It really isn't that violent. I saw the movie myself because my mom said I could. We both watched it. She knew it was violent, but she still let me watch it when I told her about it. It really isn't violent. It's just teens fighting to the death. That's pretty much it

Really, the only reason I enjoyed the movie is because of the violence.  They put in just enough to make it look good, but not make it too gory.  I really had to look past all the beginning to like the movie.

Well, isn't most entertainment nowadays really violent? Singling out one book/movie for this is kind of pointless - it'd be better to point out the entire entertainment industry as being overly violent. But, we're kind of a bloodthirsty species, don't you think?

If you are referring to the books then they are just violent enough. Collins pulls no punches, but she doesn't make the violence so bloody and gory that the readers stomachs are turning. She does keep in mind that most of the people dying are children.

As for the movie, the film industry toned down most of the violence in the movies to make them "appropriate for children", but what no one realizes is, those books weren't meant for children. If anything, they were made for older teenagers and adults. Turning non-childrens books into a child-friendly movie is never a good idea. It always disappoints the fans and leads to deaths that make little to no sense.

*Spoilers Ahead*

For example, the death of Rue and Clove were ridiculous in that there was hardly any blood loss on Rue's part, and the spear barely stuck into her. A spear thrown at the velocity in which that one was thrown would have most certainly pierced all the way through her, as was shown in the book. As for Clove, Thresh was supposed to smash her head with a giant rock. Instead, the movie showed her being slammed into a wall and then thrown lifeless on the ground. That's not believable.

I think the Hunger Games has just enough violence to bother you, but not enough to turn you away from the series. I think Rue's scene was done well enough that you did not need to see blood, though agree Clove's death should have been a little more believable. I was not sure if she was dead until later. Personally, I found the beginning of the actual hunger games to be more violent than the book, as Katniss was not detailing everyone's death like the movie portrayed. That was even probably the worst of the violence in the movie, and even that was only pushing it slightly.

I had seen the movie before I read the whole series, so there may be some bias, but I enjoyed the movie about as much as the book. In fact, I believe if they continue making movies for the other two books, the movies will actually be better! Especially with how the last book was.

Short Comment: The Hunger games as a whole is pretty tame in my opinion, though it's probably because I read children's books made by Darren Shan.

Did anyone else read the gorefest that was the Demonata series? The first 50 pages are more violent than the entire Hunger Games series.

The entire series wasn't that bad all together, but the last book was completely Horrifying to me because of where it took place and what happened on the location of the "games". Please, Not everyone has read all the books yet let's not spoil it.

I wonder if people realize that when they're cheering for Katniss, they're cheering for the deaths of 21 children.. 

No its not violent people just say that because its a book here's some thing more voilent in a book."I can't remember the last time he got laid. (goes to another seen) *robbers come in while they guy is do you know what* they shoot the girl with no mercy as if she was gonna pull a gun from her p*****"  yeah I think that's more violent.

If you didn't expect it to be violent after you read the book, then you really didn't read the book all that closely. It's a book about a bunch of kids literally murdering each other for the entertainment of the crowd. How could it not be violent?

No the movie Battle Royale is way worse then that movie could have ever dreamed of. all of the actor's/actress' in BR are the right age and it was 10x more bloody and wrong. But all in all BR is still a better movie than the Hunger Games, at least in my opinion.

Well there are some violent scenes in the movie but that's pretty much it I wouldn't classifie the movie as violent but their were some parts that was violent its a pretty good movie

I thought it was pretty violent, the thought of kids of young age killing each other off for a game? I think that is very weird and cruel. The movie was full of action but I didn't like the thought of young teenage kids killing each other, the books were pretty good and I read all of them but I think that it should have been adults playing the game instead of young kids fighting and killing each other just so 1 can survive and win. I think it is sick they all celebrate 1 person's win (katniss) and forget about the other 20 deaths of the rest of the players, for that part I don't like in the movie, if it was adults it would be different, I just don't like the fact that it is young kids fighting to win. Other than that I liked the action I guess.

In this day and age only one word can answer this question.

NOPE.

~S.S

Nah I don't think it's too violent. The violence is intended to make a point, just like Battle Royale was and pretty much anything similar. It's supposed to be social commentary so it gives some meaning to the violence. And honestly the movie itself isn't that violent.

Now the shaky-cam on the other hand, is just all over the place and gives me a headache every five seconds.

I never saw the Hunger Games.

Not because of violence. (That idea is crazy.)

It just does not appeal to guys like me or people my age.

Many people my age that have kids may have issues with what their kids intake as entertainment.
(Odd due to what some of the crazy films we watched eventually turned out to be after only ten years pass.)

But
I must say the thing I find crazy about the "Hunger Games" stuff was the "Youtube" reviews of the show.
It's one thing to read a review from a pro.
Or
Hear a rant from some poor dude that got dragged into the thing by his girl.
But
To hear the notion of people sitting through an entire show they did not enjoy without the slightest idea of leaving?

I found it fascinating. Who bothers to do this when they know about a hundred (if not a thousand) people are going to do it too.?

The best one of the bunch noticed flawed logic in the "technology of the future". Some how they can't figure out a way to farm the land and grow food. Something that cave men could do.
Those were his words. Not mine. I never saw the show.

Another "youtube" video strike against "The Hunger Games" is some of the fans of the books had particular expectations of the characters looks.
Some were petty. Some were outrageous.
Either way.
If the fans are that crazy about a persons looks? It may be a show that a person might want to skip due to getting out of the theatre alive.

But Violence?
News flash. Violence happens in real life.

Violence in movies is fake.
There are so many things people can "call foul on" but violence?
Violence is apart of our news.
What?
We should edit the facts of life as well as we have done with art?

I am so tired of hearing the words violent as a problem with story telling I cant type the word any more without looking over my shoulders.
It's ridiculous.
It's weak.
And I'm Spent.
Good Luck.

Good Luck To All.
I'm done. Stick a fork in me.
Peace.