Tonally gloomy at times, balance is hard to find. Narratively it meanders, without intent, there's a station to arrive at but not the train track to get there. Refreshingly dark and mature, visually graphic, The Hunger Games has a lot going for it, as a visual spectacle, not so much as an immersive and compelling story.

Perhaps that's a large reason for the success of the franchise, it was new and interesting, everything since has just been a rehash, located in a different world. It's easy to forget that way back in 2012 this was fresh and new, tonally dark cinema, aiming for the teenage demographic. Perhaps that has tainted the memory of a satisfactory film, undefinable by genre. Divergent and Maze Runner followed, both failing to complete their respective stories. However, the US PG-13 version was submitted to the BBFC for the UK Blu-ray release, which was classified '15' uncut.Īn unfortunate catalyst that propelled the trend of teenage protagonist led book adaptations, of dystopian futures. This pre-cut version was released on DVD in the UK with a 12 rating. The BBFC then gave the film a 12A rating for cinema release.

Blood splashes were digitally removed from both impacts to bodies and blood on blades of weapons, achieved through the darkening of certain shots and by digitally erasing blood from the image. When the finished film was submitted to the BBFC for a formal classification, the BBFC stated that more cuts would be needed in order to secure the 12A. These included the use of alternate footage and the digital removal of blood.

Four scenes were changes, removing bloody violence, threat and a scene of injury. The BBFC explained a 12A rating would be likely if the violence was toned down. A rough cut of the film was submitted to the BBFC in the UK for an advisory screening, a process used by filmmakers to see how likely a film will obtain a certain rating.

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