I'm not knocking the actors of this movie, they did a great job but the entire concept was horrific. I haven't read the books and nor would I at this point. WHY on earth would anyone want to watch children kill children for a SPORT? There is no "message" here, there is no historical significance (as in a movie about the Holocaust) where we see children die. It should never be acceptable to watch children kill children, we should be calling this movie what it is, terrible. I regret falling for the hype of this crap. Lesson Learned!