In conclusion a dark Hunger Games would have been taboo but also could have reached the audience on more levels. Though there can be no debate, it wouldnt have been the most financially rewarding venture and could have isolated a lot of potential audience members. Obviously it made sense to revise elements of the book to make it as accessible to the film watchers as possible, I dont think this diminished the structure of the book and the film was successful in keeping true to the major themes. Tweets from the official Hunger Games twitter page is that the Blu-ray will be a 15 certificate and that it will feature scenes that were left on the cutting room floor that brought down the rating. Im really looking forward seeing what developments this brings and if it changes the context of parts of film. I wonder if it syncs the darker nature of the upcoming sequels. In any case the DVD and Blu-ray it will be available from the 3rd of September but you can pre-order a copy now.