Kim Kardashian Divorce Is Like The 'Hunger Games', Says Jennifer Lawrence

In the post-apocalyptic world where "The Hunger Games" take place, teens fight one another in televised death matches. In our world, Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries prepare to fight one another in what could be a televised divorce trial.

"Hunger Games" star Jennifer Lawrence can't help but see the parallels.

“I was watching the Kardashian girl getting divorced, and that’s a tragedy for anyone," the 21-year-old told Parade magazine Wednesday. "But they’re using it for entertainment, and we’re watching it. The books hold up a terrible kind of mirror: This is what our society could be like if we became desensitized to trauma and to each other’s pain.”

Maybe Lawrence's comparison holds true. We watched with interest as Kardashian married Humphries in an estimated $10 million dollar wedding, which was broadcast in a 2-day, 4-hour special on E!. After Kardashian filed for divorce in October 2011, just 72 days after the wedding, fans got an inside peek at the couple's marital problems on reality show "Kourtney and Kim Take New York," which was filmed during the short marriage.

Accusations that Kardashian staged the marriage and subsequent divorce -- from the proposal to the moments of marital doubt that preceded the split -- have plagued the reality star, though she denies them.

Still, we can't help but think that Kim's split and "The Hunger Games" are fights of vastly different proportions.

What do you think: Is Lawrence's comparison a stretch? Tell us in the comments.

Comments

[Antonio Di Re]

09:11 PM on 08/13/2012

Dear Ms Kim Kardashian,
you would enjoy reading: "THE MIRROR OF ERRORS IMAGE OF DIVORCED PEOPLE". (script+Lyrics)

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[Fiona Kotziampasi]

10:50 AM on 03/28/2012

No it's not a stretch, I remember what I used to watch on television 30 years ago compared to today and it's really shocking. People become numb to images and ideas and they want something more. I dread to think what people will be watching in 30 years.

[SlimLovin]

09:06 AM on 03/23/2012

I thought this was going to be a preview for a new E! special, in which Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries fight to the death over wedding presents and the frozen piece of anniversary cake.

Pro-tip, Kris: Don't aim your arrows at dat butt. They'll bounce right back at you.

[CP2012]

06:22 PM on 03/17/2012

No I don't think it's a stretch I actually compared the Hunger Games to a lot of what is going on in this world. There is the rich and there is the poor and she is pretty spot on!

[paul12peter12]

06:33 PM on 03/16/2012

Feelngs? Who cares! Everyone want's entertainment and this is great! I don't care if The Kardashians get hurt or embarrass themselves. They make millions of dollars because that's what they want to do. Everyone knows Hollywood is all about partying and partying hard. These so called celebrities go to parties or they're out. Jackson, Taylor, Lohan, Ledger, Phoenix, Moore, Martin, Sinatra, Lewis, Davis Jr., Spears etc....It's all about entertaining the publc and making money doing it. It's like porn, they're both wrong, but everyone needs it. Everyone accepts it. Feelings has nothing to do with this business, the media made sure of that.

[lemons101]

05:02 PM on 03/16/2012

no one cares about their damn divorce anymore, we all know kim will never find love!

[tom8626]

02:31 PM on 03/16/2012

For KK it's the "money Games", from sex tapes, to marriage and then to a quick divorce, it's all about the money!

[PepeTheKingPrawn]

09:11 AM on 03/16/2012

I don't follow the Kardashians, and only recently found out who their father was. But the more I hear about Ms. Collins' books, the more I feel compelled to read them. The "pain as entertainment" idea has been around since ancient times. I am reminded of the movie "Running Man," based on the book written by Stephen King (as Richard Bachman), where we were introduced to the idea of the reality show in conjunction with killing.

CGNail, I agree with you completely. I majored in Journalism in college and did a couple of research papers on yellow journalism. I see the media returning to those vile roots in their attempt to snare readers to increase their following. I am sickened by most of these headlines as well. I find I am unwilling to follow most of them to seek details.

[CGNail]

06:55 AM on 03/16/2012

I agree. Look at the hook phrase headlines AOL uses on it's home page. "Elderly man violates swine" or "Child's Body Found in Ditch....Warning, photos graphic". And we tune in. I can't change what other people do but I've made a vow from now on, I will not go to any link that glorifies degrading behavior, violence or scare tactics to get a readership.

I challenge all media to raise the bar and give information to people they can use to benefit their life not become voyeurs or tragedy and filth.

[Lillian4444]

10:24 PM on 03/15/2012

She's completely right. I got the impression she wasn't saying it's exactly the same, but rather that the Hunger Games shows what the worst case scenario is for desensitization. I'm a huge fan of the books.

[mundaetraversa]

10:13 PM on 03/15/2012

I think she is right. We watch people throwing chairs at one another, saying awful things just to harm others, look on with glee as rivals physically and verbally assault each other over a lover or worse, a child...what is presented as entertainment in our society is just not that far from the scenario Collins presents in The Hunger Games. I think her book series has given a lot of people a perspective and a permission to step back and make statements in opposition to pain as entertainment. It's amazing and reassuring that so many of those people are the young. It is ironic, though, that those involved with the films are now neck-deep in a Capitol-caliber media frenzy. I don't want the real message of the series to get lost in the fray. I'm so glad this is the next big thing - it will help us all forget about that self-hating woman who wrote the Twilight series.

[ruthieriver1]

08:38 PM on 03/15/2012

Eloquently stated, smart young girl.......Not Kim I am referring to, she's the idiot that has many idiot followers!!!!

[Pennsylvanianne]

10:08 PM on 03/15/2012

I agree: Jennifer Lawrence is one insightful young woman.

[Teresa Cassity]

08:25 PM on 03/15/2012

Very astute observation.