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Thursday, April 5, 2012

Capitol World

Capitol World My idea is to have a Capitol World, just like they do Harry Potter World. It could look all futuristic like the one in the book does and have a really fast train around the city. People could ride the train; visit the districts, sort of like Epcot only for Hunger Games. The workers would be dressed in colorful clothes and weird and crazy makeup/hairstyles. The workers would reenact the scenes of interviews that happened in the book like when Katniss is first doing her interview in front of the crowd. They would also have parades where they reenact the parade from the “girl on fire” scene. An actor meant to play Katniss would stand up in the dress worn in the movie. Many of the Movie stars would come to the park, signing autographs, meeting with fans, and acting out scenes of the movie. Guests would stay in the hotel that Katniss and Peeta stayed in in the book when they were waiting to start the Games. They would use similar technology like the shower with many buttons and the instant room service. To keep things from getting repetitive the park would give Caesar, the TV host, a television show to put on live at the park every day. On his TV show he would create fake Capitol drama, give updates on the districts and have fun segments that promote more audience interaction. Another idea is to create other thrill rides for the park that are related to the actual games themselves. They would have realistic simulators of the games. In one it could be an IMAX theater where the screens show fireballs coming at you in 3D or giant dogs running towards you and the audience is supposed to react like the tributes would and run or duck, etc. That comes from the book when Katniss gets attacked by the Capitol’s dogs and fire. They would even make a real forest/lake area for kids to go around and explore. It would be a scary simulation so it would probably cater more towards the older kids. The forest would be filled with actors playing the tributes, obviously they wouldn’t kill you but they could still make it scary. One actor would try to “kill” the others, use props such as fake knives, fake blood, etc. and fight each other, putting on a thrilling show for the audience. Quotes: “…a woman with aqua hair and gold tattoos above her eyebrows …” pg. 61 (What the workers and actors will model themselves after) “…she pipes in her silly capitol accent.” pg. 61 (How they will model their speech) “What must it be like, I wonder, to live in a world where food appears at the press of a button?” pg. 65 (How to design the Hotel) I think this idea would be good because it would attract a lot of different people. People would bring their smaller kids for the train rides and other amusement rides and adults/older children would enjoy staying in the hotel and seeing the parade, making the book come alive. It will keep people interested in the books because it’s like an ongoing amusement park that you can always come back to. You won’t get bored with it because there will be real people talking with the Capitol accent and entertaining you with activities that are related to the Hunger Games. It doesn’t always have to be direct scenes from the book, as long as it is something they might do, like the TV show. Something indirect that they could do would be to create a Capitol Zoo. They would have a zoo filled with animals, some mentioned in the book like Mockingjays, Tracker Jackers, and the dogs. They could also create other animals that would have come from the Capitol but weren’t really mentioned in the book. If you only used things from the book(s) people would get bored and not want to come back.

1 comment:

  1. Sounds like a fun and slightly scary place to visit--some elements of fear fest on a grander scale. But this would definitely please fans and attract an older-than-Disney crowd. I like the idea of Caesar hosting a show each day and the 3D IMAX experience.

    Good job of connecting all of your ideas to the book!

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