This lesson, written for MediaSmarts by AML President Neil Andersen, examines the movie The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, some of its promotions, and social justice activists’ responses. It explores values messages within the movie and in its promotions and invites students to consider the functions of stories beyond entertainment and how they might be used to motivate action. It also invites students to consider issues of independence and interdependence in the movie and in their lives.