Another Battle Royale rip off.
This and The Hunger Games both. It can't be denied. The similarities are too close to be coincidental.
shareIt's funny, because you are completely wrong and have no idea what you're talking about.
It's even funnier that you think Battle Royale was the first one to come up with the premise.
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I seriously doubt either film was not influenced by Battle Royale in any way. Sorry that I don't know every single thing about movies. You can't blame me for not knowing that Battle Royale was not the first.
share To say any of these films first thought up the idea of an arena where people fought to the death, well...I direct you to google and look up the words Roman Gladiator.
There are dozens of these types of stories on film.
The Running Man, Battle Royale, The Hunger Games, The Condemned, Death Race, Spartacus, Arena, Gladiator etc etc.
in 1965 Ursula Andress starred in a film called The 10th Victim. Watch it.
Also watch or read the lord of the flies.
and The Most Dangerous Game
And yes...you can be blamed for ranting without research.
That said, none of the other movies mentioned are as close to Battle Royale as the Hunger Games or the Condemned.
Sure gladiator arenas would be the seed of the concept, but the idea of taking a bunch of strangers and essentially locking them in a large natural environment, adding random weapons and supplies, and having people watch these matches on TV is pretty specific.
Battle Royale, Hunger Games, and the Condemned could have minor tweaks and if it were said they were remakes of the same exact movie, that would be completely viable.
It sounds like you described The Running Man to me.
shareDon't worry, even with research, you're right. Of course the premise of Battle royale about a mortal game is older, but each movie with this premise has had its own way of develop this idea. Each movie except The condemned and Hunger games, because, unlike the earlier movies with this premise, these have a lot of original elements of Battle royale, not just the premise.
The reality show thing is not from BR but it is an obvious rip off of earlier movies.