Literal yes, canonically they were so pissed and unreasonable that they went to war with the capital and then the Capital won, got more pissed and unreasonable and used fear to keep the districts in line with little regard for sustainable stability.
Has it occurred to anybody else that this opens like early 2000s TV news “Special Report” music? Props to the composer for bringing out the original allegorical intent!
Okay, I love James newton Howard, the music from I am legend was phenomenal, but to create a song with themes that flow through the movie ( 0:02 starting with “The fallen” version) then to preparing the chariots, to then the FULL ANTHEM? to be able to capture the essence of a land full of history and able to capsulise it into just over three minutes?? Icon behavior. He ate and left no crumbs!
I won’t lie, the anthem of Panem gives me goosebumps and I like it, but at the same time I don’t like it bc it’s the anthem of a country that has turned their government into an autocracy
