Mise en Scene in The hunger games

 The Hunger games 

The costumes in “picking tribute scene” denote that life here is hard and the people that live here are poorer. In this scene the whole village is gathered together to pick this year's tributes for the games, everyone is dressed in simple and basic formal attire that has little personality and colour. This is a juxtaposition to Effie from a wealthy area who has an elaborate dress, this shows the audience that society has a massive wealth divide. This portraits Katniss and Peter has underdogs from the start Which forms a closer bonded with the views. Katniss is wearing a pale blue in a classic feminine shape, but it does not sexual her this is show that show is still young and innocent.  

The costumes change for TV interview this suggest that the prosses is changing the young people and forcing them to grow up, in this scene Katniss is wearing a tight-fitting red dress that shows her off and makes people look at her u. This could suggest that she has been sexualized to win hearts of men that will help her though the games, it also links to Laura Mullet (1975) “The male gaze” says that females in media are sexualised so males are more likely to consume a media product. This is shown as peter (Katniss's partner) is in a simple suit, this shows that when Katniss ended the media for her TV interview, she was told to be liked that she needed to change. Is prove that changing to impress or liked by new people does not make u happy as this is one of Katniss lowest point and in the end does not help her win.  

The props in the Hunger games such as the weapons in the game itself are primal. They use weapons like swords, bow and arrows and axes, even though the movie is set in the future they do not use weapons like guns or modern technology this make the fights more dramatic and gorier. Even though the weapons are older they all have futurist styles and Modern twists which added to the familiar but futurist energy of the film. One of the main prop in the Hunger games is Katniss bow and arrow, this is one of the main motifs of the film and reoccurs though out the franchise.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Katniss using a bow and arrow in the Games and it being her talent make it her characters symbol with goes against her gender stereotypes of a young woman, Bow and arrows have connotations of knights and Medieval times where traditional the women need to be saved by men. This show a younger audince that it does not allows have to be the man that save the girl but the woman that save the boy this is show by Katniss saving peter and herself. 

 

The other prop in the show such as items inside Katniss's home have a rustic and Victorian style such also fire stoves and wood rocking chairs, this show how the lives of the people who live in district 12 is simple and basic. There is juxtaposing element of the holograph television this remind the audience that this is a futurist society, this also give the impression that the government issues these television, so that everyone knows the power they have over them and want to control the information that the population are exposed too. This also helps the audience sympathise with Katniss's character as it shows the hardship of her life it also emphasizes the wealth dived between district 12 and the capital. This creates meaning by giving the audience a reason to back Katniss and her values, it also give them a common cause which is to hate the government and its beliefs.