Liam Hemsworth Defends ‘Hunger Games’ Movie, Says Violence is Justified [Video]


Liam Hemsworth, younger brother of Thor star Chris, had a role in 2009’s Knowing and starred opposite Miley Cyrus in 2010’s The Last Song, but neither of those films comes anywhere close to approaching the popularity of his latest film: The Hunger Games.

In case you’ve living under a rock for the past few months, the movie, which hits theaters this Friday, is based on the first book in a best-selling trilogy by Suzanne Collins about children picked by drawing to compete in televised death fights.

With the series’ growing popularity among tweens and young adults, there is large number of parents who argue that violence is glamorized in the book.

“The Hunger Games” may be about kids who are forced to fight to the death on live TV, Hemsworth, said the violence in the film is justified.

“None of it is glorified and it’s not about that,” said the 22-year-old Australian.

“It’s about kids in a horrible situation and there’s this girl who overcomes it and gives hope to everyone and they come together to do something about it,” he said.

In the PG-13 movie, Hemsworth plays Gale Hawthorne, the best friend of Katniss Everdeen, portrayed by Jennifer Lawrence.

The UK’s Telegraph writes that the pair share more in common than just on screen roles, as Jennifer recently defended the graphic content of the new movie.

When asked whether she believed the violence depicted on screen was acceptable, the actress said:

“I think so, yes, because it’s the violence and the brutality (which) is the heart of the film, because it’s what gets the people angry to start an uprising and to start a revolution.

“I do think the violence and brutality is justified, but I understand if everybody has a different standard for ratings,” the actress told Reuters on the red carpet at the European premiere of The Hunger Games in London late on Wednesday.

Watch some of the Hunger Games stars address violence in the movie in the clip below:

“The Hunger Games,” which also stars Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Lenny Kravitz and Donald Sutherland, arrives in theaters this Friday (March 23).

Readers chime in with your thoughts: Do you agree with Liam Hemsworth that the violence in The Hunger Games is justified? For those of you that have read the books, do you think the Hunger Games movie will be too violent for the kids dying to see it?

via Seattle Pi

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