re: Just watched "The Hunger Games" ---- wow

The target age range is roughly 10-19, so perhaps I should have included teenagers. Either way, it is a far cry from 5 and 6 year olds, which is not what I meant.

Also, let's look at other books/movies involving "teenage death" that are aimed at the same target audience: Twilight, Ender's Game and Harry Potter. Yes, there are adult themes incorporated but they are not aimed at adults, can you see the difference?

I agree that the Dickens comparison is a bit off, but all I was trying to say is that it shouldn't be a shocker that a middle-aged man dislikes/can't relate to a film targeting primarily pre-teens/teenagers/tweens whatever.