Uglies
Warning!
Spoilers for Netflix’sUgliesand Scott Westerfeld’s continued book series ahead!
However, it’s interesting to consider how they might fit together.
It’s a unique idea, so what could it have to do withThe Hunger Games?
LikeUglies,The Hunger Gamesis set an unknown number of years following the collapse of modern civilization.
The idea of theUglies/Hunger Gamestheory is that Tally’s story ultimately led to the events of Katniss'.
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Scott Westerfelf’sUgliesseries, including the spinoffImpostersbooks, covers over 20 years of story.
TheUglies/Hunger Gamestheory suggests that Katniss’s story would have been set a couple of centuries later.
Cosmetic surgery is not just standard but a requirement inUglies.
In a futuristic society where everyone undergoes compulsory cosmetic surgery at 16 to become “pretty,” Tally eagerly awaits her transformation. However, when her friend goes missing, she embarks on a journey that challenges her beliefs about beauty, conformity, and rebellion, ultimately questioning the foundations of their world.
However, after Tally freed the world from the Pretty lesions, the operation became elective again.
Some people chose to become Pretty, while others kept their natural faces.
Then, some got bizarre operations, like replacing their pinky finger with a tiny gold snake.
Style exploded, and trends got weirderjust as styles inThe Hunger GamesCapitol were over-the-top and strange.
Similarly, Tally’s city was essentially a utopia inUglies.
They are two separate dystopian book series written by two separate authors.
The Hunger Games is a multi-movie franchise starring Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen.
The films are based on the young adult dystopian book series by author Suzanne Collins.
In 2023, the fifth film in the series was released, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.
The Hunger Games is a multi-movie franchise starring Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen. The films are based on the young adult dystopian book series by author Suzanne Collins. The first film was released in 2012, followed by Catching Fire in 2013, Mockingjay Part 1 in 2014, and Mockingjay Part 2 in 2015. In 2023, the fifth film in the series was released, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.
