The Entire Life of Peeta Mellark (Hunger Games Explained)

[@Emma-rr3kp]

Primrose: *Gets called to hunger games* Katniss: I volunteer as tribute! Peeta: *Gets called to hunger games* Peetas brothers: that’s rough buddy

[@raeannariggs97]

That's rough buddy 😂

[@PuffyCloud10]

I am severely Disappointed that you didn't say: That's Rough Buddy

[@raeannariggs97]

@@PuffyCloud10 I was too, hence why commented it 😅😂

[@chickennoodlesoup2569]

@@raeannariggs97 dude 😂

[@michaelbfdiiwong523]

Pretty sure Peeta's brothers are already out of range

[@HanaEek]

Peeta means a lot to me because he really represented a new and refreshing YA male lead. It was so rare to see a YA male romantic lead that was kind, soft-hearted and showed his emotions.

[@reece9424]

Right! Him being soft doesn't mean he's weak.

[@carly4238]

Exactly! Even when he was tortured and brainwashed by the capital his personality still showed after, when katniss and his squad helped him with his memories he was trusting them and believed what they said about his past He went through so much but came out stronger but still kind hearted and caring!

[@ben0466]

What’s a YA male

[@helinille]

@@ben0466 YA = young adult (book category )

[@lucamara6424]

Exactly my thoughts! With so much toxicity in YA books…well at least we have Peeta☺️ Really happy these were the books I read in my early teen years, it set a good example. No doubt I read some books with toxic relationships too, but I hope I realized that😅

[@keenabees]

In District 12, no couple truly feels married until they have a toasting ceremony, where they each place a piece of bread into a fire and feed it to one another. The boy with the bread and the girl on fire literally equals toast lol. Suzanne Collins wrote beautiful imagery and symbolism into Katniss and Peeta's story in so many ways.

[@annika6254]

oooooh yes! great point!

[@AllahMonke]

@Leon Boholm LMAOO

[@wildflxwrr0628]

and with Gale sympolising strong wind showing how Katniss and him wasn't meant to be

[@AmaraEmme]

@@wildflxwrr0628omg I only just realized Gale represents the wind that feeds Katniss’s fire

[@wildflxwrr0628]

@@AmaraEmme Peeta means rock, meaning that he his the rock Katniss can lean on in hard times

[@hollandfray4521]

PTSD aside, he married the girl he had loved since he was 5 and they had two babies. One of the few surviving characters that got the ending he deserved!

[@JMB_Knight]

And is a great baker I might add!

[@ivorysakura8613]

Yay

[@thesilvershining]

Honestly, I would have been so beyond sad if he got killed off. He and Katniss truly needed each other from beginning to end.

[@luisvilla799]

Yeah but that bitch didnt like him she settled so fuck her

[@nmoney6655]

@@luisvilla799 actually she didn’t want Gale to be her husband so no she not a bad character

[@grammmarli]

If I'm being honest though, Peeta is an extremely well-written character, and in my opinion, relates to readers about their thoughts about the hunger games.

[@lightspark7820]

He’s probably the most likable character in the series and he’s the most relatable by far. Which is important in a series where a lot of the characters have very unique personalities and traits

[@GeoX242]

@@lightspark7820 "He's probably the most likeable character in the series" one word F I N N I C K

[@lightspark7820]

@@GeoX242 *One of the most likable - Finnick is definitely up there as well

[@adamchmilo5863]

Yeah that’s true

[@grammmarli]

@@lightspark7820 couldn’t have said it better myself 😌😌

[@MinecraftTransformers]

Loved it. But the bread that Peeta gave to Katniss, wasn't just an ordinary loaf of bread. This bread had nuts and berries in it. Extremely expensive loaf of bread. Only the head Peace Keeper could afford it by him self. Occasionally a few merchants would go in to together and get one of the special breads. And to buy it you had to pay in advance.

[@hi-ls6lt]

Is that why his mom was so mad when he burned it?

[@MinecraftTransformers]

Peeta's parents could barely afford the nuts and berries, and Peeta knew what he was doing when he burned the bread crust. He knew his parents be mad and made him throw the burnt bread to the pigs.

[@hi-ls6lt]

@@MinecraftTransformers quite romantic that he did that for Katniss imo. And life saving of course.

[@MinecraftTransformers]

Next time you eat a slice of banana nut bread, think of Peeta.

[@hi-ls6lt]

@@MinecraftTransformers I don’t like banana, but yeah I always think of Peeta when it comes to bread, especially Pitta bread

[@leafyveins4985]

I hated that they didn't show in the film how depressed and shell-shocked Katniss was when she and Haymitch went back to the Victor's Village, and how the sight of Peeta and the primroses he was planting for Prim inspired her to finally shower after weeks of sitting, throwing away the rose that Snow left for her so long ago into the fire, and wanting to feel alive again. Anyone who has been depressed can't help but be touched by her launching into motion again. Struck by something so simple and powerful it can only have one name: love. Hits me so hard every time I read it.

[@thesilvershining]

Absolutely, I love it too

[@immydubby5789]

I felt drowned throughout the part where she couldn't even kill herself if she wanted to because she was too depressed. Even after Peeta comes too she was only showing a bit of changes. But not until she found Buttercup. That moment was heart wrenching that I cried for a solid 20 minutes

[@darrensandifer3799]

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[@boywonder2120]

lmfao

[@sarakennedy3467]

I really wish they shown them all struggling with mental health more would've been more true to the books

[@joshjohnson6997]

I think it was cool that Katniss and Peeta actually fell in love at the end of the story.

[@eilishcorkery2364]

And wasn't rushed or forced either

[@keyintheignition1133]

@@eilishcorkery2364 true

[@keiramullahy9829]

Yeah

[@neongreenghosts6943]

@@eilishcorkery2364 yup

[@alexonorato7381]

Yep

[@Katie-ez2ws]

When you gave them domestic roles and said the haymitch was a child, I couldn't stop laughing

[@aleksakakittygod]

Me too Lmao

[@fidonuts8699]

mother can i go to the hob for a drink

[@neongreenghosts6943]

@@fidonuts8699 LMAFOOO

[@ashe_xox]

I mean that makes a ton of sense tho

[@ShaunM926]

Me too, me too

[@soraceant]

Peeta had a bad life. Imagine having a crush on someone and that leading you to being tortured.

[@clairezhang8243]

Peeta

[@lightningjaguar5625]

Peter? Really?

[@annaokeefe838]

@@lightningjaguar5625 it probably auto corrected

[@clairezhang8243]

@@annaokeefe838 yeah

[@soraceant]

Auto correct children

[@TK-867]

Peeta is the heart of The Hunger Games Trilogy.

[@adamchmilo5863]

Yes ty

[@theodoraarampatzi6131]

In the book...*

[@carly4238]

I totally agree with you and his character is better in the books

[@BiteMe5664]

He is the 3rd most enjoyable character the 1st is Prim and the second is Finnick

[@adamchmilo5863]

@@BiteMe5664 Oh is that so?

[@1607hannah1]

It kind of pissed me off how the film (which I think is a fairly decent adaptation overall) sort of brushed off Peeta's kindness in the bread scene. Without knowing the book you have no idea why Katniss is sat outside the bakery looking sad, and Peeta's already burnt the bread, making it feel like a random decision without any reason behind it. Like the whole point is that Peeta deliberately burns the bread, because he sees Katniss first and feels bad for her situation. He actively decides to take a risk and do something incredibly kind and brave, and give her some food, even though he knows he'll get in trouble for it!

[@luv.georgie5047]

Plus he threw it right in the mud instead of walking a bit closer 🤣

[@yashdhariyakumar4229]

If you're smart enough u can understand his intentions in the movies, ya but for kids watching this movie this can come out as rude.

[@1607hannah1]

@@yashdhariyakumar4229 It has nothing to do with being smart. I saw this film when I was 20. Film language provides a story. This scene wasn't properly introduced or gave the right implication unless you were aware of the book. And even if you are, it doesn't do justice to a scene where we're meant to see Peeta's kindness and compassion (the two attributes that save him in the end). It's rushed over and Peeta is made to look thoughtless and careless, which is not in keeping with his character.

[@hrvbox]

I agree, when I watched the first movie at like 14 I havent read the books yet, and I thought Katniss was sitting there and Peeta threw bread at her as a sign of pittynenss only. Then I understood when I read the books that it was him being kind and brave.

[@heikesiegl2640]

@@erinschweikart3147 its about cinematic language and portraial of a character. Show don't tell

[@jenniferb4949]

Peeta fell in love with Katniss the first time he heard her voice. It’s no wonder her voice was then again the thing that gave him the ability to breakthrough the brainwashing/torture.

[@thesilvershining]

Oh my god 😭😭😭😭

[@stevemccullen8663]

True

[@winniethepooh5605]

I really like at the end of the books when Katniss officially chooses peeta over Gale, she talks about all Gale wanted was revenge, but Peeta just wanted peace, and to be together, something Katniss rlly needed then 😁

[@sofia-yf4hq]

love you! love that! love it!

[@luisvilla799]

This is why I hate Katniss

[@buffyglimmers]

See that’s why I was always team Peeta , she is already so strong and serious she needed someone soft and peaceful to remind her that not everything is a death game , the fact that he was always himself and loved her truly I think they’re literary soul mates.

[@lostcitieseditz4044]

As of 7 pages on catching fire, i dont understand how ppl could be on team gale

[@anlydaly5726]

​@@lostcitieseditz4044 Yes. Reading the books I would roll my eyes whenever he came up, I will never know why people who read the books like his character when every time he talked he was either annoying or unbearable

[@jdlee4358]

Peeta means bread in Latin. Bread is a symbol of survival and hope for Katniss in the books. Which is a huge reason why she chose him in the end. It was symboloc from the beginning.

[@catlady1860]

No, It doesn't

[@Randomuser-u2o]

Really? Omg i didn't know. That's super cool

[@Piccadally]

Panis is Latin for bread, but good try I guess.

[@eilishcorkery2364]

I got the origin The name Peeta means Rock and is of American origin. And makes so much sense on why Katniss chose Peeta, he was her rock

[@notyourtherapist21]

Actually the Latin words for bread are Panis and Panem. Usage of either varies on how you're using it. Peeta's name comes from the Middle eastern "Pita" bread. So kinda factually wrong. But I do like how you've likened his name to survival and nutrition, which is what Katniss needed.

[@everwildart3563]

Peeta's story is sad, he was literally abused by his mother and was forced to enter a deadly game with his crush whom he had to kill in order to survive. He also got tortured countless times and at one point got hijacked. I'm glad he get a happy ending in the end, he deserves it.

[@HienVu-gz6qm]

i read all the books of hunger game but i didnt see any detail that they mention Peeta was abused or had to join the deadly game? @@

[@stevebetternotdie9943]

@@HienVu-gz6qm damn, what books did you read then?🤣

[@jerafeemforro8657]

@@HienVu-gz6qm in the first book, i think it was mentioned that peeta's mother hit him when he burned the bread for katniss so i pretty sure she hits him often

[@galaxy_doggie2630]

@@HienVu-gz6qm the whole books are about the hunger games?

[@DingchingYT]

Bro really watching the hungary games

[@almaroxas5452]

Peeta, Finnick, Prim, and Rue represented peace, compassion, unconditional love, kindness, and forgiveness. I think that's why the four of them meant so much

[@phalynwilliams4119]

I totally 💯 agree with you. ❤. The 4 were brilliant, warm, smart characters. They were very important to the series especially since some of the other major characters were often cold 🥶, hard and even calculating.

[@kenyihernandez5224]

Mags and the guy with lenses, the smart one

[@preciousotoakhia9789]

​@@phalynwilliams4119would they four of them really forgive coin and snow because I don't see that despite their peace, forgiveness, compassion and kindness

[@phalynwilliams4119]

@@preciousotoakhia9789 , All of the characters were damaged by the games and mistreatment. I believe Peeta said it best. I am paraphrasing. But he said that he wanted to still be himself and not just another piece in their game. Peeta, Finnick, Prim and Rue stood out because they always seemed to have their own qualities despite everything.

[@preciousotoakhia9789]

@@phalynwilliams4119 always wonder if prim and snow granddaughter would be besties, because I can see them working together to fight president coin in an alternate reality, because prim would definitely be they Mockingjay

[@XangelkatzX]

Wish he added the part where Peeta and Katniss had the couple of days before the 75th QQ where they hung out and had picnics which is when the fondness for Peeta grew. This made sense as to why Katniss cared for Peeta more during the games. But I love Peeta and love this!

[@fidonuts8699]

i kid you not i was in tears reading that

[@lyricsorin3406]

Thats my fav scene

[@quelteless]

when he sees he wished that moment could be frozen my heart melt

[@thesilvershining]

When she found out Peeta drew a picture of Rue for his assessment, that was the last straw. She was irrevocably in love with him from that point on. Not only was she super impressed by his compassion and bravery, but she realized Peeta was rebellious in the same way she was. She and Peeta were always on the same wavelengths--unlike her and Gale.

[@j.one0098]

Yeah, especially the part where her head was laying on his lap while she was making flower crowns

[@auradewolfe116]

Peeta's strength of character is so strong that not only did he find his way back to himself after the horrific torture he endured but also found his way back to the feeling he had/has for Katniss. His first act after getting back to District Twelve after being released from the care of Dr. Aurelius was to plant Primroses for Katniss. The Capitol couldn't break him. They tried but failed. Even Pres. Coin couldn't, and boy did she want him to. Oh, and she only wanted him over Katniss, because she mistakenly believed Peeta was easily manipulated. Which he wasn't. He was also on board with a rebellion before Katniss was, even mentioning it during the Victory Tour during the party at Pres. Snow's mansion. Yeah, Peeta was not ignorant or blind to the atrocities of the Capitol, but unlike Gale, Peeta didn't give in to the anger and hatred it elicited. Instead, he used it to fuel his kindness and compassion.

[@thesilvershining]

All this. Peeta is such an underrated boy, easily my favorite character!

[@bekahswanson]

This!! Perfectly said! This is exactly why I love Peeta so much! Thank you for putting into words what I was unable to!

[@ahmadxolmaxmatov]

@@thesilvershining me too.

[@dbviolette]

When it came down to it, Gale was just as selfish a person as Katniss. He chose the revolution over her, where as Peeta chose Katniss over everything. Always putting her first and trying to save her. Hamish was right, Katniss did not deserve a guy like Peeta, he was too good for. He loved her, warts and all. Gale never did, he just loved what she represented.

[@Makallalajsiis]

Warts and all lmaoooo 🤣😂

[@sofia-yf4hq]

i feel you, that’s deep. I 101% agree :)

[@deec8592]

the accurary of this comment 💯

[@GIBBO4182]

Not sure how choosing the people over the woman he was in love with makes him selfish. Pretty sure sacrificing his own happiness is the opposite of being selfish

[@redshed2020]

@@GIBBO4182 Designing and using bombs that wait to explode a second time to kill medical people who come to help the victims makes him an ass.

[@theodoraarampatzi6131]

What I had forgotten when reading the books was that Peeta fricking won a second hunger games with a prosthetic fricking leg!...

[@sneakylike333]

Imagine him kicking someone with that leg. Ouch.

[@swagwanhyung8413]

I wish they included that and Katniss’ kinda-deaf-left-ear😭

[@saphiriathebluedragonknight375]

What's that hanger games? Is that were they beat each other with clothes hangers?

[@theodoraarampatzi6131]

@@saphiriathebluedragonknight375 ooo the bilingual in me is showing huh? Thanks for the correction!

[@abdirahmanidris290]

To be fair, everyone was helping him

[@robindew9072]

Peeta was by far the best character of the whole movie. Very well written.

[@thejetace42]

Yeah bro and he got an happy ending

[@danielfrohlich6362]

He was a simp

[@Purplecorgi10]

Fr

[@danielfrohlich6362]

@Maddy he put her life over his own... how can you do this while barely knowing her (Book 1)

[@aya-_-3045]

@@danielfrohlich6362 It seems he felt that he had no reason to live, but Katniss did. His family didnt love or care for him. They wouldn't care much if he died and he had no one else. Katniss had a family who loved and relied on her.

[@elithesia781]

I've loved Peeta ever since I first read this trilogy, and he's probably one of my top 3 favorite characters. I was just always so amazed that someone as kind and compassionate as him could exist in a cruel world such as Panem, and I truly believe that his resemblance to Prim was a sign that he would be a bright spot in Katniss's world just as Prim was, as both of them had innocence that became strength and resolve. Seeing him suffer so much pain is heart wrenching, but him fighting his way back is something worth seeing because ou know the worst of the world can't truly take away someone so good. It honestly breaks my heart that the "Peeta vs Gale" nonsense ever happened, because you can tell that a lot of it was people just deciding which actor they found more attractive rather than focusing on them as people, as Peeta got hit with this aspect of it way more than Gale, with people calling him weak and other words that just aren't true. It's one reason why I really feel the books should be read, so people can see Peeta for the man he was meant to be, rather than just a handsome face on the screen.

[@rubberducky8116]

So true, it kinda reminds me of Edward vs. Jacob in Twilight lol

[@natashajacksonmusic]

I had a crush on Josh Hutcherson ever since I was 11. When I found out he would be playing my favourite character I cannot tell you how excited I was!

[@fidonuts8699]

status update: crying

[@gracie12622]

Ikr like people are all about the actors. Gale cant compare to peeta

[@neongreenghosts6943]

bro this comment gave peeta the justice he deserves

[@AundreasJournal]

Me: “I’m taking a 10 minute break then back to homework...” *notification goes off for this gem Me: “so I meant a 34 minute break”

[@adamchmilo5863]

Lmao

[@elizabethgreenhill8129]

Same though

[@jaeasian]

Same

[@remyparaskovia5499]

Peeta Is The most real And Kind Person in the whole Saga , she realise about this at the end.

[@paulinagalindo9282]

And this is how you write a love story: not rushed, not cheesy, just two people with shared trauma trying lo live a happy normal life 🖤 It made me so happy that Peeta ends up living a life he surely had dreamt of

[@bpowerpheonix]

As somebody with so much trauma even truly finding your soulmate with the Same trauma??? is not what you dream of. You'd never want someone you love going through it and honestly in real life they probably wouldn't be able to be so close without detriment too their mental health. A love story should just be a love story. We should not and do not need to romanticize pain and very real trauma. This book is fiction. The people who really go through shit are not. The comment you made sort of offended me and seemed insensitive not thoughtful and inconsiderate

[@JesseoverPessi]

@@bpowerpheonix i dont know what u had to go through but im sorry. i hope u live a long happy life!

[@cloudytea.]

​@kaylahhhhh Agree! Why can't a love story just be normal!

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

I'm sure Peeta would've been a fantastic chef.

[@ellawilkinson5952]

@Strawberry Kiwi Oh my word yes

[@BrotherHood-xh9sg]

Baker, or is this a r/whoosh moment?

[@Spenceycat123]

I imagine the same thing since in the movie having kids and baking cakes and other things ❤️❤️

[@adamchmilo5863]

Really?

[@adamchmilo5863]

@@Spenceycat123 We already baking :)

[@YELLERHEAD]

In the first book, when Katniss's family has been starving and Peeta burns the bread, it makes Katniss remember that it is spring and there's tons of dandelions around to make bread with. In the last book, Katniss says, regarding choosing Gale or Peeta, that she needs the "dandelion in the spring ... the reminder that life can go on." This entire series is flush with symbolism. My heart.

[@nmoney6655]

Yeah and also her mom made dandelion soup with those dandelions

[@shehulkgolding2206]

I wouldn't say Katniss's bond ing with Peeta during the first game was all an act. She knew deep down that she had started to catch real feelings.

[@thesilvershining]

Yep. At the end of the first book when he finds out it’s an act she’s sad because she’s losing him and they don’t connect for another six months. She’s already wanting Peeta’s presence in her life at that point, even though she has Gale in the wings.

[@isabelleoliveira389]

I think so too, but at that point, she would choose herself before him, and after, she wanted to sacrifice herself for him

[@Grievous-nx3iu]

I recently re-read the first book and the way Katniss pleads for Peeta when he's taken away for operation signals that she does care for him. Also her obsession with trying to talk to him again before the broadcast of the games highlights. Maybe she did not love him romantically yet but she definitely cared for Peeta more than she says she does

[@miles_tails0511]

You can't go through hell with someone and not care about him unless you're a psychopath. This book taught me so much about being human back when I wasn't sure I could feel it :')

[@antonyfoo]

It's often the people that are at peace that are the most dangerous when they're angry. Peeta is a perfect example. Imagine if he lost his mind in the earlier games...

[@scottmantooth8785]

*agreed...you don't know what monsters are being held in check by a calm demeanor and quiet personality until pushed one angstrom past the thresh hold of full containment*

[@Oreo-vh7rk]

Oh man, if he lost his mind in the games he gonna kill everyone and then himself

[@thesilvershining]

Katniss talks about the intensity in Peeta that comes out in certain situations, like when he's protecting her or concentrating really hard. He fascinates her. That said, hijacked Peeta would have definitely won the 74th Hunger Games in record time...

[@thelmainoah]

@@thesilvershining hijacked peeta was simply op

[@matthewcao2279]

True but you also have to understand in peeta's situation compared to anyone else. Like he has food on the table, always well fed (which is probably understandable why he is not well liked in the district), so the revolution for him is unnecessary. In fact, it can also mean bigger loss than gain. Where in contrast people like gale and anyone part of the rebellion. They are starving, without picking sides and start an uprising, they will always stuck being in the hunger games. So as much as I like to bash Gale in the later books or movies, you can really see where he is coming from

[@joeyjerry1586]

Peeta is one of my favorite characters and I’m glad Katniss chose him instead of selfish Gale. He’s always really kind, generous, smart, caring and basically all those good qualities

[@saram.knight9930]

Gale isn't selfish

[@gdesiree29]

@@saram.knight9930 I'm reading catching fire, yes he is. He got really butthurt too

[@graceodonnell9106]

Peeta loved katniss so much and katniss didn’t love him at first but she learned to love him and that’s why they were so perfect. Real or not real????

[@jenniferb4949]

Real

[@gracie12622]

Real obviously

[@neongreenghosts6943]

broo the last part made me emotional idk why

[@fadhilazahra1704]

SO DAMN REAL

[@famigliacomploi9657]

Real forever

[@oliviadas4764]

lmao not katniss and peeta being haymitch's parents

[@viannydelgado2603]

😂

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

R.I.P Peeta's left foot.

[@fidonuts8699]

*leg

[@gracie12622]

Ummmmm

[@wong2981]

It will be missed

[@dinasara1644]

why do i always forget that he lost a leg

[@maxbromet4365]

WE SHALL ALWAYS LOVE YOU LEG!

[@victoryshifflett1028]

it’s two in the morning and i am legit sobbing over this peeta’s been my comfort character for a long time

[@TruthNeverFade]

What struck me the most was the music at the end of the movie, when they show Katniss and Peeta as a family with kids. It was the same theme when Rue passed away. I couldn't help but cry..

[@ashareecoombs5150]

I feel like a detail that is constantly overlooked is the fact that peeta giving Katniss that bread is the action that finally gave her hope after her dad died and pushed her to go hunting to feed her family.

[@narniadici1976]

Peeta saying Katniss is pregnant is still in my eyes the most iconic moment from the series

[@immeliafebriyanti6597]

😊

[@visual_honey]

Peeta was my favourite. The line about not wanting to lose himself was so powerful.

[@luciagianquitto4010]

The fact that peeta had a brother that could take his place but did nothing makes my blood boil

[@sarahh1511]

Exactly, I would volunteer for my siblings in a heartbeat!

[@luciagianquitto4010]

@@sarahh1511 you can understand a slight difference among the Everdeens and the mellarks: the Everdeens stuck toghter and they really love each other,the mellark aren't that close,the mother clearly thinks that peeta is less important than the other brothers and she couldn't care less if his son dies( or that he lived all his life not remembering thigs as they really were but a manipulated version of them)

[@adamsgrad93]

His brother was older, probably too old to volunteer as tribute.

[@kayleewillhite6464]

one of his brothers was to old but the other was not

[@luciagianquitto4010]

@@adamsgrad93 they were 3 brothers. The first one was too old to be chosen but i remember that i read that the other brother was 18 and was among the tributes the day peeta was chosen. You became out of age for the games when you're 19 or older. So yeah,peeta second brother could TOTALLY take his place

[@itspact5663]

Finally he is back better than ever

[@dagreat9898]

He uploads weekly what do you mean?

[@moy9301]

@@dagreat9898 they mean that he is back to making hunger game videos

[@dogwithheadphones]

We all agree that Peeta is the best character in the series correct?

[@thesilvershining]

I love a lot of the characters, but Peeta is very special to me.

[@luv.georgie5047]

Uh Yeah duh

[@lemyquit]

Uh Yes…I read the book like 10 times or something

[@mashedbob9333]

My favourite is haymitch. He was a smart and kind person deep down. But peeta is a close second

[@ahmadxolmaxmatov]

I agree with you, but it is my subjective opinion

[@Kul3girl]

I’ve read the books, awhile ago, but I never knew Peeta had a prosthetic leg?!!!!

[@Gigglingsiren]

The movies make you forget

[@ericaaretttt]

The movies never included it so you kept forgetting😭 I read the books again a few days ago and realized I had completely forgotten 😭

[@len5630]

Kinda like forgetting Katniss having an enhanced ear because her was damage during the 74th. It made me laugh at first, then made me sick how she said thanks to the new ear she can hear the frequency of the shield of the 75th arena (it was a lie, she was using rocks and nuts that would rebound). She thought that if she made the reason that her ears were giving her an advantage it would cost the life of the one who fixed it.

[@jennifera4858]

At the almost end, he loses his leg when he was getting healed. He lost his leg because Cato had slashed his thigh when he told Katniss to run when she did the tracker jacker accident (Not an acual accident)

[@keiramullahy9829]

I’ve only read the books.

[@thehappyoyster4964]

Am I the only person who is absolutely obsessed with Peeta! He’s such an amazing heart warming character!! Not to mention Josh Hutcherson is soo cute!

[@berlianfauziyyah1713]

You're not alone cause i feel the same way & even crazier for our dear perfect Peeta Mellark.

[@CarolineForbesAndTaylorSwift]

Ik.

[@saphiriathebluedragonknight375]

Perfect casting!

[@isabelleoliveira389]

You are not the only one, me too 😭😭

[@chiriwicho08]

I watched the movies before I read the books and I loved Gale (until that last thing at the end) but wasn’t in love with Peeta until I read the books! I also realized that the movies downplayed Peeta a bit in his kindness and love and really tried to make Gale look good and more generous than he was in the books.

[@thesilvershining]

Agreed, they made Gale more likable in the movies. I adore book!Peeta, he’s a one of a kind character.

[@chiriwicho08]

@@thesilvershining He really is!

[@jordansjul]

This is true

[@lilboss_2769]

When I saw this I literally went like "LETS GOOOO!!" lol

[@wittyniks]

Sammmmmme

[@why-him982]

When I saw this I said omg what took so long lol

[@kayleewillhite6464]

Sameee

[@Randomuser-u2o]

my reaction as well

[@ayshah1987]

SAME

[@jordenheimgartner8682]

I'M HERE I'M HERE HE IS THE BEST CHARACTER BEEN TEAM PEETA SINCE THE FIRST MOVIE have huge Crush on Josh too

[@KaladinAndSyl]

Peeta's death was the saddest moment. He later recovered, but the original Peeta, the boy with the bread, has died in the Capital when he was captured and tortured.

[@johannagrace5575]

But the old Peeta came back to life after spending time with katniss

[@frankieflow13]

his memories came back to him after a while

[@patchworkfellow]

I swear, Peeta is such a Hufflepuff, he’s *SO PURE* What houses are the other characters in?

[@XXyerbuaXk]

Katniss, Gale and Rue are Gryffindor. Prim and Cinna would be in Ravenclaw. Haymitch and Effie would be in Hufflepuff. Coin and Snow definitely Slytherin.

[@bessieburnet9816]

@@XXyerbuaXk I'd probably put Gale in Slytherin. I feel he's quite ambitious.

[@patchworkfellow]

@@XXyerbuaXk I was thinking that Katniss is too, to an extent, _cunning_ to be a Gryffindor, maybe Ravenclaw? Same thing with Haymitch - good points, though!

[@eilishcorkery2364]

@@XXyerbuaXk I'd put prim in hufflepuff effie in Slytherin Haymitch in ravenclaw finnick in Gryffindor johanna in either Slytherin or Gryffindor Coin and Snow in Slytherin

[@meepmeep4665]

Katniss is a Slytherin

[@emmetthowell899]

Let’s be real, peeta is the true protagonist of this series. It hurts knowing how he feels the whole time, going back and reading katniss’s interpretation of his actions just wanting to shake/hug this poor traumatized girl who can’t imagine kindness being a motivation. When I first read the books I was 11, (not eligible for a reaping) and a 16 year old seemed so much older, now I’m 19 and reading it again and think through the lens of myself at 16 and it just hits different

[@katieviolet29]

I read the books for the first time at 9 but I reread at 16 during quarantine. The emotions I felt knowing that these people were meant to be my age. That they were still children. That they didn’t know any other world than suffering. Reading it with a 1 year old baby sister is one thing, but reading it with an 8 year old blonde little sister who is too sweet for her own good is another. I’m thinking of rereading again but I don’t think I can make it through Mockingjay now that my sister is Prim’s age. Prim’s death has always been too much for me, I sobbed my way through the last few chapters.

[@aarons745]

Peeta was the most deserving character of a happy ending, after everything he went through

[@mckennalauren19]

Katniss wasn’t faking anything in the first games. She just wasn’t ready to address her feelings for Peeta and how strong they were, so when Haymitch offered her the out of it being an act, she clung to it with everything she had. She was the epitome of the ‘push people away because I’m scared of my feelings’ trope. That’s why Peeta almost dying in the Quarter Quell when he hit the force field was such a huge moment for her. She had realized at that point that she cared about Peeta more than most people, but seeing him dead for those few short moments made her realize she’d been in love with him from the start and how much he really meant to her. Gale was just her safety net that she went back to when she was scared because he reminded her of home and her family. She loved Gale but was in love with Peeta. None of it was fake at any point.

[@emirojas958]

I feel so bad for peeta in the beginning because he thought that katniss actually loved him but she was just playing him.

[@adamgarratt3168]

To be fair, the “star-crossed lovers” act was his own idea, he just ended up believing in it a little too literally. Really, he played himself.

[@emirojas958]

@@adamgarratt3168 I mean you’re not wrong tbh

[@breezymango4113]

But Peeta was NEVER really "acting".

[@greendino804]

I feel so bad for Petta! He got tortured by the capitol and his mother was cruel to him😭Katniss volunteered for Prim but no one volunteered for him😭😭😭😭He was a very sweet boy

[@Ava_Lynn7]

*Peeta

[@leanovergaard2644]

Movieflame: Life of Peeta Mellark Me: omg yass My homework: am i a joke to you? 👁👄👁

[@wittyniks]

Yessir

[@isabelbennett7053]

All I have to say is that Peeta is better than algebra any day

[@kayleewillhite6464]

Ikr 😂

[@Lengend-cu6ef]

I can relate I have so much stuff to do, but that can wait movieflame uploaded a hunger games video lol

[@eelindberg3974]

Yesssss

[@SlayingSuperNerdX]

for those of you who think Peeta was weak and useless... He literally warned all of 13 about a bombing saving them all knowing he was going to be punished heavily

[@claudiabuttenhoff2151]

Peeta was 2nd place in wrestling before the games too, only beaten by his brother

[@SlayingSuperNerdX]

@@claudiabuttenhoff2151 his _older_ brother I may add

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

Remember when Peeta was yelling at Prim to kill Katniss? "She's a monster! She's a mutt!"

[@wittyniks]

Ya what’s ur point

[@wittyniks]

It was very sad but it wasn’t his fault

[@Anna-yu1vu]

In the books, it was actually Delly

[@bodaciousdoggo8971]

Yes......ss..s....s??????

[@kayleeluu4311]

yeah.... cause he had literally just come back from being brainwashed by the capitol....

[@quelteless]

9:53 that made me cry. peeta loved katniss so much that even when he was told she was faking the whole thing, he continued with the roleplay and that was before he knew that snow had threaten katniss

[@darwinaguilero3175]

He still remained a good guy despite everything that happened to him. Props to his integrity and will.

[@lilianaguerrero8033]

I been waiting for this for a year! ❤️ Peeta is my favorite THG character, he’s so kind, selfless and pure, he is the dandelion in the spring that Katniss described, the hope of humanity in a dystopian society.

[@thesilvershining]

Agreed, he’s my favorite too

[@SlayingSuperNerdX]

yasss

[@inspia8766]

CORRECTION: at 3:34, you said peeta suggested they hold hands. The person who did (from the books) was Cinna.

[@jazbasile]

i really want the first book in peeta's POV. how hard must be to have this girl you love saving you and saying she couldn't live without you and then realizing she was acting.

[@LydiaLadea]

Hello jaz from 2 years ago there is a fanfic that's the entire trilogy from Peeta's POV called Peeta's Games on AO3.

[@shaquirapowell]

Peeta was truly kind, loyal and positive when bad people treat him like shit. Peeta was truly a best friend that anybody can have and need 🥰

[@sofia-yf4hq]

💛💛💛

[@preciousotoakhia9789]

​@@sofia-yf4hqyou can live a hundred lifetimes and never deserve that boy ❤

[@kalijanis8288]

Books aside, I think Josh Hutcherson (sorry if I didn’t spell his last name correctly) did a very excellent job playing Peeta in the Hunger Games movies. He made me love Peeta even more, personally. I think it’s amazing how good, kind-hearted, and selfless he really was in the books as well tbh. I wasn’t a really big fan of Gale but I think Liam Hemsworth did an excellent job representing Gale too.

[@Just_A_Twig]

Me: finished reading the hunger games this morning watched all the videos about hunger games on KZbin Movie flame: say no more!

[@Just_A_Twig]

@Hannah Goddard I actully did too

[@lourivas21]

I have a very deep love for Peeta, and I hate that he went through so much pain -- he didn't deserve to suffer so much. Also, even though the movies didn't exactly do Peeta justice, I do really love Josh Hutcherson's performance and his fantastic portrayal of such a complex and well-developed character~

[@thorragnarok8112]

Yeah there is a lot so much the films could have developed and I felt personally I know everyone does not want everything to be a series but it would have been nice for this to be a series because those important little moments really defined the hunger games especially of those little moments of peeta.

[@lourivas21]

@@thorragnarok8112 yeah, I love the idea of The Hunger Games as a series. Also, as I'd recently reread the trilogy, I realized there were so many moments that really shouldn't have been cut -- so much of the important stuff were either poorly executed or completely left out, and that's a real shame. So yea, I think The Hunger Games is a book trilogy that would be an excellent source material for a series~

[@pineapplesonpizza7726]

I've read Josh Hutchinson's interview about peeta's character and he didn't think the movies did Peeta justice too! He said that the writers didn't showcase Peeta's strengths that much (His charm and intelligence).

[@mvd7773]

why is everyone calling him Josh Hutchinson?

[@lourivas21]

@@mvd7773 oh no! I always mix them up coz I saw it once (the Hutchinson) and it stuck with me😅 thanks for pointing it out~ I'll edit my original comment.

[@keeponwishin]

Peeta has to be my favorite character in this whole series because he is so well-written and a lot of thought had to go into his character. He also had to overcome a lot and he ended up having one of the happiest endings of all the characters.

[@prsley.smitherman]

can we talk about how easy this is to follow? He gives details? cuts to the point, and explains the characters so well. Great job!

[@wuttatota148]

Hold on i don't know how to process the fact that they showed brainwashed Peeta clips of Katniss singing and he didn't react violently to it because it was the reason he fell in love with her in the first place 😭😭

[@breezymango4113]

He could throw 50 pound flour sacks! Peeta is a charmer/people person, Strategic and perceptive, so he was good at manipulating the audience, as well as selfless for Katniss. Peeta was incredible at camouflage/art that looked incredibly life-like.

[@breezymango4113]

Actually it was 100(?) pound bags of flour...

[@andyshizells1152]

I've been waiting forever for another hunger games video MORE PLEASE!

[@wittyniks]

Ya I love this my fav book series

[@greeeneyes91]

I would love a version of the hunger games books that are written from Peetas perspective .. I still hope that someday it will come ..

[@phoquenahol7245]

I like how Peeta said that the reason he can camouflage so well is because of decorating cakes. Maybe we should incorporate some cake decorating lessons in the military.

[@breakingbenjamin555]

Peeta is an example of how nice people in the real world suffer the most.

[@Anita-nu2uo]

Yay! Finally I’m been asking this for forever

[@Randomuser-u2o]

same omg

[@imaginehavingausername9615]

when he said lets get started was i the only one who was expecting his harry potter intro XD

[@_whitarnold]

THIS MAN IS THE CORE OF MY LOVE FOR FICTIONAL CHARACTERS

[@thesilvershining]

He’s such a great character!!! 🥺♥️

[@dedetwilight]

Peeta was my favorite character of the whole hunger games series. I think he is so underated. I do agree that he was a little useless in the Arena , but he was so useful out of it ( like the time he warned Katniss that the Capitol was going to attack disctrict 13). If it wasn't for him and his warning, the people of disctrict 13 would've died in the attack and president Snow would still be there. On top of that you have to think about the life he lived. His mother abused him both physically and verbally, when he was picked for the Hunger games his mother didn't even try to make him feel better ( like i don't know maybe lie to him and tell him you believe in him ?) , he lost his leg and than it was replaced by a fake leg ( it couldn't have been easy to run with it in Catching fire). To top it all, his worst fear became reality when the Capitol kidnapped him, tortured him and transformed him into something he's not... And still, he was able to come back to who he really is , a warm,kind, selfless and gentle person

[@jamespoole3531]

Useless in the arena? He misled the career pack and fought cato off to help Katniss escape. She literally owes his life to him because of what he did in the arena.

[@swagwanhyung8413]

@@jamespoole3531 yesss!! Also he is strong. He knows camouflage. And he is extreme smart when it comes to connections and everything else. It just seems like he is holding back because he didn’t want to lose himself. He really is so precious. He could’ve killed as many as he want but he chose not to. He didn’t even choose not to… it is just his personality.

[@dewdrop6404]

For someone who didn’t train throughout his life, he did great in both Games. People forget that Katniss literally had years of practice with a weapon and a more athletic life (Although people also forget that Peeta is good at wrestling?? Which means he’s strong at close combat when weapons aren’t involved). It’s not Peeta’s fault his family ran a bakery. Also, physical strength isn’t everything. He’s smart and knew how to manipulate the crowd in their favour. Without that, Katniss’ physical strength wouldn’t have been enough. So in no way was he useless in the arena 🙄.

[@auds.loves.hyuka.]

Peeta is hands down my favourite character in all of the hunger games yes i also love rue and mags but Peeta is so kind and has gone through so much

[@rubygracemoseley8144]

I loved that Peeta actually cried multiple times in the series. I can probably count on one hand how many other times I’ve read any other male character crying. And all of them take a while to start crying or try to hold it in for a long time. Peeta willingly and openly crying in front of other people. Which is even crazier given the situations he’s in. Crying would be seen as weak in such terrible circumstances but he does it anyway again staying true to himself. Which is exactly what Peeta does throughout the entire series. He stays true to himself always being kind and caring

[@majestic8054]

13:26 completely accurate, Haymitch behaves and acts like a child, while peeta manages the house and Katniss is the breadwinner. Such an accurate breakdown of their relationship

[@unicorn_cat_glitter0759]

I can’t decide which I love more- Peeta or this channel. 🤔

[@Randomuser-u2o]

hahahahahahahahahaha

[@sofia-yf4hq]

@@memelyshorts643 EXUSE ME HE IS NOT. A. SIMP.

[@danielleos3593]

I’ve never read the books, so during the first book I was like: oh, look, all the movie footage is useful cause is so well adapted and all scenes fit in. Then I went like: WHAT? Peeta loses his LEG??

[@alexandriajames8239]

omg same the movies helped me picture it but I wish the movies added more things from the books

[@angelcat183]

The movies really twist this into a much bigger love triangle than it actually was. They leave out a lot of the details that make you realize how much she love Peeta, while also failing to mention how while she does love Gale in a way they don't usually see eye to eye or agree on most things. That being said I think the movies did a pretty good job all things considered. Especially since they had to cut so much due to time.

[@rayeedrashed6293]

Look at the Capitol, they got angry with katniss's pregnancy and wanted to shut down the games but they don't even give a fuck when 24 children are choosen everyvyear for the games

[@BB-44]

🤣 Damn rigth

[@MadameMystic1997]

Finnick’s death is in my Top 10 list of most heartbreaking scenes.

[@3shutarmurg]

peeta is so selfless. the only selfish thing that he has done in the whole series was to pull Katniss for another kiss in the 2nd book when he knew he was gonna die😢🖤this boy is love

[@Rymar101]

Katniss and Peeta are a great couple. It was quite a journey for them both. They did what they had to do to survive

[@wellickdellick]

I knew they were meant to be when Katniss said "you never forget the face of the person who was your last hope," I teared up just reading that one quote, and there was the fact that Collins was juxtaposing him every chance she got starting with the dandelions. I love Peeta so much...

[@jodimarie379]

I disagree with everyone constantly saying Peeta loved Katniss in the beginning. He didn't know her. He respected and crushed on and idealized vision of her, but he couldn't have really loved her. He was right when he finally realized that he put too much pressure on her and that they needed to get to know each other first. Katniss was smart enough to realize, at the time, that she knew Gale and Gale knew her. She never let Peeta in. I think that this was one of the few YA books that made that distinction and I was happy at the end of the first book when she didn't fool herself that she was in love with Peeta. But, I also appreciated how they gradually fell in love as they both changed, grew and got to know themselves and each other.

[@jazzygm9118]

i love peeta. his personality and gestures are so kind and i love his character

[@nadiirly]

I had the biggest crush on Peeta 😪

[@sofia-yf4hq]

lol

[@thelmainoah]

Who didn't

[@nadiirly]

@rikawhyyyッ why?? 😭

[@nadiirly]

@rikawhyyyッ and?? 😭 peeta's also a fictional character but idc 🤨💀

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

Peeta was a nice and funny guy. He was disliked by his family, he survived both Hunger Games and married Katniss.

[@eilishcorkery2364]

Well his mother was a wagon his father was nice man hence how Peeta got his father's personality I think his brothers got their mother's personality

[@ultimateswiftie3658]

Peeta is really underrated. He's my favorite character.

[@cjw480]

same

[@cristalgillespie4572]

Peeta is a first rate gentleman . His love for Katniss shines through in the beginning . He goes through hell and still comes out strong and his live intact that my friends is passion .Peeta rules!!!!

[@JamesG1880]

I will say in reading the books Katniss mentions the warm and comfort feeling that Peeta gave her a couple times in the cave. And goes on to eventually say she didn’t feel that with Gale. She was faking to stay alive at times but there were genuine moments in the cave where she was falling for the boy with the bread🥺💖 Edit: Gale making the bombs that killed Prim among other innocents with their snare techniques also was a huge factor in her never wanting to be near him again.

[@BigFanOfManyThings]

Katniss would still have PTSD and Peeta would still sometimes needs to grip the arms of his chair to get through relapsed in his mental torture, but they together helped each other through it all better than anyone else could. That’s love, b**ch 🙏🏻

[@maytalacedo20]

Peeta is someone you wish u had. he somehow made it through the trauma. Amazed he didn't give in to fear that soon.

[@thesilvershining]

Ironic that the Capitol tried so hard to destroy Katniss through hurting Peeta and by Peeta hurting her… but they underestimated the strength and the depth of the love these two held for each other. I think it’s beautiful that in such a cruel tragic world it was selfless love between two poor kids that helped shape a brighter future for all other kids. His giving her the bread long ago symbolized that he was the nurturer that both Katniss and their peaceful future needed. I’m so glad he got the happy ending he deserved, because so often the good pure characters are the ones that are tragically sacrificed-like Prim, Rue, and Finnick. As horribly sad as I am about their deaths, I feel above all else Peeta **had** to survive or the storytelling would have been a failure. He’s a wonderful, layered, and very human character-thank you for this video!

[@donparker6679]

*Be me; *sees video notification; *recalls how you haven’t covered Peeta’s story yet; *thinks, “Yay, best boy!”. But seriously though, Peeta is one of my favorite characters in fiction, and this video reinforced that love! Great job, Morgan!!