re: Who can tell me about this Hunger Games movie? Is it just another Running Man?

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1) That makes no sense...so they choose kids?

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The age range runs from like 13-18 or something, and it was her sister's first year of eligibility.

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2) So another one of those totally unbelievable outmatched female kicks-arse because women in movies can fight like Bruce Lee and have the strength of a thousand armies. Gotcha!

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Well, the author does give the character a background that explains why she would excel in this situation. Her father died when she was young leaving her to provide for her family, which she did by hunting (which is supposed to be illegal and makes tracking/hunting/archery skills somewhat unique). She basically survives due to her superior knowledge of forestry and archery skills

1) Its a lottery of kids 12-18, with increasing probability as you get older or if you accept extra resources from the government. Its residual punishment from a civil war. Districts have their kids taken from them and they have to watch them die basically.

2) It isn't like she is magically finds that she can compete just because she is the protagonist.

She spent pretty much her entire life in the woods, hunting and foraging to feed her family. As a result, she is pretty much the only one with survival skills in a wilderness.

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And if you're picked at random, why have some trained their whole lives?

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Some of the rich districts consider it an honor.

So where Katniss volenteered to save her sister, they do it for glory. They already predetermine who is going in those districts (even though it is questionable rules wise)