Mahvesh Murad of The Express Tribune stated that the film's triumph is "a young feminine protagonist with company", comparing her with Joss Whedon's Buffy Summers. Manohla Dargis in The New York Times compares it to Battle Royale, Ender's Game, and Twilight, but contrasts The Hunger Games in phrases of how its "enjoyable" feminine protagonist Katniss "rescues herself with resourcefulness, guts and real goal".