Moving Funny

(Written January 7, 2019)

So, over the weekend I did not have a lot planned so I took the time to stay home relax and have a lazy weekend. While relaxing I decided to catch up on some of my favorite ratchet TV reality shows (don’t judge me) and watch whatever caught my attention. One of the main things I watched this weekend was the Hunger Games movies. First these are some long ass movies. It may have been due to all the commercials or that I feel asleep and woke up and they were still on but I digress. Either way what I caught of these movies had me thinking about how they were parallel to life. The importance of observation and understanding how you move.

Quick (or not so quick) synopsis of the series the main character has to care for her younger sister because her mom was a shell of herself since her husband passed away in an accident. The country was ruled under somewhat of a modified dictatorship that used sacrifice as a tactic to keep order. Prior to this there was some type of war that pitted districts against one another, allowing the modified dictatorship to manifest. So, during the annual sacrifice the little sister was selected and being her protector, the older sister volunteered for tribute. She goes through this battle of obstacles to survive while seemingly keeping her integrity and moral fiber intact ultimately rebelling against the modified dictatorship due to her willingness to protect a friend over victory. As this was not the desired outcome the powers that be used her family as a tool to manipulate her actions moving forward but promised they would never lie to one another (the sister and the dictator). Initially she followed instructions to protect those she loved or thought she loved. As the series continues a number of people were protecting her without her knowledge. Some were protecting her out of genuine respect or love, while others for their personal gain. The person, we’ll call her PC, wanted to rule the country and used the anger, pain, love and so many emotions from the trauma she experienced to manipulate the older sister into pushing her (PC’s) agenda. Blinded by mostly anger and pain the older sister was dedicated to the mission with some reservation but ultimately thought this would save her people. A number of traumatic events occur, one of which is the murder of her little sister which completely destroyed her. In her anger she assumed the dictator was behind all of the trauma she endured, but remember earlier in the relationship they agreed not to lie to one another. In all the chaos she took a moment to observe and consider all the facts. While the dictator was awful, he was the devil she could see. On the other hand, PC was a devil she could not see especially because her judgement was clouded.

Now I know that was a mouthful but from that I was able to identify some life lessons. One everyone is not genuine and you need to listen to that voice of intuition cause it very rarely sends in down the wrong path. Sometimes it is best to observe in silence and not react in pain. Be sure those you are loyal to are just as loyal to you. Many of her actions were dictated by series of events and since she did not take time to review, plan then react she was pushing the agenda of someone who ultimately wanted to use her to gain power. How often have you done this in your life? How many times have you reacted taking the side of someone who on surface seemed to align with your morals and thoughts to only find out they were a master manipulator using you? Have you used someone’s pain to gain an advantage? It’s funny how movies can be so parallel to real life.