The Hunger Games is blowing up right now as the film opened this weekend to the third biggest opening of all time. The movie, based off of the popular books, centers around the female protagonist Katniss Everdeen in a futuristic, dilapidated America where every year kids are picked to be on a reality show where they must fight to death. While the movie was an amazing adaptation of the book and has been receiving wonderful reviews, one topic recently sparked up that has been causing a lot of controversy. Jennifer Lawrence, the actress who played Katniss, has been criticized for not having a suitable body.
While Katniss is supposed to be malnourished and underweight, she is still supposed to be incredibly strong as she is a hunter. Jennifer Lawrence trained for weeks to be able to mimic Katniss' physical strength, causing her to build more muscle. Lawrence also has a natural, normal body that is curvy, which is why people are criticizing her. Fellow female actors and models have spoken out in her defense saying that her body is still super skinny, but she looks more like a normal American girl. It is impossible for me to look at her and think she needs to lose weight, because she is in shape and very healthy. This just demonstrates how psychotic and unrealistic the film industry is in its view towards women. Liam Hemsworth played Katniss' best friend and he also is supposed to be skinny and malnourished, but no one is complaining about his body. It's a no brainer now to see why girls who want to make it in Hollywood starve themselves because apparently even being on the skinny side of normal and having boobs and hips means you are fat.
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