English Assignment
I would like you to review the following film version of The Running Man:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWQCasmBDTI&t=466s
After watching the film, please answer one of the following questions in a minimum 2-page, Times New Roman, double spaced document.
• Why would Hollywood change the plot of the movie from the book so drastically? What is gained? What is lost? Think about the audiences for each.
• How is the movie a reflection of 80's thinking, culture, hopes and fears?
• Why is the dystopian gameshow a trope? How does it speak to some of the dystopian themes that we have discussed in class? Consider other such examples (Hunger Games, etc.).