Producer’s Pitch Notes:
1. It is the distant future. Ridiculous—Singaporeans simply won’t wait that long.
2. The post-apocalyptic state of Panem is presided over from the power base of the Capitol. Can we work some corporate sponsorship in here please? Someone talk to CapitoLand?
3. The rulers of this dystopia let the populace go hungry to evidence their power and quell rebellion. Sorry, but this all seems a bit far-fetched. They go hungry? And people actually put up with this?
4. Once a year, children from each district are forced to publicly fight to the death in a purpose-built arena, while their families look on. This is a movie you’re pitching, right? Not a documentary about the education system (yawn)?
5. The kids all have kooky, memorable names like Katniss, Peeta and Rue. Meh. Suggest they’re all called Tan.
6. The protagonist finds herself caught in a love triangle between her childhood sweetheart and a fellow contestant. No, no, no. Family values must survive even the Apocalypse. (Although triangles are OK if this really is about schooling.)
7. A rule change near the end permits, for the first time, two contestants from the same district to survive. Hmm. What if they instead stick to the original rules (we like rules), and the winner kills their companion with a cry of “Kiasu till I—and everyone else—die!”?
8. The victors are rewarded with a lifetime of comfort, ease, plentiful food and a house all of their own. They’re relocated to Singapore? Nice! Are STB on-board yet?
9. And yet, despite the inequities of the system, there are surprisingly few complaints. Great! This is all starting to sound a lot more believable.
