The Hunger Games doesn’t really scream children’s movie Considering the fact that the Hunger Games movies depict a world in which children are forced to kill each other for the public’s amusement, it is only appropriate that they featured some very dark moments. The films were intended for a young adult audience, so they went as far as they could in terms of violence and mature themes while still attempting to retain a PG-13 rating.
On the other hand, the Hunger Games books were no different in the idea that they were dark as they had no such restrictions on them. Throughout the series, author Suzanne Collins depicted several moments that didn’t end up making it to the movie adaptations because they were so cruel. Here are some of the biggest ways in which the Hunger Games novels were darker than the films.
At the climax of the first film, the Gamemakers send out a group of…
