Reaction Paper: Catching Fire

     Catching Fire is the second part of the of "The Hunger Games Trilogy" and set in the post-apocalyptic country of Panem. There's such an annual competition among twenty-four young men of the twelve districts of Panem who should fight with each other until one man is left alive and can be considered as a victor. And one of the twenty-four victors before the third occurrence of the "Quarter Quell" was Katniss Everdeen who shall start the revolt against the Capitol.

     We can consider this as a Science fiction for the technology in this story is too much hyped and yet to be seen in the present times. The too much advancement of the technology in this sequel is all because of man's need to survive the rapidly changing world and society. The tools are not so much distant from the technology we have nowadays.

     Catching Fire is a commentary on the past, present and the future. It is a commentary on the past for it shows the attitude of our ancestors which is to adapt with the changes in nature in able to survive. They created tools which helped them in their way of living. In addition, it also mirrored the ancient civilization in Rome because of the competition. It is most likely similar with the Gladiators who fought in the arena just to give entertainment to the audience and rulers of the Roman Empire, its just that in Hunger Games, the competitors are equipped with modernized or most likely to say advanced technological weapons. It is a commentary on the present times cause it shows the spirit of the people to transpire change in the society like what Katniss had done which ignited the spirits of her countrymen though they came from different districts of Panem. And lastly, it is a commentary on the future because of the advancement of technology which is a result of the unending desire of man for a comfortable lifestyle.

     Science and technology failed in the movie for it is used in the bad way instead for the betterment of the lives of the people of Panem. They used their advance technology to kill the lives of those who are defeated in the game.