what could happen in a distopian future where there is an unaccountable, autocratic government.

Sort of a reminder that the government should serve the people, not the other way around.

Anyway, that's awesome that someone who knows what they're doing made the bow, it's a shame when hollywood ignore the fact that archers go to movies too and we lose all sense of immersion when things like what happened in that greek god film happen. (The major bow of the film was a take-down club bow, spray painted gold and had the sight bar still attached,) [/b]

I once overheard two women discussing how they would not let their children go see the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe because it was satanic...  Seems they never heard of C.S Lewis...

The movie shows enough violence to get the point across without being overly graphic.  Much more is implied than shown.  Compared to most modern action movies it is relatively tame.

As far as promoting archery...it is doing more than anything else for that purpose at this time.  Google searches, news articles, etc are showing a lot of interest in the sport as a result of the movie.

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