Faulty Comparisons: 5 Reasons Why “The Hunger Games” is NOT the Next “Twilight”

By Josh Sewell, Researcher of Film and Television Trends

Even before the movie version of The Hunger Games started making a ton of cash at the box office, it was constantly being declared the next Twilight by various magazine articles, websites and entertainment programs. Sure, the tales have surface similarities: both are classified as young adult lit, both have teen girls as the main character and both include a love triangle of sorts (though in The Hunger Games this barely counts as a subplot).

But on the whole, Suzanne Collins’ parable about a bleak dystopian future couldn’t be more different than Stephenie Meyer’s supernatural romance. Here are a few reasons why: