The Hunger Games (film) formed an opinion about "The Hunger Games" as a parable of the Occupy Wall Street activity. "The Huffington Post" reported that Penn Badgley, a supporter of Occupy Wall Street, saw the film as a social commentary on the movement. Burnett also states that "Collins doesn't use the terms 1 percent and 99 percent, but it's clear that those in the Capitol are members of the 1 percent and everyone in the Panem districts is part of the 99 percent". Steven Zeitchik and Emily Rome, in the "Los Angeles Times" and the "Dallas Morning News" reported that, among other disparate interpretations,
The Hunger Games The Hunger Games The Hunger Games is a trilogy of young adult dystopian novels written by American novelist Suzanne Collins. The series is set in "The Hunger Games" universe, and follows young characters Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark. The novels in the trilogy are titled "The Hunger Games" (2008), "Catching Fire" (2009), and "Mockingjay" (2010). The novels have all been developed into films starring Jennifer Lawrence, with the film adaptation of "Mockingjay" split into two parts. The first two books in the series were both "New York Times" best sellers, and "Mockingjay" topped all US bestseller lists upon its release.