First time watching Hunger Games Catching Fire movie reaction

[@BaddMedicine]

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[@leadingblind1629]

Someone in the comments probably told you all this already. But a) Pan am used to be North america. That's as much as we know about the world as a whole. I think. B) the finger salute is not a sign of rebellion or solidarity per se. When it first happens in the first book, katniss is taken aback because she never thought her community thought of her that way. It's often a sign of highest respectful goodbye at funerals.

[@fayetopias]

The book is a hundred times worse than the movie. All the small details and backgrounds of each character are tragic especially Finnick’s

[@keiju.6289]

I red the books before so I knew everything but it was still super exciting watching the movie for the first time. I really like this movie and I absolutely LOVE your reaction! Looking forward to the next one.

[@cloudstrife428]

One thing you guys seemed to get backwards was the painting of Rue on the floor of the training center. That wasn't done by the game makers. Peeta did that for his show of skills to remind the game makers that the games produce dead children. It was a political statement on his part to remind everyone of the true cost of the games. It wasn't done to psych Katniss out at all.

[@MissBellinha]

The Oak should read the books and give us updates!!!!!

[@edgars1813]

A really cool blink and you miss it detail is that before going into the games, all the tributes that Katniss allies with (Finnick, Joanna, and Beete) try to show Katniss that they're wearing gold. Finnick with his body paint, Joanna with her lipstick and Beete on his wrist in training. Shows they were all in on it since the beginning.

[@kyraroberts9680]

i have read these books and watched these movies DOZENS of times and have never noticed this!!

[@TriceeXO]

I’ve never noticed this! Thank you for this ^^

[@May_w33]

Finnick is also wearing Haymitch's golden bangle during the games as well :)

[@musicandmoviefan9217]

Damn That is so awesome. I NEVER noticed that!

[@martinenotmartini9935]

And Mags wears a gold ring. We don't know if she ever married, but it's gold nevertheless.

[@ayannaj6129]

It has always annoyed me that Katniss is literally trying to save everyone AND deal with her PTSD and Gale is like "Do you like me? Tick yes or no" 🥴🥴🥴 we don't have time for that, man!

[@BaddMedicine]

😂😂👍👍

[@emilylewis5373]

That is one of those things that is missing in the movies that is in the books. In the books its pretty clear that yes she has sort of feelings for both Peeta and Gale, but she keeps shoving it aside, and not processing it cause of her childhood trauma (she makes it clear in the first book she doesn't want to marry soly because she doesn't want to deal with children who might go into the games). The whole romance love triangle isn't a who do I actually love, but rather a who is a better fit for me emotionally.

[@allnightercinema]

@@emilylewis5373 yeah, the movies did an amazing job as adaptations, but theres only so much they can do, because the books are in Katniss’ first person POV there is SO MUCH more detail in the books that was not included in the movies, and that detail almost gives a different perspective on the story

[@gdesiree29]

Ikr? He was so annoying in this movie. Even the book, he got toxic. He even had a grudge against katniss's stylist team in the book. I'm like gale chill

[@emilylewis5373]

@@gdesiree29 I always see Gale as a warning. Gale turned his childhood trauma to anger, where katniss turned hers into love (mainly love for her sister).

[@ghiires]

The painting of Rue was done by Peeta on purpose to remind them what the Games are good for: absolutely nothing, only to get children like Rue killed. Peeta is trying to show them he's part of the resistence, that he's not "a piece in their game". In the book, the painting is covered, but Katniss uncovers it and as soon as she does she gets infuriated (she's remembered of what they did to Rue) and decides to show them that she knows what happened to Seneca Crane and that she knows what they do to people.

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

Yeah, I came to comment that they seemed to have really misinterpreted that scene.

[@ghiires]

@@goldenageofdinosaurs7192 yep, the movies didn't really portray that well. I misinterpreted too at first, then read the books lol

[@clover2739]

Actually I’m pretty sure in the book Katniss doesn’t see Peeta’s drawing at all, she just sees it covered and assumed Peeta has done something since he took a long time and the judges looked annoyed. Katniss only found out what Peeta did when he told everyone afterwards.

[@ghiires]

@@clover2739 you're absolutely right! I think I mixed a bit of the book and a bit of the movie in my mind LOL

[@clover2739]

@@ghiires yeah it happens! I do like it how the movie does it actually if only it was clear to people the first time that it was peeta who did it

[@mutantx2372]

Catching Fire is the best book and movie in the series due to the fact that pretty much everything from the book is in the movie, NOTHING feels left out.

[@BaddMedicine]

That's awesome

[@leadingblind1629]

@@BaddMedicine well there's a ton left out, but it's all pregames and basically equates to passage of time and things like seeing how district 12 is locked down by the new peacekeeper. All the ways they tried to catch her doing things wrong like sneaking out of the gate and going hunting. And of course wedding plans

[@snoopygonewilder]

I completely agree Catching Fire is the best in the series both book and movie.

[@itsthatmemelowell]

Fuck yeah🔥

[@kaisattelberg5548]

@@leadingblind1629 Well, there's also the lead-up to District 13 which would have been nice, but I guess jumping it on the viewer like that in the end as a shimmer of hope works equally well.

[@eurydicexoxo]

I really wish they portrayed Peeta's newfound disability in the movies. He lost his leg during the Games and has a prosthetic for the rest of the series. It adds a whole new layer to why Katniss and Haymitch were especially protective of him in this movie. He was still adjusting, so getting on by normally was already a challenge, let alone having to defend himself during the 75th Games.

[@brilliantbri5]

Yes, this!

[@-uglyhag-5000]

Oh yeah I forgot about this!! Did they have to amputate it because of the infection??

[@papl20]

Holy shit yeah! I forgot about this but somehow I didn't forgot about katniss being deaf from one ear after the explotion

[@originalname530]

@@-uglyhag-5000 it was because one of the mutts bit his leg when he was climbing the cornucopia!

[@ZeniaRose]

@@-uglyhag-5000 The mutts biting him was causing massive blood loss, so Katniss applied a tourniquet... but the thing about tourniquets, is that they can be detrimental as much as they can be life saving.

[@GusHdzRuiz]

Fun fact: Haymitch won the last quarter quell, he won because he found out there was a cliff where, if you dropped something, it would come back at you. He won by ducking when someone threw him an axe and the axe returned and killed the other tribute. He won but because he tried to play smart pants with the cliff thing, President Snow killed his mom, his younger brother and his girlfirend. That's why he's a drunk and connects with Peeta and Katniss.

[@snoopygonewilder]

Because he used a loophole to win, instead of just fighting to the death. I forgot about that.

[@joelspaulding5964]

@@snoopygonewilder loophole? Fck that. He DID fight to the death Win at all costs.

[@Nagarath16]

Also... Think how many years Haymitch have had to mentor tributes that will die. Over 20 years of mentoring. It's miracle that he is that sane. Mentor before Haymitch had to do the mentoring thing even longer than Haymitch, and finally quit right after Haymitch won.

[@lynnjohanssen6552]

@@Nagarath16 25 years to be exact

[@n4l9bx]

@@joelspaulding5964 From the Capitol's perspective :P

[@paularobinson4358]

You have to remember that Katniss sold a lot of what she hunted at the market. So if she doesn't hunt meat and sell it, others dont have access to meat. So even with more money as a victor, she's helping to provide for her community by hunting.

[@marianatheodoro6099]

Caraca, não sabia disso. Detalhes que apenas os leitores têm.

[@sandrapritchard1408]

@@marianatheodoro6099

[@Lore86Ma]

The person that you saw in the back at the dinner table was an Avox. An Avox is a person who has been punished for being a rebel traitor or a deserter in the eyes of the Capitol. Avoxes have had their tongues cut out, rendering them mute. In the books the Avox was a friend of Katniss. The Capitol tried everything to unhinge Katniss stability. Also the painting was made by Peeta . He wanted to show tthe Capitol the blood that qas on their hands

[@BaddMedicine]

Very interesting. Thank you for this.

[@emilylewis5373]

Darius is more than just a friend of katniss. In the books when Katniss goes to save Gale from being whiped she sees a peacekeeper named darius on the ground already, having been hit by the new head peacekeeper. She is told that Darius had tried to step in before she did. He was one of the peacekeepers who were friendly with the rest of 12, visiting the hob and even flirted with Katniss on new years (we learn this fact from Gale). he is one of the many characters we see in the books that add a sort of gray side of characters, who in lesser books would paint all peacekeepers/capitol as evil, but just a guy living his life.

[@MattyBmemes]

Fun fact Haymitch won the last quarter quell the 50th games, the spin that time was there was DOUBLE tributes 4 from each district. His games had 47 dead kids which is why he's perhaps the most messed up of all Victors. The 25th games the first quarter quell the district's had to choose which of the kids would go to the games to die, perhaps starting the tradition of wealthy districts training and volunteering career tributes.

[@snoopygonewilder]

Well, the morphlings were drug addicts, so they were pretty messed up too, although I think they were all messed up, some just knew how to handle it better. Not to mention Annie who is pretty messed up as well, probably worse off than Haymitch.

[@ayannaj6129]

Yes! I loved reading about Haymitch's games and how he won. I wish there was a little snippet of that in the movie 😭

[@gdesiree29]

Annie saw her partner get beheaded in the games. That's why she got "crazy".

[@JonahLoeb]

"Fun fact: Haymitch had to watch 47 kids die"

[@bradcarver8127]

What’s fun about either of those facts?

[@EmmarainePink]

34:46 She's not abandoning any plan; the strategy in her first game was "don't bother with the cornucopia, just get away" but in her 2nd game Haymitch said the strategy is "act like Careers" so basically focus on the weapons/supplies and have allies. She's following it.

[@nahqiv]

Yeah. She had a shot at survival without a weapon during her first games. She could not possibly hope to survive against Districts 1 and 2 in her second games without any weapon.

[@saydiaugustine3180]

the absolute mad respect ya'll have for Cinna makes me so happy he was one of my favorites out of the whole series!

[@BaddMedicine]

🤙🤙🤙

[@frozenpiper2]

Lenny Cravitz was brilliant as Cinna.

[@Hey_Jamie]

Another reason Haymitch is “the way that he is”, is because when you win the games, part of the ‘riches’ includes a brand new home in an area of their district specifically designated for victors. Victors Village I believe. Each district has an already-built Victor’s Village. Haymitch is the only person from district 12 that has ever won the games. So when he isn’t being forced to parade around a new set of kids to be slaughtered, the rest of his time is spent totally isolated from other people in victors village where he lives completely alone. With the homes around him slowly rotting away, unoccupied.

[@keiju.6289]

That's so sad and horrible!

[@aquileslima1282]

Actually, the first victor of district 12 is Lucy Gray Baird on the 10th hunger games (she was probably cousins with katniss's grandmother). But Lucy Gray kinda disappeared right after the games she won (which were totally different than the editions we know) and never got to have a house in the Victors Village because the Village wasn't build at that moment.

[@Mugetsu2021]

@@aquileslima1282 woah that’s interesting, where did you read that?

[@aquileslima1282]

@@Mugetsu2021 Suzanne Collins, aka the author has released a prequel of the series called The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes which tells the story of the young president Snow before he arises to his political life. There’s actually a film of that book being produced set to debut in next November with Rachel Zagler and Hunter Schaffer playing important roles

[@Mugetsu2021]

@@aquileslima1282 That sounds amazing and a movie too? Omg how was the book in your opinion?

[@basicsimp8798]

What I love about Katniss is she's a subversion of the whole "Chosen one" trope. Instead of being chosen by faith or destiny, she's being chosen by the people or characters around her, as a symbol of rebellion. And she didn't even want or planned to. She just wanted to save her sister and just showed compassion towards the victims of the capitol. And her character won over people, even though she deemed herself as not easy to like.

[@AK-rx8gp]

This is maybe my favorite thing about the series ! She never wanted to be a symbol for the revolution, she just showed humanity and compassion and didn't realize that it was resonating with people all around panem. She didn't know that she had started uprisings and when she finds out, she wants to stop them because she's scared of a war. But then we see her accept that the only way to end the capitols horrific control is to start a war and she has to be the face of that war. Like you said it's a really cool twist of the chosen one idea

[@janandreiquebrado3380]

yes and she sort of became the "chosen one" based on her actions not just randomly being born and assigned as one trope. It felt earned and deeper

[@holly22972]

Peeta “if it weren’t for the baby” Mellark. It’s one of my favorite scenes in the series and the ever so slight smirk to Haymitch is amazing acting on Josh’s part. Not to mention what that scene says about the capitol in general

[@pingidjit]

The Seneca Crane moment was a lot larger than you guys gave credit. She was showing them that even people from the capital weren't safe from the hunger games and President Snow. That although 24 kids from the districts are forced to participate, the people in the Capital are also forced to participate and they can be just as dead as the districts are. The message was that none of those people behind the 'safety' wall were actually, in fact, safe.

[@lmaolini]

she also tried to one up peeta cause she was so scared theyd hurt him because of his drawing of rue that she thought she had to do worse so they hated her more and left peeta alone.

[@chasef89]

It's also her way of saying "the last guy who had your job is dead because of me."

[@that.ll_do_pig]

​@@lmaoliniI remember it a little differently because they put a mat over the painting and Katniss did not know what was under it until after she did her demo. She did want to become the target of her team's anger/chastising to take attention off Peeta afterwards. That's what I recall anyway

[@Blazingstoke]

I love the scene where Caesar is interviewing all the reaped Victors, and each of them is speaking out against the Games, but it's Peeta's "baby bomb" that turns the audience against the Games too. Brilliantly done. Also, huge kudos to Jennifer Lawrence in her reaction to the line at the end that there is no District 12. That transition from shock to grief to rage to determination, all playing out silently across her face, is a tremendous way to end the film.

[@antitheticaldreamgurl]

To go a step further with the baby bomb, it's interesting that is what caused such a visceral response from the Capitol and audience. It's unfair for the unborn and finally causes an outrage from the Capitol, but not the 12-18 year olds getting slaughtered each year and then dealing with the traumatic ramifications for the rest of their lives...

[@Ineksi]

@@antitheticaldreamgurl That's at least partially explained in the books, too. The Capital is used to see those people die, and they don't make much of a connection to them. Once they are Victors, those people matter to the public and therefore to the people way more than some Tributes that were rounded up to disappear soon. That way they "felt" the loss off a baby in that frame a lot more than some random kiddo.

[@Angel-ts8rc]

Yes one of the intentions of the baby is to show how and where the government “values” life… they do all that for an unborn fetus but sit and cheer for fully fleshed out grown humans who survived the games. just one of the many connections of the series to real life governments and societies.

[@JH-no8sy]

@@Angel-ts8rc The sad thing is it’s too real. Reproductive rights come to mind. Everyone cares about ‘the children’, until they’re actually born, then they wash their hands of them and don’t give a damn what happens to them.

[@moodyinpink]

Just fyi because the movie glossed over this: Both Katniss and Peeta got the highest score (12) in their evaluation. Peeta drew Rue to hold the game-makers accountable for her death. Katniss 'hung' Seneca Crane, the previous game-maker who was sentenced to death after letting two tributes win. They gave them the highest score so that the other tributes would have no choice but to target them. Also, the mentors were communicating with the tributes that were in on it by regularly sending specific amounts and types of bread, indicating time and day of their rescue. The new game-maker made sure to have the wire in the arena so that they could break out. The tributes were instructed to protect Peeta, because Katniss would not cooperate with them if he died. (Peeta is also a fair amount more competent in the books.) Holding up three fingers is originally from District 12, a sign of thanks and a good-bye to someone you love. When Rue died, Katniss used the salute and it became a symbol for the revolution for the other districts. The 'freaky' dressed people in the background in their rooms during training are called Avox. The capitol cut out their tongues as punishment for rebelling against them. They are slaves and are also used against Katniss psychologically, since she knew both of her servants personally before they were enslaved.

[@meghancardwell3915]

Also: when the new Gamemaker meets Katniss at the Mansion, he shows her a watch with the mockingjay on it and says “it starts at midnight”. He hints to her that the arena is a clock in this way. When she sees it initially, she just thinks he’s showing off some new Capitol accessory.

[@Caiyde]

If I remember correctly, Beedee saying he wants to run the cable down to the water was a red herring for the cameras. His plan was always to tie it to a spear and throw it at the forcefield, but it doesn't work and knocks him out. Katniss arrives on-scene, finds him unconscious, sees the cable and the spear, remembers the talk from the training room about how to spot forcefields and how to exploit them, and pieces together what he was trying to do. I *think* Beedee failed to find a weakness in the forcefield within spear-throwing range, and just threw it at the wall, which is why he failed. Katniss then spots a weakness in the forcefield that's way too high to reach, so she ties the cable to an arrow and overloads the shield that way.

[@specialagentweener1073]

I have read the books so many times and never caught that!! I always wondered why he was suddenly knocked out when she showed up. Lol

[@Kitsuneko111]

Actually iirc he mistimed the throw, Katniss is a natural hunter and so knows how to time the arrow to perfection. I think it’s said in the books that the spear is facing as if it bounced back out the force field, and the beetee accidentally made a connection to the wire so instead of the energy going into the force field, the force field energy went into him

[@ryanchan6922]

Oak: "Lenny Kravitz is so cool!" Everyone who already watched catching fire: :(

[@BaddMedicine]

OHhhh that was BRUTAL!!!!

[@India.H]

​@BaddMedicine Listening to all the compliments you were paying him throughout both film reviews, knowing it was leading to him being bludgeoned was just 😭

[@needyverse]

45:58 Did you see! Peeta’s gold locket from Effie, the one she said ‘they talked about’, is filled with photos of Katniss’ family - to convince her to live!! PEETA IS TOO KIND AND GOOD FOR THIS WORLD

[@riav7467]

Finnick was one of the interesting and sad characters in the book even though he looked like a happy go lucky flirt. The truth was he was the youngest to win hunger games and the capital was waiting for him to turn an adult to use him 🤢. He deeply loved Annie, the only person who loved him not for his body.

[@specialagentweener1073]

Yeah what they did with finick in the book and the movie was such a good surprise. I thought he would be the Cato of this movie and he was just a genuinely sweet guy. And to see him go directly to Peeta to save him with cpr was like a huge question mark for me cause I was like... why wouldn't he just let him die!?

[@AnnekeOosterink]

Except they never waited for him to become an adult. He was sold to the highest bidder basically immediately.

[@xoan047]

@@AnnekeOosterink what exactly are you guys referring to with the waiting for him to be an adult line?

[@Nosebleed47692]

​@@xoan047 To not sugar coat it they used him for sex work and did it *before* he was even an adult because he was considered "desirable" 🤢 They seuxally exploited him and abused him since he was a child by selling him tk the highest bidder. The book was ahead of it's time showcasing a male victim of sexual abuse....

[@Kidomaru222]

@@xoan047 The Victors in general, but especially Finnick, are pimped by the capitol after their win. It started to happen to Finnick ever since he was a 14-year-old boy.

[@behshtasadaat3736]

I loved it when Finnick told Katniss to "remember who the real enemy is", the same thing Haymitch told her. And it goes to show that their real enemy isn't each other, but the capitol and snow pitting them against each other and dividing them. The icing on the cake was seeing Snow's face as the arrow came flying toward him through the camera ;)

[@lorddanielthesecond73]

Just a couple of points I want to raise that aren't covered in the movies, since it was asked about; the bodies are collected because there has been cannibalism in a previous game, which the audience didn't like. Second, Haymich had an especially hard game, he was the 50 year anniversary, which had double the tributes, so he had to outlive 47 other people.

[@supernovaskies5044]

The fact that the movie never addresses the fact that Haymitch won the Second Quarter Quell has always felt wrong to me.

[@jenisaysthings]

Catching Fire is the BEST out of the whole series somehow Suzanne Collins found a way to put the characters back into the arena but it feels completely different

[@SrApolloHG]

and it felt natural too, like it wasn’t forced. It was very believable that they went back into the arena, AND she used a loophole which was the quarter quell, which was mentioned in the first book and it so happened to be the 74th. I know that Suzanne wasn’t planning on putting her back in at first because she said in an interview that it was going to be a one book story, but then by the end she realized the Capitol would never let her get away with it. So I wonder if it was originally the 74th games or if she changed it to make the next games a quell.

[@Justin1an]

I would say Mockingjay part 1 is the best, but that just me. But Catching Fire is also great

[@mastatema]

Its my favorite of the books and movies

[@TimotheeReacts]

This is a great example on how to elevate on a already good movie. similar movie to the first but raise the stakes and everything else

[@BaddMedicine]

Hey Timothee! Totally agree! Great stuff on your channel. Keep up the awesome work. 100k coming your way🤘🤘🤘

[@TimotheeReacts]

@@BaddMedicine Thanks appreciated! Continue the good work guys! Almost at 50k!

[@BaddMedicine]

Much appreciated 🤙 if it ever works out for everyone's schedules, hopefully in the future we all can get a collaboration going. 🤙

[@TimotheeReacts]

@@BaddMedicine yah for sure, would be my pleasure

[@erlina680]

Hi Tim

[@mycroft16]

Phillip Seymour Hoffman absolutely kills it in this. Donald Sutherland is a monster. The casting is flawless. I think the most disturbing thing about this whole story is just how right President Snow is about fear and hope and controlling people. Snow is next level smart and ruthless. Haymitch may be drunk all the time but he sees more clearly than just about anyone. And is surprisingly good at dealing with people.

[@haljordan3028]

that continuous shot of katniss’ perspective after cinna is beaten in front of her is one of my favorite scenes in the entire series. that one continuous shot in 360, where you feel her grief and her pain, but also feel her anger and determination along with the despair on her face in a split second before she launches off the platform it’s just incredible.

[@patriciaramirez2982]

I always thought it was very telling that after the audience learns that Katniss is pregnant they want the games to be stopped yet they've watched 12 year olds die for 75 years, rue jus died last year and even Peeta and Katniss themselves are only 17 in the 75th hunger games, so killing them was okay but a baby isn't

[@oncerand_directioner]

Reminds you of a certain party in this day and age doesn't it who are soooo obsessed with fetuses but completely ignore the problems and struggles of the children already here?

[@Angel-ts8rc]

Yes that was the whole intended point!

[@CrankyGrandma]

It’s all about manipulating emotions. They don’t care about the tributes, because they are numb to killing and want the emotional jolt of the game. Katniss and Peta won them by making them feel the feels bout being star crossed lovers. So a baby that those two have is part of their feels. With the decadent capital it’s all about the feelings and not about what is actually good. The baby they wanted, because they were attached to katniss and peeta…they wanted saved. But another kid? No. The baby they want counts and the ones they don’t want don’t matter. No emotional connection so it didn’t mean anything to them. It’s rather horrible.

[@needyverse]

22:23 I’m really glad you noticed Effie starting to falter. When the only female District 12 tribute is Katniss but she still has to make a show of picking the single slip of paper out of the bowl… her relief when Haymitch is chosen, not Peeta… Elizabeth Banks plays Effie so well.

[@camilamardones4628]

About this trio thing, I'd like to point out that Katniss and Gale where never romantic before the games but they were partners, allies in a different kind of game of poverty and everyday survival. Maybe they would've ended there if she never volunteered... but they weren't before the games. The bond between her and Peeta, however, is born out of this mutual understanding of the games and trauma, something unrelatable to anyone else, and very true. The back and forth between the two has a lot to do with where they are at the moment, the dynamics of home vs the dynamics of the games and the capitol, what is real and what is for show, etc. She is not truly thinking of "romance" at any point in the story (for a while at least). It´s all about needs, warmth, companionship, caring and survival. Peeta gets that... Gale is a little more of a prick about it.

[@chipacita90]

Gale is super possessive also, and jealous. Peeta on the other hand always respected the bond Katniss had with Gale and he felt guilty because probably if it wasn't for him, they would have ended together eventually (the mothers of Katniss and Gale suspected they eventually would).

[@sadiewoodley]

Suzanne Collins said that even with no games Peeta and Katniss would be still ending together

[@chipacita90]

@@sadiewoodley yeah obviously, I think the same, I was just thinking what Peeta must have felt and thought.

[@monimoo88]

Fun fact, the books tell how haymitch has severe paranoia and ptsd, and tries to kill people when he’s woken suddenly, which is why the film gives a a slight nod to the books by having katniss toss the water on him, them quickly move away from in preparation for his actions.

[@AnnRose142]

I love the transition of Katniss in the end from disbelief/despair to pure anger. You could feel it. The acting was on point there. 🖤

[@iloveyourunclebob]

I'll never get over how much Donald Sutherland subtlety adds to an already great villain

[@May_w33]

27:52 Peeta was the one who did this during his assessment right before Katniss. In a way it's reminding Katniss who the real enemy is ( the capital ) and holding them accountable for the death of Rue. Love the reaction btw

[@Hey_Jamie]

Thank you lol I was too lazy to explain

[@May_w33]

@@Hey_Jamie haha it’s alright :)

[@katyadams7107]

I was hoping someone already said it lol

[@belzvaldez19]

I love that you have noticed the growth in Effie's character, we know how difficult it is for a person with privileges to get out of her bubble and to see that little by little she begins to see the injustices of Panem is beautiful; when she still has some capitol attitudes you can't not love her because that makes her her. You still have to see mockingjay 1 and 2, which in my opinion are the most difficult to see, but not because they are bad movies, but because they have a different rhythm than the first two (even the book is like that) but they are certainly worth it!

[@mikestrohkirch8263]

The hanging the dummy thing: she had 10 minutes to show her chosen skill. Her skill was killing gamesmasters

[@JordiVanderwaal]

The last shot with Katniss just realizing what she'd have to become/do was so powerful. Amazing movie.

[@MarsW13]

My favourite quote from the whole series is President Snow's "Look at this. They're holding hands. I want them dead." There's something about it that cracks me up every single time!

[@needyverse]

39:32 Oh god when Finnick screams Mags… the woman who raised him, his mentor, one of the few people he has… what an actor

[@juliewagner3023]

I actually loved how Oak didn’t care for the first movie because it made him so uncomfortable and feel gross. It is an extremely distasteful, horrifying story. I love how Oak allows himself to feel that and is not so jaded, and he doesn’t compartmentalize it as “entertainment” to make himself enjoy it. It’s really supposed to make you disgusted and angry and all of the negative emotions. Thank you guys, can’t wait for the next one!

[@luckypunfire6263]

I'm wondering if he could see the parallels of the content of the movie with our reality (the fact that we are *also*, in a way, being entertained by 'children dying in the arena,' albeit in a very convoluted sort of way).

[@LuLu-Sil]

Johanna Mason is my favourite character in the Hunger Games universe. She's fierce, strong, intelligent and doesn't give a damn about "propriety". "Well YES I'm angry, the deal was if I win the Hunger Games, I get to live the rest of my life in peace. But now you wanna kill me again, well you know what? FUCK THAT AND FUCK ANYONE THAT HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT!" 🖤 She's a candy heart with the words "Get Fucked" written on it

[@danieldaponte1819]

That's the coolest character description I've ever heard

[@weaponizedglitter69]

Yeah that's exactly her.

[@shannonbryan2191]

I agree, that IS the perfect way to describe Joanna!

[@needyverse]

43:57 Would love for you to rewatch the scene where he makes the centre of the arena spin - he plays it well. He makes it seem like he wants to confuse the victors, to the people in the room with him (and any movie-watchers who don’t know where he stands). But watch, he starts the spinning when Katniss is endangered by the other victor attacking her, and stops the spinning when she is at risk of drowning.

[@lizbethguevara7]

24:02 Another thing to note is when Finnick says "I haven't dealt in anything. As common as money in years" "people pay in secret" he's referring to when the capital began to exploit him as a gigalo he used it to his advantage gaining info on the elites in the capitol to later relay to the rebellion. ALSO ALSO Finnick was 14 when he won his hunger games.

[@dyln31]

at 22:16 Effie calls the 4 of them a team, which is an acronym of the 4 of their last names. T= Effie Trinket E= Katniss Everdeen A= Haymitch Abernathy M= Peeta Mellark

[@cwm8565]

MINDBLOWN

[@jacquelinecallejas1390]

COOL I'm sure the author thought of it

[@dyln31]

@@jacquelinecallejas1390 keep that little nasty attitude to yourself, OBVIOUSLY Suzanne thought of it i was just pointing it out ms. miserable. also stop having beef with a comment from a year ago and find a hobby to do or something

[@dyln31]

@@jacquelinecallejas1390 it’s OBVIOUS that suzanne thought of it and put it in the movie and books, I was just pointing it out ms. miserable! so let’s keep our little attitude to ourselves and get outside some more, i hope you get happier soon

[@trimeldaconcepcionmcdaniel5902]

Jennifer Lawrence is a hell of an actress. The way she conveyed disbelief, pain,and rage at the end without saying a word was amazing.

[@arohasstay]

I don't know if anyone's mentioned this (probably) but the Capitol wanted to "sell" Johanna like they did with Finnick, but she said no. And since she denied the Capitol, they killed her loved ones. And that is why she is the way she is and unafraid of them. 45:04

[@rebkiki5944]

In the books during the tour of all the districts the Victor presents a talent. Katniss pretended to be in fashion, but peeta is very talented at painting. He used this talent as therapy and painted many scenes from the first games. When you saw the painting of rue on the floor, that was what peeta did for the judges. In the book he told Katniss that he wanted the game makers to take a moment of responsibility for her death.

[@catherinerothert7877]

In the book, it's actually Peeta everyone is trying to protect, although their ultimate goal is for Katniss to survive so she can lead the revolution, because they know that Katniss won't go on if Peeta is dead/not there, which you'll see a lot of in the next movie

[@Hayzelle]

Beetee’s plan was to run the wire to the lightning tree and attach it to the spear (a knife in the book) and throw the spear into the force field to shatter it. The whole run the wire down to the water to electrocute people thing was just an excuse to get the other victors out of his hair and to give the Capitol (who can hear and see everything) a plausible explanation to what was happening. Unfortunately, Beetee was attacked and unable to implement his plan. When Katniss went running back looking for Peeta and came across the tree and the wire attached to the knife/spear she put it all together and finished the plan by attaching the wire to an arrow instead of the spear and letting it fly. The plan was never to electrocute anyone and always to bust open the arena.

[@acomputervirus8668]

Fun fact, the painting of Rue on the floor was Peeta. He knew that the capitol would give Katniss a high score in training to make her a target, so he did everything he could to make himself seem worse. He was hoping that painting Rue as a victim to the very people in the room would make him seem like the bigger threat. It is because of this, because Peeta clearly makes a villian of himself, does Katniss hang the dummy of Seneca Crane. She allies herself with Peeta, and raises herself to his level. In the books, the two of them laugh about it afterwards, and talk about how they only want to work with each other.

[@SherriLyle80s]

I read the books and agree it's "gross." Probably because it hits too close to home? Humans are capable of such terrible things so it's not hard to imagine this being real.

[@Viewable11]

It is "gross" because it is a dystopia. A dystopia is a "bad place" created by humans.

[@stephanysantos9594]

On point!

[@Lilithly]

Humans are animals, so unfortunately they are able to do horrible things.

[@genny5309]

It’s gross - and evil. It wasn’t just entertainment for the Capitol, it was a deliberate demonstration of the immense power of the Capitol. You rebelled. You lost. We’ll take two of your kids every year and sacrifice them. Remember the propaganda piece at the Reaping in the first movie.

[@haleykleckner9425]

Yep, definitely disturbed me and felt gross. I think it is supposed to. We are supposed to see how easily we can become like the capital and be entertained by the exploitation of other human beings and avoid letting this happen in our society. It is sickening.

[@vinnyp1259]

This is my favorite movie from this saga, I was just a little upset that they didn’t show the blood rain, it was kinda creepy in the book.

[@BaddMedicine]

The blood rain ... Since we didn't read the book, would you mind giving a brief of what that was?

[@emilylewis5373]

@@BaddMedicine one of the clock zones was rain, which was blood instead of water. So imagine a downpour rain, its just solid blood coming down.

[@vinnyp1259]

@@BaddMedicine and even some of the tributes got drowend in the blood, Katniss was seeing all of this from the top of a tree

[@deadsetondreams1988]

They only touched on it in the movie. It was the zone Joanna came out of when they met on the beach. She just mentioned it started raining, but it ended up being blood, and she and the other woman were drenched in it for a moment before it was washed off.

[@shannepieters1789]

Imagine having an absolute downpour of blood, you can't see anything because it's opaque. It gets in your eyes, your mouth. The smell?? God. Choking on blood rain?? No thanks

[@gdesiree29]

22:58 The servant lady behind kantiss and peeta is a Avox. An avox is a person who rebelled against the capital and the capital cut their tongue out so they are mute. Thats their punishment. So their role is to serve to the tributes each year and citizens of the capital.

[@TheDragiix3]

Guys, I gotta tell you something. I discovered your channel only a few days ago and went on a watching spree, not even questioning how fantastic you are. You are three intelligent guys, you are having a good time together with humor and good jokes, and you also pay great attention to detail. Listening to your talks in the background of my work has become a nice breather recently. I would have never imagined you got under 50k subs, your professionalism made me think it was closer to a Million. You are one of the best reaction channels I have seen on KZbin and I hope to see many more of your future videos! :)

[@BaddMedicine]

Very kind words here. 🙏 We appreciate it very much. Thank you and glad you found us! Cheers. 🤙🤙🤙

[@Ming3484]

Same here!! Loving the reactions from all 3 men. Cannot wait to go back and see past reactions.

[@WeAreInseparable6]

one thing i was bummed that they left out of the movie was finnick getting bread from his district in quantities that represented how many days (or hours, dont remember exactly) there were left until they got rescued/shit went down. It was the way the rebels were communicating with them inside the arena. edit: another thing im sad they left out was the story of the avoxes (people who got their tongues cut off cuz they betrayed the capitol in some way). Katniss runs into an Avox girl she saw trying to escape in the woods of 12 when she was younger. And then theres Darius, a young and nice peacekeeper that worked in 12. He was nice and even flirty with Katniss, and when Gale gets punished in front of the whole district he tries to intervene and gets knocked out, and he's never seen again. Later when Katniss goes back to the capitol for the second games she runs into him, he's been turned into an Avox and assigned to her to make her feel bad. It is later revealed that when Katniss gets rescued from the arena Darios and the Avox girl (we never learn her name) were tortured to death. The girl died quickly because of shock, but Darius lasted much longer :c

[@minmin9740]

Why do I not remember this at all?? If anyone can, then please reply me the specific paragraph where this is mentioned

[@bloomwiththestars]

It has been so long since I've read the books. Do y'all remember the contingency plan they had for getting them out if Katniss hadn't blown up the roof? I don't recall if it was explained in the books.

[@WeAreInseparable6]

@@minmin9740 "how many are there?" Finnick counts them, turning each one over in his hands before he sets them in a neat configuration. I dont know what it is with Finnick and bread, but he seems obsessed with handling it. "Twenty-four," he says. "An even two dozen, then?" says Beetee. This shows how finnick and beetee were in on it without u realising it at the time. Then later in the book u get: "There was a plan to break us out of the arena from the moment the Quell was announced. The victor tributes from 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, and 11 had varying degrees of knowledge about it. Plutarch Heavensbee has been, for several years, part of an undercover group aiming to overthrow the Capitol. He made sure the wire was among the weapons. Beetee was in charge of blowing a hole in the force field. The bread we received in the arena was code for the time of the rescue. The district where the bread originated indicated the day. Three. The number of rolls the hour. Twenty-four."

[@WeAreInseparable6]

@@bloomwiththestars beetee was supposed to do it, thats why he had the spear with the wire. but they didn't count on Enobaria and Brutus fucking it up

[@minmin9740]

@@WeAreInseparable6 thank you SM

[@Mark.mp3]

This is one of Jennifer Lawrence's best performances. She's such a great actress

[@jessielallier9483]

I love how seriously you guys are taking these movies, because I adore them. Glad I found your channel.

[@BaddMedicine]

Thank you and glad you found us. 🤙

[@emilylewis5373]

I am afraid so many saying this is the best one might turn you off mockingjay. Its not that mockingjay is bad, they are great movies. They just have a different feel and Katniss also feels very different as a character (fits within a logical character arc, but she is a very different Katniss as you will see). honestly, I think you guys might really like it and get some of the very harsh realities that it brings up.

[@smylyface]

The Mocking Jay movies are my favorite ones in the franchise.

[@Justin1an]

The real fans of Hunger Games and the book reader would agree that Mockingjay part 1 is the best movies in the franchise. Too many powerful scenes!

[@ct6852]

Catching Fire was a major improvement on the first. It was actually really surprising how good it actually was. A higher budget definitely helped (I'm assuming, by the look of the movie). I like the tension in these movies because it's one of the only series where victory for the heroes seems literally impossible. Donald Sutherland and Philip Seymore Hoffman provided the gravitas needed. And Jennifer Lawrence became a legit movie star almost overnight. I do wish this generation could have a big tentpole that wasn't such a gdamm bummer...but here we are.

[@fayc_fayc2115]

I literally just finished watching the first hunger games video and i went “i hope they’ve uploaded the next one”

[@BaddMedicine]

😁😁😁 let's goooooo

[@TequilaPrincessMx]

I love that you guys have longer intros and longer feelings/analysis/opinions afterwards cause I always go on and on and on and I feel like most reactors are like: Well that was fun, love this, hate that but it was fun, thanks for watching bye hahaha I don't feel alone anymore lol

[@BaddMedicine]

Thank you! We feel that it's deserved to have a little indepth conversation with the movies. The writers and crew especially with these want you to feel something. A lot of things are subjective and everyone can have a different perspective. Which in our opinions can enhance The experience of sorts. Really glad you enjoy. 😁🤙

[@TequilaPrincessMx]

I'd be super happy if any of you wanna check some of my reactions, I have a tiny channel that is not only reaction but I have a few :) if you do, please let me know what you think

[@MagicalMeily]

When I was in grade 4 (yes, at about 9-10 years old) our teacher was reading the first hunger games book at lunch time, and me and some other girls asked her what she was reading. The whole class agreed it sounded like a great book, and we all eventually convinced her to read it to us during our reading time. She had to send home permission forms for our parents to sign to let us listen to her read it since the books are quite intense. It was an awesome way to be introduced to the series alongside about 24 other 10 year olds all reading a chapter every couple days. Everyones reactions and theories made it so much more fun. After that. I got really into the books and read the others as they were released. At the time, I didnt like the movies at all when they were released, but while I still prefer the books, I've come around on the movies recently so I was happy to see your reactions to them! Super nostalgic for me!

[@specialagentweener1073]

I am actually surprised that all those parents gave permission for that book to be read. In this day and age we would never be able to get all those parents to sign off on something like that.

[@MagicalMeily]

@@specialagentweener1073 Looking back on it, me too! To be fair, not all parents signed off on it, I think there were a few people that went off to play on the computers while we read. It was only about 12 years ago so I dont think theres been too much of a change in parenting culture since then, but it probably was too young to be reading (or listening to) these books. The teacher may have abridged some of the more gore-y parts, but I cant remember. I wouldnt be surprised if she had but we all enjoyed it regardless!

[@mellowenglishgal]

As a teacher to that age group now, I can honestly say your teacher probably still has vivid memories of you and your classmates being enraptured by the story and excited about reading! I love it when my kids are excited about what we’re reading - Who Let the Gods Out, Holes and Varjak Paw are the ones they love the most, and the ones I love teaching the most! I probably wouldn’t get away with Hunger Games but I have read Coraline to them!

[@luciaelizabeth9233]

THIS IS THE BEST ONE. I love thay way her relationship with peeta is portrayed. i know they are young but the evolution of their relationship is so well done. it's not like they met, the movie ends, they love each other. it takes time and growth, it's such a mature take on a complicated, real relationship based on shared trauma and eperience, and honesty. they are never not honest with each other. i've always liked that about this series. Love from Argentina.

[@AK-rx8gp]

I love their relationship, how it was never explicitly romantic until the very very end of the series. It's way more realistic than if they had fallen in love earlier. We see them grow to care for each other and understand each other deeply but it only becomes romantic after the war is won and they're finally safe enough to think about romantic feelings. Usually i hate epilogue endings where it's like "they have kids now and they all lived happily ever after yada yada" but this is the one series where i really like that ending. Katniss was always too scared to even consider romance of children, but once she finally feels safe in her world she gets to experience those things. It's maybe not portrayed as well in the movies because you're not inside katniss' head , so when you see them kiss it's kind of like "oh they're in love" but in the books you understand that she's not thinking of romance, just comfort and care. Sorry for the essay lol but i love this series

[@emilyk2424]

Yes!! I’ve binged all of your Harry Potter videos and loved your conversations about it. I’ve been waiting for you to watch Catching Fire cause it’s my favorite! 🥰

[@malidta]

Sameee

[@BaddMedicine]

Awesome! Hope you enjoy Catching Fire 🔥😁

[@brandibastian4193]

That's literally how I found them to the Harry Potter series and then I was like oh s*** they're covering this series too love it

[@oliviafies5012]

Not sure if anyone has said it already, but Peeta was the one to paint Rue for the skill assessments. It wasn't done to spite Katniss!

[@rim_on7362]

Some stuff that didn't shown from the books 1. Haymitch won the 2nd quarter quill or 50th hunger games where 4 tributes were chosen from each district. 2. He also won by using the forcefield as a weapon and that's a no no from the capital and after the game his mom, brother and girl friend was killed. 3. It's a small detail but the peace keepers were not allowed to watch the hunger games that's why they don't know who the victor's are. 4. In the books pluterk had a watch with mokingjay ingraded in it. 5. Seneca crane didn't eat the berry maybe as a act of diffence but hung himself. 6.the person in the back is a avox someone mostly from the district or sometime from the capital too who broke some laws as a punishment capital cut their tounge and made them lifelong servant of the capital. 7. Peeta lost his in the 1st Book and Katniss her hearing in one ear. 8. Johanna won the game by acting weak so no other tributes count her as a thread so everyone just ignored her but when their are only a handful of tributes left she just went on a killing spree with her proficiency of using axe and won the game. After winning the game Johanna didn't comply with anything the capital told her to do as a punishment everyone she loved was killed. 9. The painting is done by Peeta to show the game maker that they're just killing innocent kids. 10. In the books all the district Victors are more friendly towards eachother. Even the career district Victors are just talking to each other and giving eachother advice on how use certain weapons etc. 11. In the books the blisters didn't washed off by water but they're given a cream that they've to apply to heal it

[@specialagentweener1073]

Actually katniss did loose her hearing after the first games but when she got out of the games they healed her hearing. She ends up using that as an excuse for her being able to hear the force field instead of letting the Capitol know that she can see the force field. She would use rock as a stepping stone to make sure she was "hearing" it right. She just didn't want the game makers to know that she could see what beetee and wiress saw when talking about the flaws in the system.

[@Blazingstoke]

12. District 13 is always mentioned as having been destroyed in the war 75 years ago, and its ruins are sometimes shown on TV as part of a news story, but Katniss and Gale meet a mother and daughter in the woods who are on their way there, as though it were still a functioning district. The mother and daughter are eventually caught by Capital forces, of course, but meeting them makes Katniss realize that any time District 13 is shown on TV, it's always ever been the _exact same footage_ - meaning nobody actually knows whether District 13 survived and recovered or not.

[@ago5022]

Man. Oak is so spot on with his disgust of the whole concept. And also his thoughts on Cinna (my fav character tbh). I would highly recommend reading the books to get even more out of the story. and perfect “it’s just been revoked” timing 😂

[@miZ_dream]

Okay so, I haven't seen anyone explain this before, and this _is_ 4 months late, but I wanted to explain the 3-finger sign they do. That signal is a district 12 sign. They didn't get mad when district 12 did it, because it's their symbol. But when other districts do it, it's seen as a sign of rebellion. Unity between districts the capitol doesn't want.

[@malidta]

34:46 fun fact: their clothes were made with a way so they could float in the water. That because it would be unfair for those who weren't from district 4(finnick and Mags are from 4) cause that district is about fishing etc so they knew good swimming

[@irisblue2332]

Part of what makes the series and premise so good is that it takes the trajectory we've been on with so many things and then extrapolates it into a dystopian future. Televising everything? Putting people into increasingly dangerous situations to titillate further? Orchestrating "reality" for the sake of the viewing audience? Carefully curated appearance that is detached from all truth? A viewing public that feels entitled to more and more of other people's lives? On the one hand we can say to ourselves, "Well, it's not like that," but on the other, we have to confront how much our own behavior is laying the track that leads in that direction. These books and these movies *should* make us uncomfortable and stick in our minds.

[@lunacouer]

Honestly, with how things are going in the world, I'd say the only difference between Panem and here is that our reality TV isn't directly tied to real-world events. Yet. The lines are blurring though.

[@montgomerymulti3594]

One thing i wish the movies would have shown more of is Katniss and Haymitch's relationship and the similarities in their character. Haymitch and Katniss were able to communicate in a unique way through gifts he sent into the arena or subtle messages in conversaions between them. That relationship, i think, is why Haymitch knew that their plan would work, because he knew Katniss so well.

[@Stephaniefarrah]

My favorite, chefs kiss scene I saw after many watches. Beatie is asking Katniss if she knows why the force field is dropping. She tells him it's drawing to much power from the system. HE LOOKS RIGHT AT HER AND SAYS "there's always a flaw in the system " He was talking about her!! Katniss being Katniss is completely oblivious because she can't see herself as powerful. “A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.” ― Jean de La Fontaine.

[@KaiLucasZachary]

Or... you know... in the midst of PTSD and immediate danger you're not thinking people will be talking in metaphors....

[@lascedshun5072]

For those confused on the Seneca part. When she was dancing with Heevensbee at the ball he said that Seneca chose to *ang himself rather than eat the berries provided.

[@RobGamesOn]

He specifically said "Seneca decided to stop breathing... it was either that or poison berries."

[@ilikebeanies3499]

Haymitch from the books was my absolute favorite character. In the movies, he is perfectly casted, perfectly acted, and they kept his personality intact. He is a really interesting character with a messed up backstory. And he's SMART despite being a drunkard later in life. Without his advice and without him helping Katniss and Peeta during the games they'd both be dead. I honestly wish a prequel book was released from Haymitch's perspective during the 50th hunger games, but its fine that there isn't.

[@doradominguez5709]

I was a huge fan of the books and when I watched these movies in theaters during midnight premiere and it was insane. My favorite thing about the series is every character has development and Effie's change is one of the best character developments I've read and seen adapted to the big screen

[@ronbanks5467]

I’ve got a lot of respect for authors of books like this and Harry Potter. The way they discuss real world issues like friendship, family, political hierarchy and morality in a fantastical setting is crazy.

[@imma_devil3749]

Respect… for J.K Rolling?

[@vrod9686]

Jk Rowling can go to hell, nothing against you but she sucks

[@neoculttexh]

@@imma_devil3749 yeah respect her somewhat as a writer but none as a human being

[@ashmitkumar3429]

@@imma_devil3749 She may be wrong in so many things but she did introduce the world to Harry Potter.

[@LadyBeyondTheWall]

@@imma_devil3749 You can have respect for an author without agreeing with ALL of the authors personal opinions. Otherwise there'd be no respect for tons of authors who have personal opinions that not everyone agrees with, especially ones that don't impact the actual story at all. It's like everyone's regressed to teenagers in a clique with such black and white thinking. It's not hard to separate a person's personal opinions from their talent or what they've contributed to the world. No one's constantly doing this stuff in LoTR's comment sections about Tolkien.

[@TheSirUno]

FYI, this takes place in the remnants of the former U.S.A. District 12 is basically North/Central Appalachia - Pennsylvania, W. Virginia, etc. The Capitol is pretty much where Denver used to be if I understood the maps correctly. And it was Peeta who painted Rue on the floor. It was a method of protest against the games. Savage, really.

[@sherrijean03]

FYI the movie coming out “The Ballard of Songbirds and Snakes”, is a prequel. It’s a story based on young President Snow, and how he became what he was! I was hesitant to read it, but Wow it was really good, and I’m super stoked to see the adaptation! The author has this way of making you forget about the evil man he becomes, and actually like him

[@martinenotmartini9935]

I agree with you, the book really was right up my alley. However, I was quietly simmering with how much I disliked even the young version of Snow the entire time. Just the way his mind works and the views he has and then acts on. Very compelling protagonist but man, was the knowledge of how Mockingjay ends holding me together! Super interesting to see someone who had him grow on them

[@sherrijean03]

@@martinenotmartini9935 absolutely!!

[@i4strawberries]

the trailer has been dropped & it looks really interesting!!

[@malidta]

41:36 yes, they are taking the bodys cause in one game they ate them cause there was no food. But the families, if I remember well, were upset cause they had no body to bury, so after that they were sending a hovercraft to "collect" the bodies

[@snoopygonewilder]

I do not remember that at all. I don't think they cared about the families, to be honest; its probably more to do with the capital citizens being scandalized by canibbilism--but not by children murdering children 😑

[@KS-cy8nv]

Yeah the tv viewers did not like the cannibalism - apparently that was too far for them

[@bi_smth]

What the actual fuck?

[@malidta]

Not sure if anyone commented it in the previous video, but peeta lost his one leg at the end of the first games. Which means that when he had to run, he wasn't that fast

[@Viewable11]

And because of this, he stumbled while running away from the fog.

[@malidta]

@@Viewable11 Yeap

[@neesonnaidoo4745]

As terrifying as President Snow is, Donald Sutherland KILLS this role and weirdly makes me like the character

[@REChronic54]

I read the book just before this movie released. And my mind was blown the first time I saw how the movie adapted/explained the arena quirks. When I watched it, it gave me this weird feeling as if I was reading the book again as I was watching it. Very rarely have I felt that.

[@wisygirlywopitty770]

I love movies like these because it show the director read and respected the book first before adapting it to a movie 👍

[@leuchtkaferchen1639]

I don't know if I remember it correctly from the books (it's been a long time) but I think they mentioned in it that most people from District 12 can't swim because they don't really have the opportunity or need to learn it. Katniss learned to swim but Peeta could only hold himself above the water. That made that scene in the water so much more dramatic. Oh and that's why Katniss didn't know what Finnick was doing when he tried to save Peeta. I don't think they often have situations in District 12 were they need to perform CPR.

[@janabananaaaaa]

Oak having the Hufflepuff scarf is one of the most adorable things I’ve ever seen!!!

[@KS-cy8nv]

Haymish was also messed up because hes the only mentor in 12 and has had to train dozens of kids only to watch them be slaughtered (Katniss and peta were the first winners in 25 years from 12). Being a victor was his eternal hell, so he would drink himself into a coma and stopped caring about the tributes so it would stop hurting so much.

[@kristianberg4264]

I think you may have missed the reason the Image of Rue was on the ground, when Katniss walked in for her assessment. PETA did that to remind her what she was fighting for, it was done for motivation and not as a bad thing.

[@brunanovello281]

Is almost a consensus within the fandom that catching fire is the best book and movie (as a lot of the comments are saying), but I really disagree 😅 the last book and the last 2 movies are full of world building and politics and seeing Katniss adjust to everything is an incredible ride, so they are my favorites… they also have some of the best scenes both visually and emotionally. Plus they develop Finnick and he’s my favorite hahah Really excited for you next reactions

[@samwise8565]

I love Finnick’s character a lot, which is why I was disappointed with his death in the books. His character was developed and made awesome only to briefly talk about his death in like a few lines?☹️😢 Still a great character tho

[@nicolettemaloy]

Reminder that Katniss (and Peeta) are only 17. It’s easy to forget when the actors are a bit older. They were 16 in the first movie and 17 for the rest. Gale is 18 I think.

[@HeIsLiterallyMe_]

To answer some of the questions you guys asked in regards to Katniss and Gale’s plan to run away, they’re essentially planning to live off the land. Panem is a country, and it’s situated mostly within the same borders as the US, but slightly altered due to extreme flooding along the coasts. It’s been a while since I’ve read the books but if I remember correctly there little to no knowledge about the outside world stated. There is history known about the world, ie. Katniss recalls knowledge about the Roman Empire, but not much else.

[@besupaaa]

That party highlights so much of their society. While some people starv, they have a liquid they take do throw up only to keep eating - it's not for sustenance or necessity. It's just because they can.

[@clara.lmg.s]

"Gale, you know how i feel about you" basically means "you are my family and i love you, but i have never really allowed myself any romantic feelings and i also have a hard time expressing my feelings in general" in the books they look very alike and its said that people mistake them for cousins all the time but their families always thought they would end up marrying each other. but again, Katniss never really allowed herself to think of anyone in that way and like you said, Peeta is now the only one who truly understands her. (also keep in mind Katniss and Peeta are both 17/18, Gale is 19/20 at this point i think)

[@simfreak1745]

So glad to see you guys reacting to hunger games! This is definetly my favourite one! Also one of my favourite reaction channels!

[@BaddMedicine]

Hell yeah! We appreciate that! Hope you enjoy🤘

[@ciciclark3453]

A few notes: -Panem is what’s left of the USA, set I believe over 200 years after present day. -Katniss’ family (and the rest of District 12) don’t get in trouble for doing the hand signal because it’s a tradition from District 12, so it’s traditional/normal to do. It’s not okay in other districts because it’s not part of their history and is used only as a symbol of the rebellion.

[@citizenerased1439]

(Commenting about halfway through the reaction so I don’t forget what I wanted to say haha) This one is my favorite Hunger Games movie (and book!). Oak isn’t alone with the icky feeling this whole thing gives… the whole concept of the games is really disturbing and upsetting. Also, as for the question about the world, this is all in the very very distant future. Panem used to be North America, and the districts are each different sections of the US (with a bit of overlap into Canada and Mexico). Sometime long before the series started, a mixture of global warfare and climate change caused the sea levels to rise so Panem is smaller than North America today, and also more separated from the rest of the world because the oceans expanded. I think it’s also implied that, during all that past conflict, society basically collapsed (all over the world) and was then re-built from scratch, and that’s when Panem was born. (Sorry for the lengthy history lesson haha)

[@kaisattelberg5548]

With D12 being in the Appalachians, and the Capitol around the Rockies.

[@graciemiller5942]

Incase it hasn’t been explained, the purpose of the games is as punishment to the districts for what happened during the war. It is to remind them that the capital will always be more powerful than those in the districts. These movies and the books are my all time favorites so I know way too many details.

[@BaddMedicine]

Keep the tidbits coming 😁🤙

[@Joey.20]

PETA made the painting of Rue to show his skill , he was representing Rues life. Even though it was Rues body, the painting was beautiful.

[@06hAnBan26]

Yay! Absolutely love this one. They were so creative with the park and all the torturous ways to kill the Victors. When Katniss shot her arrow up to the sky was a game changer 🙌 now the real games begin

[@Ming3484]

I have a question. Has every district had both a male and female tribute win throughout the years? What if there was a district that has only had one person win the game, how then would they be able to send both a girl and a guy?

[@Sophie-mv7bd]

I'm glad you picked up on the reason why haymitch is the way he is and as well In the books his entire family was killed by snow for refusing to do what snow wanted

[@rose0463]

The prequel is coming out November 2023 so that’s deffo something to look forward to! It’s about the 10th hunger games and snow as a teenager. The book is amazing

[@dguthrie11]

I had not heard they were doing a film adaptation. I really liked the book. You see why Snow is the way he is and yet also made me feel for him a little bit which I never thought would be possible after the first books.