"The Hunger Games" shows a grim futuristic world where teens are forced by a totalitarian government to fight to the death on national TV. The movie has now been the top-grossing film in the U.S. for three weeks.
The story's heroine is Katniss Everdeen, a tough-as-nails 16-year-old girl who provides for and protects her family after her father's death, and fights in the survival contest. While the setting of the Hunger Games is certainly extreme, experts say that some of Katniss’ behaviors and reactions to the events of her life, along with those of her fellow fighting "tributes," are big-screen versions of the behaviors and reactions of real teens.
Here are six reasons why experts say teens' actions in the movie the movie aren't too far off from reality.
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