Seymour : `` Hunger Games , '' ` ` John Carter '' exist to make money , appeal to masses . But ` John Carter '' returns went through the roof , he writes , `` Carter 's '' fell through the floor . Wildly expensive ` John Carter '' seems old , he says , while `` Hunger Games '' is of the moment . Gene Seymour hopes young audiences are aware of Tarzan 's hype manipulation .
Gene Seymour : `` Hunger Games , '' `` John Carter '' exist to make money , appeal to masses . But `` Hunger 's '' returns went through the roof , he writes , `` Carter 's '' fell through the floor . Wildly expensive `` Carter '' seems old , he says , while `` Hunger Games '' is of the moment . Seymour hopes young audiences are aware of Hollywood 's hype manipulation .