Water melon? A very racist statement to make at the beginning to anyone in your audience who is not Palestinian. Do you understand why the books were written in the first place? To teach 12-18 year old students about politics and war. Try to understand that all the Hunger Games books are not talking about any specific conflict but ALL of them. They always follow the same pattern. Armenians, Koreans, South Americans, women. Pick any group that is mistreated AS A GROUP and it is always the same.

@introvertedmalay3148

2 ай бұрын

Lady, I apologise if you misunderstood my intention but this is actually a very common practice within the academic circle - taking fiction and using it as a lens for real life happenings. Although, my video is far from any sophisticated research papers. Currently, there are people who still don't understand what's happening in Palestine and this is simply an attempt on my part by using this book as a tool to explain. I am perfectly aware that any resemblance are purely coincidental as it is published way before any of the present horrors despite Suzanne Collins herself said THG was inspired by the Iraq war. But to say that THG is just simply fit any past or present conflict is also an oversimplification since most of them are very different and nuanced. Ofc, it's not referring to any specific conflict but to deny any inspiration it has taken from is...well... denial. Hope you can understand.

@gailseatonhumbert

2 ай бұрын

@@introvertedmalay3148 really? Quite common practice in academic circles? Well as someone with only 3 post graduate degrees. I probably don't have your expertise to be able to understand that. (That is sarcasm by the way). Speculative and science fiction are the places one finds the most of these themes and this series of books is definitely in that group. Another you might try is quite old but could be coming true shortly is The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert Heinlein. The Dune series is another.

@introvertedmalay3148

2 ай бұрын

Really? Well, then someone with such high credentials as you shouldn't waste your precious intellect to be offended by my humble video. My professors certainly didn't so why should you? Unless... of course it is offensive to you since it is from a 🍉 POV. Ofc, THG is speculative but speculative always has its real life inspiration. Dune set in thousands of years into the future has various inspiration from present and past of Arab Bedouins, Asia and many more. But who am I but a humble very tiny youtuber to talk about speculative fiction.

@Trinthegay

29 күн бұрын

This is the stupidest shit I've ever heard from anyone in my entire life. People taking the media they consume and finding a way to relate it to a specific concept or their lived experience is like...the most fundamental thing about stories. You genuinely cannot be this dumb.

@nwmkshsnw

29 күн бұрын

Suzanne Collins has explained that hunger games was largely inspired by how dystopian she found the experience of flipping between reality tv channels and news coverage of the Iraq war. Sure, there are themes that will apply to dehumanization and oppression of any group - especially the original series which is from the perspective of the oppressed - but this story, being from Snow’s perspective specifically, has a lot of nuanced observations on how the spectacle of violence, dehumanization and divisive/competitive systems of power manufacture the consent of and encourage contributions from the most privileged members of (North American) society. This is Collins showing us how such an oppressive system could be sustained and perpetuated over time. This is one of the most apt modern comparisons that the creator could possibly make, and her focusing on it for the purposes of this video essay is in no way racist towards or undermining of the oppression of other groups of people (especially ones that correlate less to Collins’ America-inspired themes. And no, the nuances of these situations are not always the same.)

This really does need more views, because it's so insightful. I'm watching the whole Hunger Games series with my friend at the moment because she's never seen it before and it's been a slap in the face at how similar the Capitol is to Israel. Amazing how prophetlike you can appear by just learning from history.

@introvertedmalay3148

4 ай бұрын

I had to take several breathers while reading because it felt too real.

I think the more parts I remember and see from the hunger games, the more parallels I draw between the hunger games and 🍉. I heard Suzanne Collins drew from seeing the Iraq war being broadcasted and then having to go to life as normal, so that could attribute to some of it. It’s got so many similarities to 🍉 that it makes me wonder how much she drew from the situation that she can’t/won’t talk about…

the scene in the movie where sejanus screamed about how the tributes were kids during the war reminded me of how zionists use the “voting for hamas” excuse even tho half of the Palestinian population at the time were just kids who werent born. Also the cognitive dissonance for the director francis lawrence to be a Zionist. Same thing w viola davis posting about standing w israel, esp seeing the speech of dr gaul lashing out on the screen about unleashing destruction and no victor after the kid died after the rebel bombing. . .

@introvertedmalay3148

4 ай бұрын

Wow! I have no idea Viola Davis and Francis Lawrence were zinos. 😨

Love your review and the long form content... Didn't even realize it was an hour long because the review and your thoughts were very compelling

@introvertedmalay3148

4 ай бұрын

Thanks! Any feedback on how I could make it better would be great.

@ezzasyuhada

4 ай бұрын

@@introvertedmalay3148 so far none from me Ur video was great can't wait for more analysis of books from u

It's amazingly insightful video, and the world needs more analysis like this one. Thank you so much for your work, you've done something truly great!

Great video! Subbed

very interesting.