- Blog post #2: What film will you work with for inquiry 1 and why does this film interest you? Have you seen it before? Do you already have an idea about what you want to focus on in your close reading? General brainstorming for inquiry 1 is welcome. Be mindful of selecting a film that you can access immediately, as your rough draft is due next week!
I plan on working with The Hunger Games: Catching Fire for my Inquiry 1 paper. This fill interests me for a number of reasons: Number one, I read the books and, therefore, find the movies to be extremely engaging. Number two, the movie is all about government control and the rebellion against the government, and I am a political science major, so anything having to do with government normally catches my interest. I have seen this movie before. Three times in theaters to be exact. I want to specifically focus on the scene where Katnis and Peeta go on tour to give a speech to the other districts. I want to focus on this because I believe the setting they are in is extremely easy to analyze and has a lot of symbolic meaning behind it. Also, this scene is where the symbolization for government rebellion comes out in the movie. The mocking hay symbol is revealed, the mocking jay song is played, and someone is shot on spot for “signaling” a rebellion against the government/capitol. This is when Katnis really finds out that she is the mocking jay whether she likes it or not. It is a really big moment for Katnis and Peeta, and it is the beginning of the rebellion itself. I think I will be able to take this scene and analyze it to its full potential.
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Rachel, this sounds like a great plan! I bet you knew exactly what you would write about as soon as you heard about this project 😉 I think the scene you’re honing in on definitely leaves room for some interpretation of the symbolism that’s happening, and it seems as though you know just where to go with it (I LOVE these books and movies, btw). I’m always here to help, so feel free to reach out if you get stuck!