Katniss and Peeta Prepare For The Quarter Quell | The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) prepare with Haymitch (Woody Harrelson) for a special edition of the Hunger Games that only happens every 25 years, the Quarter Quell.
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At its core, the story of The Hunger Games is about the power of one person to change the world.
Set in the future remnants of the USA in a new nation called Panem, one male and one female "tribute" between the ages of 11 and 18 from each of Panem's twelve districts is forced to participate in an annual competition called the Hunger Games, which is broadcast live throughout the country for the entertainment of the Capitol's wealthy residents.
Now, bestselling author Suzanne Collins and the world of The Hunger Games return in her latest addition to the series: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.

[@multifanderisverycrafty]

I adore how the movies really made Effie more human. Elizabeth Banks is phenomenal

[@kellymaldia128]

There was an interview and it ended up on KZbin. She was in a lot of pain every day. They had to figure out how she was going to the bathroom. She couldn’t sit. They talked about her sitting scenes. She’s not in full costume or it was modified for that scene only. She deserves a freaking Oscar for her roll.

[@AmaO-pj8hj]

@@kellymaldia128maybe the rolls made it harder for her to fit in the costume

[@multifanderisverycrafty]

@@AmaO-pj8hjKelly meant “role”.

[@Daniel-Munoz]

holy shit i never realized that was Elizabeth Banks!!!

[@alexh8503]

more human? what was she like in the books?

[@anjelica948]

I love that she didn’t ignite the flames until she was sure Snow was watching her. I love how they consistently choose for Katniss to communicate non verbally. Her actions are far more powerful than most of her words.

[@stonem0013]

she's not really very good with words. They had to give her some flaws

[@anjelica948]

@@stonem0013 Funny that you say it that way- bc I don’t consider that a flaw. She has flaws, certainly, but I don’t think that is one of them.

[@stonem0013]

@anjelica948 well rather than a flaw I guess it is one talent that she does not have, unlike other characters like Peeta

[@antonboludo8886]

Exactly. Peeta can find the words to express his emotions, which is actually very hard to do. Writers and poets are good at this. @@stonem0013

[@whatiswhat8061]

She's not good talking, but speaking? Every speech katniss made was so moving

[@dirkthornhill6989]

The crowd yelling “KATNISS” lmao Lucy Gray Baird haunting him DEEP

[@Demaad]

3:22 The emotion Haymitch has here says a lot. Mags must’ve helped him enough in his life as a mentor for him to speak so kindly and sadly of her

[@clover2739]

It does mean so much, but it also makes me sad how dismissive he seems for the other victors in the movie while explaining them. When in the book he was devastated because he’s friends and grown attached to all the victors and he can’t stand the thought of any of them dying, because he wants katniss and Peeta to survive but he doesn’t want any of the others to die either. I understand why they made Haymitch this way in the movie and have him explain the tributes the way he does for quickness and all… but it makes more sense I’m the book how it’s Peeta who’s watching all the past hunger games and learning about the victors they have to face so he is more disconnected from them

[@alexiskahlert6788]

I know my heart breaks in this moment cuz its almost like Katniss gets caught up playing the game and Haymitch kind of subtly reminds her that not only are these people HIS friends, but also keeping her in line of remembering who the real enemy js

[@chosenuwu]

​@@clover2739that sounds really sad :(

[@clover2739]

@@chosenuwu it is 😭 at one point after the individual training and he finds out Peeta painted Rue to hold the gamemakers accountable and that katniss hung the dummy with Seneca Cranes name on it, Haymitch was so disgusted with them doing that and told them that’s it’s best if they don’t have allies because he doesn’t want them being stupid and getting his friends killed

[@BeeGeeBee]

If you combine the last letters of their last name, it spells "TEAM". Trinket, Everdeen, Abernathy, Mellark.

[@LostWhits]

MEAT for the grinder

[@lostwings183]

@@LostWhitsbruh why xD😂😂😂

[@Methalec1985]

What about Cinna...? He's very much a part of that TEAMC as well!

[@blueberry_borb]

@@Methalec1985 Omg that acronym made me snort

[@CodeNameV13]

Finnick was trying to tell Katniss he was already in on the rebellion.

[@godoflemmings17]

Was he? IIRC from the book he was definitely trying to get on her good side but realised later that this was the wrong approach, which is why Haymitch eventually gave him his gold bracelet. I haven't read it for years though so I could be misremembering.

[@CodeNameV13]

​@@godoflemmings17 Katniss "How do people pay for the pleasure of your company?". Finnick "Secrets". Plutarch had already enlisted Finnick before the Quarter Quell started.

[@clover2739]

@@CodeNameV13it does give hints, but finnick was also trying to tease and rile up katniss in this scene because of how pure she is

[@MellyMae44]

​@@CodeNameV13I just figured this out! Katniss tells Finnick she's an open book, doesn't have any secrets, and that most people know her secrets before she does. When Finnick answers that unfortunately he believes that's true, he's confirmed that she has no idea what Plutarch has planned while subtly acknowledging that he does know.

[@HerbChao14xs]

@@MellyMae44 hmm I like that analysis! When I first saw this scene I sort got the clue Finnick would play a large role in the Rebellion, but this is one of those scenes when you re-watch it you take away even more.

[@laya7599]

I like how Jennifer Lawrence subtly shows Katniss has real feelings for Peeta. She only accepts making allies when Haymitch mentions they can 'both' survive and her hand reaches for his in the chariot.

[@Toonwalla2010]

also their hand holding is the complete opposite of how they held hands in the first movie. Movie 1 they made a big song and show about unity for the sponsors. Here they hold hands low and out of sight because it's for them and no one else.

[@pageachatter229]

I do like what the movies did with Effie. She's an airhead and very much a product of her environment, but at the same time, she's not malicious or cruel like so many others. And as the story progresses, her relationship with Katniss and Peeta starts to open her eyes to what's really going on, and she comes around.

[@MJAYZ007]

To me and this is just me saying it Effie to me is the closet thing to a motherly figure that Katniss has ever had like to me Effie is more mother to Katniss then her own.

[@burnedpotatoes720]

@@MJAYZ007 Effie's an upgrade as a mother for Peeta too, considering his bio mother being a bitch. And it helps that both Effie and Peeta are good with people so they have in common too.

[@caradarling]

I will never get over just how PERFECT the casting for the hunger games movies were. They all embodied the characters so amazingly!

[@suzannadannaTARDIS]

Is there an Oscar for casting? If so the casting directors for these movies should have been nominated.

[@izukumidoriya1766]

You already know Johanna threw the middle finger when her chariot went past Snow

[@theilluminatibenefactor]

"A token. Show them we are a team." This hits different when we realize almost all of these people, including half the Tributes and Katniss and Peeta's mentors, were part of the Second Rebellion.

[@alenakolarikova6078]

I love how Mags reminds Finnick, that there are cameras and he cannot show how happy he is, that Annie is not going to the games ❤

[@avo1dant]

It's actually more of he cannot show that Mags is going to be his weakness in the games

[@alenakolarikova6078]

@@avo1dant probably both 😏

[@XxGreymoonxX]

Could not be more wrong

[@Omos24]

"Unfortunately I think that's true" Having already read and watched this series, holy fuck the casual foreshadowing in that quote

[@harrypottertaylorsversion458]

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[@Omos24]

​@@harrypottertaylorsversion458I think it's implying that Finnick is already in on the plan to break Katniss out of the game and bring her to district 13. He's casually and nonchalantly acknowledging that basically everyone else knows about this plan except her. I never noticed it because the writers/scene has that dialogue said with such little emphasis, but it's still there.

[@clockchest186]

Sam Claflin did SUCH a good job as Finnick.

[@mattemattics5667]

One thing from the book I really wish they would’ve shown is Katniss watching the footage of Haymitch’s hunger games. Really wanted to see that.

[@IceCreamSplat]

"Last year was child's play" literally bc only children could compete then 😂😂

[@daejohnwhite1730]

I love this parade so much better. The way Katniss just stares at Snow means so much. Showing that she is not afraid of him no matter what he does. Even throwing her back in the games just the end the rebellion. Only for her to blow the arena up 😂

[@wolffriendinus]

I love the look Katniss and Peeta give him, and the way Katniss lifts her chin as she turns away from him. Speaks volumes.

[@charlieflickinger7372]

Lawrence nailed Katniss, her mannerisms, the way she spoke, the way she looked at other people. Just everything.

[@rustonh316]

I really like Effie’s character development in this series. She went from basically a capital cheerleader to someone who really wants to help people they care about.

[@ellie2041]

Mags was one of those tragic deaths that you just don't get over. We only get a few scenes with her in the books and the movies, but it was clear she was a good person and omg did it hurt when she died! Poor Finnick😭 He was happy his lover wouldn't be in the games, but his mentor had to be the sacrifical lamb instead.

[@rebelfighter5249]

And then HE ends up dying thanks to Katniss' vengeful tear through the Capitol against Snow. Annie truly got the short end of the stick for sure.

[@thenosieyartist6924]

i do love how you can see him during the hug coming "thank you...thank you" as hes almost crying before mags quickly points to cameras.

[@phyrruskarimarmalgold3660]

The burning anger in Katniss eyes surely made Snow wet his pants right there. The fact that Peeta can't simply hold that stare to snow truly embodies how much of a threat Katniss is.

[@mahbubamizanmurshed3394]

Peeta hates Snow to bits as well, but he is much more careful with his behaviour and sees how the entire system is problematic, giving rise to a person like Snow in the first place. Different approaches, that’s all. For a rebellion, Katniss’ brash energy works better. But that doesn’t mean Peeta couldn’t stare down Snow if he wanted to. He just doesn’t bother with it.

[@MorenongEnhinyero]

Effie is the best example of how you do a character development. Same with Johanna Mason.

[@MJAYZ007]

Johanna was a mood

[@amylee-lx8vg]

not enough ppl talking about 5:55 when katniss goes for peetas hand. its so subtle, so understated, so natural like their hands were always supposed to be together ♡ you can argue that she's still doing it for show at this point, but its always usually peeta who knows how to work a crowd and milk the spotlight. for her to initiate, girl was falling hard for her manz and she doesnt even notice !!! ugh this fictional couple has my whole freaking heart

[@brettmcclure241]

Glad someone else noticed that too! She initiated this time, when it was Peeta last time.

[@theanti-veela-leprechaun]

I don’t even think it was for the show, as she was holding his hand behind the chariot wall where it wouldn’t be visible.

[@rashworth080]

2:18 Katniss: "What's with her teeth?" Hammish: "She had them filed into fangs, so she could rip people's throats out." Peeta: "She's committed, I'll give her that."

[@noneisallminussome371]

I just love how we have a young girl vs old man rivarly. Its so rare but noone really questioned it!

[@lapsrrodgers]

I was just thinking "Dude really has beef with a teenager" 😂

[@katherinevillamar3064]

I just wanna say that the casting was so accurately done... I mean each actor did their job perfectly even the mean ones I couldn't stop loving them 😂 and don't get me started with Ceasar Flickerman!

[@FatlBushida]

i swear sam Claflin is underrated pirates of carribean, hunger games, peaky blinders

[@dreamsteddybearsmaster]

He's legit everywhere and his ex wife was in The MCU too!!!

[@arcotroll8530]

Who did he play in POTC? He was also in Snow White and the Huntsman as the "prince" (A baron's son really)

[@whutzat]

He got divorced?@@dreamsteddybearsmaster

[@malena5026]

@@arcotroll8530he was in the fourth PotC movie

[@mlo009]

Mags is a wonderful lady indeed. Katniss here was talking shit about Mags, but only took Katniss 5 seconds after they meet in person that they became friends. And she wanted to be allies.

[@rebekahsegun8319]

She was more so talking shit about Finnick, and was using Mags to judge him, as she believed he wouldn't defend her in the arena.

[@juliapeter6264]

The subtle cues sam gives that finnick is PISSED ab this are so good

[@bridgetbinion8494]

"You're not the problem." (Points at Katniss) I snorted.

[@gabypesini1606]

I like how in the first movie from district one there was "Glimmer" Then in catching from district one it was "Gloss" lol

[@chanbang378]

And gloss is the bloke as well

[@gabypesini1606]

@@chanbang378 blonde?

[@chanbang378]

@@gabypesini1606 what?

[@gabypesini1606]

@@chanbang378 nvm

[@user-wn1gq9gs6z]

I like to think there is weird fancy name trend in district 1, especially with the families that are wealthy enough to train their kids to be careers. Sort of like how we have ridiculous celebrity baby names in the real world.

[@lukethegoldenminecart1297]

I swear Stanley Tucci just makes everything hes in better be simply being in it

[@asosisos659]

I kove how the music changed when finnick appeared and katniss recognised him right away that’s my boy

[@mercury9109]

The conversation with Finnick before the parade hurts knowing what we later found out.

[@Brandonian]

I freaking love Effie, she literally was just trying to her best. Despite everything going down, she’s a great character. A powerful and passionate woman and she loves her victors. Finnic is also a gem 💎 for how bloody bad ass he is.

[@ambrevigneron5911]

I wish I could see the rest of the tributes’ Chariot Parade costumes

[@bomapdich]

5:19 now that is a girl who's in love. The way she just lit up when Peetah talks to her

[@earnearn6398]

Have u guys noticed, 1st movie peeta is the one who tried to hold katniss's hand during parade, now its katniss's turn to try holding onto peeta at 5:55..sucha subtle but sweet scene❤ & also while in the 1st movie they held their hands high for the sake of show, this time their hands are down😂 shows how unproud & disdained they are in rejoining the hunger games

[@annmarie5669]

i love how she doesn't break eye contact with Snow

[@petermacdonough9077]

I always loved this first meeting between Katniss and Finnick!!! He's been a champion, rich playboy alll his life because of his good looks and she is a two-year veteran of the Games. And when he approaches her it's like he's flirting with her but not really when he says "What about you girl on fire, do you have any secrets worth my time?"...And the stare she gives him back. In the books (Spoiler) Finnick was prostituted out by President Snow as a teenager because of his looks, which is pretty fucking dark and pedo, but that just shows you how damaged Finnick is. He is portrayed as a 27-years old in the movie, but in the books is a damaged soul. Pita knows he's not a romantic threat, which is a good thing!! One of my favorite scene!!! 🔱

[@greentombdive]

Strange, how after so many years a ‘recommended’ gets one back onto a certain film franchise ..

[@edricawebb1578]

As an amateur film critic, it would be difficult for me to say which role of Donald Sutherland's is best, particularly since there are so many great ones. But I would put this one in his top three best, if not the best. He gave these films their backbone.

[@mariesabine2385]

He was great as Snow. So menacing! You really felt uneasy looking at him, and he never chewed scenery the way some villains do and make themselves ridiculous- just a solid, serious threat.

[@WhyOrem]

"press this when your ready" "oh i am ready" "wait wait WAI-" **presses the button**

[@RoseETempest]

I think Peeta's supposed to be all eyelinered out, but I understand the decision. For the audience, it would have made the whole scene comical

[@joewhitehead3]

There was no way for Snow & Katniss to just not look at each other like that at the end there

[@NewWesternFront]

yes. massive chemistry. you can feel the passion there, def in love

[@alejandrasanchez3022]

wth@@NewWesternFront

[@viivv6230]

@@NewWesternFront um what…

[@AnnaBellaChannel]

@@NewWesternFront Snow is in love with Katniss Everdeen hence why he would not allow her to marry Peeta as he knows that at this point in time she is indifferent to him. Snow would not allow Katiss to marry anyone whom she did not love.

[@ipaintstuff4884]

Damn that moment about Mags really got me.

[@burnedpotatoes720]

Kinda sobering that Finnick's first and last words in the film series is Katniss' name.

[@maryam_7867]

the fact that we’re slowly turning into the capital, is scary

[@flowerflower314]

really? could you elaborate on that,

[@macias7125]

@@flowerflower314 forced mandates, cancel culture, arrest if you don't comply, people mysteriously dying after exposing the government, or having so many indictments and charges coming after them, getting political opponents arrested/unalived Sound familiar?

[@mackjohnson3918]

@@flowerflower314 No.

[@nordicrain]

@@flowerflower314 Retarded child trying to make some deep comment that ultimately makes no sense at all.

[@funny3scene]

@@flowerflower314Biden

[@Jobe-13]

Man I love the dialogue and acting.

[@yanababyy02]

Finnick ate my Girl on Fire up, I fear😭he did not believe the love story AT ALL

[@PeterJustGames]

Katniss kept looking down to check Finnick out haha

[@kerencardenasr]

7:04 all right I will watch catching Fire again

[@sina.apfelsine]

Finnick was forced into Pr0stitution in the capital , right? That's how I interpreted that one speach where he said the capital owned his body...

[@sina.apfelsine]

additional indication : 'the pleasure of your company' sounds like that.

[@chanbang378]

I know this was 3 months ago, but yes that’s what happened. That’s why finnick responds ‘with secrets’ because some of Finnick’s ’patrons’ felt guilty because they knew they were paying him for dirty things since he was a minor… mind you, and would try to give him jewels and gifts but finnick asked for secrets instead which is why he found out all the juicy information about the higher ups in the captiol, because they didn’t think Finnick would ever have the power of chance to expose them

[@harleyquinn6692]

6:40 best part of the movie!🖤🔥🏹

[@TFIta369]

4:54 He wasn't kidding. 😅

[@l5y7a77]

T- trinket E- everdeen A- abernathy M- melark

[@Ariana-wv4pf]

Ha, good catch

[@justaperson8385]

Effie is so sweet. I like that they still show good people in this mix of capital people

[@Ariana-wv4pf]

They were almost all good people.

[@Verylengthyapple]

1:30 bro the person in the back looks terrifying

[@kerencardenasr]

I love this underated scene 0:16 🥹

[@kirbypoyotube]

NGL If i do get picked to join the hunger games, i think i'd rather die, than win and be alive. The mental torture you get for being a mentor when you win will definitely take a toll on your mental health and sanity until the day you die 😭

[@MJAYZ007]

Haymitch agrees

[@midnighttheumbreon8857]

Side story, when I was in middle school, the school orchestra played the Hunger Games theme as one of their songs in one of their concerts. I watched my friend at the time play in the concert. They did well. It was real cool the school chose this song to play. Unfortunately that friend and I parted ways and no longer talk. He grew mean to me and I stopped talking to him

[@binguseatshats]

That's too bad, I hope you're okay now dude.

[@thetronwarriors4817]

im so sorry that happened to you. it sucks when someone you been friends with turns against you and becomes mean to you for no reason. there was a person i been friends with for two years we both were fans of wrestling and we bonded over it. we had a argument and he told me he never liked me and he cut all contact with me. its sad stuff like this happens hope youll be alright you deserve better.

[@helencook9055]

I love how katness and petra have children ❤😊

[@ramonbustamante6315]

Petrang Kabayo

[@RyuzaChuden]

3:24 she points to the camera telling to stop showing his weakness

[@davewalker8519]

0:38 Effie's like, "Yes! I did it! She's finally using manners."

[@unicornqueen9049]

Damn Sam Claflin's smile 😍😍

[@mahbubamizanmurshed3394]

Peeta’s smile at 0:44 seems to indicate him thinking that he won’t be around after this game and the rest of them will live on. Notice how he doesn’t try holding hands with anyone either.

[@DanielWalker.]

Would love some clips from the mockingjay!!

[@Floatypotato_07]

Finick is a mood😭

[@markgarreth706]

4:42 Katniss realizes how pretty Finnick is up close 😄

[@camronchristopherpoellnitz7456]

what up finnick my man

[@TheSoundonly12]

Katniss: boo, you whore Finnick: lol at least my doomed engagement isn't fake :P Seriously though, I love how his dialogue is written. He was forced into a horrific situation, but he's smart as hell, and it shows.

[@Orionis_Delta]

What I still find hilarious is that their strategy meeting, in terms of Katniss, involved “getting more allies”. Meanwhile Katniss chose her allies and they’re like “y’know what I’ll tell them you’re reconsidering”. 😅 Hey, they didn’t specify what SORT of allies they wanted. Besides, I think she picked somewhat strategically?? (SPOILERS) - Beetee and Wiress showed her stuff about the shielding and overall seemed like very intelligent people. Taking advantage of their knowledge comes in hand. - Mags is beloved by many district victors, including Finnick. With this, she at least guarantees Finnick will join Katniss out of concern for his mentor. Or it’s just a coincidence and she didn’t see anything within them and I’m reading too much into it.

[@harleyquinn6692]

Favorite Katniss dress🖤🔥

[@aldeonuwu2634]

Gg, well played

[@ethanmcferren2019]

Bombastic side eye

[@slycooper470]

Notice how this time is Katniss the one that catches hands with Peeta first

[@conkrcstf6405]

I find it hard to believe that none of those victors went completely to seed except for haymitch. They would abandon their training and sink right into PTSD. Although snow probably says keep yourself beautiful or die so who knows.

[@Hunlover123601]

the games never actually ended for them. you see, their families are instantly held under strict and strong supervision. if they put even a toe out of line, their whole family could end. joanna was proof. snow took her whole family away from her.

[@chanbang378]

But it’s not only Haymitch. Katniss says in the book that most of the victors are extremely worn down from becoming alcohol or motoring addicts. The only healthy victors that looked well were her and Peeta, finnick and Johanna and the careers

[@HarryPotters2ndWife]

4:11 But- But he ain't got no shirt on Katniss-

[@nabilalailyy9007]

District 12, the black swan on fire

[@April_editss]

This is my fav movie And book

[@silversnow-gamingchannel]

Same

[@SaraYoung-ky5fk]

Trinket Everdeen Abernathy Mellark

[@kibeschannel8590]

Mags and rue are my favorites

[@PresidentAutumn]

It’s weird seeing the actors for Oswald Mosley and Arnim Zola in these strange roles

[@user-vw1hu9cw6y]

How she reaches for his hand

[@alphawolf.5582]

Nobody cheers for Peeta, and he's wearing the same exact outfit as Katniss

[@Rudenbehr]

Katniss volunteered for her sister, is good with an arrow, and has a pretty stone-like attitude. So she's simply more interesting and mysterious than Peeta.

[@flowerflower314]

@@Rudenbehrpeeta’s so underrated. he’s kind and smart. i guess kindness isn’t what people like

[@clover2739]

@@Rudenbehrespecially in the books though Peeta was a capitol favourite, obviously katniss was bigger from the stuff she done and Peeta’s inclusion of the lovers angle helped but Peeta was always a massive hit with the crowds when it comes to interviews and public performance. Katniss would always say how Peeta’s interviews would always blow everyone’s else’s out the water and he had them shouting out to him and howling from the get go and him and caesar became a double act. Even in the first games, obviously the stuff katniss did stood out (I think the audiences loved it but I think katniss more stood out for the rebellion sides as well) but Peeta was shown a lot more in the final tape of the hunger games until they started working together, katniss even says how he was carrying the performance with the camera and drew in audiences and katniss was more interesting when she did something big and then started playing into the love thing back. I feel like it’s just that in the movie here, they wanted to put an emphasis on katniss with the story but I imagine people would be cheering for him as well, because the capitol audiences definitely adores Peeta… the movies didn’t show it as well but there’s a reason why Haymitch says in mockingjay ‘not including when Peeta made you like her’ when talking about what made people start to notice or like her

[@rebekahsegun8319]

The movies kind of downplayed Peeta's appeal. He was very popular with the Capitol due to his unusually charismatic nature. No one could manipulate the media like him.

[@Ariana-wv4pf]

@@flowerflower314neah, he's completely uninteresting.

[@alphawolf.5582]

Katniss is difficult, lol.

[@gilvasquez1317]

SIR OSWALD MOSLEY FROM THE PEAKY BLINDERS 😂😂😂

[@JoaoVictor-dv8rj]

The Hunger Games will be re-released in the theaters?

[@willholland1778]

I hope so

[@mysticalmargaret6105]

That would be awesome and I'd totally pay to see each film of the franchise on the big screen again! 🍿😎

[@kellymaldia128]

They are doing it one of our local theaters

[@thekinginthenorth7274]

That would be awesome. I didn't get too watch all of them in theaters just the last two, so that would be awesome.

[@flowerflower314]

speaking of theaters, i wanna watch the ballad of songbirds and snakes, but i don’t wanna watch jn theaters. does anyone know when it will be released outside of the theaters and where it’s streaming,

[@hansofaxalia]

So finnec is the youngest to win at 14? Why even have people as young as 12 years old compete? If they made it all 18 year olds there would be a lot less uproar, seeing malnourished children die to bulking 18 year olds isn’t threatening or fear inspiring, it’s just unfair

[@ginni7788]

The point is to cow the districts, not make them feel like they have a fighting chance. Their children aren't safe, it's the most visceral fear a parent can have, and seeing their fears play out so viciously is exactly the point. I recommend the books so much, they really manage to flesh out the story, history, background and true devastation these games and the war that ensures impart.

[@brennathecatlover4360]

Because he was the youngest person to win the games but the youngest to compete is 12

[@hansofaxalia]

@@ginni7788I thought the point of the games is to show everyone there is a chance to become a higher class? Snow says it himself, the games are more about hope, the (very very very small) chance that anyone can rise to the top of the system, even those in the outlying districts. Showing favoritism to the loyalist districts shows the people that regardless of loyalty, their position in their society was already chosen for them. TLDR, if the point was just to sow fear, they would have just executed the reaped children

[@ginni7788]

@@hansofaxalia quoting Snow is exactly how you should know it's not a true or fair statement. The higher class districts are ones that provide the most important and dangerous resources so are needed to be kept loyal (technology and fighters). Again, the books are much more detailed in these power dynamics. Simply murdering kids would spark rebellion. The tradition and showmanship and 'justified' need to remember history's failures and potential of destroying the world without it is why it doesn't blow up in their faces for so long. Not to mention that it's 'only' two kids. The chances are small, it's not too bad, plus is you sign up for extra slips (i.e. extra chance to get picked) you get tessera, food for your family and fuel for your heater. All in all, the games give no real chance of glory outside of district 1 and 2, and even after winning the tributes are subjected to horrible things in secret. Again, the books should be your source, not President Snow!!!

[@marvelsteve1250]

It is really a movie in 2023

[@jordankrzywicki9412]

6:49

[@antonboludo8886]

Effie grew on me.

[@andys.3269]

TEAM: Trinket Everdeen Abetnathy Mellark

[@jinnieyu]

I love Finnic

[@JJchi834]

Effie's character arc is kinda crazy

[@Frisbieinstein]

I'm getting Ben Hur vibes.

[@witnessproductions17]

I'm just saying, Effie should have gotten Haymitch a golden flask.

[@chanbang378]

Effie was against Haymitch’s drinking and book wise was even refusing to drink any alcohol around Haymitch’s presence because Haymitch was trying to be sober since he owed it to peeta and Katniss

[@heltongomez8865]

Finick's actor would've been a good pick for Human Torch

[@suzannadannaTARDIS]

The casting for the series is superb. Lenny makes the perfect Cinna, Sam, the perfect Finnick. I couldn't stand Effie in the first movie, but Elizabeth shows her depth by humanizing her so much in this movie. Then we meet Beetee, Wiress, and Mags and I adore all three of these characters.

[@thiagobebiano]

Release that damn trailer

[@LTT853]

For Ballad of song birds and snakes? They did. It’s up on both channels

[@willholland1778]

@@LTT853a second trailer

[@flowerflower314]

@@willholland1778there’s…another?

[@willholland1778]

@@flowerflower314 no not yet

[@malahammer]

massive fail....Google before you go all karen!