Posted on 09/09/2012 6:32:28 AM PDT by 1rudeboy
Agreed.
The source material Battle Royal was in an alternate future where Japan WON WWII.
Even then, America was somehow the bad nation in the world because when Battle Royale II came out, it begins with the demolition of 7 towers by Afghani terrorists who somehow convinced the winner of Battle Royale I to join their group.
And of course, “we” deserved it. The director of I died during the making of II, so I don’t know how much shared sentiment there was. But it clearly alluded to 9-11-2001 and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
So of course Hollyweird is going to draw some kind of allusion.
9/17 NBC. The pilot is on their site now for previewing. Story takes place 15 years after the power has been mysteriously shut off across the entire planet; society has basically reverted to a tribal, agrarian situation with the USA divided into small republics at war with each other. Jon Favreau produced (Iron Man).
I liked the Movie. Now this? Looks more like an Obama Presentcy then Bush!
Huh? it's a rip-off of the Japanese "Battle Royale"...
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