I wished that they'd kept Madge in the films. Even though her role was minor, she still was a great friend to Katniss, and it gave her someone else to confide in.
I love those characters who subvert the snobby rich girl stereotype Like you can be the most spoiled girl yet be a 3 dimensional character with character traits other than “mean and bossy”
@trinaq Madge played a vital role in Katniss's life, gave Katniss the pin that actually belonged to her aunt that died in second quarter quell, which Haymitch won and who was also Haymitch's ally in the games and Madge gave Katniss the morphling after Gale got whipped by Thread to numb the pain from the whipping, Madge's aunt and mother were friends with Katniss's mother as they all were from the merchant section Madge is literally connected to the main characters
Another thing they cut: Delly Cartwright. The girl that visited a hijacked Peeta in 13. Replacing her with Prim in that scene was utterly mind boggling, since they specifically chose Delly because, while she was familiar to Peeta, her presence wasn't likely to trigger him with memories of Katniss.
Not only that. But when Katniss recognised the female avox in the first book (recognising her from when she was out illegally hunting in the woods), Peeta immediately covered for her (as you're not meant to know avoxes) and said the avox looked like Delly Cartwright.
Regarding Prim, I agree and it's a really big plot hole in terms of how the film handled that because Prim is WAY to close to Katniss and would absolutely be a trigger for Peeta. Other than Delly, I would have picked someone else like Hazelle (Gale's mother and someone who isn't that familiar to Peeta), but she and Gale's siblings were cut out of the films so that wouldn't have worked. I'm trying to think who else could have done it in terms of the characters they already had for the films cause as far as everyone else, they are a bit too close to Katniss that would cause triggers to Peeta immediately (Haymitch, Effie, Finnick, Beetee, etc.) 😅
@@Lauren_210 Oh that's a shame, if they added characters families it could've explained a lot. and Peeta's siblings as well: I forgot that he had any siblings and it could make it even more painful for him seeing Katniss having a close relationship with her siblings. It was always sweet yet heartbreaking seeing gale's relationship with his family and how he supported them eg extra names in the reaping in exchange for tesserae. He put himself at risk so his family could be adequately fed.
Katniss's mom is way more tragic in the book. She loses a close childhood friend to the second quarter quell. She falls in love with someone so deeply that she leaves her entire life behind to be with him, only to lose him tragically and fall into a debilitating depression and deeper into poverty. Watches her young daughter get reaped in her first eligible year, only for her older daughter to volunteer in her place. Has to watch her daughter through the 74th games but gets her back. Only for katniss to be reaped again for the 3rd quarter quell, so she has to rewatch her daughter in a game again. Her entire district is bombed, but she and Prim survive. Goes through the entire war working as a medic. Has to watch her daughter get shot on tv, then she thinks katniss dies in the Capitol. While still thinking Katniss is dead, she loses Prim to a war crime bombing. Gets Katniss back but as a shell of herself. And ends up living basically alone after all that loss.
I feel like the only reason she didn't shut down again after Prim's death is because she dedicated the rest of her life as a medic amd saving people, something her daughter would've done had she survived the war.
@@frankensteinmurillo446 she also mentions in catching fire that she wouldn't have been catatonic if she had access to the antidepressants and drugs she has later in the series, reflecting how poverty worsens mental health crises
What I also liked about the books is how they showed the disconnect between the districts. I loved that Katniss had no idea what CPR was when Finnick was reviving Peeta, how could she? She wasn't a doctor and most people in 12 didn't have access to a body of water to nearly drown in. I love that Effie's comment about squeezing coal into pearls was blatantly called wrong by Finnick in the book as well. It showed how truly isolated the districts were and how much they'd have to overcome.
FWIW Peeta's leg was reinjured when the Mutts attacked. Katniss was compelled to use her last arrow as a Tourniquet. Later on Katniss used that arrow to end Cato's suffering at the hands of the Mutts. Peeta's leg was bleeding profusely when they were holding the berries. In the books, Katniss feels enormous guilt because it was either her improper use of the tourniquet, or her removing of it that resulted in Peeta losing his leg...
Leaving out Madge was the oddest and one of the saddest ones for me. It showed Katnis could make friends and also highlights her hesitation. Just one reason.
Maybe not as exciting of a tidbit but the friendship that developed between Cinna and Katniss. After the first games they would have long phone calls and he became a confidant. Which is why it was even more brutal what they did to him right before the 75th games started.
7:20 "Snow was assaulted by a peace keeper who stole all his cabbages". Couldn't help but think of the Cabbage Man from Avatar: The Last Airbender. "MY CABBAGES!"💀
One thing from the ballad of songbirds and snakes that wasn't in the film was the extensiveness of snows hatred for the mockingjay birds right from the beginning. In the book he goes on and on about how much he hates them. Also the mission to capture the jabberjays and the mockingjays to send back to the capitol, which was led by this one scientist he saw in dr. gaul's lab one time, wasn't really covered that much. That mission took weeks and he really got to learn a lot about the birds during that time, which only intensified his hatred. In the books the irony and connection to katniss and her portrayal as the mockingjay and his hatred for the bird and the district and all those little connections, it's so good! Gives a lot of layers and insight and just full circle moments.
A tremendously talented actor and a humble and kind man, a true gentleman. The world mourns his passing. 88 years was just not long enough. RIP Donald Sutherland.
So I also wanted to add a theory about Madge (the mayors daughter). In the book, katniss immediately volunteers as soon as prim’s name is drawn. There’s a some emotional words, maybe a couple paragraphs, but it was immediate relative to the drawing. I believe that Madge was going to volunteer initially if she wasn’t drawn, but katniss beat her to the punch. Madge was already wearing the mockingjay pin before the reaping, also cinna had the themes for the wardrobe all mapped out; I believe Madge was in on the rebellion and was going to go in to be either a martyr or the inspiration for the rebellion. Because district 13 was totally preparing for this war. It would make sense that the mayor of district 12 could be in on it, and his daughter agreed (hopefully not forced) to help.
1: District 11 sends Katniss bread 0:41 2: Peeta loses his leg 1:14 3: Katniss went deaf in one ear 1:46 4: Katniss and Johanna trained for the 76th hunger games together 2:08 5: Johanna falls apart during her test 2:31 6: Snow’s roommates 3:00 7: Peeta was a victim of child abuse 3:27 8: Darius the peacekeeper 3:42 9: 4:40 The plinth family importance 10: 5:30 Madge undersea 11: 6:04 the importance of Katniss his father 12: 6:49 what Snow and Tigris went through during the dark days. 13: 7:32 Katniss was going to mercy kill Peeta 14: 8:01 how the 10th hunger games ended. 15: 8:45 Maysilee Donner 16: 9:13 Katniss her prep team were held imprisoned in district 13 17: 9:57 Greazy sae 18: 10:18 Peeta made Finnick and Annie’s Wedding cake 19: 10:37 Haymitch his hunger games 20: 11:07 how Snow punished Haymitch 21: Prims goat 11:43 22: 12:05 Katniss drugged Peeta 23: 12:34 the mutts in the 74th hunger games were made from the dead tributes 24: 13:11 The mutts in the capitol 25: 13:47 The punishment of Marcus 26: 14:23 What happened to Peeta in the capitol 27: 14:56 What happened to Johanna in the capitol. 28: 15:36 Bonnie en Twill story 29: 16:37 Cato and Cloves tragic end. 30: How Joanna won her hunger games. Alstublieft.
1: 0:41 District 11 sends Katniss bread 2: 1:14 Peeta loses his leg 3: 1:46 Katniss went deaf in one ear 4: 2:08 Katniss and Johanna trained for the "76th hunger games" together 5: 2:31 Johanna falls apart during her test 6: 3:00 Snow’s roommates 7: 3:27 Peeta was a victim of child abuse 8: 3:42 Darius the peacekeeper 9: 4:40 The plinth family importance 10: 5:30 Madge undersea 11: 6:04 the importance of Katniss's father 12: 6:49 what Snow and Tigris went through during the dark days. 13: 7:32 Katniss was going to mercy kill Peeta 14: 8:01 how the 10th hunger games ended. 15: 8:45 Macelie Donner 16: 9:13 Katniss her prep team were held imprisoned in district 13 17: 9:57 Greazy Sae 18: 10:18 Peeta made Finnick and Annie’s Wedding cake 19: 10:37 Haymitch his hunger games 20: 11:07 how Snow punished Haymitch 21: 11:43 Prims goat 22: 12:05 Katniss drugged Peeta 23: 12:34 the mutts in the 74th hunger games were made from the dead tributes 24: 13:11 The mutts in the capitol 25: 13:47 The punishment of Marcus 26: 14:23 What happened to Peeta in the capitol 27: 14:56 What happened to Johanna in the capitol. 28: 15:36 Bonnie and Twill's story 29: 16:37 Cato and Cloves tragic end. 30: 17:16 How Joanna won her hunger games. Just a few small corrections to the main comment 😊
Also the cruelty: Cato didn’t die that quickly as in the movie; he fought the mutts for a solid hour and then was dragged into the Cornucopia and eaten alive for literal hours (they were attacked by the mutts in the night and were there until way after dawn when Katniss shot the arrow. It was also said that Cato was too bloody & eaten for Katniss to only be identify his face when he spoke, so…it was absolutely cruel. Also Haymitch‘s Hunger Games. Not only the parallel to Katniss and Peeta to how he cared about the female District 12 tribute & the bond they formed just for Haymitch to watch her die (they stuck together until pretty late in the game so they wouldn’t have to kill each other - shortly after they parted ways Haymitch heard her scream and despite their pact been caaled off he tried to save her). Also Haymitch‘s final fight in his Hunger Games he too fought literals hours and had to hold his innards in with his hand when he collapsed causing the axe to miss him etc.
rip to Donald Sutherland who passed away yesterday at 88 😭 We will miss you president snow edit: THANK YOU FOR 700 LIKES! edit: uhh 950!!!!!! edit: my first 1k thank youuuu
I hated the fact that they took out the scene in the 3rd book where Katniss was locked up and she was contemplating suicide. I remember reading that and had to shut the book to cry a little. It’s been over 10 years since reading it but everything leading up to that moment for her to just want to end it all was intense.
They never honestly touched on the type of PTSD that they Katniss (really all) really endured. They showed a little of it, but not the extent that really drove home in the books with how truly messed up Katniss was.
Yes! Like also why she was going to kill herself?! She was severely depressed and I think Prim dying was the final straw since from the beginning Katniss was trying to protect her.
Yes their are minor differences but compared to some fandoms that leave gaping plot holes I am pretty satisfied. Sure there are improvements to be made but these movies are top tier and many differences feel nitpicky.
Its sad to know that at the end of the next Hunger Games film, it will be in memory of Donald Sutherland. May he rest in peace. His amazing performance as one of the best Sci-fi villains will never be forgotten 🙏🏾🕊❤
One thing that I wish they did include, but not flesh out was WHEN Peeta tossed the bread to Katniss. In the books, it happens shortly before Katniss turns 12. She is on the brink of starvation, selling Prim's threadbare baby clothes for food. Peeta tossed the bread that he purposely burnt at her, and, in combination with some dandelions she found to make tea with, found the will to carry on.
Since I'm a bookworm and Hunger Games fan, I take pride that I already knew all these facts. I hope Hunger Games fans that only watched the movies will finally be motivated to read the books thanks to this video. Keep up the great work, Morgan!
One thing I realized when I was listening to the audiobook of Mockingjay was that Effie wasn’t in District 13 in the book. She didn’t show up til after the rebels take over the capital.
Especially with the passing of Donald Sutherland who portrayed President Snow in the film they will never be another one like him he will live on in the films including the the adaptation of The hunger games he will live on forever in them
As someone who read the books first, I can’t help but see Donald Sutherland’s face when thinking of President Snow. Such a perfect casting of an incredible actor. RIP.
One thing i disliked was the fact that Katniss and Peeta shared more than one kiss in the first book, but in the movie the was just one. Also, in the second book they trained together, watched the previous victors games and came closer as friends, they slept together several times (not sexually, of course), their friendship was stronger than in the movies. Also Katniss' friendship with Cinna was stronger between the first and the second games. And her connection with Haymitch!! She would know what Haymitch wanted her to do because of the gifts he sent her they had like a mind reading kind of relationship, despite they "didn't like" each other. Finally, the book that Peeta draw for and with Katniss. It was an important part of their relationship but everybody pitched in, Prim, Katniss' mom, they all added in someway, he would draw the herbs and their uses and a lot of things. A lot of the things that made their relationship closer weren't there
I thought it was interesting bc there was a deleted scene where district 11 did give Katniss bread. I really wish that they used it in the film! I also wish that on the first film they kept in the part where Cato begged Clove to stay with him when she died in his arms. It really would have shown that careers do have feelings, they just don’t show them.
The entire concept of careers is just a cherry on the completely fucked up cake that is the entire hunger games system. These children are bred, born, and raised to be heartless killers and nothing more. Because they can’t afford to be. They aren’t allowed to be kids like most other tributes are. They trade in their childhood for fame, fortune, and the chance at life if they end up being chosen instead of volunteering. The most of other children at least get a chance at a normal childhood before they die, but the careers are born as killing machines, and they’ll die as killing machines.
The only other thing I can think of: Plutarch Heavensbee having the Mockingjay symbol on his pocket watch that he showed to Katniss during the President's Ball
I liked that between the 74th and 75th Hunger games Peeta, Katniss and Hamitch all trained for the 75th. The book Katniss and Peeta worked on to identify different plants. She would find them or describe them and Peeta would draw them. My favorite of the ones you mentioned was the goat Lady. She comes back into the story when Katniss got trapped outside the fence and broke her foot jumping to get back in and she needed an excuse why she was so late getting home.
@@WorldedGGGG I mean her name can be interpreted in many ways For one definition, it is the name of a shrub known for medicinal purposes. Some characters are named after nature. Another definition can also mean regret over an event. I guess the best interpretation of that definition is Katniss feeling some guilt and regret over Rue’s death. But that’s just my theory I’m not the best at literary analysis and the reading subject in general
Something they missed from the prequel was aracnes funeral, it was one of my favourite scenes and insights into the capital people and the difference between her funeral and how the escaped tributes were treated was super important
As you said in your Life of Haymitch video Mesa Lee (or however her name is spelled) worked as a team with Haymitch but as the number of remaining tributes continue to dwindle she knew they would have to fight each other eventually and she didn't want either of them to die at the hands of the other so she parted ways with him. Her death devastated him in some ways but he chose to carry on in her honour. I like the humanization of Cato and Clove. It shows that even though the Career tributes were in favour with the Capital, they were still victims for having to follow everything the Capital tells them, and just how evil President Snow was throughout his tenure as Capital president. This man could easily have been the trilogy's equivalent to Satan, even if President Coin turned out to be more evil by the series' end.
Another good one is how much of a hero Tigris actually is. It's also shown in the films that Tigirs was allways there for Snow, but in the books she was almost never sleeping because she was doing everything she could to help Snow win a prize so that they can save the apartment. Also another one is that Snow knew he was going to be a mentor in the games. I think the movie did great that they made it like a plot twist, it made things more intresting and engaged the audience.
The female Avox - Lavinia (we find out her name in Mockingjay). Katniss recognises her in the Capitol, and being slightly drunk from some wine that she was given, blurts out that she knows her, but she can't remember from where. The adults in the room get very suspicious, telling Katniss that the Avox girl was a traitor and Katniss couldn't possibly know her. Peeta rescues Katniss by pretending that Lavinia looks like Delly Cartwright, a friend from back in D12, and saying that he thought she looked familiar too. Katniss later tells Peeta the truth - she and Gale were hunting in the woods a couple of years ago, and they saw a pair of Capitol citizens fleeing through the forest - Lavinia and a boy. They hid, and a Capitol hovercraft came down and killed the boy, and scooped Lavinia up in some sort of net. Katniss knows that Lavinia saw her right before she was captured, and she now lives with the guilt of not having done something to help her. In Mockingjay, Peeta tells Katniss and the Star Squad about Darius and Lavinia, who were both set to serve the D12 tributes in the 75th Games. He said that Lavinia got lucky - when they were trying to electrocute her, they used too much electricity and her heart stopped straight away. At least she didn't suffer as much as Darius did, but she still suffered for many years before that at the Capitol's hands
Loved the video. Leaving Madge out of the first movie irked me as it changed the significance of the pin. Leaving Bonnie and Twill out of the second out of the second book makes the District 13 reveal at the end jarring and a bit confusing since I don't remember if it was mentioned at any other point in the film. Did you mention Katniss and Gale seeing their first avox being captured outside District 12? And the awkward relationship they had leading up to the games?
I always hated that Hitch’s Hunger Game back story was skipped. The same force field was mentioned in the first book when Peta was throwing rocks off the hotel roof before they were sent to their first Hunger Game.
another one is the bread from catching fire. i forget exactly what it meant but i knew it had some secret message based on the number of bread pieces. i havent read catching fire in a few years.
Madge!! Madge gave her the Mockingjay present, she was her friend and she was one who gave medicine for Gale. Her Mom was Katniss's Mom's best friend and her aunt was in the games with Haymitch!!
I cannot wait for the new book and movie! Finally we get Haymitch's story and the 50rh Hunger Games. Love your videos....i clicked on this so damn fast!!
Another thing the movies didn’t make too clear was why Katniss and Gale entered their names in the reaping. The reason is that they were promised-I can’t remember what they called it, but it was extra food rations , basically. That was why Katniss was fearful of hearing her own name-not Prim’s who only had one entry.
Sorry I didn’t notice my own mistake-Why Katniss and Gale entered their names MULTIPLE times in the reaping . They were given extra rations for each time they entered. Gale had younger brothers so that’s why he entered his name 42 times.
I have a theory connecting lady the goat to the ballad of songbirds and snakes. When Katniss sees lady she says she belonged to the “goat man”, who is described as old and someone who raises herds of goats. During the songbirds and snakes book, one of the covey (idk who) talks about their goat and talks about a prospect of getting a female goat to start a whole herd. I believe these 2 district 12 members are the same person. Likely after shows were banned in the hob, the covey might have held together for a few years but would have eventually split up. Maud ivory likely was katniss’s grandmother but the one who talked about the goat and likely the one who kept it would have started a herd and eventually become the goat man
the hunger games is one of the only book series with an amazing movie adaptation (excluding tbosas probably) but the books will probably always be better.
TBOSAS should have been a 2-part movie at least as it was thickesty book it was so many of the peacekeeper interactons were missed out leaving the story lacking depth. I love the movie but it felt rushed and I wish we could have seen more of the amazing story adapted into that high quality movie.
Love these! Keep them going! As for some more I can think of myself: - Sejanus's talent in marksmanship which he was taught by Strabo when he was little and had mandatory target practice every week as it was considered part of their family business. This being ironic because Sejanus leans towards pacifism and is one at heart (as well as wanting to become a medic) but has this very lethal skill where he could potentially kill someone if he could - Lucy Gray's rainbow dress used to belong to her late mother - Gale's family being entirely cut from the films (his mother, Hazelle, and his three younger siblings, Rory, Vick, and Posy) - Tigris's implied prostitution she's had to resort to in order to bring in extra money to help the family and survive, which also shows her as a victim of the Capitol as well - Haymitch deciding to take on a hobby of raising geese at the end of the trilogy - Pluribus the nightclub owner (as well as him being one of the few confirmed LGBTQ+ characters in the series where he lost his partner, Cyrus, during the war) - Barb Azure as also one of the confirmed LGBTQ+ characters (she's in the movie, but this specifically being something not mentioned in the film) - The explanation behind the funeral ritual Sejanus performs on Marcus with the bread crumbs in the arena (though we do see this moment in the film); In District 2, they pour bread crumbs on the body of the deceased to wish them a peaceful transition into the afterlife with food on their journey
Hi movieflame, I have been watching this channel for four years now and I truly love this channel. I was obsessed with harry potter and I would spoil all the books by watching your videos. You truly brought the books alive for me and gave me perspective on a lot of things. This was the first channel I ever subscribed to and I watched all the videos. Now, you are doing the same for me with the hunger games which was honestly traumatizing but somehow watching these videos is helping with that. Thank you so much and keep the magic coming! 😊
One part from the ballad of songbirds and snakes that I wished was in the film was the effects that the snake bite had on Clemensia. In the book it says her skin changed to make her look snake like. She had rainbow scales and everything. It was one of the things I was most excited to see in the film and they cut it out
I love how in the books there is more depth and backstory to Haymitch and his games. I really wish this would’ve been explored more in the movies because it gives so much more context to Haymitch and why he is the way he is.
In the 74th Hunger Games after Katniss kills Glimmer with the tracker jacker nests and is collecting the bow the venom from her own stings causes her to envision Glimmers body dissolving in her hands
Another good one: After killing Coin, Katniss tries to commit suicide using nightlock, but Peeta stops her. In the movie, Peeta runs up to her after she shoots the arrow that kills Coin, but if you haven't read the books, you don't actually realize he's running up to her to stop her from killing herself.
I don't recall if the movie specifies that her outfit has a compartment for the nightlock pill, but you can see her reaching for it with a look like "my work here is done." and then Peeta runs up and grabs her hand and knocks it out of her hand and then she panics as she gets restrained.
Yes, and how she wanted to commit suicide herself after she killed Coin while in the bedroom of the tribute trainin center for days and days until they decided what to do with her.
so I think I know now why District 1 just simply turned against the Capitol during the 2nd rebellion despite their close association..it always held resentment because of how their tributes were treated, which unlike District 2 which considers brutality as part of the games.
i wish they had kept the districts sending different breads in catching fire. that was one of my favorite little details. that and katniss gathering pine needles for joanna in mockingjay when they're in 13 and katniss and gale get permission to hunt
there was this one scene in the books where Katniss and Peeta where both sitting on the couch together watching the previous game. It was actually really sweet in the books and I was really excited to watch it in the film but I was disappointed. I am not sure if the scene from the film where Haymitch was introducing the other tributes on the TV was supposed to be that scene, if it was it didn't have Peeta and Katniss laying against each other with a blanket which I thought was very cute.
In all honesty Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes needed to be two movies. The movie felt rushed and it’s my least favorite movie but my favorite book out of the series.
When I read the books i skipped the part with the mutts, i was terrified, and i did not know that they were made from the dead tributes until watching this video, that genuinely makes it all the more terrifying and deranged.
The mutts also had other attributes like their human counterparts: Thresh’s is big, Rue’s is the smallest, Foxface’s has red fur, Rue’s is black and curly… The eye thing terrified me too.
It's never been confirmed that they were literally made from the dead tributes: all that's known for sure is that they were made to strongly resemble them. It's very possible that they were made of the tributes in a literal sense, but not confirmed
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There was also the whole story about the red headed avox in the first book. As well as well as how Effie wasn't originally in district 13 in the books.
The one thing I can think of that you omitted was that Katniss spent a LOT of the 74th and 75th games in the buff… the books do a lot from the prospective of the game makers and how they couldn’t show her because she was nude!
also the fact that that the mockingjaypin was Maysilee Donner’s district token in her hunger games. when she died it went to her sister, Madge’s mom who gave it to Madge, who gave it to Katniss. To me this gives an even deeper meaning to the pin
The most important thing to me that is cut from the movies is the ending of Mockingjay, the epilogue in the book. To this day, Mockingjay is the only book to have ever made me cry. You know the scene where Katniss and Peeta are in the field with their kids? In the book it talks about how the gorgeous field they're sitting in, is a mass grave for all the people who were bombed in district 12, and these children are literally playing above hundreds of corpses and have no idea. The symbolism is insane, how Katniss and Peeta finally feel like, after all of the destruction they've witnessed, life is actually worth living and carrying on
Something in the book that I wish we got more of in the movie was the cave scenes with Peeta and Katniss. Those are some of my favorite scenes in the entire series. Peeta telling Katniss about his 11 year crush on her and how his dad was in love with her mom before she married Katniss's father. Haymitch sending Katniss the sleep syrup to drug Peeta with and peeta realizing too late that shes drugging him.
the one I thought of was how the ballad of songbirds and snakes movie skipped over the death of the twins Apollo and Diana and the effect their deaths specifically had on how Snow viewed the districts
I know I’ve said this like a million times, but if you ever start reacting to fan films, you NEED to watch the 53rd Hunger Games film as it’s SO GOOD and I love their characters!
I will never get over the fact that they made Glimmer and Cato a thing in the films when it was heavily implied Clove and Cato actually were in the novel.
The films skipped over Peeta's father coming to visit Katniss before the 74th Hunger Games and promising to keep Prim from starvation.
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@@EllaGerstein I forgot about that too!
Yea wish they included that and the cookies 🍪
@@LuckyDucky81310he mentions it in part 2!
true dat
I wished that they'd kept Madge in the films. Even though her role was minor, she still was a great friend to Katniss, and it gave her someone else to confide in.
I love those characters who subvert the snobby rich girl stereotype
Like you can be the most spoiled girl yet be a 3 dimensional character with character traits other than “mean and bossy”
I wish they did too. Katniss needed a friend that wasn’t a guy who she could talk to stuff about.
YESSSSSSSS Madge was the besssssssssssssst!
Plus it plays into the theory that she and her dad were in league with District 13 in the underground rebellion.
@trinaq Madge played a vital role in Katniss's life, gave Katniss the pin that actually belonged to her aunt that died in second quarter quell, which Haymitch won and who was also Haymitch's ally in the games and Madge gave Katniss the morphling after Gale got whipped by Thread to numb the pain from the whipping, Madge's aunt and mother were friends with Katniss's mother as they all were from the merchant section Madge is literally connected to the main characters
Another thing they cut: Delly Cartwright. The girl that visited a hijacked Peeta in 13. Replacing her with Prim in that scene was utterly mind boggling, since they specifically chose Delly because, while she was familiar to Peeta, her presence wasn't likely to trigger him with memories of Katniss.
Not only that. But when Katniss recognised the female avox in the first book (recognising her from when she was out illegally hunting in the woods), Peeta immediately covered for her (as you're not meant to know avoxes) and said the avox looked like Delly Cartwright.
Regarding Prim, I agree and it's a really big plot hole in terms of how the film handled that because Prim is WAY to close to Katniss and would absolutely be a trigger for Peeta. Other than Delly, I would have picked someone else like Hazelle (Gale's mother and someone who isn't that familiar to Peeta), but she and Gale's siblings were cut out of the films so that wouldn't have worked. I'm trying to think who else could have done it in terms of the characters they already had for the films cause as far as everyone else, they are a bit too close to Katniss that would cause triggers to Peeta immediately (Haymitch, Effie, Finnick, Beetee, etc.) 😅
@@Lauren_210why wasn't gales family in that film?
@@Heejinbunny His family weren’t in any of the films.
@@Lauren_210 Oh that's a shame, if they added characters families it could've explained a lot. and Peeta's siblings as well: I forgot that he had any siblings and it could make it even more painful for him seeing Katniss having a close relationship with her siblings. It was always sweet yet heartbreaking seeing gale's relationship with his family and how he supported them eg extra names in the reaping in exchange for tesserae. He put himself at risk so his family could be adequately fed.
Katniss's mom is way more tragic in the book. She loses a close childhood friend to the second quarter quell. She falls in love with someone so deeply that she leaves her entire life behind to be with him, only to lose him tragically and fall into a debilitating depression and deeper into poverty. Watches her young daughter get reaped in her first eligible year, only for her older daughter to volunteer in her place. Has to watch her daughter through the 74th games but gets her back. Only for katniss to be reaped again for the 3rd quarter quell, so she has to rewatch her daughter in a game again. Her entire district is bombed, but she and Prim survive. Goes through the entire war working as a medic. Has to watch her daughter get shot on tv, then she thinks katniss dies in the Capitol. While still thinking Katniss is dead, she loses Prim to a war crime bombing. Gets Katniss back but as a shell of herself. And ends up living basically alone after all that loss.
indeed all characters had a tragic life before the rebelion😢
Read that as "watches her young daughter get raped in her first year" at first lmao
I feel like the only reason she didn't shut down again after Prim's death is because she dedicated the rest of her life as a medic amd saving people, something her daughter would've done had she survived the war.
@@frankensteinmurillo446 she also mentions in catching fire that she wouldn't have been catatonic if she had access to the antidepressants and drugs she has later in the series, reflecting how poverty worsens mental health crises
we might get more about that in the new book hopefully
What I also liked about the books is how they showed the disconnect between the districts. I loved that Katniss had no idea what CPR was when Finnick was reviving Peeta, how could she? She wasn't a doctor and most people in 12 didn't have access to a body of water to nearly drown in. I love that Effie's comment about squeezing coal into pearls was blatantly called wrong by Finnick in the book as well. It showed how truly isolated the districts were and how much they'd have to overcome.
Wasn’t it Katniss that called that out, saying she thinks she means diamonds, which would also be incorrect
omg i forgot about Katniss seeing Finnick as a thread and pushing him away when Peeta nearly died! Need to read the books again
FWIW Peeta's leg was reinjured when the Mutts attacked. Katniss was compelled to use her last arrow as a Tourniquet. Later on Katniss used that arrow to end Cato's suffering at the hands of the Mutts. Peeta's leg was bleeding profusely when they were holding the berries. In the books, Katniss feels enormous guilt because it was either her improper use of the tourniquet, or her removing of it that resulted in Peeta losing his leg...
Came to comment this exact thing.
Yes! Very commonly, confused.
Generally when you place a tourniquet, there is a very limited amount of time to act before amputation is needed from cutting off circulation.
Leaving out Madge was the oddest and one of the saddest ones for me. It showed Katnis could make friends and also highlights her hesitation. Just one reason.
Rip donald Sutherland
He will forever to live on in the films in in the characters he played
😮😮😮 when did he die??? OMG!! RIP
Indeed 🫡🫡
May he rest in peace.
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Maybe not as exciting of a tidbit but the friendship that developed between Cinna and Katniss. After the first games they would have long phone calls and he became a confidant. Which is why it was even more brutal what they did to him right before the 75th games started.
I think he also made dresses for her to show off as her own work since every tribute needed some kind of hobby after the games
7:20 "Snow was assaulted by a peace keeper who stole all his cabbages". Couldn't help but think of the Cabbage Man from Avatar: The Last Airbender. "MY CABBAGES!"💀
NOT THE CABBAGES
I am so glad I was not the only one 😂
One thing from the ballad of songbirds and snakes that wasn't in the film was the extensiveness of snows hatred for the mockingjay birds right from the beginning. In the book he goes on and on about how much he hates them. Also the mission to capture the jabberjays and the mockingjays to send back to the capitol, which was led by this one scientist he saw in dr. gaul's lab one time, wasn't really covered that much. That mission took weeks and he really got to learn a lot about the birds during that time, which only intensified his hatred. In the books the irony and connection to katniss and her portrayal as the mockingjay and his hatred for the bird and the district and all those little connections, it's so good! Gives a lot of layers and insight and just full circle moments.
A tremendously talented actor and a humble and kind man, a true gentleman. The world mourns his passing. 88 years was just not long enough. RIP Donald Sutherland.
excellent actor and man, he is missed❤️
Everything about him is the complete opposite of Snow
So I also wanted to add a theory about Madge (the mayors daughter). In the book, katniss immediately volunteers as soon as prim’s name is drawn. There’s a some emotional words, maybe a couple paragraphs, but it was immediate relative to the drawing. I believe that Madge was going to volunteer initially if she wasn’t drawn, but katniss beat her to the punch. Madge was already wearing the mockingjay pin before the reaping, also cinna had the themes for the wardrobe all mapped out; I believe Madge was in on the rebellion and was going to go in to be either a martyr or the inspiration for the rebellion. Because district 13 was totally preparing for this war. It would make sense that the mayor of district 12 could be in on it, and his daughter agreed (hopefully not forced) to help.
nice theory
1: District 11 sends Katniss bread 0:41
2: Peeta loses his leg 1:14
3: Katniss went deaf in one ear 1:46
4: Katniss and Johanna trained for the 76th hunger games together 2:08
5: Johanna falls apart during her test 2:31
6: Snow’s roommates 3:00
7: Peeta was a victim of child abuse 3:27
8: Darius the peacekeeper 3:42
9: 4:40 The plinth family importance
10: 5:30 Madge undersea
11: 6:04 the importance of Katniss his father
12: 6:49 what Snow and Tigris went through during the dark days.
13: 7:32 Katniss was going to mercy kill Peeta
14: 8:01 how the 10th hunger games ended.
15: 8:45 Maysilee Donner
16: 9:13 Katniss her prep team were held imprisoned in district 13
17: 9:57 Greazy sae
18: 10:18 Peeta made Finnick and Annie’s Wedding cake
19: 10:37 Haymitch his hunger games
20: 11:07 how Snow punished Haymitch
21: Prims goat 11:43
22: 12:05 Katniss drugged Peeta
23: 12:34 the mutts in the 74th hunger games were made from the dead tributes
24: 13:11 The mutts in the capitol
25: 13:47 The punishment of Marcus
26: 14:23 What happened to Peeta in the capitol
27: 14:56 What happened to Johanna in the capitol.
28: 15:36 Bonnie en Twill story
29: 16:37 Cato and Cloves tragic end.
30: How Joanna won her hunger games.
Alstublieft.
1: 0:41 District 11 sends Katniss bread
2: 1:14 Peeta loses his leg
3: 1:46 Katniss went deaf in one ear
4: 2:08 Katniss and Johanna trained for the "76th hunger games" together
5: 2:31 Johanna falls apart during her test
6: 3:00 Snow’s roommates
7: 3:27 Peeta was a victim of child abuse
8: 3:42 Darius the peacekeeper
9: 4:40 The plinth family importance
10: 5:30 Madge undersea
11: 6:04 the importance of Katniss's father
12: 6:49 what Snow and Tigris went through during the dark days.
13: 7:32 Katniss was going to mercy kill Peeta
14: 8:01 how the 10th hunger games ended.
15: 8:45 Macelie Donner
16: 9:13 Katniss her prep team were held imprisoned in district 13
17: 9:57 Greazy Sae
18: 10:18 Peeta made Finnick and Annie’s Wedding cake
19: 10:37 Haymitch his hunger games
20: 11:07 how Snow punished Haymitch
21: 11:43 Prims goat
22: 12:05 Katniss drugged Peeta
23: 12:34 the mutts in the 74th hunger games were made from the dead tributes
24: 13:11 The mutts in the capitol
25: 13:47 The punishment of Marcus
26: 14:23 What happened to Peeta in the capitol
27: 14:56 What happened to Johanna in the capitol.
28: 15:36 Bonnie and Twill's story
29: 16:37 Cato and Cloves tragic end.
30: 17:16 How Joanna won her hunger games.
Just a few small corrections to the main comment 😊
I salute you, thank you 🫡
@@Rachel-wn2mm np
I think peetas father was a victim to domestic abuse because he had to hide the dead squirrels Katniss killed from Peetas mother
Dankuwel
Also the cruelty: Cato didn’t die that quickly as in the movie; he fought the mutts for a solid hour and then was dragged into the Cornucopia and eaten alive for literal hours (they were attacked by the mutts in the night and were there until way after dawn when Katniss shot the arrow. It was also said that Cato was too bloody & eaten for Katniss to only be identify his face when he spoke, so…it was absolutely cruel.
Also Haymitch‘s Hunger Games. Not only the parallel to Katniss and Peeta to how he cared about the female District 12 tribute & the bond they formed just for Haymitch to watch her die (they stuck together until pretty late in the game so they wouldn’t have to kill each other - shortly after they parted ways Haymitch heard her scream and despite their pact been caaled off he tried to save her). Also Haymitch‘s final fight in his Hunger Games he too fought literals hours and had to hold his innards in with his hand when he collapsed causing the axe to miss him etc.
rip to Donald Sutherland who passed away yesterday at 88 😭
We will miss you president snow
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Agreed, rest in Peace, Donald Sutherland, you'll be forever missed.
😭😭😭
R.I.P
@@C.C-g4u yessssssssssss
@@C.C-g4u my heart shattered when i read this- r.i.p. man we'll miss you
I hated the fact that they took out the scene in the 3rd book where Katniss was locked up and she was contemplating suicide. I remember reading that and had to shut the book to cry a little. It’s been over 10 years since reading it but everything leading up to that moment for her to just want to end it all was intense.
They never honestly touched on the type of PTSD that they Katniss (really all) really endured. They showed a little of it, but not the extent that really drove home in the books with how truly messed up Katniss was.
Yes! Like also why she was going to kill herself?! She was severely depressed and I think Prim dying was the final straw since from the beginning Katniss was trying to protect her.
I think that The Hunger Games books to movie adaptation is one of the absolute best. They really stayed true to the source material.
They did their best.
Yes their are minor differences but compared to some fandoms that leave gaping plot holes I am pretty satisfied. Sure there are improvements to be made but these movies are top tier and many differences feel nitpicky.
That’s because Suzanne Collin’s wrote the screen play as well as the books
I don't think the films included how Plutarch hinted the arena being a clock to Katniss when they first meet at the end of their tour.
Not really. They included A reference, but someone who hasn't read the books could easily miss it, as it just seems like a weird scene.
I missed greasy sae at the end of mockingjay. I liked how she came full circle.
“The more you know, the more you know you don't know.” ― Aristotle
Is this a fellow good place fan I see?
Its sad to know that at the end of the next Hunger Games film, it will be in memory of Donald Sutherland. May he rest in peace. His amazing performance as one of the best Sci-fi villains will never be forgotten 🙏🏾🕊❤
One thing that I wish they did include, but not flesh out was WHEN Peeta tossed the bread to Katniss. In the books, it happens shortly before Katniss turns 12. She is on the brink of starvation, selling Prim's threadbare baby clothes for food. Peeta tossed the bread that he purposely burnt at her, and, in combination with some dandelions she found to make tea with, found the will to carry on.
Since I'm a bookworm and Hunger Games fan, I take pride that I already knew all these facts.
I hope Hunger Games fans that only watched the movies will finally be motivated to read the books thanks to this video.
Keep up the great work, Morgan!
One thing I realized when I was listening to the audiobook of Mockingjay was that Effie wasn’t in District 13 in the book. She didn’t show up til after the rebels take over the capital.
17:15 “Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.” - Sun Tzu.
Especially with the passing of Donald Sutherland who portrayed President Snow in the film they will never be another one like him he will live on in the films including the the adaptation of The hunger games he will live on forever in them
As someone who read the books first, I can’t help but see Donald Sutherland’s face when thinking of President Snow. Such a perfect casting of an incredible actor. RIP.
rip
One thing i disliked was the fact that Katniss and Peeta shared more than one kiss in the first book, but in the movie the was just one. Also, in the second book they trained together, watched the previous victors games and came closer as friends, they slept together several times (not sexually, of course), their friendship was stronger than in the movies. Also Katniss' friendship with Cinna was stronger between the first and the second games. And her connection with Haymitch!! She would know what Haymitch wanted her to do because of the gifts he sent her they had like a mind reading kind of relationship, despite they "didn't like" each other.
Finally, the book that Peeta draw for and with Katniss. It was an important part of their relationship but everybody pitched in, Prim, Katniss' mom, they all added in someway, he would draw the herbs and their uses and a lot of things. A lot of the things that made their relationship closer weren't there
I thought it was interesting bc there was a deleted scene where district 11 did give Katniss bread. I really wish that they used it in the film! I also wish that on the first film they kept in the part where Cato begged Clove to stay with him when she died in his arms. It really would have shown that careers do have feelings, they just don’t show them.
The entire concept of careers is just a cherry on the completely fucked up cake that is the entire hunger games system. These children are bred, born, and raised to be heartless killers and nothing more. Because they can’t afford to be. They aren’t allowed to be kids like most other tributes are. They trade in their childhood for fame, fortune, and the chance at life if they end up being chosen instead of volunteering. The most of other children at least get a chance at a normal childhood before they die, but the careers are born as killing machines, and they’ll die as killing machines.
Cato suffered for hours bc of the body armor he got from the feast, till Katniss shot him.
Katniss and Peeta witnessed his screams, begging, crying.
The only other thing I can think of: Plutarch Heavensbee having the Mockingjay symbol on his pocket watch that he showed to Katniss during the President's Ball
I liked that between the 74th and 75th Hunger games Peeta, Katniss and Hamitch all trained for the 75th. The book Katniss and Peeta worked on to identify different plants. She would find them or describe them and Peeta would draw them. My favorite of the ones you mentioned was the goat Lady. She comes back into the story when Katniss got trapped outside the fence and broke her foot jumping to get back in and she needed an excuse why she was so late getting home.
I was reading the books in school and bursted out crying when rue died (embarrassing) 😂
Is it bad that her name basically predicted her fate?
@@UltimateDespairado how?
@@WorldedGGGG I mean her name can be interpreted in many ways
For one definition, it is the name of a shrub known for medicinal purposes. Some characters are named after nature.
Another definition can also mean regret over an event. I guess the best interpretation of that definition is Katniss feeling some guilt and regret over Rue’s death.
But that’s just my theory
I’m not the best at literary analysis and the reading subject in general
i did too! even after i watched the movies 2-3 times
I did that at school with Prim I was at home for Rue
I literally just finished watching the movies for the first time yesterday and now you make a video about this? That's what I call a perfect timing
Perfect timing for misinformation on whats in the books and no explainations to their importances. Yeah keep up the good work.
@@supaflyrvguy2768 ?
The dogs being made from the trubutes was one of the most chilling parts of the first book for me. I still get chills just thinking about it.
Something they missed from the prequel was aracnes funeral, it was one of my favourite scenes and insights into the capital people and the difference between her funeral and how the escaped tributes were treated was super important
As you said in your Life of Haymitch video Mesa Lee (or however her name is spelled) worked as a team with Haymitch but as the number of remaining tributes continue to dwindle she knew they would have to fight each other eventually and she didn't want either of them to die at the hands of the other so she parted ways with him. Her death devastated him in some ways but he chose to carry on in her honour.
I like the humanization of Cato and Clove. It shows that even though the Career tributes were in favour with the Capital, they were still victims for having to follow everything the Capital tells them, and just how evil President Snow was throughout his tenure as Capital president. This man could easily have been the trilogy's equivalent to Satan, even if President Coin turned out to be more evil by the series' end.
Another good one is how much of a hero Tigris actually is. It's also shown in the films that Tigirs was allways there for Snow, but in the books she was almost never sleeping because she was doing everything she could to help Snow win a prize so that they can save the apartment.
Also another one is that Snow knew he was going to be a mentor in the games. I think the movie did great that they made it like a plot twist, it made things more intresting and engaged the audience.
Suggestion: you do a video about the top 10 most undeserved deaths in The Hunger Games Franchise.
PLS LIKE SO MORGAN NOTICES!!!
All the deaths were undeserved, except President Snow's.
@@crazyalaskans5and coin’s
The female Avox - Lavinia (we find out her name in Mockingjay). Katniss recognises her in the Capitol, and being slightly drunk from some wine that she was given, blurts out that she knows her, but she can't remember from where. The adults in the room get very suspicious, telling Katniss that the Avox girl was a traitor and Katniss couldn't possibly know her.
Peeta rescues Katniss by pretending that Lavinia looks like Delly Cartwright, a friend from back in D12, and saying that he thought she looked familiar too.
Katniss later tells Peeta the truth - she and Gale were hunting in the woods a couple of years ago, and they saw a pair of Capitol citizens fleeing through the forest - Lavinia and a boy. They hid, and a Capitol hovercraft came down and killed the boy, and scooped Lavinia up in some sort of net.
Katniss knows that Lavinia saw her right before she was captured, and she now lives with the guilt of not having done something to help her.
In Mockingjay, Peeta tells Katniss and the Star Squad about Darius and Lavinia, who were both set to serve the D12 tributes in the 75th Games. He said that Lavinia got lucky - when they were trying to electrocute her, they used too much electricity and her heart stopped straight away. At least she didn't suffer as much as Darius did, but she still suffered for many years before that at the Capitol's hands
RIP Donald Sutherland
You fought hard against Cancer. We will miss you. Fly high 🕊
I cannot believe Donald Sutherland is gone, such a talented actor rest in peace good sir
Amen.
Loved the video. Leaving Madge out of the first movie irked me as it changed the significance of the pin. Leaving Bonnie and Twill out of the second out of the second book makes the District 13 reveal at the end jarring and a bit confusing since I don't remember if it was mentioned at any other point in the film.
Did you mention Katniss and Gale seeing their first avox being captured outside District 12? And the awkward relationship they had leading up to the games?
Madge was one of my favorites from the book so I was pissed when I first watched the movies and saw she was cut completely.
R.i.p The actor of Snow🕊️
I always hated that Hitch’s Hunger Game back story was skipped. The same force field was mentioned in the first book when Peta was throwing rocks off the hotel roof before they were sent to their first Hunger Game.
another one is the bread from catching fire. i forget exactly what it meant but i knew it had some secret message based on the number of bread pieces. i havent read catching fire in a few years.
The bread represented the day and the time of the escape.
Also, they removed many things from the history of Panem like old ruined cities or the world history, instead they added a film with some nukes
Madge!! Madge gave her the Mockingjay present, she was her friend and she was one who gave medicine for Gale. Her Mom was Katniss's Mom's best friend and her aunt was in the games with Haymitch!!
Also reminded me that the 74th hunger games finale went on a lot longer than it seemed in the movie bc of the whole waiting for Cato to die thing
I cannot wait for the new book and movie! Finally we get Haymitch's story and the 50rh Hunger Games.
Love your videos....i clicked on this so damn fast!!
Yass! Ever since I read the books I have been needing this
It probably won’t be haymitch’s story. It’ll take place during his games, but most likely will not be in his pov
@@liatheprincess1186 what makes you think that? I mean who's POV would it be then?
Another thing the movies didn’t make too clear was why Katniss and Gale entered their names in the reaping. The reason is that they were promised-I can’t remember what they called it, but it was extra food rations , basically. That was why Katniss was fearful of hearing her own name-not Prim’s who only had one entry.
Sorry I didn’t notice my own mistake-Why Katniss and Gale entered their names MULTIPLE times in the reaping . They were given extra rations for each time they entered. Gale had younger brothers so that’s why he entered his name 42 times.
The extra rations were called tessarae, (singular tessera) I believe
“ what a freaking warrior” never head truer words about Johanna
Yessss I’ve been watching your hunger games vids so this is perfect since there isn’t a lot of
I have a theory connecting lady the goat to the ballad of songbirds and snakes. When Katniss sees lady she says she belonged to the “goat man”, who is described as old and someone who raises herds of goats. During the songbirds and snakes book, one of the covey (idk who) talks about their goat and talks about a prospect of getting a female goat to start a whole herd. I believe these 2 district 12 members are the same person. Likely after shows were banned in the hob, the covey might have held together for a few years but would have eventually split up. Maud ivory likely was katniss’s grandmother but the one who talked about the goat and likely the one who kept it would have started a herd and eventually become the goat man
the hunger games is one of the only book series with an amazing movie adaptation (excluding tbosas probably) but the books will probably always be better.
The book will always be better
I feel like the movie did Gale wrong.
Katniss still loved and missed him in the third book.
TBOSAS should have been a 2-part movie at least as it was thickesty book it was so many of the peacekeeper interactons were missed out leaving the story lacking depth. I love the movie but it felt rushed and I wish we could have seen more of the amazing story adapted into that high quality movie.
In the 75th Hunger Games, everybody had blue suits, not grey
Love these! Keep them going! As for some more I can think of myself:
- Sejanus's talent in marksmanship which he was taught by Strabo when he was little and had mandatory target practice every week as it was considered part of their family business. This being ironic because Sejanus leans towards pacifism and is one at heart (as well as wanting to become a medic) but has this very lethal skill where he could potentially kill someone if he could
- Lucy Gray's rainbow dress used to belong to her late mother
- Gale's family being entirely cut from the films (his mother, Hazelle, and his three younger siblings, Rory, Vick, and Posy)
- Tigris's implied prostitution she's had to resort to in order to bring in extra money to help the family and survive, which also shows her as a victim of the Capitol as well
- Haymitch deciding to take on a hobby of raising geese at the end of the trilogy
- Pluribus the nightclub owner (as well as him being one of the few confirmed LGBTQ+ characters in the series where he lost his partner, Cyrus, during the war)
- Barb Azure as also one of the confirmed LGBTQ+ characters (she's in the movie, but this specifically being something not mentioned in the film)
- The explanation behind the funeral ritual Sejanus performs on Marcus with the bread crumbs in the arena (though we do see this moment in the film); In District 2, they pour bread crumbs on the body of the deceased to wish them a peaceful transition into the afterlife with food on their journey
Isn’t it sad thatSejanus had to die
Isn’t it sad thatSejanus had to die
Isn’t it sad thatSejanus died
Isn’t it sad thatSejanus died
@@JJShortStories He’s my favorite character, so I can easily tell you how much his death absolutely broke me. I love him so much. ❤️
Hey, MovieFlame! I just wanna say I love your videos, especially the hunger games ones! Thanks for being a great RUclipsr!
I'd love a Hunger games differences between movies and book like the ones you did for Harry
Hi movieflame, I have been watching this channel for four years now and I truly love this channel. I was obsessed with harry potter and I would spoil all the books by watching your videos. You truly brought the books alive for me and gave me perspective on a lot of things. This was the first channel I ever subscribed to and I watched all the videos. Now, you are doing the same for me with the hunger games which was honestly traumatizing but somehow watching these videos is helping with that. Thank you so much and keep the magic coming! 😊
Aw that’s so sweet !!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️
This is my first time hearing about another book and movie. I’m hoping they will improve from Songbirds and Snakes.
I hope the next "30 Things Movie Watchers Don't Know" episode will be Percy Jackson, but for Movie/Show Watchers
One part from the ballad of songbirds and snakes that I wished was in the film was the effects that the snake bite had on Clemensia. In the book it says her skin changed to make her look snake like. She had rainbow scales and everything. It was one of the things I was most excited to see in the film and they cut it out
Amazing video of things that was missing from movies that were in the book,fantastic job.
The way this lined up perfectly with my re-obssesion with Hunger Games
I love how in the books there is more depth and backstory to Haymitch and his games. I really wish this would’ve been explored more in the movies because it gives so much more context to Haymitch and why he is the way he is.
Amazing channel keep up the great work!
In the 74th Hunger Games after Katniss kills Glimmer with the tracker jacker nests and is collecting the bow the venom from her own stings causes her to envision Glimmers body dissolving in her hands
Another good one:
After killing Coin, Katniss tries to commit suicide using nightlock, but Peeta stops her.
In the movie, Peeta runs up to her after she shoots the arrow that kills Coin, but if you haven't read the books, you don't actually realize he's running up to her to stop her from killing herself.
I don't recall if the movie specifies that her outfit has a compartment for the nightlock pill, but you can see her reaching for it with a look like "my work here is done." and then Peeta runs up and grabs her hand and knocks it out of her hand and then she panics as she gets restrained.
She even bit his finger to the point that it was bleeding
Yes, and how she wanted to commit suicide herself after she killed Coin while in the bedroom of the tribute trainin center for days and days until they decided what to do with her.
so I think I know now why District 1 just simply turned against the Capitol during the 2nd rebellion despite their close association..it always held resentment because of how their tributes were treated, which unlike District 2 which considers brutality as part of the games.
i wish they had kept the districts sending different breads in catching fire. that was one of my favorite little details. that and katniss gathering pine needles for joanna in mockingjay when they're in 13 and katniss and gale get permission to hunt
The background music for this video is perfect, well done. 👍🏾
there was this one scene in the books where Katniss and Peeta where both sitting on the couch together watching the previous game. It was actually really sweet in the books and I was really excited to watch it in the film but I was disappointed. I am not sure if the scene from the film where Haymitch was introducing the other tributes on the TV was supposed to be that scene, if it was it didn't have Peeta and Katniss laying against each other with a blanket which I thought was very cute.
Great video Morgan! I hope to one day see a Books VS Movies comparison for The Hunger Games.
and the fact that Lucy Grey wrote the the hanging tree song, which became the song of the revolution torturing Snow with the thought of her
AHHH NEW MOVIEFLAME!! 😍
In all honesty Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes needed to be two movies. The movie felt rushed and it’s my least favorite movie but my favorite book out of the series.
It would have been so funny if Tom Blythe said "my cabbages" in the movie just like the cabbage merchant from Avatar
When I read the books i skipped the part with the mutts, i was terrified, and i did not know that they were made from the dead tributes until watching this video, that genuinely makes it all the more terrifying and deranged.
The mutts also had other attributes like their human counterparts: Thresh’s is big, Rue’s is the smallest, Foxface’s has red fur, Rue’s is black and curly… The eye thing terrified me too.
It's never been confirmed that they were literally made from the dead tributes: all that's known for sure is that they were made to strongly resemble them. It's very possible that they were made of the tributes in a literal sense, but not confirmed
10:43 I’m legit tryna figure out how to audition for at least maybe like a random tribute role in the movie 😌😌😌
I’m hella excited for the new book
Same
Hey wassup Morgan, hope you doing Well, keep it up I always love your content.
Can you do a video of the Life time of dumbeldore?
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There was also the whole story about the red headed avox in the first book. As well as well as how Effie wasn't originally in district 13 in the books.
I just found out the actor who played president snow just recently passed away. He will be missed.
The one thing I can think of that you omitted was that Katniss spent a LOT of the 74th and 75th games in the buff… the books do a lot from the prospective of the game makers and how they couldn’t show her because she was nude!
Oh, you mean before she entered both of the games? Like with the prep team?
also the fact that that the mockingjaypin was Maysilee Donner’s district token in her hunger games. when she died it went to her sister, Madge’s mom who gave it to Madge, who gave it to Katniss. To me this gives an even deeper meaning to the pin
Donald Sutherland died yesterday!
“It’s the things we love the most that destroy us”
When I heard the news, I did the three finger salute 🥹
My personal favorite is the pink sky from the 75th games arena. I feel like it would have been so easy to replicate and look amazing.
The most important thing to me that is cut from the movies is the ending of Mockingjay, the epilogue in the book. To this day, Mockingjay is the only book to have ever made me cry. You know the scene where Katniss and Peeta are in the field with their kids? In the book it talks about how the gorgeous field they're sitting in, is a mass grave for all the people who were bombed in district 12, and these children are literally playing above hundreds of corpses and have no idea. The symbolism is insane, how Katniss and Peeta finally feel like, after all of the destruction they've witnessed, life is actually worth living and carrying on
1:55 they filmed how katniss went deaf and how she maked sure with leaves but they again didn’t put it in the actual movie
Joanna is such a boss it sucks we don't get more of her in the films
Something in the book that I wish we got more of in the movie was the cave scenes with Peeta and Katniss. Those are some of my favorite scenes in the entire series. Peeta telling Katniss about his 11 year crush on her and how his dad was in love with her mom before she married Katniss's father. Haymitch sending Katniss the sleep syrup to drug Peeta with and peeta realizing too late that shes drugging him.
The district eleven scene was dearly missed
I LOVE this stories about the Hunger Games!🎉🎉
First and love the content. Here since the first voldemort vid
Amazing video! Really enjoyed the interesting facts! Thanks
the one I thought of was how the ballad of songbirds and snakes movie skipped over the death of the twins Apollo and Diana and the effect their deaths specifically had on how Snow viewed the districts
I know I’ve said this like a million times, but if you ever start reacting to fan films, you NEED to watch the 53rd Hunger Games film as it’s SO GOOD and I love their characters!
I will never get over the fact that they made Glimmer and Cato a thing in the films when it was heavily implied Clove and Cato actually were in the novel.