I'm back. Did not love the movie. The entire concept is disturbing.
I can't get past the concept of it, either. There are so many reasons I can think of why it would be so unlikely - not to mention the uncomfortable factor of being a parent - that this is a movie and book series I intend to skip.
It's one thing if you have a Lord of the Flies set-up. That remains a favored book. But that is a much, much different scenario than the Hunger Games, and far more plausible to me.