Any movie of more than 100 minutes in length, shown in a theater, should have a pause-for-discussion element. Let's say you're going to Catching Fire. It takes about a day to watch it. Your kids are there, and you haven't read the book. There's a lot to talk about.
Why doesn't Haymitch wash his hair? What year is it? What continent are we on? Who thinks up a name like Katniss?
What makes President Snow believe that sacrificing young people in a battle-to-the-death will squash rebellious inclinations in the "Districts"? It seems to me that if anything will spark rebellion, it's pretty much the harvesting of kids for the entertainment value of the "capital". And, why does the word squash mean about the same thing as the word quash?
This discussion fodder can best be handled in a pause. I'd be willing to be the guy with the remote. I can almost hear the groans right now, as the movie halts on the screen, and the lights are raised. People would throw popcorn at me, and direct insults, like, "Dude, go watch 'Chocolat' if you want to discuss something."
Yes, it's a burden being the one with the remote.
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