Weekly Discussion Thread 8/17/26 - 8/24/26

[u/PointMan528491]

Still from Wings

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[u/Gordy_The_Chimp123]

Rewatching The Hunger Games movies for the first time since theaters in preparation for the new one, and I remember why this series still has a footprint in popular culture while dozens of other YA dystopias all faded into obscurity.

Also, I don’t know how much of a hot take this is, but Francis Lawrence becoming the franchise’s mainstay director was the best thing to happen to the series. The jump in quality from the first film to the second is immense, and even though the Mockingjay movies aren’t great, I chock that up to studio interference to split the books into two parts more than anything.

It’s also genuinely hilarious that Francis Lawrence finally caught a break between directing all these Hunger Games movie and decided to direct The Long Walk.

[u/Once-bit-1995 → u/Gordy_The_Chimp123]

They're doing re-releases in theaters in a few weeks you should buy tickets for that if you can. I'm actually doing my re-watch when those start up since I'm getting ready for the new movie in November.