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[@ramenspice9081]

👁👄👁🤌🏽

[@oliveroates]

You forgot to add first to the comment

[@just_a_mollusk]

3 hours ago... huh...

[@xombie.k1tty]

4th comment and I’m a big fan!

[@carter_lovejoy]

You should do The Santa Clause 3 to complete the series!

[@carae2945]

“Where everyone dresses like those beauty gurus who have never been told no before”😂he did not hold back

[@questworldiangreenknight7455]

Lol 😂

[@erinchappel1359]

No he did not lol.

[@Monie71793]

💀💀

[@folayemi_aina]

😂

[@goldenkandy037]

Time stamp?

[@AbjectPermanence]

Katniss isn't supposed to have a bow, because hunting is actually extremely illegal. The Capital is supposed to have complete control over available resources, even if it means not providing enough food for everyone. In truth, they want the lowest in society to be starving and suffering. Also, the Capital wouldn't want the workers to have hunting weapons which could be used to fight and overthrow their rule. However, Katniss is able to hunt and trade in the black market, even dealing directly with the police who are supposed to stop her, because everyone in 12 is starving and wants the meat. In book 2, this changes, the "peacekeepers" are replaced, and we see what happens when they enforce the laws against hunting.

[@bluey4066]

I couldn’t have said it better myself

[@rahulkamble6883]

Well someone has read the books.

[@mb.sj72]

At least you read the books. The movies are so weird compared to the books, of course they did some things good but most stuff in the movie are not supposed to be like that. Oh, and Peeta or Gale?

[@keetopuffs]

@@mb.sj72 Peeta hands down every time. Sure he gets brain washed and killed some people but Gale KNEW about Primrose going to the war zone to get blown up.

[@rimurutempest4945]

@@mb.sj72 Man, I honestly wished somehow that Katniss would end up alone. Like, she doesn’t really need to choose between the two.

[@beezyg1246]

“She’s so relatable she eats food like me”

[@errorcringyname4044]

I'm just like arnold in his prime, I eat food too

[@pugshugs2870]

Smh

[@gabriellablaker4415]

She is relatable to me because we eat the same thing

[@M1lkdawg420]

I mean, I eat food too... so does like everyone else lolololol 😂😂

[@tinglesama5680]

@@M1lkdawg420 r/woooosh

[@claire_danielle]

Peetas crush on katniss was definitely real. In the book he was like “I remember the dress you wore of the first day on kindergarten, the song you sang , how you did your hair and the exact dandelion you looked at.” And katniss was like “You’re a great actor!”

[@AllenGray47]

Typical male experience

[@TheinternetCooki3]

I remember cringing when I read any of those parts. Poor dude,he was better than Katniss.

[@JaneD0e_LuckyNxmbr7]

Katniss’s pov in the first book was so funny like she was on survival mode the entire time and kept thinking whatever Peeta did was a strategy like the poor boy was crying because he was going to the hunger games and she was like “This must be a strategy to garner sympathy from the audience, yes I see right through him, he cannot fool me!” And then when he betrayed the careers for her she was like “damn I wonder why he would betray the careers”

[@AverageTsukasaFan]

@@JaneD0e_LuckyNxmbr7lmfao fr

[@stevefangirl273]

@@JaneD0e_LuckyNxmbr7 Fr, I was like "gurl, he likes you, it's so obvious that I'm cryin rn"

[@sampepper7682]

The reason everyone kinda flipped when Prim-Rose was picked(I know this from the books) is because she's 12 and many people would feel bad for the younger kids who had gotten picked. In the books they explained how more papers with your name are added each year so the likely hood of a 12 year old getting picked is a lot less then an 18 year old. Thats also why for Peeta it was less of a reaction because he's older and had a much higher likely hood of being picked. These movies talk a bit about the loss of innocence and it shows how people are more uncomfertable with an 12 year old getting picked then a 18 year old

[@sampepper7682]

@LAURA MARIA MOTTA RODRIGUEZ Yah they want some one honestly like Katniss or as well fed as Peta. They want a chance at winning so 12 small child is not good

[@auto1ooxd572]

When you’re twelve, your name is only put in once I think.

[@723missyoumissme]

@@auto1ooxd572 thats true unless you sign up for food rations (tessera) for you and your family but Katniss wouldn't let Prim get tessera because Katniss is getting triple (katniss, prim and her mum) and wanted prims chance of being in the raffle/hunger games small as possible so she only had 1 entry in the raffle sorry its so long- but yeh

[@triks1787]

The book be better

[@cyberyoutabe5995]

And from the book, his brothers doesn’t want to volunteer. I forgot why, but yeah.

[@raindew238]

Alternative title to the hunger games: *Purge but with toddlers* Edit: Okay y’all can stop talking about the misspelling now

[@ttvredmc4289]

So what i do when im bored

[@Emmy._.Gonyo._..]

Haha yeah that's right

[@jesseburns3148]

A Prepubescent Purge, if you may

[@SimoraCheeks1]

@11th Doctor I absolutely read it as "tit-tle" and actually giggled like a kid.😅

[@kassiikaraa86]

TELL ME WHY I THOUGHT OF TIDDLES THE TURTLES

[@CLStudios_]

“The hunger games is kinda dumb” All hunger games fans: well excuuuuuuuuuuuuuse me princess

[@megustamegiwana434]

Ah yes the catch phrase of our boy link

[@premiumheadpats4150]

I'm a fan of the books, but this movie was extra dumb.

[@CLStudios_]

@Avery R. yeah same like the movies left out so many details including not having avoxes until the third movie

[@residentnerd9928]

lol true dat

[@-dawn-4749]

@Avery R. yeah the movies left out so much stuff the books are way better

[@Cateyeet]

Primrose Everdeen Katniss: I volunteer Peeta Mellark Peeta's brothers: Sucks to be you man.

[@Dhhdhdhsheh]

"Ummmmm, is someone gonna volunteer for me?"

[@I.like.bread890]

Fr

[@spiderbow4599]

Actually. Peeta and his brothers never really did have a good relationship. Also, to me it seems like Peeta was a cast out by his brothers so he had to fend for himself.

[@dri1811ya]

Can you blame them? It's life or death

[@nataliealvarado7830]

Facts though, where were they☠️

[@sofigzz3163]

This just proves that the books are a thousand times better (at least for me). Like, in the books you really get depth into what is Katniss thinking and how complex being a tribute is.

[@ArcaneVein]

You get a good sense of that in the movie. He skimmed over a lot

[@maddie6238]

I personally think the books are better, you get more of her point of view and what she was thinking

[@Chicken-lv7or]

I agree. The movies are okay but they don’t do the books justice at all. Collins built such an interesting and complex world with amazing characters and the movies just weren’t able to capture it that well.

[@misterminutes4504]

Of course the books are better, you get to see their thoughts. Almost every movie does that ( except for Twilight because Bella )

[@alexmooney7474]

I do like the books better, but one thing I appreciate about the movies (and why I think of the books and the movies as a unit together) is that they gave a much better sense of scope and scale. What we lost in the intimate thoughts behind Katniss's decisions, we gained in things like being able to see the Gamemakers in the game room, the reaction of District 11 to Katniss's relationship with Rue, etc. Those little glimpses made the 3rd book feel like much less of a genre whiplash.

[@jettwashed]

catching fire is honestly the BEST film out the series

[@candidlyopinionated19]

Agreed.

[@sirmel11]

Agree but I've only seen the first three

[@krushamae]

AGREED

[@shiannafoxx]

Catching Fire's literally my favorite movie

[@patc04]

Best film and best book of the triology / films, period.

[@WiseHufflepuff7102]

When you asked why all the tributes were so perfect is because when they get picked and sent to the capitol, they get a makeover before training.

[@cheekybabe666]

Plus some of them are literally trained since children as warriors from the affluent districts to enter the hunger games.

[@thebusybeanhomecafe4035]

@@cheekybabe666 Those are called the Careers, district 1,2, and 4. District 1 is most favored by the Capitol because they make the luxury items.

[@alexandrakent9398]

Plus the tributes from the richer and other districts were chosen for their body type and looks and were then trained and forced to volunteer

[@Theodosius_fan]

@@thebusybeanhomecafe4035 2 is probably the most favoured district

[@fudgalicious]

And also the book says that a lot of kids from the Career districts actually VOLUNTEERED for the games because they've been training to do this for so long, and obviously the ones who volunteer look like they're in a lot better shape than otherwise

[@elliewhitaker4861]

why is no one talking about that at 4:40 Peeta has full on tears running down his face while Katniss is stoic, never noticed that but its a great detail to contrast their two characters. MY POOR BABY PEETA :((((

[@GoodSoup]

"The Hunger Games is dumb." Hunger Games fans: *who has dared awaken the ancient one!?!?!?*

[@cadenevans4430]

Tbh the movie is horrible, but the book is 10x better

[@GoodSoup]

@@cadenevans4430 I can certainly agree

[@janfranceldelacerna4834]

@@cadenevans4430 well... The editing in the first movie needed work but the movies are great

[@doges_6864]

The hunger games inspired a generation of Minecrafters too

[@GoodSoup]

@@doges_6864 yep and a multitude of servers' gamemodes.

[@M0no]

It’s just like teen beach movie but without the beach and all the teens are lying dead in a forrest

[@tiakhanna2192]

Huh. Interesting observation.

[@M0no]

@@tiakhanna2192 thank you

[@AndrewHacksYT]

Catching Fire is EXACLTY like teen beach movie!

[@Just_Julia_]

It's teen forest movie

[@danishtoast23]

So teen dead movie

[@aarien_of_aurolyth]

To be fair, they all got "beautified" when they arrived at the capital.

[@ImhulluEx]

Right skipped over the whole waxing sequence haha.

[@wa_demon__9156]

I still wish we could see the game haymitch survived because it was a truly brutal and sad game. If I remember right he had feelings for katniss’s mom’s sister and he wanted to help her win the game but she died and by the end of the games he was practically holdin his intnestines to keep them from fallin out . After that game his alcoholism started to try to forget and to not feel anything watchin kids year by year be sent to their death

[@yvestic]

she wasn’t katniss’s mom’s sister and haymitch didn’t have feelings for her. she was the sister of the mayor’s daughter’s mom. haymitch already had a girlfriend in district 12

[@karissamoses2442]

Yeah. It would be pretty cool. Maybe they will after TBOTSAS comes out. 🤷‍♀️😊

[@sophthehusky6231]

Katniss’s mothers friend, I wished we could’ve seen that but I’d say it was cut out to lower the rating to 12. He also didn’t have feelings for her but he did have a girlfriend who was killed by the capitol alongside his mother and I think his brother

[@s.bregnest2857]

There’s that prequel movie coming out soon, that I believe is going to show those games.

[@kelserin]

it was peetas dad that had a crush on katniss's mother.

[@Hawlo]

I'm gonna be thinking about "Effing Trinket" for a few months.

[@fransgreidanus5678]

And the phrase: ‚That is mahogany!‘

[@abelynnena4475]

Hahah

[@Zach90888]

Effing trinket made me laugh out loud

[@ForsakenArchAngel]

I will never say her name the proper way ever again.

[@crochetcatlady]

I lost it when he said that 😂😭

[@lydiajohnson4888]

For some reason, ever since I first read the Hunger Games, Haymitch has been my favorite character, and that never changed. I love him so much and idk why

[@naye3578]

there’s a new book and movie coming out about haymitch’s story!

[@Mel-jy4kc]

It really wasn't a big deal for Primrose to get picked. What made it dramatic is that District 12 literally NEVER had a volunteer in all of its history, unlike all the other districts. Siblings never volunteered for each other in the past, which is why Peeta being called out was mostly glossed over (except by Katniss). Also, the younger the tribute the less likely they are to survive, so when you see a 12 year old get chosen as opposed to a 16 year old you're basically like, "Okay, you're dead."

[@ghosthookcc2050]

Primrose was a decently big deal getting picked because of the slim chances of her actually getting picked, turning 12 (Prim's age in the first movie) your name is only on one raffle ticket. People generally feel worse for the younger once getting picked so thats why its a decently big deal.

[@ISetYourFaceOnFire]

Holy fuck.... ur mindset. It definitely is a big deal for a preteen 12 yr old to get picked over someone older, even in a fictional story. Yea, the volunteering first time in history thing is a factor to, but a kid who just turned 12, is a fucking big deal. It's more than "okay, you're dead" it's "holy fuck, this kid doesn't deserve this, just like the other kids, but this kid is too young, it's horrendous".

[@benhart1209]

Sometimes I wonder if he says what he says to make people comment about it

[@Karak971]

@@benhart1209 it would certainly boost engagement

[@WTC-1990]

Katniss is meant to be extremely unlikable, she's not meant to be relatable, peeta was the one that made you like her

[@WTC-1990]

@@abreeze579 so your going at me cause of a spelling mistake ??? Wow dude, that's extremely petty, especially in an age of texting

[@abreeze579]

@@WTC-1990 its just common spelling, if you wanna make an abbreviation, don’t use a word or suffix that already exists, I get that there are new ‘words’ like ‘I know right’ becomes ‘ikr’ i get that, but you can’t use ‘ment’ cause it already exists if thats what u meant- to simplify meant (which doesn’t need simplifying).

[@abreeze579]

@@WTC-1990 and i’m not coming at you, i’m correcting your grammar

[@WTC-1990]

@@abreeze579 whatever

[@marielyc2424]

@@abreeze579 why are you so pressed 😭 like just stfu

[@bsixnshtns891]

Him: The Hunger Games is dumb The Whole Comments Section: *...How about 'no'.*

[@meherinrahman1451]

I keep watching them

[@arvo-noon]

Never watched the movies can't relate /j

[@Help_m3]

@Lilly Carn I think the first movie is good but the rest is bad And that peta guy is just an burden like katniss just keep carrying him trought thw movie I don't understand why katniss fell in love with him

[@Сайтамен]

How about yes? And it's not "kinda dumb". It's awfully, atrosiously, hilariously nonsensical.

[@blueblue-w-]

@@Help_m3 i agree with what you said about katniss and peeta's relationship i never really shipped them tbh ._.

[@robert907]

Man I just gotta say way she volunteers for tribute and the sheer emotion depicted from her is absolutely amazing and you can genuinely feel it. Seen never doesnt make me choke up. Despite movie itself being overall average at best

[@alextheconfuddled8983]

Next: Every movie is dumb except Shrek

[@rosaleveau5864]

Well.. Isn't true?

[@failinggaming9717]

ive never watched shrek

[@guillermoelnino]

to be fair...

[@Sge11961]

What about shrek 2 and 3

[@Sge11961]

And ever after..

[@madisongracedeluise]

THE WAY YOU SKIPPED THE WHOLE ENTIRE HUNGER GAMES

[@Katie-wn6rm]

IKRRRRR THE ENTIRE PLOT WAS SKIPPED

[@idkwhattoputhere-eh9zl]

His job is harder than it looks. If it makes you that annoyed do it yourself.

[@effareyou]

@@idkwhattoputhere-eh9zl missed her entire point

[@JustMeDidii]

Yesss I'm so disappointed he missed Rue's death

[@itsfromjapan1905]

Lol nobody in the replies understands the joke 🤦‍♀️

[@kings_bane1221]

Can we appreciate that Alex spent 10 of these 14 minutes before the games even happened?

[@GrayShadowOfNight]

Yea he usually does that... It probably helps to not spoil the movie. Like, yea he talks about the full movie... But still, you don't feel like you've seen the whole movie after the video

[@BarelyTsunami]

The thing is, a lot of the comments are explaining certain things from the book that makes some parts of the movie make sense. But the point of a movie is that it should be able to explain everything itself apart from the book. So Alex nitpicking about certain things make sense because it’s not explained in the movie and he’s never read the books (I’m assuming). And even if he had, he’s only commenting on the movie.

[@marbtz9819]

true the book/the plot is actually pretty good

[@BarelyTsunami]

@@marbtz9819 99% of book adaptations are

[@Taewills]

I liked the movies better than the books (I watched them first. Also I watched from an adult perspective that might make a difference analytically). And I completely understood plots/subplots by the end of the trilogy. What wasn’t explained in the first movie, I knew it would be revealed at some point in the other 2 if it was important. Cinema doesn’t reveal everything all at once otherwise it would be too long or seemed rushed. Also it needs to have enough action & dialogue to keep the audience engrossed. Many times creators have to cut some things or take creative license with other things.

[@BarelyTsunami]

@@Taewills Okay, that’s great for you, but not everyone is the same nor do they perceive or understand the same things as everyone else. I’m just saying (as someone who read the books and watched the movies), there are some things in the movie that are just there with no explanation because it’s sort of implied that the viewer had read the book. Another good example of this would be the live action Mulan. They were banking on the fact that most people had seen the original cartoon and would use that as a part of the viewing experience of this new version/adaptation.

[@hitandruncommentor]

Let us appreciate that the movies are a translation/adaption of a fanfic of an adaption. Yes the novel Battle Royal is better.

[@ladyofwild202]

Alex is really going for the big ones now and I’m absolutely here for it

[@sleepygirl96]

All I can say *deep inhale* : READ THE BOOKS! They are soo much better than the movies and I'm not someone who always says that. Every moment in the books lost all their colors and depth when it was shown in the movies. Everything makes more sense when you read the books - the character's reactions and motivations, the politics behind everything. For example effie, she is brainwashed like all the other rich people, she REALLY truly believes it's an honor to participate in the games and it's somehow written that well that you can understand her. But slowly she looses her naive view when the story progresses and is totally changed in the last book. Oh and katniss isn't portrayed as a heroine, she makes selfish choices, gets more and more traumatized, basically looses her sanity. The books made me cry and think about morals and society. It's not a soppy Lovestory. The ending is realistic and not too fairytaily. I really recommend it. Edit: I didn't write this to criticise the video. Just as a tip for people who read this

[@sleepygirl96]

@@veeveeveevee yes!! It becomes more and more clear how much he means to her, she tries everything to make him trust her again after he is poisened by the wasp venom and wants to kill her. And gale is the one she loved in her old life but in war it becomes clear that they see the world fundamentally different and want other things

[@kj7792]

This dude didn't explain why they went back to the district. I never understood that part. Sorry never read the books and stopped watching after #2 just to confusing

[@ChazoAnwah]

As a young 7th grader when my class all went together to watch it as a feild trip i then and still 100% agree

[@tiffprendergast]

Yesss

[@tiffprendergast]

@@veeveeveevee yup

[@emilyschmidt4106]

I feel like the movies are rather meant to be entertaining and having a lot of action while the books are focusing more on the characters and their relations... but I guess that's how most movies and books are made. I do think you miss a big part if you only watch the movies without reading the books cause they explain so many things that couldn't be done in the movies :(

[@ludvigwintherpoulsen4265]

yes he just leaves all the action scenes out of the review not the way man

[@misterminutes4504]

I think that's what movies do, they can't just do everything on the book. The Avox, childhood were cut off as well, but that's fine.

[@misterminutes4504]

@@ludvigwintherpoulsen4265 I agree with the movie more. If they did everything perfectly this would have turned into a series. They just covered the major events

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

Yeah. I think films and novels are different mediums on their own but there are times when authors didn't like the films for the inaccuracies and changes that affected the book's entire points. Take a look at how Stephen King disapproved Stanley Kubrick's _The Shining,_ or Roald Dahl hated the adaptation of _Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory._

[@totallynotarussianspy5336]

i think the books also focus on the political situation in Panem and how it relates to the real world

[@TheYellowK-popgirl]

In the books Gale used traps to find rabbits and Katniss traded her father bow (after he died cuz it was too big for her) for Gales knowledge of traps and they then became besties

[@rosameurs1627]

The biggest mistake about the Hunger Games is that the people in the arena actually fight. If they don't fight, there's no show. Yeah they can still get killed but the main plot of the Games is that the Gamemakers are doing everything to get the tributes closer to each other

[@dreamsandmemories4807]

That would be better yeah but, districts like 1 and 2 treat the hunger games also like a game and even train to be in it, those who win also gain prizes for there district, so the situation there in is, don’t participate and have people in your district killed including yourself or participate and potentially win prizes for your district and live in luxury for winning

[@avrilynravenee5143]

not to mention contestants DID do this but the gamemasters would disrupt the arena (shrinking the borner, initiating natural disasters, releasing weird monsters) to make the tributes be more desperate for freedom, which can omly be achieved by being the last survivor

[@paigehanika8701]

Basically you could also risk putting your family in danger. In the books Haymich (srry I don’t know how to spell his name) got his entire family killed because he won the games by using the force field barrier to his advantage (which he wasn’t supposed to do.)

[@Emmy-Lee45]

Plus in the poorer districts resources are scarce, and they get money and food yearly from the capital so in desperate situations people will do all sorts 🤷🏼

[@nmoney6655]

One thing I noticed about President Snow: he was reminded of him and Lucy Gray when they were teenagers that’s why he hated Katniss and Peeta’s relationship

[@AryonaSamoto]

Take time for yourself Alex. Your health is more important than anything & we won't get any videos if you get sick from over working yourself. I'll keep watching no matter how often you upload😁.

[@chocolatecream6985]

Damn he really be coming for all of them.. First Harry Potter, now hunger games what's next..?

[@eshalmanaf2782]

If it's the Percy Jackson movies, I'm here for it because they sucked compared to the books😭

[@kanika_j]

Hanako kunnnn

[@idafrank4743]

Hopefully Catching fire

[@mccartneys15]

Probably Divergent or Percy Jackson series?

[@nameslesss]

HP deserves it tho, the books were 100x better

[@tayloradams3993]

Me: *Has recently ish read the books and now understands why everyone loved this series* Me: *takes offense to the title* Me: *watches video* Me: ...Well... ironically... they did ham up the romance... for marketing..

[@izabelanemeth9382]

Yeah,the romance is not bc Peeta was killed in the end of Hunger Games,so the family don't know from where came from

[@omniam.farouk6526]

i think so too the movie is so good in my opinion and i love the idea but i think the whole katniss-peta relationship is so made up and not......genuine?!

[@ariannahoward4554]

Yeah katniss never seemed interested in peeta at all

[@StudyLens]

agree! merry christmas!! btw if anyone is interested, i make videos on films! including the Mandalorian, Queens Gambit and Her!

[@tigerlily919]

y'all are missing the point... the movie hammed up the romance just like the capitol did to make The Hunger Games more entertaining. It's supposed to be super meta, the book is not about romance at all. People who just see the romance are missing the entire point of the book and are literally behaving like Capitol citizens... it's supposed to show us that we are no different from them.

[@tenzillionfilms620]

The film's editing and camerawork is very documentary like and I think this was the point because of the fact that the film is very raw and real in the district scenes and in the games there's lots of uncomfortable closeups. It's almost wartime like as well with it's shaky camera which is part of the point considering that it is set 74 years after a Rebellion in a post apocalyptic soviet.

[@tenzillionfilms620]

Soviet!? Um I meant post apocalyptic world. 🤣

[@Digital_is_silly]

@@tenzillionfilms620panem is the complete opposite of communist 😭😭

[@Bro-cz8bj]

"Good thing it's all fiction" 💀💀💀

[@jaco3394]

The Hunger Games is such an interesting phenomenon. It came on the scene in a big way in 2012 and basically disappeared immediately from mainstream media after the last movie came out in 2015. At the same time, the core fanbase still knows exactly why they loved the books and movies so much. I only watched the movies properly for the first time about 2 years ago, read the books afterwards and the series has a special place in my heart since then. I re-watch the movies every now and then, listen to the soundtrack or watch movie commentaries on it. The movies have their flaws and I personally hated the third book but the THG universe is so interesting, I would love a re-make, TV series or spin-off (Haymitch's games, please).

[@andrewwolfgang7461]

Recycle some of the animation. Doesn't need to be wholly unique everytime. The wheel was invented moons ago, drink a glass of wine and enjoy the fruits of your labor

[@annana6098]

There's a bunch of KZbinrs that use a series of avatars they commissioned from someone else, and it's just like a long string of reaction gifs, and it works alright. Sprinkle a bunch of those in between a handful of unique animations for a video, and no one will really mind.

[@Dargonhuman]

@@annana6098 I sure as hell wouldn't mind more recycled animations - even his older stuff is still great and like you said, other KZbinrs with animated avatars have been quite successful using and reusing and rereusing the same set of animations for their vids so it's not like there isn't precedent. Heck, he's been doing that more or less for as long as I've been watching and no one's complained that I know of.

[@justanormaldude42069]

He does it with advertisements already. I wonder if he already does this with the main vids if not why he chose not to.

[@icecreamhero2375]

He does a little bit but you need new animation to make the joke work a lot of the time.

[@celticdragon2261]

The hunger games was inspired by the labyrinth in Greek mythology where young children had to go in and survive a Minotaur in athens offered as tribute like Theseus

[@misterminutes4504]

I thought the author got the inspiration from surfing the tv where she saw a game show and then a war in iraq. ( Canon )

[@celticdragon2261]

@@misterminutes4504 yes but the trials were Inspired by the Greek trials

[@danieladifoggia9019]

Actually Is a copycat of Battle royal

[@zackyvwasin339]

@@danieladifoggia9019 And Battle Royale was by far better and more fun

[@Сайтамен]

Except there it was a sacrifice to Minotaur to save the nation. Here it's just show where strong trained kids murder weak scared kids and parents don't begin a mutiny???

[@mackbooks4290]

teacher: what is so funny My brain: fatniss everbeans

[@crm1301]

HELP GFHJDGDHJ

[@ssofia5736]

My brother just said "Catpiss Evergreen"

[@a.h.2615]

@@ssofia5736 One of Katniss and Petaa's shipping names actually is Katpee I always remember this fact at the worst possible moments and just start laughing

[@ssofia5736]

@@a.h.2615 That is truly a brilliant fact😂😂😂😂

[@keli15yearsago6]

OWIEJEHBRHWGEBEVRHWHQG IM EVAPORATING

[@LifuTheAsian]

"Good thing its all fiction!" North Korea: 😐

[@isabelll.j]

Was anyone else so sad when Finnick died? He could have been a father! 😭

[@ilikecurry2345]

Wait a minute... There's no tributes in the Hunger Games named Finnick! ...Unless you're talking about the actor who voiced Finnick the tiny Fennec Fox from Zootopia, in which case, you're pretty lost. Yeah, it hurts to lose an actor you love, but please move discussions of Tony Tiny Whats-His-Name to Zootopia-related videos.

[@isabelll.j]

@@ilikecurry2345 Finnick came in the second movie and died in the last one

[@alexandraboucher1791]

😔

[@JO-iu1gj]

yes !! omg i literally cried and was so sad for like dayssssss

[@alextheconfuddled8983]

@@JO-iu1gj Real gamers cry to C418-Sweden

[@pothepoggers306]

*I actually thought the hunger games was an eating contest in 2012 lmao*

[@manavudgirkar3345]

Lol

[@jupiterdai]

Whaaaaa 🤣

[@diodaon4898]

I thought it was game, something like hungry hungry hippoes

[@jupiterdai]

@@diodaon4898 I kinda see the similarities 🤔

[@questworldiangreenknight7455]

Lol😂😂😂😂😂

[@Moon-zl5gd]

I cried so fucking hard when rue died she was my favorite character

[@jaz8582]

Dude we were all like 12 years old fucking sobbing 💀💀💀💀

[@itshannahgacha8209]

Same r.i.p Rue 😭😓

[@meoriapeuda9238]

Finnick 😭😭😭

[@skiustinmatos8113]

In the books she was alive for like 30 pages lmao which isn't very much considering each book is like 400 pages long, but still i cried too.

[@nerdgeekcosplay909]

I threw my book at a wall

[@abbywolffe4114]

Peeta: *gets chosen* District 12: I hate to say it and I hope I don't sound ridiculous, I don't know who this man is

[@ellax325]

I ugly cackled at this 😂😭

[@cozydandelion]

Facts : Panem is a Latin term or some language term of bread, Peeta is named after the well known bread, pita bread. Katniss is named after a swamp potato, prim after a flower, and they are going to the HUNGER games so you can very easily guess that Susanne really liked food. Specifically bread. 🥖 🍞 🥯 Part of first movie : 🏹🍎💥 🚫🍔

[@itsasecret6637]

I think fox face ended her own life with the berries because at the beginning when everyone is showing their talents she's scrolling through all the berries on the big TV thing yes? She comes from the district who sorts through berries and so naturally, well. She would know about which ones u can or can't eat, when she was going through the berries at the beginning during training, the berries that killed her were on the list, which means she knew about them. Since katniss blew up her food supply and the games were coming close to the end and everyone was fitter or stronger and such, she didn't stand much of a chance so she ate the berries knowing they would kill her so she could die somewhat peacefully.

[@Lucy-qj8ui]

I don't agree. She was starving and probably just ran grabbed and are them because peeta had picked them. Katniss knew about them and even she didn't relies for some time. Also why kill follow peeta and take the ones he picked? She had plenty of time to get them herself. She was 4th place and it doesn't make sense to die if you actually have a chance. And if you are playing on killing yourself why steal cheese?

[@jessicahogan7248]

@@Lucy-qj8ui Filmtheory did a video on this I think. You're not allowed to commit in the games, I think your family gets punished so she had to make it look plausible. Even in 5th place, she would have to get through Thresh, Cato, Katniss and Peeta.

[@haltopen12]

Um district five was not the agriculture district, that was district 11. Foxface was from the electricity district that generated all the power

[@thatxxweirdxequestrianxx6999]

First of all foxface was the smartest, Katniss stated she was jealous of her a few times in the book, and also I don't think fox face intended on dying, proof to the theory: If I remember correctly, Katniss said fox face was the smallest, advantage and disadvantage to cato and thresh. Plus she would have been at a disadvantage with Katniss and peeta, cato and thresh. I also saw a theory about her eating them to protect peeta and Katniss)(for the rebels) which could make sense considering Katniss said in the book "As it turns out, plutarch has been apart of the rebels for years) after the quarter quell, also some proof is that the games would have only been last year, and Katniss said years, so it is possible I guess, but how would she know about district 13 and that. Honestly I think Collins has left it up to suspicion.

[@weedkin4714]

In the books, I'm pretty sure it mentions Foxface eating the berries Peeta picked because she could've assumed that Peeta had picked them he knew they were safe to eat, when in reality he was clueless. Foxface being the smartest of the tributes wouldn't fall for a trap easy, and I doubt she would commit suicide, so really she died because of Peeta's ignorance.

[@ellenilazarides7820]

im upset you didn't include their first kiss in the cave when peeta was injured and katniss went to go get supplies to heal him. Honestly such a good moment

[@kiyoshi6739]

7:36 he was 21 during the movie irl . his names dayo okeniyi lol

[@CapedKiller]

You know when he doesn't animate himself eating popcorn while watching, you know it's intense

[@nataliealvarado7830]

7:52 Bro just down-talked himself and they still be eating like, “mk good to know” ☠️

[@nmoney6655]

One thing movie watchers will miss: remember the wolf mutt things that went after Cato, Katniss and Peeta at the end? They were actually the bodies of the dead tributes turned into these mutts it will make more of a shocking scene if they added that in but they didn’t

[@deeksha9397]

4:31 Aw Alex :( take a break if you have to, we will wait for you We really do appreciate the hard work you put into your videos

[@smile_trooper]

8:13 😂😂😂

[@pixelle2848]

He’s just jealous cuz he knows he wouldn’t win the Hunger Games (Edit: Woah 150 likes like HOW!)

[@NakanoMiku-chan-z2m]

he would be the first one dead.

[@yetti5431]

@@NakanoMiku-chan-z2m 😂

[@meeitsmee2757]

No one wanting to hug Alex and tell him to rest? No? Just me?

[@sarcasticluigi]

Not that I watch a lot of movies, but the Hunger Games seemed really accurate to the book, and I appreciated that about the movie

[@starwarstopten1205]

I abosulotely love this! Great job! Do you think you could do Catching Fire and Mockingjay please?

[@muniba7956]

Who else paused and read about Alex's burnout on the reaping paper lol? YOU DESERVE WHAT YOU WANT ALEX, YOU DO YOU!

[@Dhhdhdhsheh]

I want to say how helpful haymitch was with helping them prepare and learn during both the hunger games and catching fire and how he continued to care for them after the games and act like part of their family. Ngl one of the best characters in the movie.

[@jacksontaylor5476]

4:57 joke was simple, yet executed perfectly

[@nmoney6655]

One day I was watching Catching Fire with my brother and he said about the 75th hunger games that they did that basically they didn’t want them to win

[@Avery-lv5cp]

"Effing trinket" DUDE I CANTTT KSJSJDHBDI

[@-dawn-4749]

not at how i'm currently obsessed with THG rn and literally just finished watching all the movies and reading the books

[@tompopolo8801]

4:57 killed me, Lois coming in had me dying. I can’t stress how hard I laughed. Your videos are always fantastic

[@Fjuron]

8:43 like why the fuck is there no glass to prevent her even shooting at them? Surely, they cannot give people they basically sentenced to death for their entertainment a weapon and allow them into a room with themselves unsupervised.

[@lmaoitsmitch7388]

In the next book/movie there is a force field there to prevent another one of Katnisses little incidents

[@ebdynamite3824]

​@@lmaoitsmitch7388what they said

[@AllenGray47]

​@@lmaoitsmitch7388but why wasn't it there to begin with? That's the point. 75 years and not ONE person tried to chuck a spear or something at the fat cats

[@jamboree615]

@@AllenGray47 Other Tributes did not have access to weapons and had probably never used them before. With the exception of Tributes from Districts 1 & 2, they had no training and experience using weapons, so they probably did not feel confident in their abilities to actually injure or kill one of those Capitol guys. Plus the Tributes probably knew that it would mean they would have an instant death sentence if they actually killed a person from the Capitol and would rather take their chances trying to survive in the arena than die immediately in the Capitol. Even the Tributes from 1 & 2 who were trained would rather take their chances in the arena because they had more of a chance of surviving because they knew how to fight. Districts 1 & 2 seemed to be more brainwashed to follow what the Capitol dictates also. The mentality the Districts seem to have of "we can't fight back" is probably because they have been oppressed for so long and have had so much taken away from them whenever they resisted before. That is a critical reason why what Katniss does inspires so many others to finally start fighting back against the Capitol.

[@AllenGray47]

@@jamboree615 dude it's straight up copium. I mean granted the capitol does a loooooooooot of other incredibly stupid and short sighted things, like not fireballing either one of or both Katniss and Peta at the end, but you can *not* deny that no matter what, that is a very very stupid risk to take. The odds of survival are low, anyone sufficiently pissed would feel like they have nothing to lose. It's very very stupid. That does not mean that you are stupid for liking it. You can like something AND recognize it has flaws. But do not sit there and try to convince me the game makers sitting in a carnival shooting gallery with no protection is some big brain play. It's not.

[@GuitarLessonsBobbyCrispy]

If president Snow is so concerned about uprisings in the districts, then they shouldn't have the Hunger Games in the first place, considering how angry the games make people.

[@WormxMrow]

Me repeatedly saying “reaping day” really fast to see what he was tryna make me hear:

[@nonameless2]

My mom is mad about these movies not for any reasons you mentioned, but bc she wanted a romance and it ended up being a war story

[@wesday3652]

I heard that criticism a few times, but I love that they did that. Teen romances are overdone

[@nimsssd]

Lol lol lol 😂😂😂😂😂

[@wardstyle9184]

Cato:sword clove:throwing knives katniss:bow and arrow peeta :wock

[@jack44475]

I am sad because I couldn't see the ABS: The Musical poster. :(

[@americaroleplayer]

Honestly I think with one simple addition this movie would've been 1000x better. Just add Katniss's naration.

[@andrewhood8952]

This was the first movie a woman was cast as an action movie lead apparently so stunning so brave.

[@matildediogo4976]

At one point, Alex says something like "peeta has a crush on katniss" and my mind just went "AlLeGeDlY" in Alex's voice

[@ryurc3033]

Ok man 3 years after posting ,that intro hits so hard.....

[@sapphicv]

The moment you realize 2021 might be rolling up it’s sleeves thinking: Hmmm... The Hunger Games might not be a bad idea to kick off the new year!

[@summerbaby5975]

Don't jinx it💀😂

[@IceMetalPunk]

Except instead of teens/kids, the contestant pool is just every wealthy white man who's ever said or implied that poor people just aren't trying hard enough to be successful?

[@ldra795]

@@IceMetalPunk why do I kinda love this?

[@vixprior9733]

Ok, Alex has covered so much over the years, but I hope I'm not the only one who REALLY REALLY wants him to review the Divergent movie. It's got everybody. Theo James (who was the turkish guy who did that thing with Mary in the first season of Downton Abbey) Shailene Woodley, who played Hazel Lancaster in the fault in our stars. Kate Winslet, Zoë Kravitz, everyone. PLEASE review it, I've been a fan of the book series from day one, and I want to see what Alex has to say about the movie.

[@averyjohnson7728]

Yes! I think he needs to review that series!

[@vixprior9733]

@@averyjohnson7728 Yay! Someone who agrees!

[@SeeingStarsYT-art]

By the way, for those that don’t know, Katniss wasn’t meant to have the bow, because hunting wasn’t aloud and they could get shot for it and sometimes Peacekeepers were a bit naughty and bought meat from them as they were also hungry

[@bibliophile2297]

alex meyers: everybody’s favorite chrismas movie Me: What about Die Hard?

[@humangarbage8934]

is that- is that a BB-99 reference?

[@bibliophile2297]

@@humangarbage8934 no but that would make sense too

[@robdog4062]

Batman Returns

[@humangarbage8934]

@@robdog4062 huh?

[@carter_lovejoy]

Lethal Weapon

[@DaniReddick-j8m]

The Hunger Games blew up so much when it came out that my gym teachers put together a Hunger Games inspired game that we still do at the end of the year. Basically they release all of us into the woods behind our school with capture the flag belts and its pretty much the same rules as the hunger games- none. Just you know, don't die and don't climb trees. They almost cancelled them back in 2017 (I think) because one kid fell and broke his arm and another like fell out of a tree and broke his nose. So that's my school's standards.

[@iyannabest6272]

Him not mentioning Rue dying, which scar me 😭😭😭😭

[@upsetstudios1819]

It's so so refreshing to see someone talk about the seriousness of the story and not focus on the fake love triangle like the Capitol did

[@nmoney6655]

A new Hunger Games book and movie will be coming out next year

[@ImImaraaaaaaa]

I love how we all “forgot” about home alone 3

[@eveakastar5082]

Home alone 3 and 4 are pretty trash they shouldn’t of been made

[@hannahboyall3863]

what are you talking about? there is no home alone 3

[@ftd888]

Also, all the good tributes (like Rue, Thresh, and Foxface) conveniently die - someone else kills them or the environment gets them. So, Katniss avoids the moral dilemma of having to kill good people to survive.

[@geardog24]

*"The Hunger Games is kinda dumb"* Probably cause Battle Royal did it first.

[@mariammimo1485]

Yeah and battle royal was ripped off an ancient mythology :Theseus and the Minotaur. Not everything is original

[@Lesbehonest09]

The original was actually lord of the flies kids stuck on an island murdering each other

[@wiseguy01]

@@mariammimo1485 Battle Royale has basically nothing in common with that overrated Greek myth, lol. It has more in common with The Running Man by Stephen King or even freaking Spartacus.

[@TSDTalks22]

yes, because children killing each other for sport is something that Battle Royal came up with.

[@alextheconfuddled8983]

@@mariammimo1485 As mustafa would have said: *This is a rip off of our ancient game!*

[@i8mysniper84]

*When You Realize He Has To Watch So Much TV, Good And Bad* RESPECT

[@serisak]

So basically it's one dogfight that is needlessly violent and an entire movie's worth of exposition.

[@SydSkittle14]

*Reads Title* YOU TAKE THAT BACK

[@Whip001]

7:35 This guy was a volunteer. And no matter what age you are, you can volunteer

[@Yasmeen_m641]

"Effing" trinket had me lmao 🤣

[@A-The-Great]

Fun fact The hunger games is my favorite TV Series of all time

[@nfrmhlz6513]

"Don't say reaping day to fast!" Me: 𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕡𝕚𝕟𝕘𝕕𝕒𝕪 Oh oh no

[@samd8872]

I dont get it

[@counterpartinternational1447]

@@samd8872 if you really, truly did not get it then i guess i can help you by telling you to omit the 'e' in "reaping". If you say reaping fast enough, it sounds like it

[@samd8872]

@@counterpartinternational1447 thank you, I dont know what that word means, maybe thats why I didnt get it, English isnt my first language. Again, thank you for explaining

[@kateel828]

Well when you have this adaptation compared to Percy Jackson it seems like a masterpiece. Stick to the script aka the book

[@arionanelson7766]

When he said it met or may not be true that peeta has a crush on katniss I was like “well it better true cause they have kids and you know what that means😏”

[@audreysstuff]

Ah yes the hunger games, my favorite Christmas movie

[@leighmartin9187]

The Hunger Games is brilliant. I mean, the premise is hella dark, but that's what makes it interesting. Haters gonna hate. Alex says dumb I say twisted.... and I'm okay with that.

[@Music-gz4ud]

Yes

[@kennydyegaming9607]

Maybe if they wanted it to be as twisted as the concept they would have actually casted children and not teenagers I’ve seen enough of those die in slashers

[@ottymatir7143]

who's hating what, are you really calling a KZbinr whose job is to do movie reviews a hater? wtf

[@izzymurphy9280]

If you read my recent comment I totally agree

[@aliceangel7644]

The books are more interesting and detailed than the movies

[@saffi_taffi]

Yeah, the movies leave out a bunch of stuff that doesn’t make sense in context that was fully explained in the books.

[@yippykiay13]

@@saffi_taffi yeah, such as…why they’re called the hunger games 😂

[@MyScandalousRomance]

True

[@angiewinchester3384]

@@yippykiay13 Why are they called The Hunger Games?

[@coolgurl2033]

@@angiewinchester3384 usually everyone starves and dies