What Makes the Hunger Games Series So Special

[@TerenceGrimstone]

The Hunger Games is THE best teen dystopia story. I love the fact that Collins doesn't hold back on the ending. It's as bitter as it could be with the characters still alive. The lack of a good happy ending is one of the things that people don't like though.

[@silverwind9999]

I like it, it makes sense. The characters don’t all skip off happily ever after into the sunset. People died. Some people, such as Johanna, never get their happy ending. The survivors of the Games and the war suffer with PTSD and nightmares. It’s realistic.

[@oliverrasmussen4564]

I think the ending is as perfect as it could possibly be. No person could go through the things that happens in this series and live happily ever after. It’s more realistic then most writers dare, but there’s a certain beauty to the depressing nature of it. Every time i’m reading those last couple of chapters I’m vividly revisiting by everything that happened throughout the series in a way I’ve only experienced with Hunger Games. Those three book seems so incredibly long, like you’ve lived a lifetime in those 1200 or so pages, it’s extraordinary writing on Collins part.

[@missingaria2503]

@@silverwind9999 all of this plus: not only do the survivors have PTSD, each of them suffers from it/deals with it in very very different ways. As a veteran, this is a huge part why I still love this book series. The victory tour scene, where Haymitch gives Katniss the "you never get off this train" speech, is still the best description I've ever seen of what living with PTSD is really like.

[@silverwind9999]

@@missingaria2503 That line never fails to give my chills every time I hear it

[@Lonovavir]

What Peeta and Katniss have to live with is called there last night buddy, as in Veteran A telling Veteran B he also had a war inspired nightmare last night.

[@christina.nercessian]

What makes Katniss such a loveable hero is that she's not trying to be a hero. She's not chasing after fame and glory or power. In fact, maybe if given the choice, she would much rather live a quiet life in peace. But she does what she does because she has to, because she cares too much about the people and the cause.

[@thatguy1488]

What actual hero has ever chased after game power and glory. That's shit that villains do. What a terrible analogy even tho I know exactly what you're trying to say

[@SamariaDriscoll]

True

[@louisacoote2337]

I like the fact that Peeta has more traditionally feminine qualities as he’s creative/artistic, he bakes, empathetic, a people person, good with words whereas Katniss is more traditionally male-coded: introverted, less sociable, a realist/pessimist, she hunts…

[@thatguy1488]

Neither of those things are specifically male or female traits except hunting and baking. You just seem biased towards making more desirable trains feminine

[@peruviangringa]

@@thatguy1488big woop

[@Tippitoezzz]

@@thatguy1488objectively speaking those are masculine/feminine traits. Nothing wrong with that. Society objectively recognize what is traditionally masculine or feminine. Doesn’t mean there’s anything wrong with it.

[@Magosspud]

​@@TippitoezzzIdk, I don't see how stuff like creativity, artistry, and being outgoing/introverted is objectively feminine or masculine

[@dammitmandy1166]

Well… she essentially became the “man” of the house… she had to for their survival… that being said… I am a female and I am an avid bow Hunter. I have been in the woods since I was 4…I fish. Cut my own grass.. build American muscle cars… and believe it or not, I’m not that hideous 🤣🤣…

[@sam_studios11]

It’s a great day when Movieflame uploads but an even better day when it’s a new hunger games video

[@HaloAndHorses]

Exactly 😎

[@HopesAdventuresYT]

Definitely

[@HairyPugger.]

* Harry Potter

[@wildlifecohen1048]

Yesssss

[@RicardoakaApostle]

💯💯💯

[@curtislindsey1736]

The movies are some of the best that have ever been adapted from books. I recently reread the series and then watched the movies. They did an amazing job bringing the story from paper to screen.

[@soirema]

Agree, I especially love how they ADDED bits in the movie, for examole th riot in diatrict 11 when Rue died. Katnis disnt know about this at that time

[@astroherelol]

Even though they took out some scenes in the book, it is an amazing adaptation

[@Potatotop_]

When I tried to read the hinger games books, I read the first two but when I got to the first chapter of mockingjay I couldn't get hooked

[@silverwind9999]

@@soiremaThe part at the end of the first one where Seneca is locked in the room with the bowl of nightlock berries. Never happens in the book (or at least Katniss never knows about it) but it’s such an impactful scene.

[@tjdawson1113]

Totally! Such a fantastic adaptation, so loyal to the books... biggest changes are still relatively small - I would've loved to see some of the book characters they missed, like Madge, Delly, the Avox girl, Bonnie and Twill, or Darius, but removing them from the story doesn't change it at all or remove any stakes or understanding, so I get it. I think the bit from the books I wish most that they'd included is Katniss and Joanna's bonding time in District 13, training the bodies they'd been neglecting so they'd be allowed to join the war effort properly. I always loved their begrudging friendship and how similar they were, it felt like Joanna truly understood things about Katniss that Peeta or Gale never did

[@ConnorWiederich-hr4zu]

Gotta love how big franchises like Avatar The Last Airbender, Harry Potter, and The Hunger Games depict real life issues such as Zuko's internal and external journey with discovering what he really wants rather than what others expect from him or Harry learning his father wasn't who he thought he was.

[@Sophie-vw5ol]

I'm an avatar fan too. Love how everyone here loves the same franchises as Harry potter too 😍

[@UnnamedHero0922]

The fact that showing the three finger salute is an prisonable offense in some places in the world should show how powerful the books/movies are.

[@rachaelk8254]

really????? where ?? that's so crazy

[@finnfasty2347]

That’s crazy I didn’t knew that

[@researchBuilding7]

In SE Asian 3rd world country Thailand, where I'm from. The country where people still crawl like dogs in front of their demigod-king. Three-finger hand symbol is used by those who want to reform the absolute monarchy (but on paper only that it's "constitutional monarchy" to fool "the subjects.") Even now the people don't get the PM they elected.

[@Sophie-vw5ol]

Where is it an offence in the real world? And in what way exactly? From where do you know that?

[@sitimaulidasuroyya5474]

It happened in thailand. People were protesting the government and used the three finger symbol.

[@bethp5027]

Also for people from Kentucky, we are in the place that Katniss is from(not just the actor, but district 12 is where Kentucky is). We actually have caves and mining and it feels like we have an extra connection to Katniss. Maybe not everyone in Kentucky feels the connection, but I sure do.

[@nmoney6655]

I saw a interview with Suzanne Collins on how when she was brainstorming ideas for a new novel she had actually based The Hunger Games on Greek mythology and the story of Theseus and the Minotaur and how he was actually destroyed it and basically made the main hero a female and spanned it across 3 books she also based it off her father’s experiences in Vietnam and she didn’t notice until after she wrote the 2nd book

[@Sophie-vw5ol]

How interesting. Where can I find this interview? It would be so nice to have this for my study in film science

[@nmoney6655]

@@Sophie-vw5ol I forgot where it came from but I saw it

[@emilyl3573]

I recently rewatched the movie. And I think what also made the difference is that is was shot like a documentary in a sense. It wasn't focused on insane visuals or camera work. Which also made is very relatable.

[@Ravenblack42]

In their written and published works, both Suzanne Collins and JK Rowling seem to possess this unique ability to look at the world for what it is, and from that create these impactful and powerful stories that shoulder a lasting legacy. They introduce these vast worlds that speak to such fundamental realities in our lives that it seems reasonable to conclude that they’ve just always been a part of our human history. Thanks Movieflame for consistently delving into these stories so we can better understand them.

[@Sophie-vw5ol]

Hmm maybe I should really write a film science paper on that topic. How the beloved fictional world's help is to understand the real world and maybe see some solutions... Or so. 🤔 What do you think? Do you guys have ideas for that?

[@Ravenblack42]

I think it would be a rewarding endeavor and make for an interesting read. It’s so easy to watch/read a franchise like the Hunger Games and completely overlook its importance and application in the real world. Learning to recognize these things would certainly be a useful skill. Best of luck.

[@dammitmandy1166]

Imagine if Snow woulda left Katniss alone but made sure Prim was reaped a couple years later when Katniss was 18 and no longer eligible to volunteer for the games. That woulda been the biggest “pay back” for her “sins” against the capital… it was his own human greed and fear of losing it all that cost him everything …

[@damiansamuels367]

This is an interesting point lol would’ve been an insane plot twist

[@Justme79649]

Also I think you’re out of the reaping once you win the hunger games so prim could’ve been reaped for the 75th hunger games and Katniss couldn’t do anything about it (of course if the quarter quell card was different)

[@erinrullmann2481]

Technically, it should've happen when she's 19. That's the year that they're officially out of the reaping. The kids are still eligible at age 18.

[@juliaraem]

I like that Katniss wasn’t “The chosen one”. She just tried to save her sister.

[@AbigaleWalker-h7s]

and failed😥

[@juliaraem]

@@AbigaleWalker-h7s ughhh I was having a good day

[@neoshadowdukeofgames8223]

The books have been great and i'm re reading them cause i'm so excited for the ballad of songbirds & snakes. As a fan of history, it's so impressive seeing how the hunger games mirrors so many parts of human history.

[@bea2323]

What did you think of the songbirds and snakes movie

[@neoshadowdukeofgames8223]

@@bea2323 it hit the vibes of the book and Peter Dinklage was my highlight of the movie.

[@bea2323]

@@neoshadowdukeofgames8223 WOOO!!

[@darthmaule]

I was in middle school when the series was popular and i thought i was "too cool" for it. only got into the series in the last few years and i love how many layers there are. I feel like every time i watch/read i find something new

[@Melanie-jy2nw]

I get you. So many times as a kid I missed out on big moments in book/movie world because I felt I was too cool to play into something so popular 😅 I only read hunger games after my mother read it and recommended it (aggressively) lol

[@rainbowrunner1550]

It's actually kinda funny. During August and September, all four Hunger Games movies were free to watch on KZbin, so I had to rewatch the whole series twice. To this day, the entire series is amazing and relevant to our own society. Morgan, maybe sometime you should do a Books VS Movies comparison for Hunger Games like you did with Harry Potter.

[@Procrastination21345]

THEY WERE 😭 i should have checked 😅

[@Sophie-vw5ol]

Oh nooo I also didn't know that. Guys maybe amazon has this offer again on Christmas to give prime for less money. And than last year I think Harry potter was for free too. Maybe this year again? Who knows!

[@rainbowrunner1550]

I have some good news: All four of the main Hunger Games movies are currently free on KZbin again. I'd give them all a watch before the end of the month, because the movies that are free seem to shift every month.

[@kiarona.]

I heard that Suzanne said the idea came to her when she was channel surfing on her TV at home, and she flipped past a news coverage of one of the wars (I think in the middle east) - fighting, dying children, bombs - and the next channel was playing a perky reality TV show. She said the images blended together in her head and she began to come up with the idea of the Hunger Games

[@clairelucy5667]

This a great summary, absolutely fascinating. I would add just one more thing, how genuinely lost katniss is throughout. If she was a character "I got this" bravado we wouldn't have connected as much. Instead we are reading the inner thoughts of someone who is scared, who doesn't have all her shit together, who really has to try. It means we can relate to her and is inspiring showing us who we could be. The privacy of her thoughts and feelings being privy to us is a writing tool yhe author uses so well in this epic story

[@rosaristizabal]

GOSH i love this channel, it really shows how deep and well written is the hunger games, more than it just being a normal distopian story for young people. I love this series, and i always hated everyone just seeing the romantic triangle. Thanks for this!

[@kluaoha]

You didn't mention how the resistance fighting the tyrannical capital becomes the tyrants themselves, another parallel to the French Revolution.

[@hiddenechoes]

I found it great because the books captured the high control aspects of a cult I was in and allowed me to realise I needed to make a plan to leave. Plus, the writing style is quick paced and minimalistic. No words feel wasted. Good stuff.

[@kingcreg]

The irony of the capital constantly saying “may the odds be ever in your favor,” while simultaneously building a system that quite literally ensure that they are not has to be a nod to modern day capitalism and elitism. “Work harder and everything will be okay!” It’s a brutal lie we get told for a false sense of hope, but true hope comes when u finally realize “the odds are never in our favor,” and they never were or will be.

[@MovieFlame]

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[@ProfessorXEditz.]

Can you please make a video about ranking the Aurors from least to best in Harry Potter? love your youtube videos👍

[@facuuaf]

What i like the most about the films is that even though they came a few years before social media and current pr strategies settled, the filmmakers were steps ahead: livestreaming, online bets, etc. They were ahead of their time.

[@nicolherriot]

These videos feel like school essays, and as an ex-student who loved analysis and deep dives into books and film they’re always a breath of fresh air. Thanks Morgan ❤

[@5Ci0N]

Before this series came out, we never had a strong female lead before. -Jennifer Lawrence

[@bailatwerski2951]

I disagree although Harry is a main character so is Hermione Granger a very very strong character and the book would not even be a wonderful series if it wasn't for her and then there's Molly Weasley also a very strong character and without her again that Harry Potter books would suck

[@lovequinn7521]

I love Hermione and Ron more than Harry but they weren’t the lead. Hermione wasn’t the lead role in the HP series, she should be being the most badass and borderline psycho witch that she is. I also disagree about Katniss being the first strong female lead but I don’t have the complete context of the quote. If the dystopian YA books to live action movie adaptations, she may be. It’s in the context of these (mostly misquoted) quotes floating around the internet that the misunderstanding mostly happens and the actors gets bullied. What I found is about being the first female lead in an action movie because of sexism in their industry which Jennifer corrected herself to have made a mistake because there were female action lead prior to Hunger Games.

[@davidfairweather3301]

@@bailatwerski2951I’m pretty sure the comment is a joke based on something Jennifer Lawrence said about there not being a lot of female led action movies, which some have found to be ignorant considering you can find examples. I think Jennifer did have a point, there isn’t a lot of well written and iconic female led actions movies but it’s not right to say there isn’t any.

[@Jamilajahankhushbu]

Another thing that connects us to the books is the way how the capitol people chose to focus more on the Peeta and Katniss love story than anything during and even after the games. Ignoring all of the other real problems. The same way, we, the real life people focus more on "Peetaxkatniss" vs "Galexkatniss". Focusing more on the love triangle than the real issues this series represents. I don't know if Collins anticipated that would happen or not but the fact this happened really fascinates me.

[@anonymousperson8475]

I know it’s a powerful legend to draw from, but gladiators actually rarely died. Many of them were considered great athletes and were famous across the Roman Empire.

[@gbmtboogie829]

Thank you brotha I've tried to tell people this numerous times

[@emmiijjo]

Like the careers from 1, 2 and 4? Also didn’t the gladiators fight like prisoners or random citizens (please correct me if I’m wrong), like how the careers fight the outer districts in the hunger games, and one of the careers most of the time come out victorious

[@ingrid.2546]

I would like to see a video where you go through what you think the hunger games characters boggarts would be❤

[@JackPhillips-Daintree]

Yes

[@NINE-NINE99]

Everyone needs to blow this up so he sees it

[@angin.9947]

Great Video ! Quick question to everyone here : If you wouldn't have seen or read the first Hunger Games Movies / Books first, do you think you would watch or read the Ballads of Songbirds and Snake first? Imagine watching or reading the story not knowing how monsterous Snow will become....

[@Lauren_210]

I would say first read/watch the trilogy first and then Ballad afterwards. Ballad was written with the expectation that you have already read the trilogy and you have the fundamental basics in terms of the lore and worldbuilding behind Panem itself, the Games, etc. It makes the reading experience of Ballad much more impactful (especially when it comes to learning more about Snow when you go back in time and see him young) if you already have the context of the trilogy prior to it and it's more fun to catch all of the references/easter eggs/foreshadowing. In addition, while the trilogy is mature and touches on heavy subjects/topics, Ballad is aimed at a slightly more older audience and touches upon topics such as social contract theory, philosophy behind human nature, etc.

[@aurilanise]

I was just contemplating this! I agree with @Lauren_210. Without the original trilogy, the story of A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes isn’t as effective (impactful?) so much of what makes the prequel great is reading something and understanding what it eventually becomes in Katniss’ day. Ex: learning Tigris is Snows cousin and then wondering. How can she go from doing EVERYTHING to help Snow to helping shelter Katniss and betraying him?

[@davidfairweather3301]

I think a big part of the prequel relies on context for the original trilogy. The reason the games feel so much more raw and overtly cruel is because of how much they were dressed up and glamourised in the original trilogy. The reason I was so invested in snows character is because of Donald Sutherlands portrayal in the movies. I was eager to learn more about snows mindset, and was so good to see his psychopathic and cold nature explored, and his ascend to power given more development.

[@LydiaLadea]

Genuinely I accidentally read a very confusing storyline. I read The Hunger Games and Catching Fire first, then Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, because when I started reading the books all 4 were released. Finally I read Mockingjay, and the fact my last read was Mockingjay made me hate snow so much I couldn't even fathom the idea in the movie Snow was hot 😂

[@emmiijjo]

I would read/watch the original triology first. The prequel becomes so much more impactful knowing the basic lore of Panem and the story of the 74th games to the rebellion. I remember showing my friend The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, and she had only watched the first movie so like halfway through I realized “Oh shit you won’t understand all these parallels”. Watch or read the original triology first, that’s why the prequel is just that, a prequel.

[@sparxstreak02]

3:55 While I agree, that there’s pretty much every opportunity for women as well as men, at the same time I noticed all Peacekeepers I saw seemed to be male but maybe that’s cos no woman wanted to join or they just didn’t show any.

[@Lauren_210]

There actually are some female Peacekeepers, but that's mainly from the books because the films don't really highlight this. In Catching Fire, there is a female Peacekeeper named Purnia who is there during Gale's whipping who helped Darius after Commander Thread left and Katniss thanked her for that as well as for convincing him to decrease the number of lashes on Gale since it was his first offense. In Ballad, Snow does mention seeing a couple of females being recruited to become Peacekeepers on their way to their assigned districts.

[@Michaelalovespandas]

Also in the movie I remember almost all the miners looked male. That seems weird since mining is their main industry. And you’d think that since women are normally smaller, they’d be good at fitting in small spaces

[@sethphillips6810]

Love hunger games. It was honestly the first series I ever read. Made me realize I was missing out on books.

[@Matthew_BKG]

I'm gonna be a 🤓 and point out that Gladiators rarely fought to the death, as it was a big finacial loss to have your fighter trained for them to just die. It was considered barbaric to kill your opponent in the ring on purpose, and when fighters died it wasn't a cheerful event.

[@wendyrock4260]

I'm 64 and love The Hunger Games. The author writes to appeal to a wide audience. Sciece fiction and futuristic fantasy never try to predict the future. They comment on our times.

[@justice2183]

I absolutely love your Hunger Games videos! Definitely my favorite, sometimes I rewatch (re-listen?) while working out

[@tbone6032]

This is a great analysis of the hunger games, but oh lord his Roman history is clearly from a TV show

[@Songbirdstar]

This has easily become one of my favorite YT channels!!

[@audioliquor]

THANK YOU Morgan for including Putin and Xi's photo when you said the word "dictators". You will probably get the CCP "little pinks" getting all angry with you and I hope you will not change this video in anyway (many KZbinrs have caved whenever they criticize China and got flak for it). The people in Hong Kong used many HG imageries and slogans (if we burn, you burn with us!) during the 2019 uprising. The HG stories are very important to our struggle. Again, thank you, and I am so proud to be your fan.

[@TheMutantCreeper]

When I was hospitalized, the Hunger Games movies were playing here and there and I watched it many times. I really enjoyed them and it was the first time I finally watched Mockingjay. I know it’s a bit divisive but I had a good time.

[@juliajohnson4080]

Dude you are giving me so much material for my presentation on YA dystopias and how they’ve affected culture. Thank you so much for this video!!!

[@Lauren_210]

You basically summed it up perfectly and this is a great video essay. I love this series so much for those exact same reasons you discussed as to why it holds up super well, especially when it comes to YA series. As you say, I think the series is special and holds up super well is because of the fact that the characters are three dimensional and go through raw and realistic experiences that are not resolved simplistically as well as take the time to really think about their society and their situations. They feel very nuanced and fleshed out. Katniss as the main protagonist/hero also differs from other series in which she is not the typically "chosen one" hero and that she is just a regular person who has experienced trauma in her life prior to the start of the series and her selflessness and love for her family (particularly her younger sister) is what enters her in into the journey she's about to go on throughout the trilogy and her becoming the symbol for the Second Rebellion even though she never asked for all that in the first place. That's not to say I don't like "chosen one" archetype stories since I am also a huge fan of other series like Harry Potter, but still. I have to mention that when it comes to Katniss and how much I love and admire her as a character and her story. Suzanne is not afraid to go to dark places (i.e., Finnick revealing in his propo that he as well as other desirable victors have experienced being forced into prostitution post-Games; another way to show that even life for victors after winning their Games isn't all that great to be) and she is such a genius with her writing and how she incorporates real world elements into her series. She has said that she has her two worlds (the Underland and Panem; referring to her two series, The Underland Chronicles and The Hunger Games) and uses them to explore just war theory and when she has a topic she wants to delve into, she finds the right place to write that story in, which was how we ended up getting Ballad in regards her wanting to explore the state of nature debate of the Enlightenment period and how it lent itself to a story centered on Snow when he was young.

[@maryjennrich8888]

I love this channel! It’s nice you’ve incorporated more clips with you in it! Makes it more personal. Keep it up!

[@nomadichippie1930]

I love that snow says that mocking jays are “technology stolen my nature” it’s a great way to show the mentality of the capitol

[@Cruncha_YT]

I love how you started this video exactly like how you started it in your dissecting the book and movie part 1 which was 6 years ago

[@horseyfacetheglorious]

2:18 Actually! Gladiator fighting was far more tame than this, fighting to the death was frowned upon and more over killing was against the rules

[@tell-me-a-story-]

Unless you were a Christian or something.

[@horseyfacetheglorious]

@@tell-me-a-story- No I mean, it applied to everybody

[@estherkim6533]

I think the parallels between real life is just a small part of why the hunger games touched the reader's hearts so much. The world building was really good, but it was also because of the conflict, the character development and overall plot was well thought out and planned out without rushing or drawing events out and not exaggerating on any of their points. One that I was impressed with was the love triangle which happens to take over the plot especially in stories with plenty of other important plot points, but it was perfectly executed here

[@PrincessTiffie]

I first watched/read the Hunger Games in the early 2010s and came to the same conclusions, though you took my observations to a much deeper detail. Sadly, the Katniss's ancestors still are doing exactly what will lead to her future and at an increasing rate😞 Great video. I've loved the Hunger Games.

[@yancheol196]

Its the first time that i cried reading a book thats why i love the hunger games series cause it resonates well with the audience

[@Acid_Ash]

Honestly I miss this style of movie. Divergent, Maze Runner, Hunger games. I distinctly remember seeing all of these series in theaters and then one day they vanished. Not just the hunger games but pretty much all of these dystopian coming of age movies I gotta rewatch every few years. Just the music scores and the hopeful yet dark undertones they provide are too good to ignore

[@stephenmccarthy2517]

I love your dedication to this series, it helps validate my long lasting obsession for it haha. This franchise (books and movies) had such an impact on me as I developed into adulthood, and I still consider it to be my favorite series to this day. Collins had a remarkable talent for drawing audiences of all kinds in and portraying a realistic precautionary tale about our humanity both on the personal and political scale. These books are chalk full of themes that creates such a richness in storytelling. If I was a high-school English prof, I would definitely include THG trilogy in my syllabus. Though criticism is good, deserved appreciation for a well written story is also very refreshing to see. Great video!

[@ViaAvione]

Also, I have been asked which is my favourite character in The Hunger Games. Well, it is not an individual. It is a group, "The Peace Keepers". They represent an oxymoron, a paradox. They are the antithesis of peace. They do not make peace, they enforce peace. They use force to maintain the status quo (Latin, the state of which). They are The Capitol's prison guards. Thus, their actions did not create peace; instead, they instigated war. Lastly, as more explored within the Songbirds book, the peacekeepers are internally conflicted about their purpose. Are they good, or are they evil...??

[@jtom2958]

If we’re talking about things from our history that helped inspire the story, you gotta mention the American revolution. 13 colonies revolting against a far away power who seems to care little for their problems.

[@SyedMahirUddin]

The most genuinely compiled answers answered in one go. 👍

[@Septic-Hearts]

I love how blatantly anti-war The Hunger Games is, it doesn't just say "War is bad" it demonstrates it, and not by having Katniss try to reform and change things herself but by showing her try to survive it. I also love that the oppression and discrimination is class based as opposed to racially or religously based, it made me and tonnes of other people identitfy (as opposed to dissociating ) with the issue pretty well. Then the series has all the elements that's prevalent in times of war, symbols, martyrs, propaganda and bleak, bittersweet end, even with apparent victory. There isn't a winner there's only survivors.

[@doublezero2001]

The hunger games also distract the districts from their literal hunger and poor living conditions

[@pepijn23]

The fact that they also turned the Hunger Games into kind of a real things like Minecraft is also just great if not a little tragic. The main thing that went through my head when I played that was the books. I’m probably sounding very stupid.

[@tomlinson1710]

I’m glad my sister got me into this series

[@aaron_22766]

I hope pupils in a not so far future are going to analyze The Hinger Games in English class instead of Shakespeare or other old stuff. This is absolutely incredible.

[@chosengirlonfire]

The fact is that you have briefed all the points I did on this essay project I have just finished about societal and political issues, as well as explain things in wonderful ways and include new information I never though of and would've loved to use, and yet, this is posted after I have completed the project so I cannot reference this or use this. 😂Great video as always.

[@Kyle-t9g]

What also great about the series is that there is no sides are representing justice (both capital and rebels), like what Eiffel Trinket realised

[@LaylaBraisdell-i4d]

pov what everyones english teacher wants them to write for a book report

[@Natasha-ew6qu]

13:59 I have to know right now was the man that starts talking in that scene played by the same actor that played Die Hardman in Death Stranding ?

[@DrMonkeVR]

Hey Morgan can you also do every difference between the hunger games movies and books

[@kaylieghskorner9650]

The fact that movie flame makes awesome videos about it, of course!

[@nmoney6655]

My favorite part of The Hunger Games is that Katniss is a very skilled Huntress who has everything she needs to survive in the games

[@erinbailey782]

The hunger games can also refrence how if citizens take the food rations so that they don't starve (I forget the name the book uses) they having their name entered more times. Literally representing if you don't want to be hungry you have to play our game.

[@britshgifgod718]

if you guys love this, i fully recommend giving battle royale a watch. its a Japanese movie with kinda the same plot but its a class rather then districts

[@PrincessNicEssus]

Collins came up with the purging from what the Romans would do during their feasts. Katniss’s mental break, her coping mechanisms, her journey to the other side made the books the best sellers that they were. The movies washing this from their portrayal of her demeans and flattens her character. She is the phoenix which rose up out of the ashes again and again. Suffering horrendous grief, abuse, neglect, forced to kill, etc formed who she is but to pretend that it never affected her instead turned her into a sociopath. When in reality she was written as an empath feeling deeply for others, actually trying numerous times to save lives at the detriment of her own.

[@sawanna508]

My perseption is different: How is the movie predending what happen to her dosn't affect her? She has nightmares and doubts, is questoning the rebells methode at some point. And I see her a a very empathic person. One scene that shoes that to me is the visit to the hospital. She is certainly not a sociopath.

[@RoydeanEU]

2:14 Roman gladiators did not "Fight to the death" in the arena Movieflame! It was expensive to make gladiators they couldn't afford to just throw hundreds away after each fight, some obviously got unlucky and died to infections from minor wounds but its nothing like the movies where the loser would be executed after every fight.

[@freddytang2128]

I feel like hunger games has some parallel to extreme sports, or even sports like hockey where athletes get into fist fights or sports where you tackle each other. That is sort of like modern day version of Roman gladiator matches

[@lazyscholar7932]

It could have easily been just about good guy rebels beating Snow. Including both Snow and Coin as anatagonists added depth and breath to the overall discussion of facism.

[@Lonovavir]

It's also painfully accurate, too often rebels against tyranny end up as tyrants themselves. Revolutions are more likely to be evil vs. evil, not evil vs. good.

[@lazyscholar7932]

@Lonovavir It makes sense though. Because often times the coups and rebellions were led by former generals, soldiers, and politicians, of the former government.

[@Tigerz865]

He puts in so much effort for us thank you so much to MF ❤

[@bailatwerski2951]

Thank You for the time you put into this Morgan!!!😃

[@aspenlawrence4892]

Using these videos to study for my AP Lit exam tomorrow

[@artcrafter9941]

You did brought up a bunch of interisting points, some of which I didnt thought about. However you totally left out the parallels between the class struggles in capitalism and the capitol. I think that that is the most important part of it all as it shows how hierarchie within the economics and society can create such "slave like" districts and dystopia

[@cookie_monztyr4678]

I really loved the development of Katnis and Peeta's love story.

[@emmab4587]

Really good point about the feminism holding up on its own by simply not being addressed

[@MateoLeibowitz-]

Show don’t tell ✨

[@jojotchen]

I don't know it I'm cold but I got chills again as I do in most videos

[@sereno2468]

I wonder if one day I'll be alive to see a book with Heymitch's games, or a movie, or a series, or a miniseries, or an article in the newspaper, anything, SUZANNEEEEEEEEEE

[@thechosenone16]

The other english group in my class got hunger games as a Projectwork

[@alexferguson3064]

Always great to watch videos from movieflame. Can’t wait to see the forth hunger games movie in the cinema

[@BlackSteelKeyChain]

Wow glad to know I’m not alone in fully engrossing myself back in this world again after almost a decade. I’m re reading all the books and re watching the movies. It wasn’t just for the upcoming movie but b/c it just naturally found it’s way back into my forefront interest again and it’s hard to explain why. I think I can narrow it down to how many historical real world horrific events have happened recently one after the other and how my now adult mind is comprehending all the tragedies and how different my understanding of the world is now compared to 2013. Now going back and putting myself in this world again it’s resonated more with me than it did back then and what was once a twilight bandwagon of teen romance set against the shallow backdrop of a dystopian cartoon Evil empire fictional world is now an intense, emotionally exhausting, realistic Shakespearian psychological thriller set in a believable socio political near dystopian future tale of irreplaceable lose due to war and death, the human condition of both how bad things can get if we let it and how important it is to cherish all the small acts of kindness by good people especially in the face of all the hardships surrounding us all, because it’s those small acts that inspire everyone to be better. It’s final message of life being able to go on in rebuilding and healing if you choose to keep on going after all the pieces fall and finding your happiness again is the best to message to end it out on in my opinion. It works both in story and out in the meta for our real lives I think it success does come down to Collin’s theme of how bad it is when brutal adult themes and concepts are forced onto the young and innocent. It shows how for granted we take our perceived protection of childhood innocence is and how others aren’t so fortunate. Of how easy we can allow such injustices to exist for far longer than they should than by our complacency in said terrible systems of power that we’ve rationalized have been going on for too long and we just couldn’t stop even if we wanted to and it’s that mindset that prevents us from bettering the world. When no one stands up we all sink into the wood works and just pray it’s not us directing suffering and wish it just happens to someone else instead. It shows how true lasting change can come when the brave few finally stand up and call for it. We need more stories like this nowadays and I hope collins writes more.

[@horseyfacetheglorious]

Make these Riordanverse videos 1.)What the Characters’ Bogarts Are Ex: Percy - Alecto Annabeth - Arachne Grover - Polyphemus 2.) A character s design video just like the Harry Potter one Ex: Percy- Male / Teenager / Wave swept black hair / sea green eyes / olive skin / silly / thin Annabeth- female / teenager / tan skin / honey blonde hair / athletic physique / grey eyes Thalia- female / teenager / short spiky black hair / blue eyes / leather jacket / punk clothes / freckles Luke / Kronos- Male / young adult / Sandy hair / long scar down his eye / handsome / blue and gold eyes / athletic Nico- male / kid / small / medium jet black Emo hair / aviator jacket / black skull shirt / pale white skin / black jeans / skinny Ethan Nakamura - Male / teenager / Japanese American / glossy black hair / thin / eye patch on his right eye / mean / wears purple and armor Jason - male / teenager / blonde hair / blue eyes / scarred lip tall / athletic / glasses Will Solace- male / teenager / medium blonde hair / blue eyes / green button up shirt and orange T-shirt / shorts / sandals / friendly Frank- male / teenager / Chinese / athletic physique / Buzzcut black hair Hazel- female / teenager / African American / gold eyes / brown hair / friendly / small Leo- Male / teenager / Latino / curly black hair / pointed face / elf like ears / small Piper- Female / teenager / dark brown hair / Native American / copper skin Beckendorf- male / teenager / African American / big / muscular Reyna- Female / teenager / Latina / long black hair / athletic / swordswoman Silena- Female / teenager / long shiny black hair / blue eyes / beautiful / thin Clarisse- female / teenager / stringy brown hair / athletic physique/ mean / tall

[@00juls00]

This was an excellent review of this series! I'm a big fan of HG personally and I've also taught it to students. It's a fascinating parallel to our real world and I think every young person should read them.

[@maytalacedo20]

another thing I overlooked when reading the books and the thing that wasn't talked about was child exploitation and of course how Hollywood stars and how their abused and not heard or even get to voiced but later which parallels to child stars and of course celebrities that have this problem. and Finnick was the example of this and at the time when I read this, I never heard of this story that talks about the subject like that. it also makes me think deeper and wonder if what happened to past celebrities and child stars that went through this awful abuse but also it touches on how some people adults objectify some kids in a disturbing way like how the way they describe Finnick by a lot of adult women look at him at the age of 14 and how he was treated was so disturbing. It makes me realize a wakeup call on how we need to be aware of those celebrates and child stars and understand what they went through and how we treat them badly without realized it like how last year former child star Jennette who was in icarly made a book on her experiences in nickelodeon and the director was so awful and how she has to heal in therapy because of it along with other stars along with it. it makes too self-aware and really need to think. I appreciate Suzanne for touching on something that wasn't talked about much.

[@YoMegaStar69]

i just realized this guys is THE MF

[@anawieder5003]

Something I’ve always wondered about: Are there people outside Panem? It seems unlikely that the entire population was destroyed except for what remains of North America. Are there other countries? I know Ballad references people up north

[@paintingdreams290]

i'm just gonna assume yes, to a extent

[@itsemeliesabel]

Great reminder for these times

[@latertheidiot]

Idk why but I mostly like Hunger Games for its ending it's the best dystopian story ending I have seen so far. I enjoy the fact that it's not a truly happy ending, but bitter and the whole journey of the characters scared them which is relatable and feels very real, because it's not always sunshine and daisies.

[@gltchedblue2406]

can you do a video on eragon and the rest of the series

[@Daughter_Of_Artemis]

I Love the fact that Katniss was never the chosen one! She was a 16 year old girl who just wanted to save her sister!

[@lucyb5673]

It’s the romance and attention to detail

[@zoridd2199]

Thank you for talking about the hunger games still i love you for that

[@TheLostCrsuader21]

I haven't even started watching but I already know this is a banger 🔥🔥 Yeah I was right

[@lorencesantiago643]

U need to start making more hunger games vids

[@mvpfireant5188]

I agree with the feminist point. This series does a great job of having a strong and respectable female protagonist because they treat her as equal instead of different. Because it’s not rubbed in your face, it feels real

[@mathswatch1976]

The end of the dark days is also like the cold war that capitol couldn't nuke 13 without retaliation like usa ans ussr

[@namugriff]

Will admit it took m a while to get into the books, as I wasn't use to reading a story from the first person perspective that the book uses.

[@AbsoluteLunatic123]

9:27 what’s that scene? Seen it so many times in MF videos but unfortunately never seen the movies.

[@James-bak5]

I also saw a bit of the russian revolution with coin seeming good at the start just like stalin but the became exactly what they were trying to stop in this case snow (the tsar for the revolution)