She missed the first shot because it's a metal bow, and she's used to wood. But that one shot was enough for her to calibrate herself to this bow, so it's still very impressive!
@@jesusamaya459 they describe it more in the book, but because they were advised not to give away their skills, that was the first time Katniss had ever picked up the fancy Capitol tech bow. I don't remember the exact reason, but I think it was something to do with the string tension or draw weight
You guys have to think about Cato and creepy knife girl as child soldiers. Its the same mentality. They were raised to be weapons, taught to feel and show now empathy, told they should volunteer for the glory of their district at 18. They're still victims of the system. They never got to be children. They were raised like pigs for slaughter and Cato realized that at the end.
If I'm not mistaken, you can still end up going to the Hunger Games at 18, you only really escape when you become 19. This is one of the saddest parts between the Rue and Thresh duo, Rue had just turned 12, so she was chosen in her first year, and Thresh was 18, he almost got free.
That 3-fingered gesture, in the books, is something they do at funerals. So when Katniss volunteers as tribute, the townfolk are saying goodbye in a respectful and reverent way. That gesture, as the movie continues, become one of revolution.
Katniss' mom went catatonic when the dad died and Katniss(super young at the time~under 12) had to take over being head of the family so that's why she was talking to her mom like that before she left for the games.
@@terryjohnson5579 All the flour, flour everywhere. Thought you got a care package? Surprise! Here's your container of flour courtesy of Peeta. Thought you found a good water supply? Psyche, now you have mushy flour. My god, he would be a menace.
With all my love to the books and movies, I don’t think she herself understand war or even revolution. I guess soviet writers would be way better at it since they saw it themselves or was in the front. This experience actually shows difference.
@@hashaintswanseriously? Did you know she grew up as a military brat? Offhand I think you need to understand a great deal more about both Suzanne Collins and Scholastic Books which is who she wrote the series for.
One thing about Katniss is that a lot of her skills are red flags for the Capitol for someone from District 12. She shouldn't know how to hunt or survive in the woods because there are no woodlands in 12. The only woods are beyond the fence and she isn't supposed to go there. She is illegally crossing the fence and hunting for survival. An arena like this should have been a disadvantage for her and Peeta. Peeta doesn't have the survival skills but he is an artist so can use his skills in painting for camouflage. He is also quite well fed and physically strong for someone from 12, since he lives in a bakery. They are the best tributes District 12 has had since Haymitch, and his games were 24 years prior.
True, though arguably Peeta's best weapon is that he is charming and knows how to work the crowd (which is even more aparrent in the book). What makes them both stand out is that they have something they care about more than their own survival, for Peeta it's Katniss and for her it's Prim. It's their selfsacrifices that are their strength and weakness.
Don't worry, you're FAR from the only people to underestimate this particular film series. I think folks hear "adapted from YA books" and assume that it'll be lightweight, silly, or overly-focused on "teenage" drama. Instead they get one of the most jarring and harrowing explorations of war, oppression, and public manipulation. Great reactions, and I'm excited to see you experience the rest of them! :)
Agreed. I tried to get my sister to watch the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe with me when it came to theaters and she was like no way that's dumb until she saw the trailer. It's a really good book and movie. She then trusted me when TLOR came out.😅
Peeta is really in love with her. He's not playing the game. Katniss is but she's starting to like him. You can see this when she freaks out thinking he ate the poison berries.
It's more obvious in the books: Katniss always had a soft spot for Peeta even before the games, because of the the time Peeta gave her bread when she was really starving in the rain. So when Peeta gets chosen for the games Katniss thinks "no, please not him"
Interesting thought about Lenny Kravitz's character having dressed many kids for death. In the books, that character is younger and it is supposed to be his first year as a stylist. We don't know anything about his backstory except that Katniss trusts him completely and she trusts no one (Katniss' POV is funny because she is always trying to figure out what Peeta's angle is when he is clearly just crushing on her.)
I'm so glad to find new reactors who've never seen The Hunger Games for the first time. A bonus: You two are naturally hilarious :D Can't wait for you to see the next part. The books are much darker in my opinion (Audible has a great audiobook rendition). Subscribed!
Well, it's kind of happening all over the world right now, where children are dying and people have been desensitized to the violence and to other people's plight because we're so far removed from them.
Yup.. every morning I wake up, open my social media, the first top of my page is another child died of bombing. I'm sick of it when I think I can't do anything about this whole situation.
@Carpathianpixie. America today is no better than the fictional country of Panem in the Hunger Games. We, as a society, refuse to put limits on weapons & who can access them despite hundreds of children being victims while in school, at stores, at concerts, at church & while playing outside. We sacrifice our kids for the illusion of safety & the false belief that more gee-u-n-s in more hands keeps everyone in line. Most Americans are completely fine with kids being kiIIed as long as they can have unrestricted access to gee-u-n-s.
@@yusriyarofifahalimah1805 Yep. My therapist just suggested I go on a news ban because it's adding an extra burden on my mental health. Sometimes I think maybe we should just go ahead and mutually destroy each other to give the rest of the planet a chance because I get so outraged by the state of things.
I’m so sat for this series. You guys deserve way more views. The three fingers was a tradition usually reserved for district 12 funerals. It’s a sign of respect. I really love how you guys can have so much commentary and not miss much. Can’t wait for these movies! Catching Fire is the best.
@ in my opinion this is one of the few series where the sequels are actually just as good as the first. I’m so excited for you guys you’re gunna really like these!
@ 1. Divergent is very cringe very fun, it was lost in the wake that was Hunger Games. 2. (hear me out) Pride & Prejudice, it’s funnier then you remember i swear. 3. I Am Number Four is fun and no one EVER watches it. 4. Percy Jackson, also not that great but that makes it great in return. 5. Bridge To Terabithia, bring tissues. 6. The Lovely Bones, another CHEFS KISS Tooch movie. 7. The Davinci Code (unless you’ve seen it). 8. Holes, under appreciated Disney movie. 9. Chronicles of Narnia, it’s better then i remembered. 10. The Help, bring more tissues. 11. Treasure Planet, based on ‘Treasure Island’. 12. Zuthura, another Josh Hutcherson movie. 13. Journey to the Center of the Earth, ANOTHER Josh Hutch film. 14. The Boy In The Striped Pajamas. 15. Princess Diaries- to name a few😂
46:51 the first man to turn around was Rue’s dad. that’s why he didn’t care anymore his daughtrt was killed. katniss’s gesture was enough for him to make that decision. There’s a shot of rue’s family in the beginning of the next movie and you’ll notice her dad isn’t there. He was killed for what he did
In the books, that was not Rue’s dad. Rue’s mother was a single mother, her husband previously dying. That man was someone who couldn’t take anymore child killings.
One of the big things that the book tries to emphasize without directly saying it is that Katniss's humanity in the face of all of this is really what sparked the rebellion. Like Snow was saying in the little speech "A little hope is good but too much is bad as it can't be contained". Katniss volunteering for her sister, when nobody else does. Even Peeta has multiple siblings and none of them even consider it. Katniss being open during the interviews about being kind of worried troubled but determined. Then finally showing Rue true humanity in her death, singing to her, crying and greiving for her, decortaing her in flowers and giving her the final funeral salute. Treating her truly as a little girl that suffered instead of as a competitior, is something that was just never seen. In the world the struggle for survival was so great that people didn't have the freedom for humanity especially for someomne not from their district. It was just unheard of, nobody had that much kindness to pass around for anyone else let alone an almost stranger. So that humanity that humanness was a spark. It showed them they don't have to be divided they don't have to hate or fear the other districts, its the capitol that is showing them a true lack of humanity. The bread they sent her from district 11 was stated in the book as the first time ever another district has sent an item to a tribute from a different district, that was a sign from the districts themselves of thanks and unity. Then the berries was a final show of active defiance to the capitol from Katniss. On their own turf where they are suppossed to be in total control she had the will to say "we won't live and die by your rules" that truly put fuel to the flame. That bit of hope had truly been lit by a girl not knowing what she was doing but being willing to treat those around her with humanity, respect, and to aim her disdain at those in power not her fellow oppressed people.
Peeta loses his leg after the games, but that isn’t shown in the movie. It’s important to remember to think of his limits with a newly amputated leg in the following movie! They had to keep the impacts of the injury in for storylines purposes but because they cut the cause - many movie watchers thought he was clumsy or weak or that people were concerned about him for no real reason!
You joke about her just turning and ending Peeta after the change gets revoked but in the book, she sees his arm move and she instantly has an arrow pointed at him. But he was just lifting his arm to drop his knife dramatically (if I remember correctly) and she has a flash of guilt for doubting him.
Amazing reaction, really funny....yall noticed things no other reactor I've seen has, like the beasts at the end walking away and not eating their victim because they're just trained to kill, or immediately recognizing Haymitch's trauma from being in the games and a mentor. A lot of people see his first scene and are like, wow, what a jerk.... But yall hit the nail on the head, he survived the games he was in - and more than that, every year since then he has almost personally sent off two children from his own district to their death. He is NOT okay. Also as good as that was and as much as yall loved it, I cannot WAIT for the next one. It cranks things up to unimaginable levels. I'll be checking out your other videos now, looking forward to more of you two. ❤
Suzanne Collins, the author of the series, said she got inspiration for the books when she was flipping through channels on her TV and saw clips of the Iraq war and then seeing inane reality shows where people will compete for prizes. She said those realities started blurring and could become indistinguishable on what is considered sensationalized. I think the prequel "The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes" does a fantastic job on how a society can become so desensitized to such evil and despicable acts.
Not just desensitized but justify. Attack on Titan does a great job of pointing out the "well their ancestors did it worse therefore we can do x" hypocrisy.
The books are TOTALLY worth reading. I love the movies too, I think they did a good job (as book to movie adaptions go) but in the books we have the benefit of hearing Katniss’s inner monologue, and it sheds a lot of light onto the social dynamics that the movies just can’t fully translate.
As always, amazing. The books will always contain more detail and explanation of course, but I thought the way they subbed Katniss’s inner monologue for Caesar explaining to the audience was the perfect book to movie translation. I don’t know that the mockingjay ever really gets a good explanation in the films, but basically the Capital created these “jabberjays” to spy on people by listening and repeating what they say, but people clued in pretty quickly and then just lied to the birds rendering them useless. They just let them go free, where they mated with the mocking birds, creating mockingjays that can still mimic. I really think you guys are going to absolutely love this whole series - usually there’s at least one that is weaker than the rest, but for Hunger Games I don’t find that to be true. I can’t wait to see the rest!
One of my favorite books, and it's exactly what you said, the anxiety I felt was surreal, while I was reading it seemed like it was happening to me, thanks to the writer for the great writing. Please keep reacting to the other films, the next one is even better AND there's still The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. ❤
Please don't make us wait for the next parts! Loved your reactions. You guys banged the nail on the head with Peeta and Katniss. Peeta really likes her and his family owns the bakery so they were better off then Katniss and her family. Where katniss has always kept to herself and focused on survival because they almost starved after their dad passed. The bread peeta through to her was the first food she and Prim had in weeks. So Katniss isn't really in the mindset for dating and boys, she just wants to keep her sister safe. So she has never really thought about having a boyfriend or anything cause she just doesn't have time for that.
Watching it now guys and Gale's name is in 42 times because he took extra entries to provide food for his family. Their district is very poor! I love these movies...so good!! Hope y'all had a nice Thanksgiving
This isn’t a spoiler, just some knowledge from the second book that they won’t really explain in the next movie that I wanted to share about Haymitch and the past hunger games. Haymitch telling katniss at the end that “they don’t take these things lightly” is actually from personal experience. He pulled a bit of a stunt himself in order to win his hunger games. He found a cliff at the edge of the arena which was lined with an invisible barrier. He threw some rocks at it, finding out that anything that hits it bounces right back to where it came from. In his game, it was a “quarter quell”. These games are particularly special with bigger arenas, more flashiness, and some new rule/event for the game. These take place every 25 years. For the 25th, the special rule was that every district got to vote for who would go in, which is horrible. The districts basically got to choose between what kid they thought would have the best chance of winning, or just the kid they didn’t like the most. Either way, the kids going into the hunger games knowing they weren’t there due to bad luck, but because the people they see everyday decided they would be the one to go, which is heartbreaking. The 50th game (Haymitch’s game) the special rule was there would be double the tributes, so two girls and two boys from every district, resulting into a total of 48 kids fighting to the death. Haymitch and this girl from district 2 (I think) were really roughed up. They were the last two alive. I believe she had basically lost an eye, and he was running away literally having to hold his organs inside of his stomach due to how bad his injuries were. He remembered the barrier. He ran to where he was throwing rocks before with the district 2 girl determined to finish him off. They get to the cliff with the barrier, and she throws her axe at him. He collapses, laying on the floor, allowing the axe to pass over him. She doesn’t move, basically thinking that his injuries are severe and she was also tired and just lost her weapon and assumed that he’d just die soon. But in a few seconds, her axe comes bouncing back off of the barrier, the blade embedding into her head, killing her on impact. This “stunt” did not make the capital, especially President Snow happy. They determined it as rebellious and as an act of defiance since they had never meant for the arena barrier to be used as a weapon. In response, they killed Haymitch’s family in district 12 as well as his girlfriend, leaving Haymitch completely alone when he came back from the games. After all of that, he has to mentor every other tribute from district 12 since he is the only victor there. So yeah. Haymitch is understandably traumatized and doesn’t try to get attached to either Katniss or Peeta at the beginning since for the last 24 years, he’s watched kids he’s gotten attached to die. There’s also a moment earlier in the movie where Haymitch stops talking when he sees Cato staring at them, most likely reminding him of the district 2 girl that was very close to killing him. So that warning he gave Katniss about them not taking things like this lightly, he was most likely terrified for both her and her family due to what happened to him. Anyway, the next hunger games, Katniss and Peeta will be mentors since got knows Haymitch got his fair share. So not only would we be seeing Katniss and Peeta as mentors, but also as mentors for the 75th hunger games. A quarter quell.
One underesrimated aspect of this franchise is how good it is at visual storytelling and implications. The whole background of Katniss' father's death, her mother's depression and the fact that Katniss and Primm were starving are shown in bits, be how she and Gale bonded over hunting, how Peeta throw her bread and how Katniss told Primm to never ask for extra food, because that meant putting her name extra times in the ballot. It also implies that Gale probably had a big family and was helping Katniss, because even while hunting and selling the meat, he had put his name in more than 40 times.
The capitol is so messed up; in the books, the mutts were modeled after the fallen tributes. Katniss described mutts that looked like Rue, Glimmer, and Foxface. The Capitol wasn't just putting on a show; they were trying to traumatize the children in the games as much as humanly possible.
I didn’t see the follower account when I started watching these reactions. I assumed they were a Megha channel based on how hilarious they are if you like them you’ll probably like the everyday Negro’s reaction channel 2. They are equally funny. I literally wish I could rent them out and these guys out to go to the movies with me because it would be a great time
@@ReelReviewHQ Very happy to be here, thanks for the laughs, I was subscribed as soon as I heard your “I’m a killer Bella!” Impression, had to double check you weren’t Aussie, as that’s something I say all the time and said exactly the same way. Great movie choices, looking forward to the rest of the Hunger Games movies.
I often find it ironic that people laugh at the dress of people in the capital, when there are people that dress like this today and the type of dressing and styles are getting more and more elaborate.
Right. Didn’t they mix in the DNA of the dead tributes into the design of the dogs? I can vaguely remember Katniss seeing the face (or the eyes) of one of the tributes when they were attacking her.
Yes . And how they have the same eyes as the previously killed participants. I do not believe that the capital is going to waste a good dead body. I absolutely believe they for real used the tributes actual eyeballs.
The three finger salute is a funerary custom in 12 meaning great admiration and farewell. Also in the books the ending was way more brutal, the animals drag Cato into the cornucopia and maul him all night while Katniss and Petra have to listen and it’s not until the next morning that Petra holds Katniss over the edge so she can put him out of his misery
Jennifer was 20, Liam was 21, Josh was 18. As main cast members if they were under 18 & therefore were minors they couldn't work the same hours due to labor laws.
I've watched a lot of reactions to this movie series, and yours definitely stands out. You make it personal by talking about what you might do in those situations and seem genuinely interested in the whole concept of the world these characters live in. Definitely got yourself a new subscriber (and it looks like you are a newer channel, that's awesome! Seeing a channel grow and evolve is so wonderful). (Also! your reaction to creepy knife thrower girl makes me think you should watch Orphan, she's the star an so amazingly creepy.)
Okay Gale's entries are at 42 because he has a lot of siblings, and his family is poor. His father died in the same mine accident that killed Katniss' father. When you turn 12 your name goes in 1 time. But you also become eligible to sign up for extra food for each member of your family at a cost of 1 entry per person. And the entries are cumulative. I presume Gale has 5 siblings because that would mean 7 members of the family if you include his mother and 42 divided by 7 is 6 which is the number of years he's been in the drawing at the age of 17.
Oh thank goodness. I'm so glad one of you knew his name is Peeta. It's painful to watch a full reaction with the reactor calling him Peter over and over!
In the testing those are the game makers not the sponsors. They are being tested to get the score which helps the sponsors decide who has a good chance to win. She misses her shot because the draw weight of the bow she uses is significantly different from the one she is used to and she didn't practice with it before.
The wasps were created during the rebellion 74 years ago I believe. They were used against the districts. Fyi the movie doesn't do a good job explaining the term "mutts". They use it in reference to the dog creatures, which is accurate, but it is actually a more general term. It refers to any genetically altered organism. So the tracker jackers are also mutts. The term is shortened from the word "muttations" which is an altered from of "mutations". They use it throughout all the films and reactors usually think that they are talking about the dogs and then get confused when the dogs don't show up.
Name submissions are cumulative. Also you can purchase additional rations for yourself and each of your family members and the price is putting your name in again for each time you purchase rations. So basically the poorer you are the more likely you are to be chosen.
A little on the career districts where Cato and the knife girl were from. In the series, districts 1, 2, and 4 (although the films cut out 4 being a career district), which are considered the more “privileged” districts. There the kids train from a young age to then volunteer when they’re older to compete in the games. They are conditioned to believe that going into the games is an honor and if you win, you bring glory to your district. But in the end, they are also just victims of the system, they’re still just kids being sent off to die for the Capitol’s entertainment. And I think Cato’s speech at the end is when he realizes that. Loved the reaction guys.
Great great GREAT reaction! You guys had me in stitches at points. It’s rare for me to enjoy a reaction where people are cracking jokes with this series, because the subject matter is so grim and I want people to engage with it seriously. But I feel like you perfectly walked the line. I could tell you were genuinely gripped and were taking in how heavy it was, and also joking. I loved it. Can’t wait to see you react to the rest of the films. In my opinion this series is one of the best, if not THE best, book-to-film adaptations. The story only gets more intense and gripping from here.
The reason the Capitol reaps random children from each district is to break their spirits, their will to rebel, by demonstrating its power: "See? We can take what you love most and destroy it; so don't even think about rebelling again." Remember what Snow said? "Why do we have a winner? Hope." A little hope keeps the experience from being completely brutal, and actually serves to perpetuate the system. A completely brutal system with no hope would more easily lead to rebellion. This is a well-crafted world, with disturbing parallels to our times.
It’s so horrific, and so easy to see the parallel to our own world, I truly hope the capital gets what’s coming in future installments, thanks so much for watching with us and this awesome insightful comment!
The girl who died from the berries was actually very clever! If you go back and watch the training montage, she is successfully identifying every single berry and plant. She knew exactly what she was eating and had no intention of dying by anyone else’s hand.
@@ptitepeluche05Katniss is an unreliable narrator, especially in the books. This is shown in the way she describes Peetas actions and his feelings for her as fake or as a way to one up her. It's also explained when they do the plant test they're not picking specific groups of flowers from each district they're doing all of them so yes Foxface did do the plant test and she did know each plant which is why everyone suggests that Foxface did this to die her own way.
I know the three-finger salute was done for specific reasons in the book, but it's been ages since I read** it. I think it was done at funerals in the book. My brain associates it with "we stand with you" ... or, quite literally, giving the middle finger to the upper class AND standing by it. I'm Deaf, and was in college when these were released.... I made my text tone the whistle that Rue came up with, and my peers started doing the three finger salute to let me know my phone went off. It became a running joke with my friends, especially in a quiet space. Can't WAIT to see you react to the rest of them! These movies are absolutely magnificent, and not at all what I expected. Not easily impressed (aside from accurate captions 🤣) but these movies and the pure ferocity and dead-pan gut-kicks make this series one of my all-time favorites. If you thought this was dark, this was just the surface of it all. You're gonna like the rest of them! First time watching, y'all and already subscribed! As a Deafie, channels that do reactions often have half-sentences, lots of mumbling, and very inaccurate (if not outright insulting) captions. Yours were on-point and clear, to the point that I hardly noticed them - and believe me, if I notice when they're wildly off-kilter, I won't watch that creator again. Kudos for accuracy! **I make it a point to read the books before seeing a book-based movie, not only to get the bigger picture, but to solidify the characters and backstories in my mind before seeing their faces on screen. If I read a book after seeing the movie, my brain says "that's not how it goes!" and the movie becomes my brain's canon. You should've seen me trying to read LOTR ... I was a mess. Also, I refuse to critique a book or movie until I've got enough of it under my belt to say I gave it a fair shot. Some movies and books are good by their own right, but for very different reasons, especially with artistic license and costumes and filler dialogue that explains things the books gloss over. Happy to see where you go from here!
Also haymitch won the 50th games where they had 42 fighters and the entire field the entire arena was poison. Since then nobody in twelve has won so he's watching around 50 kids from home get murdered for entertainment
There was also a cannibal contestant so when ya see airlift grabbing bodies it's cuz that. A contestant started eating the people he killed and they had to bring in spec ops peacekeepers to stop him. Wild fucking games and they all kids.
"Is it cake or is it Peeta?" :D :D :D Guys your channel is fantastic; I was sure the algorithm was offering me a channel with hundreds of thousands of subscribers, that's how funny and well done your videos are. So here is a sub, a like and a comment; looking forward to your next videos and seeing your channel grow!
The reason Katniss missed her first shot was because the capitol’s bows & arrows are made out of metal. She did not practice with one because she was hiding her talent. Her bow & arrow at home was made of wood (her father made it for her,) so she knows the feel of her own. A metal one? It took her one shot to get used to the feel of it. Yes, whenever you win the games, you get a mansion in the Victor’s Village and all the money you will ever need for the rest of your life. And each year after, you are a mentor to the new tributes every year for the rest of your life. Hamich is the only one from District 12 that has ever won, so he’s their mentor. We’ll have to see how Katniss and Peeta do as the new mentors from District 12… NEXT on RRHQ! ✨😁✨
Katniss missed the first shot because of the weight of the bow and arrow, she is used to a wood bow and makeshift arrows, the ones in the capitol are way lighter thats why se needs to ajust the second time
Happy belated turkey day- I’m excited for you guys to get through the hunger games. A little lore: Hamish is the way he is because he was the only person to win from district 12 for like almost 20+ years among other things- imagine having to coach champions and watch them die year after year after year- along with your own trauma after surviving? I’d be drunk too all day everyday
@@ReelReviewHQ the more lore (which isn't even necessary but it adds to the experience) the more horrifyingly real it becomes- definitely gives you something to chew on
You will absolutely adore this franchise, I know it. The horrible idea behind the games is so parallel to our world, like if you're too worried fearing for your life you wouldn't have time to rebel. Will, thank you for pointing out that the trained tributes are also victims of this system, there are no winners under the oppression of the capitol. And I'll subscribe to Patreon as soon as I get a job lol things are crazy here in Brazil.
I just think it's really amusing that you call the Ceasar Flickerman interview 'Colbertesque." Because in the 2016 election, Colbert did a thing called the Hungry for Power Games where he imitated Flickerman counting down the eliminations of potential presidential candidates at the caucuses. It was pretty funny stuff.
Fun fact: The Reaping takes place on July 4. And in a 2020 interview, the author said that something happened in 2021 that actually caused the war that created Panem and started the Hunger Games.
I never get why people don't believe cake decorating (most likely with ingredients & in ways that are innovative because they don't have the best supplies in the districts), interest in art & knowing things like color theory wouldn't translate to Peeta's camouflage skills. Just like people that have a musical "ear" & can just create beautiful songs with little traditional practice, some people just have "it".
Oh and just for extra context, the districts are as follows: The Capitol - Center of Panem, they hold the Government here and are the wealthiest region. The Capitol is described as being located in the Rocky Mountains, with the "official" maps used in the films showing it around the area between Montana down to the very top edges of Colorado and Utah, abouts. The districts effectively work to support the Capitol, putting them in varying states of poverty that greatly increase as the number of district rises. 1 - Luxury products, located near the capitol. They are the wealthiest district and, as explained in the film here, one of the Career Tributes, meaning yes, they are trained and conditioned for the games from birth pretty much. Region is up in Idaho, Montana ish area. 2 - Precious Metals, Masonry, and Peacekeepers, located near the capitol, they are miners but in a far better way than in 12, and are also responsible for the training and, effectively, production of the Peacekeepers, who are the military and police force. Region wise, they're located around Arizona and Colorado. 3 - Technology, they are the scientists and engineers of Panem, being known for their intelligence and smarts. They are located in the Midwest around Iowa and Illinois. 4 - Fishing, in the film they aren't listed as being a career district but in the books they are. They're noted as being physically fit and excellent swimmers, being conditioned on the sea as well as in the Career training. 4 is located along the West Coast in California and Oregon mainly. 5 - Power/Electricity, they control and maintain the power sources of Panem, such as the hydroelectric dams. As such, they are also located near the capitol, mainly around the New Mexico/Nevada area approximately. 6 - Transportation, they produce everything from hovercrafts to trains to trucks and cars. If you see any of those, it was made in District 6. They're located around the Michigan area, spreading north into parts of Canada. 7 - Lumber, Paper, and Building supplies, these tributes are notably well versed in the uses of axes and in activities such as tree climbing. One of my favorite tributes, who you will eventually meet, is from here (those who know who I mean, know). Not a Career district but can definitely be lethal, simply because of the nature of their work. 7 is located in Washington and British Columbia. 8 - Textiles, they are located in the central south, think places like Arkansas and Mississippi. 8 marks the beginning of the districts known as the Outlying Districts, where poverty becomes more and more pronounced as the numbers grow. 9 - Grains, they are noted as being just about as bad off in terms of likelihood their tributes will become victors, as District 12. If I remember correctly, they're almost considered cursed because of how unlikely they are to have a victor. They're my personal favorite district though, because 9 is my favorite number. They're located in the Great Plateau region, think around the Dakota's up into Canada area. Noted for sprawling farmlands that produce food that goes straight to feeding the capitol, despite most people, like 12, starving and living in varying states of poverty. 10 - Livestock, located in Texas, Arizona, and down into Mexico. Like 9, they produce foodstuffs in the form of meat but it gets shipped primarily to the capitol. They also produce goods like leather products. 11 - Agriculture, mainly producing fruits and vegetables, like the prior two districts, they are producing foodstuffs mainly being sent to the capitol. This district is meant to be a direct comparison to pre Emancipated southern states, and as such they are located in the deep american south, from Georgia westward to Oklahoma. They are also notably largely folks of color for that reason. 12 - Coal Mining, they are notably located in the mid-appalachian region of the US, which is actually where they filmed this district! It's actually a place in I believe South Carolina (could be North, I kinda forget... One of the Carolinas) that was a former cotton milling town! They're noted to have incredibly low odds in terms of the games, with only, after this games number 74, having 4 total victors, one of which is now dead from old age because of how long ago they won. As such, you can see why Haymitch is so disillusioned and deeply traumatized. 24 years of watching his tributes repeatedly being slaughtered with no hope of winning until Katniss and Peeta come along. Plus what the Capitol put him through, but spoilers. 13 - Located in the North Eastern US, and into Canada, it is believed to have been completely destroyed during the Dark Days and now seemingly lays abandoned in ash and rubble. Previously, they produced weaponry, nuclear related things, and graphite. Again, not saying anything else though because spoilers! Panem as a whole is a sort of post-apocalyptic North America, in a world where they don't know if anyone else outside of Panem even exists anymore or if they're what is left of humanity. Which is to your point of how this would never be allowed in our current society, but in the Hunger Games world, Panem is considered to be it. There is no one else. Hope this helps explain the whole structure of Panem a bit more!
You guys have upgraded from the wrinkly sheet to a pretty new electric fireplace and lights and two plants you have to keep alive…. Wowwwww suddenly the bois get a patreon and they get a budget! Hahaha ❤
Great reaction! It was really nice how much you both acknowledged and pointed out that the tributes from district 1&2 (the career pack) were also victims of their circumstances as well. It is easy to see how ruthless they are and forget that they are also just kids, kids who were conditioned to think this way. They might be the "Villains" inside the arena but they are victims of this system as well. Cato's speech at the end really solidified that "I'm dead anyways. I always was right? I didn't know that until now" it's him coming to terms with the situation, him realizing that he had always been a piece for them to make good tv. From the moment he started training for the games as a kid, he was just a pawn. Really looking forward to seeing y'all's future reactions to this series!
46:10 In the movies they cut out the reason Peeta's leg is injured. In the book it explains that Cato returns to the tree where Katniss was and Peeta fights him so she can escape. And in the book Peeta lose his leg 46:44 The people in District 12 use it as a long-standing gesture of respect, thanks, or goodbye
You guys are my new favorites. Don’t change a thing. You’re so naturally funny. Great first reaction and they keep getting better, darker, and more complex and profound. The amount of depth you got from this first movie was impressive, I can’t wait to hear what you think as the world expands.
While you guys go through this journey just remember Katniss is still a teen, she had to grow up fast, and had no time to be a kid that makes mistakes, because of her dad's passing, but she is still a teen (around 16-17 if i'm not mistaken) going through all of it. I just see so many reactors that forget that and get caught up in stuff that doesn't matter
The perfect amount of hilarious commentary without missing things 🫶🏻 that was awesome! You're going to LOVE the second one. Can't wait to watch the rest with yall! ☺️ subscribed!
Both Districts 1 and 2 are trained at academies. They would always partner up because they are only likely to be injured by another career in direct combat. Once injured they would be vulnerable to the other tributes. So you wait until the other districts are dead then take your chances against the other 3 career tributes from Districts 1 and 2.
Great reaction you two. They made 4 movies out of the 3 books written by Suzanne Collins to teach about politics and war. It was her second set. The earlier series was for younger students on the same topics - The Underland Chronicles. Both were published by Scholastic Books.
The only downside about finding your channel this early in your "reaction-career" is that I have to wait to watch the rest of your reactions to movie series like this! Love your reactions!
No way is this your first channel that you started only like 3 month ago. It’s so well recorded and edited, and your reactions are awesome too! I would’ve thought you were doing this for years 😁 I am definitely subscribing and can’t wait to see more of your reactions ❤
Wow, thank you! We have really been trying to up our game with every new video we put out, y’all deserve great quality if you’re going to give us the time of day! So truly thank you for watching with us!
This series is my favorite YA series of them all. It gets progressively better. Also, I’m going to finish suffering through Uglies just so I can watch y’all’s reaction. Idk if I should thank y’all for that or report you for emotional distress 🙃🤣
For 34:32 I'm so glad yall realized that was his way of survival. Most I know go like whattt he betrayed her n while I get it abit . I'm mostly just like oh my
your commentary throughout this was legitimately so intelligent and engaging! super impressed. made it fun to watch along, also, your mics are like asmr quality or something lmao; it made the audio sound like you really WERE up there commentating with stanley’s character. great video! ❤
You’ve gained a subscriber! Love your combination of serious and lighthearted commentary. Can’t wait for the next one, it’s largely considered the best movie in the entire franchise!!
You would love the books based on the comments you guys are making. It is quite a bit darker and you hear more of Katniss’s personality through her inner monologue.
God, I watched a lot of reviews of The Hunger Games after watching yours, and I just compared everyone to you - you are incomparable 🥰🤩 your charisma, your jokes, your reactions to important or interesting moments, your empathy, your interaction with the plot and creating your own tricks based on this - I just love it
Districts 1, 2, and 4 are conditioned to be careers. So yes, there’s a whole group of kids trained into their teens to volunteer at peak strength while brainwashed into being desensitized killers, not simply evil.
Also those genetically engineered animals were originally created by the capital during the war as weapons against the districts, but now all those creations are used more recreationally in the games.
as always, i loved the commentary!!! this is one of my favorite movie series ever (biased because i was deeefinitely all over those books when they came out) and it shaped how i view the world to an insurmountable degree. i love how much you guys banter back and forth, but it never feels to the movies' detriment - you can have some laughs and still not miss a storybeat. i really appreciate that about you! cannot wait for the second movieeeee UGHHH i cannot wait to see how you both like it
Thinking Peeta had actually turned into a rock for a sec was hilarious! Thank you for this reaction. I LOVE this series, other than HP it’s one of my all time favs! I can’t wait to see the other videos!
I wish they had used child actors for the bread scene. In the books, it’s so much more powerful knowing an 11yr old Peeta burned the bread and took a beating from his abusive mother to help Katniss. That small act of kindness likely saved three lives… hers, her sister’s, and her mother’s. I think by showing their younger selves, the scene would have carried more emotional weight and stayed truer to the book’s raw intensity. I wonder if they did it to keep the audience in suspense about Peetas feelings or practical challenges?
She missed the first shot because it's a metal bow, and she's used to wood. But that one shot was enough for her to calibrate herself to this bow, so it's still very impressive!
I didn't know that, I thought she missed bc she's used to the animals moving when she hunts
@@jesusamaya459 they describe it more in the book, but because they were advised not to give away their skills, that was the first time Katniss had ever picked up the fancy Capitol tech bow. I don't remember the exact reason, but I think it was something to do with the string tension or draw weight
Extremely impressive!
The arrows are metal instead of wood as well which throws off aim too
I thought it was due to her being used to a bow that wasn’t accurate, not because it was made of wood.
You guys have to think about Cato and creepy knife girl as child soldiers. Its the same mentality. They were raised to be weapons, taught to feel and show now empathy, told they should volunteer for the glory of their district at 18. They're still victims of the system. They never got to be children. They were raised like pigs for slaughter and Cato realized that at the end.
Yea Catos monologue at the end got us in the feels, the writing really is so good 😊
If I'm not mistaken, you can still end up going to the Hunger Games at 18, you only really escape when you become 19. This is one of the saddest parts between the Rue and Thresh duo, Rue had just turned 12, so she was chosen in her first year, and Thresh was 18, he almost got free.
That 3-fingered gesture, in the books, is something they do at funerals. So when Katniss volunteers as tribute, the townfolk are saying goodbye in a respectful and reverent way. That gesture, as the movie continues, become one of revolution.
It means more than just goodbye, it also means “I love you,” it’s also a sign of admiration.
Katniss' mom went catatonic when the dad died and Katniss(super young at the time~under 12) had to take over being head of the family so that's why she was talking to her mom like that before she left for the games.
If I was a sponsor, I would send multiple 100 lbs of flour down and a cake decorating kit. They wouldn't stand a chance against Peeta
Truth lol he could become an entire tree 🌲
Spin-of series of this omfg. Him just snacking someone with a bag of flour. POCKET FLOUR. Lol
@@terryjohnson5579 All the flour, flour everywhere. Thought you got a care package? Surprise! Here's your container of flour courtesy of Peeta. Thought you found a good water supply? Psyche, now you have mushy flour. My god, he would be a menace.
@HelTra91 and if we give him sugar and kilos of chocolate my god man. Just terror and sweets. The terror. .... But the sweets
Brother they were trading squirrels for bread...i don't think they have HBO...omg i lost it 🤣🤣
Me too! Literally LOLed and had to explain myself to the other people in the room.
😂 😂
Suzanne wrote these books to help children understand war. It’s powerful.
It was absolutely powerful
With all my love to the books and movies, I don’t think she herself understand war or even revolution. I guess soviet writers would be way better at it since they saw it themselves or was in the front. This experience actually shows difference.
It an allegory for how children are treated in the entertainment industry. Changes your perspective when you know that.
@@hashaintswanseriously? Did you know she grew up as a military brat? Offhand I think you need to understand a great deal more about both Suzanne Collins and Scholastic Books which is who she wrote the series for.
@@gailseatonhumbert9199 Growing up in a military family is nothing like actually serving.
And the second one is even better
One thing about Katniss is that a lot of her skills are red flags for the Capitol for someone from District 12. She shouldn't know how to hunt or survive in the woods because there are no woodlands in 12. The only woods are beyond the fence and she isn't supposed to go there. She is illegally crossing the fence and hunting for survival. An arena like this should have been a disadvantage for her and Peeta.
Peeta doesn't have the survival skills but he is an artist so can use his skills in painting for camouflage. He is also quite well fed and physically strong for someone from 12, since he lives in a bakery.
They are the best tributes District 12 has had since Haymitch, and his games were 24 years prior.
That’s badass insight!
@@ReelReviewHQ 🙏🙏 😁 looking forward to seeing the rest of your reactions!
True, though arguably Peeta's best weapon is that he is charming and knows how to work the crowd (which is even more aparrent in the book). What makes them both stand out is that they have something they care about more than their own survival, for Peeta it's Katniss and for her it's Prim. It's their selfsacrifices that are their strength and weakness.
@@aliciabergman1252 yes very true!
I can't wait to see them turn Haymitch's games (50th Hunger Games) into a movie soon after they release the new book.
Don't worry, you're FAR from the only people to underestimate this particular film series. I think folks hear "adapted from YA books" and assume that it'll be lightweight, silly, or overly-focused on "teenage" drama. Instead they get one of the most jarring and harrowing explorations of war, oppression, and public manipulation. Great reactions, and I'm excited to see you experience the rest of them! :)
Agreed. I tried to get my sister to watch the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe with me when it came to theaters and she was like no way that's dumb until she saw the trailer. It's a really good book and movie. She then trusted me when TLOR came out.😅
1:00:36 Its the same with the interviews, everytime Ceaser makes you laugh, you're buying into the Capitol propaganda.
So true!!!! But he is Infectious We couldn’t help it!! Such a reflection on our society!!!
@@ReelReviewHQ wait til you see his grandfather Lucretius Lucky Flickerman in the prequel.
These names lol
Peeta is really in love with her. He's not playing the game. Katniss is but she's starting to like him. You can see this when she freaks out thinking he ate the poison berries.
It's more obvious in the books: Katniss always had a soft spot for Peeta even before the games, because of the the time Peeta gave her bread when she was really starving in the rain. So when Peeta gets chosen for the games Katniss thinks "no, please not him"
That hallucination gets me every time, Stan Tucci just strolling through the forest offering exposition like he’s Jeff Probst on Survivor
Interesting thought about Lenny Kravitz's character having dressed many kids for death. In the books, that character is younger and it is supposed to be his first year as a stylist. We don't know anything about his backstory except that Katniss trusts him completely and she trusts no one (Katniss' POV is funny because she is always trying to figure out what Peeta's angle is when he is clearly just crushing on her.)
I'm so glad to find new reactors who've never seen The Hunger Games for the first time. A bonus: You two are naturally hilarious :D Can't wait for you to see the next part. The books are much darker in my opinion (Audible has a great audiobook rendition). Subscribed!
Thank you for the support LadyG!!! You are so nice 👍🏻 can’t wait to keep this series going
First vid of theirs I've seen, they are super funny and entertaining and have great chemistry.
Well, it's kind of happening all over the world right now, where children are dying and people have been desensitized to the violence and to other people's plight because we're so far removed from them.
Yup.. every morning I wake up, open my social media, the first top of my page is another child died of bombing. I'm sick of it when I think I can't do anything about this whole situation.
She did base it off real life 🤸🏽
@Carpathianpixie. America today is no better than the fictional country of Panem in the Hunger Games. We, as a society, refuse to put limits on weapons & who can access them despite hundreds of children being victims while in school, at stores, at concerts, at church & while playing outside. We sacrifice our kids for the illusion of safety & the false belief that more gee-u-n-s in more hands keeps everyone in line. Most Americans are completely fine with kids being kiIIed as long as they can have unrestricted access to gee-u-n-s.
@@learobinson4450 Oh, I don't disagree.
@@yusriyarofifahalimah1805 Yep. My therapist just suggested I go on a news ban because it's adding an extra burden on my mental health. Sometimes I think maybe we should just go ahead and mutually destroy each other to give the rest of the planet a chance because I get so outraged by the state of things.
I’m so sat for this series. You guys deserve way more views. The three fingers was a tradition usually reserved for district 12 funerals. It’s a sign of respect. I really love how you guys can have so much commentary and not miss much. Can’t wait for these movies! Catching Fire is the best.
I’m so excited to continue this one, between twilight, Harry Potter and HG we are having a blast!
"Bit of a rebel this one, huh" you have no idea....................
Oh boy we didn’t lol 😂
“2000 book to movie adaptation” is my favorite genre 😭😭 Harry Potter, twilight, and now hunger games. I feel like the luckiest girl alive
Real
This is a great movie!!!!!!!!
@ in my opinion this is one of the few series where the sequels are actually just as good as the first. I’m so excited for you guys you’re gunna really like these!
What do you think would be a good follow up series to start?
@ 1. Divergent is very cringe very fun, it was lost in the wake that was Hunger Games. 2. (hear me out) Pride & Prejudice, it’s funnier then you remember i swear. 3. I Am Number Four is fun and no one EVER watches it. 4. Percy Jackson, also not that great but that makes it great in return. 5. Bridge To Terabithia, bring tissues. 6. The Lovely Bones, another CHEFS KISS Tooch movie. 7. The Davinci Code (unless you’ve seen it). 8. Holes, under appreciated Disney movie. 9. Chronicles of Narnia, it’s better then i remembered. 10. The Help, bring more tissues. 11. Treasure Planet, based on ‘Treasure Island’. 12. Zuthura, another Josh Hutcherson movie. 13. Journey to the Center of the Earth, ANOTHER Josh Hutch film. 14. The Boy In The Striped Pajamas. 15. Princess Diaries- to name a few😂
46:51 the first man to turn around was Rue’s dad. that’s why he didn’t care anymore his daughtrt was killed. katniss’s gesture was enough for him to make that decision. There’s a shot of rue’s family in the beginning of the next movie and you’ll notice her dad isn’t there. He was killed for what he did
As many times as I've seen this film franchise, I had never put those 2 facts together. Devastating.
@ it took me a few watches to put the pieces together 🥺 and it just makes it hurt that much worse
So sad 😭
In the books, that was not Rue’s dad. Rue’s mother was a single mother, her husband previously dying. That man was someone who couldn’t take anymore child killings.
@ I know it’s different in the books, I’m just talking about the movie! But thank you for pointing that out!
One of the big things that the book tries to emphasize without directly saying it is that Katniss's humanity in the face of all of this is really what sparked the rebellion. Like Snow was saying in the little speech "A little hope is good but too much is bad as it can't be contained". Katniss volunteering for her sister, when nobody else does. Even Peeta has multiple siblings and none of them even consider it. Katniss being open during the interviews about being kind of worried troubled but determined. Then finally showing Rue true humanity in her death, singing to her, crying and greiving for her, decortaing her in flowers and giving her the final funeral salute. Treating her truly as a little girl that suffered instead of as a competitior, is something that was just never seen. In the world the struggle for survival was so great that people didn't have the freedom for humanity especially for someomne not from their district. It was just unheard of, nobody had that much kindness to pass around for anyone else let alone an almost stranger. So that humanity that humanness was a spark. It showed them they don't have to be divided they don't have to hate or fear the other districts, its the capitol that is showing them a true lack of humanity. The bread they sent her from district 11 was stated in the book as the first time ever another district has sent an item to a tribute from a different district, that was a sign from the districts themselves of thanks and unity.
Then the berries was a final show of active defiance to the capitol from Katniss. On their own turf where they are suppossed to be in total control she had the will to say "we won't live and die by your rules" that truly put fuel to the flame. That bit of hope had truly been lit by a girl not knowing what she was doing but being willing to treat those around her with humanity, respect, and to aim her disdain at those in power not her fellow oppressed people.
Peeta loses his leg after the games, but that isn’t shown in the movie. It’s important to remember to think of his limits with a newly amputated leg in the following movie! They had to keep the impacts of the injury in for storylines purposes but because they cut the cause - many movie watchers thought he was clumsy or weak or that people were concerned about him for no real reason!
the only intros I don't skip on youtube
They have the best intros!!
@jamierigglehtd4life_CursedCrew they really do!
Veronica 🥲😭 thank you 🙏
Just realized this is true for me as well. Other intros seem to ramble and I can't stand it. These intros are great.
Much love!!!❤️
You joke about her just turning and ending Peeta after the change gets revoked but in the book, she sees his arm move and she instantly has an arrow pointed at him. But he was just lifting his arm to drop his knife dramatically (if I remember correctly) and she has a flash of guilt for doubting him.
Amazing reaction, really funny....yall noticed things no other reactor I've seen has, like the beasts at the end walking away and not eating their victim because they're just trained to kill, or immediately recognizing Haymitch's trauma from being in the games and a mentor. A lot of people see his first scene and are like, wow, what a jerk.... But yall hit the nail on the head, he survived the games he was in - and more than that, every year since then he has almost personally sent off two children from his own district to their death. He is NOT okay.
Also as good as that was and as much as yall loved it, I cannot WAIT for the next one. It cranks things up to unimaginable levels. I'll be checking out your other videos now, looking forward to more of you two. ❤
Suzanne Collins, the author of the series, said she got inspiration for the books when she was flipping through channels on her TV and saw clips of the Iraq war and then seeing inane reality shows where people will compete for prizes. She said those realities started blurring and could become indistinguishable on what is considered sensationalized. I think the prequel "The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes" does a fantastic job on how a society can become so desensitized to such evil and despicable acts.
Not just desensitized but justify. Attack on Titan does a great job of pointing out the "well their ancestors did it worse therefore we can do x" hypocrisy.
@ omg I love AOT!!! Yeah both do a great job portraying that.
The books are TOTALLY worth reading. I love the movies too, I think they did a good job (as book to movie adaptions go) but in the books we have the benefit of hearing Katniss’s inner monologue, and it sheds a lot of light onto the social dynamics that the movies just can’t fully translate.
Plus, there are small books so you can read them pretty fast.
As always, amazing. The books will always contain more detail and explanation of course, but I thought the way they subbed Katniss’s inner monologue for Caesar explaining to the audience was the perfect book to movie translation.
I don’t know that the mockingjay ever really gets a good explanation in the films, but basically the Capital created these “jabberjays” to spy on people by listening and repeating what they say, but people clued in pretty quickly and then just lied to the birds rendering them useless. They just let them go free, where they mated with the mocking birds, creating mockingjays that can still mimic.
I really think you guys are going to absolutely love this whole series - usually there’s at least one that is weaker than the rest, but for Hunger Games I don’t find that to be true. I can’t wait to see the rest!
Sooooo excited, everyone always has great things to say about these movies and books, really looking forward to them :)
One of my favorite books, and it's exactly what you said, the anxiety I felt was surreal, while I was reading it seemed like it was happening to me, thanks to the writer for the great writing. Please keep reacting to the other films, the next one is even better AND there's still The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. ❤
It’s so true, when she was going into the glass cylinder to enter the games, my heart started beating faster, I truly felt that :(
Please don't make us wait for the next parts! Loved your reactions.
You guys banged the nail on the head with Peeta and Katniss. Peeta really likes her and his family owns the bakery so they were better off then Katniss and her family. Where katniss has always kept to herself and focused on survival because they almost starved after their dad passed. The bread peeta through to her was the first food she and Prim had in weeks.
So Katniss isn't really in the mindset for dating and boys, she just wants to keep her sister safe. So she has never really thought about having a boyfriend or anything cause she just doesn't have time for that.
Watching it now guys and Gale's name is in 42 times because he took extra entries to provide food for his family. Their district is very poor! I love these movies...so good!! Hope y'all had a nice Thanksgiving
Had a great thanksgiving! Hope yours was great! That makes me so sad for gale :(
It was...thank you!!
I think aswell it goes up every year automatically + Extra for food and stuff
@millieboon I think you're correct
@@millieboon It doesn't.
I actually found some reactors who catch things and have a good conversation about movies. Wow I'm impressed.
This isn’t a spoiler, just some knowledge from the second book that they won’t really explain in the next movie that I wanted to share about Haymitch and the past hunger games.
Haymitch telling katniss at the end that “they don’t take these things lightly” is actually from personal experience. He pulled a bit of a stunt himself in order to win his hunger games. He found a cliff at the edge of the arena which was lined with an invisible barrier. He threw some rocks at it, finding out that anything that hits it bounces right back to where it came from.
In his game, it was a “quarter quell”. These games are particularly special with bigger arenas, more flashiness, and some new rule/event for the game. These take place every 25 years.
For the 25th, the special rule was that every district got to vote for who would go in, which is horrible. The districts basically got to choose between what kid they thought would have the best chance of winning, or just the kid they didn’t like the most. Either way, the kids going into the hunger games knowing they weren’t there due to bad luck, but because the people they see everyday decided they would be the one to go, which is heartbreaking.
The 50th game (Haymitch’s game) the special rule was there would be double the tributes, so two girls and two boys from every district, resulting into a total of 48 kids fighting to the death. Haymitch and this girl from district 2 (I think) were really roughed up. They were the last two alive. I believe she had basically lost an eye, and he was running away literally having to hold his organs inside of his stomach due to how bad his injuries were. He remembered the barrier. He ran to where he was throwing rocks before with the district 2 girl determined to finish him off. They get to the cliff with the barrier, and she throws her axe at him. He collapses, laying on the floor, allowing the axe to pass over him. She doesn’t move, basically thinking that his injuries are severe and she was also tired and just lost her weapon and assumed that he’d just die soon. But in a few seconds, her axe comes bouncing back off of the barrier, the blade embedding into her head, killing her on impact.
This “stunt” did not make the capital, especially President Snow happy. They determined it as rebellious and as an act of defiance since they had never meant for the arena barrier to be used as a weapon. In response, they killed Haymitch’s family in district 12 as well as his girlfriend, leaving Haymitch completely alone when he came back from the games. After all of that, he has to mentor every other tribute from district 12 since he is the only victor there.
So yeah. Haymitch is understandably traumatized and doesn’t try to get attached to either Katniss or Peeta at the beginning since for the last 24 years, he’s watched kids he’s gotten attached to die. There’s also a moment earlier in the movie where Haymitch stops talking when he sees Cato staring at them, most likely reminding him of the district 2 girl that was very close to killing him. So that warning he gave Katniss about them not taking things like this lightly, he was most likely terrified for both her and her family due to what happened to him.
Anyway, the next hunger games, Katniss and Peeta will be mentors since got knows Haymitch got his fair share. So not only would we be seeing Katniss and Peeta as mentors, but also as mentors for the 75th hunger games. A quarter quell.
One underesrimated aspect of this franchise is how good it is at visual storytelling and implications.
The whole background of Katniss' father's death, her mother's depression and the fact that Katniss and Primm were starving are shown in bits, be how she and Gale bonded over hunting, how Peeta throw her bread and how Katniss told Primm to never ask for extra food, because that meant putting her name extra times in the ballot. It also implies that Gale probably had a big family and was helping Katniss, because even while hunting and selling the meat, he had put his name in more than 40 times.
The capitol is so messed up; in the books, the mutts were modeled after the fallen tributes. Katniss described mutts that looked like Rue, Glimmer, and Foxface. The Capitol wasn't just putting on a show; they were trying to traumatize the children in the games as much as humanly possible.
You guys have quickly become one of my favourite reaction channels. Big hello, all the way from North Queensland, Australia 😊
I didn’t see the follower account when I started watching these reactions. I assumed they were a Megha channel based on how hilarious they are if you like them you’ll probably like the everyday Negro’s reaction channel 2. They are equally funny.
I literally wish I could rent them out and these guys out to go to the movies with me because it would be a great time
Wow Australia!? That’s awesome 🤩 well greetings from Texas, glad to have you watching with us Lana!!!
@@HulaMask Oh definitely, that would be amazing 😊
@@ReelReviewHQ Very happy to be here, thanks for the laughs, I was subscribed as soon as I heard your “I’m a killer Bella!” Impression, had to double check you weren’t Aussie, as that’s something I say all the time and said exactly the same way. Great movie choices, looking forward to the rest of the Hunger Games movies.
I often find it ironic that people laugh at the dress of people in the capital, when there are people that dress like this today and the type of dressing and styles are getting more and more elaborate.
I laugh at them too 😅
Especially when you realize that many of Effie's outfits were already existing Alexander McQueen creations. The butterfly dress in particular.
Part 2 is even better than part 1 in my opinion. Looking forward!
The Tooch needs more appreciation in these 👏🏻 he’s such a good character actor
The Tooch is now the only way we shall refer to him lol 😂
@@mentallyunw3ll he's one of the best!!
fun fact in the books the dog things at the end looked like the previous dead tributes
Right. Didn’t they mix in the DNA of the dead tributes into the design of the dogs? I can vaguely remember Katniss seeing the face (or the eyes) of one of the tributes when they were attacking her.
@@goldenageofdinosaurs7192 Rue's genetic "mutt" about stopped Katniss. .
Yes . And how they have the same eyes as the previously killed participants. I do not believe that the capital is going to waste a good dead body. I absolutely believe they for real used the tributes actual eyeballs.
@@goldenageofdinosaurs7192 I kind of remember her seeing glimmer’s eyeballs. Glimmer was the one from district one who died of the wasp sting
Oh god, that’s horrifying
1:00:05 "They can't obviously do the Hunger Games again" Hooo buddy, buckle in for the 2nd movie. xD
Well, there are hunger games every year. And previous winners become mentors.
your guys reaction to peeta being in camo was absolutely hilarious 😭😭
The three finger salute is a funerary custom in 12 meaning great admiration and farewell.
Also in the books the ending was way more brutal, the animals drag Cato into the cornucopia and maul him all night while Katniss and Petra have to listen and it’s not until the next morning that Petra holds Katniss over the edge so she can put him out of his misery
Jennifer was 20, Liam was 21, Josh was 18. As main cast members if they were under 18 & therefore were minors they couldn't work the same hours due to labor laws.
I've watched a lot of reactions to this movie series, and yours definitely stands out. You make it personal by talking about what you might do in those situations and seem genuinely interested in the whole concept of the world these characters live in. Definitely got yourself a new subscriber (and it looks like you are a newer channel, that's awesome! Seeing a channel grow and evolve is so wonderful). (Also! your reaction to creepy knife thrower girl makes me think you should watch Orphan, she's the star an so amazingly creepy.)
You’re awesome :)
Okay Gale's entries are at 42 because he has a lot of siblings, and his family is poor. His father died in the same mine accident that killed Katniss' father. When you turn 12 your name goes in 1 time. But you also become eligible to sign up for extra food for each member of your family at a cost of 1 entry per person. And the entries are cumulative. I presume Gale has 5 siblings because that would mean 7 members of the family if you include his mother and 42 divided by 7 is 6 which is the number of years he's been in the drawing at the age of 17.
Oh thank goodness. I'm so glad one of you knew his name is Peeta. It's painful to watch a full reaction with the reactor calling him Peter over and over!
Effie is her escort. Cinna is her stylist. Haymitch is her mentor
In the testing those are the game makers not the sponsors. They are being tested to get the score which helps the sponsors decide who has a good chance to win. She misses her shot because the draw weight of the bow she uses is significantly different from the one she is used to and she didn't practice with it before.
In the movie districts 1 and 2 train for the games. In the book district 4 also trained but they don't mention them in the movies.
The wasps were created during the rebellion 74 years ago I believe. They were used against the districts. Fyi the movie doesn't do a good job explaining the term "mutts". They use it in reference to the dog creatures, which is accurate, but it is actually a more general term. It refers to any genetically altered organism. So the tracker jackers are also mutts. The term is shortened from the word "muttations" which is an altered from of "mutations". They use it throughout all the films and reactors usually think that they are talking about the dogs and then get confused when the dogs don't show up.
Name submissions are cumulative. Also you can purchase additional rations for yourself and each of your family members and the price is putting your name in again for each time you purchase rations. So basically the poorer you are the more likely you are to be chosen.
Came here to say this! Extra entries are called tesserae. Each one gives you a year's worth of grain and oil per person.
A little on the career districts where Cato and the knife girl were from. In the series, districts 1, 2, and 4 (although the films cut out 4 being a career district), which are considered the more “privileged” districts. There the kids train from a young age to then volunteer when they’re older to compete in the games. They are conditioned to believe that going into the games is an honor and if you win, you bring glory to your district. But in the end, they are also just victims of the system, they’re still just kids being sent off to die for the Capitol’s entertainment. And I think Cato’s speech at the end is when he realizes that. Loved the reaction guys.
Great great GREAT reaction! You guys had me in stitches at points. It’s rare for me to enjoy a reaction where people are cracking jokes with this series, because the subject matter is so grim and I want people to engage with it seriously. But I feel like you perfectly walked the line. I could tell you were genuinely gripped and were taking in how heavy it was, and also joking. I loved it.
Can’t wait to see you react to the rest of the films. In my opinion this series is one of the best, if not THE best, book-to-film adaptations. The story only gets more intense and gripping from here.
The reason the Capitol reaps random children from each district is to break their spirits, their will to rebel, by demonstrating its power: "See? We can take what you love most and destroy it; so don't even think about rebelling again." Remember what Snow said? "Why do we have a winner? Hope." A little hope keeps the experience from being completely brutal, and actually serves to perpetuate the system. A completely brutal system with no hope would more easily lead to rebellion.
This is a well-crafted world, with disturbing parallels to our times.
It’s so horrific, and so easy to see the parallel to our own world, I truly hope the capital gets what’s coming in future installments, thanks so much for watching with us and this awesome insightful comment!
The girl who died from the berries was actually very clever! If you go back and watch the training montage, she is successfully identifying every single berry and plant. She knew exactly what she was eating and had no intention of dying by anyone else’s hand.
Those berries came from District 12, that's why Katniss knew about them and Foxface didn't.
@@ptitepeluche05 But in the training they learn about those berries, it's also implied in the books that its a suicide and she knew what she was doing
@@kokitrees7394 no, in the books it's clearly stated it was a mistake. Katniss says the berries come from D12 and Foxface couldn't know about them.
@@kokitrees7394 no, in the books it's clearly stated it was a mistake. Katniss says the berries come from D12 and Foxface couldn't know about them.
@@ptitepeluche05Katniss is an unreliable narrator, especially in the books. This is shown in the way she describes Peetas actions and his feelings for her as fake or as a way to one up her. It's also explained when they do the plant test they're not picking specific groups of flowers from each district they're doing all of them so yes Foxface did do the plant test and she did know each plant which is why everyone suggests that Foxface did this to die her own way.
Katniss is acting. Peeta is being genuine 50:42
I know the three-finger salute was done for specific reasons in the book, but it's been ages since I read** it. I think it was done at funerals in the book. My brain associates it with "we stand with you" ... or, quite literally, giving the middle finger to the upper class AND standing by it. I'm Deaf, and was in college when these were released.... I made my text tone the whistle that Rue came up with, and my peers started doing the three finger salute to let me know my phone went off. It became a running joke with my friends, especially in a quiet space.
Can't WAIT to see you react to the rest of them! These movies are absolutely magnificent, and not at all what I expected. Not easily impressed (aside from accurate captions 🤣) but these movies and the pure ferocity and dead-pan gut-kicks make this series one of my all-time favorites. If you thought this was dark, this was just the surface of it all. You're gonna like the rest of them!
First time watching, y'all and already subscribed! As a Deafie, channels that do reactions often have half-sentences, lots of mumbling, and very inaccurate (if not outright insulting) captions. Yours were on-point and clear, to the point that I hardly noticed them - and believe me, if I notice when they're wildly off-kilter, I won't watch that creator again. Kudos for accuracy!
**I make it a point to read the books before seeing a book-based movie, not only to get the bigger picture, but to solidify the characters and backstories in my mind before seeing their faces on screen. If I read a book after seeing the movie, my brain says "that's not how it goes!" and the movie becomes my brain's canon. You should've seen me trying to read LOTR ... I was a mess. Also, I refuse to critique a book or movie until I've got enough of it under my belt to say I gave it a fair shot. Some movies and books are good by their own right, but for very different reasons, especially with artistic license and costumes and filler dialogue that explains things the books gloss over.
Happy to see where you go from here!
Also haymitch won the 50th games where they had 42 fighters and the entire field the entire arena was poison. Since then nobody in twelve has won so he's watching around 50 kids from home get murdered for entertainment
There was also a cannibal contestant so when ya see airlift grabbing bodies it's cuz that. A contestant started eating the people he killed and they had to bring in spec ops peacekeepers to stop him. Wild fucking games and they all kids.
"Is it cake or is it Peeta?" :D :D :D Guys your channel is fantastic; I was sure the algorithm was offering me a channel with hundreds of thousands of subscribers, that's how funny and well done your videos are. So here is a sub, a like and a comment; looking forward to your next videos and seeing your channel grow!
The reason Katniss missed her first shot was because the capitol’s bows & arrows are made out of metal. She did not practice with one because she was hiding her talent. Her bow & arrow at home was made of wood (her father made it for her,) so she knows the feel of her own. A metal one? It took her one shot to get used to the feel of it.
Yes, whenever you win the games, you get a mansion in the Victor’s Village and all the money you will ever need for the rest of your life. And each year after, you are a mentor to the new tributes every year for the rest of your life. Hamich is the only one from District 12 that has ever won, so he’s their mentor. We’ll have to see how Katniss and Peeta do as the new mentors from District 12… NEXT on RRHQ! ✨😁✨
“And peeta dropped a bomb”. Oh you just wait 😭😭😭
I cannot wait to see yall react to the rest
Katniss missed the first shot because of the weight of the bow and arrow, she is used to a wood bow and makeshift arrows, the ones in the capitol are way lighter thats why se needs to ajust the second time
Happy belated turkey day- I’m excited for you guys to get through the hunger games. A little lore: Hamish is the way he is because he was the only person to win from district 12 for like almost 20+ years among other things- imagine having to coach champions and watch them die year after year after year- along with your own trauma after surviving? I’d be drunk too all day everyday
That makes me so sad for him :(
@@ReelReviewHQ the more lore (which isn't even necessary but it adds to the experience) the more horrifyingly real it becomes- definitely gives you something to chew on
You will absolutely adore this franchise, I know it. The horrible idea behind the games is so parallel to our world, like if you're too worried fearing for your life you wouldn't have time to rebel. Will, thank you for pointing out that the trained tributes are also victims of this system, there are no winners under the oppression of the capitol.
And I'll subscribe to Patreon as soon as I get a job lol things are crazy here in Brazil.
Besupaaa!!! You’re the best, no worries on the Patreon just you watching with us is awesome!!! Thank you so much for always supporting us :)
I just think it's really amusing that you call the Ceasar Flickerman interview 'Colbertesque." Because in the 2016 election, Colbert did a thing called the Hungry for Power Games where he imitated Flickerman counting down the eliminations of potential presidential candidates at the caucuses. It was pretty funny stuff.
Oh my gosh, looking it up now lol
@@ReelReviewHQ Heh, I'm just rewatching it now, Stanley Tucci made a guest appearance in the one about Chaffee. ^^
Fun fact: The Reaping takes place on July 4. And in a 2020 interview, the author said that something happened in 2021 that actually caused the war that created Panem and started the Hunger Games.
I never get why people don't believe cake decorating (most likely with ingredients & in ways that are innovative because they don't have the best supplies in the districts), interest in art & knowing things like color theory wouldn't translate to Peeta's camouflage skills. Just like people that have a musical "ear" & can just create beautiful songs with little traditional practice, some people just have "it".
THIS
People think of cute, easy decorations but cakes (art) have so much color and texture
Oh and just for extra context, the districts are as follows:
The Capitol - Center of Panem, they hold the Government here and are the wealthiest region. The Capitol is described as being located in the Rocky Mountains, with the "official" maps used in the films showing it around the area between Montana down to the very top edges of Colorado and Utah, abouts. The districts effectively work to support the Capitol, putting them in varying states of poverty that greatly increase as the number of district rises.
1 - Luxury products, located near the capitol. They are the wealthiest district and, as explained in the film here, one of the Career Tributes, meaning yes, they are trained and conditioned for the games from birth pretty much. Region is up in Idaho, Montana ish area.
2 - Precious Metals, Masonry, and Peacekeepers, located near the capitol, they are miners but in a far better way than in 12, and are also responsible for the training and, effectively, production of the Peacekeepers, who are the military and police force. Region wise, they're located around Arizona and Colorado.
3 - Technology, they are the scientists and engineers of Panem, being known for their intelligence and smarts. They are located in the Midwest around Iowa and Illinois.
4 - Fishing, in the film they aren't listed as being a career district but in the books they are. They're noted as being physically fit and excellent swimmers, being conditioned on the sea as well as in the Career training. 4 is located along the West Coast in California and Oregon mainly.
5 - Power/Electricity, they control and maintain the power sources of Panem, such as the hydroelectric dams. As such, they are also located near the capitol, mainly around the New Mexico/Nevada area approximately.
6 - Transportation, they produce everything from hovercrafts to trains to trucks and cars. If you see any of those, it was made in District 6. They're located around the Michigan area, spreading north into parts of Canada.
7 - Lumber, Paper, and Building supplies, these tributes are notably well versed in the uses of axes and in activities such as tree climbing. One of my favorite tributes, who you will eventually meet, is from here (those who know who I mean, know). Not a Career district but can definitely be lethal, simply because of the nature of their work. 7 is located in Washington and British Columbia.
8 - Textiles, they are located in the central south, think places like Arkansas and Mississippi. 8 marks the beginning of the districts known as the Outlying Districts, where poverty becomes more and more pronounced as the numbers grow.
9 - Grains, they are noted as being just about as bad off in terms of likelihood their tributes will become victors, as District 12. If I remember correctly, they're almost considered cursed because of how unlikely they are to have a victor. They're my personal favorite district though, because 9 is my favorite number. They're located in the Great Plateau region, think around the Dakota's up into Canada area. Noted for sprawling farmlands that produce food that goes straight to feeding the capitol, despite most people, like 12, starving and living in varying states of poverty.
10 - Livestock, located in Texas, Arizona, and down into Mexico. Like 9, they produce foodstuffs in the form of meat but it gets shipped primarily to the capitol. They also produce goods like leather products.
11 - Agriculture, mainly producing fruits and vegetables, like the prior two districts, they are producing foodstuffs mainly being sent to the capitol. This district is meant to be a direct comparison to pre Emancipated southern states, and as such they are located in the deep american south, from Georgia westward to Oklahoma. They are also notably largely folks of color for that reason.
12 - Coal Mining, they are notably located in the mid-appalachian region of the US, which is actually where they filmed this district! It's actually a place in I believe South Carolina (could be North, I kinda forget... One of the Carolinas) that was a former cotton milling town! They're noted to have incredibly low odds in terms of the games, with only, after this games number 74, having 4 total victors, one of which is now dead from old age because of how long ago they won. As such, you can see why Haymitch is so disillusioned and deeply traumatized. 24 years of watching his tributes repeatedly being slaughtered with no hope of winning until Katniss and Peeta come along. Plus what the Capitol put him through, but spoilers.
13 - Located in the North Eastern US, and into Canada, it is believed to have been completely destroyed during the Dark Days and now seemingly lays abandoned in ash and rubble. Previously, they produced weaponry, nuclear related things, and graphite. Again, not saying anything else though because spoilers!
Panem as a whole is a sort of post-apocalyptic North America, in a world where they don't know if anyone else outside of Panem even exists anymore or if they're what is left of humanity. Which is to your point of how this would never be allowed in our current society, but in the Hunger Games world, Panem is considered to be it. There is no one else.
Hope this helps explain the whole structure of Panem a bit more!
You guys have upgraded from the wrinkly sheet to a pretty new electric fireplace and lights and two plants you have to keep alive…. Wowwwww suddenly the bois get a patreon and they get a budget! Hahaha ❤
lol we won’t tell anyone we won the lottery but there will be signs 😂
@@ReelReviewHQ you can sign my “grateful check” anonymously I’ll keep your secret
Great reaction! It was really nice how much you both acknowledged and pointed out that the tributes from district 1&2 (the career pack) were also victims of their circumstances as well. It is easy to see how ruthless they are and forget that they are also just kids, kids who were conditioned to think this way. They might be the "Villains" inside the arena but they are victims of this system as well. Cato's speech at the end really solidified that "I'm dead anyways. I always was right? I didn't know that until now" it's him coming to terms with the situation, him realizing that he had always been a piece for them to make good tv. From the moment he started training for the games as a kid, he was just a pawn. Really looking forward to seeing y'all's future reactions to this series!
Omg I legit thought you were gonna just have the arrow sticking out of Jacob’s belly like you weren’t even aiming for the apple ahahahahah
46:10 In the movies they cut out the reason Peeta's leg is injured. In the book it explains that Cato returns to the tree where Katniss was and Peeta fights him so she can escape. And in the book Peeta lose his leg
46:44 The people in District 12 use it as a long-standing gesture of respect, thanks, or goodbye
You guys are my new favorites. Don’t change a thing. You’re so naturally funny. Great first reaction and they keep getting better, darker, and more complex and profound. The amount of depth you got from this first movie was impressive, I can’t wait to hear what you think as the world expands.
Thank you so much!!😊
As a huge fan of Twilight and The Hunger Games…. this notification made me so happy!!!!!
Also, BUCKLE UP!!!! 🤩
So far we LOVE IT!!!!😍
Wheezing at y'all thinking Peta got turned into a rock 🤣🤣🤣
It was jarring lol
While you guys go through this journey just remember Katniss is still a teen, she had to grow up fast, and had no time to be a kid that makes mistakes, because of her dad's passing, but she is still a teen (around 16-17 if i'm not mistaken) going through all of it.
I just see so many reactors that forget that and get caught up in stuff that doesn't matter
"Become the tree cake and hide out, Duh" had me cracking up bc it was so random
The perfect amount of hilarious commentary without missing things 🫶🏻 that was awesome! You're going to LOVE the second one. Can't wait to watch the rest with yall! ☺️ subscribed!
Can't wait!!!
i’m SO glad you guys started watching this series!!!! cannot wait for the next one YAY
Both Districts 1 and 2 are trained at academies. They would always partner up because they are only likely to be injured by another career in direct combat. Once injured they would be vulnerable to the other tributes. So you wait until the other districts are dead then take your chances against the other 3 career tributes from Districts 1 and 2.
Great reaction you two. They made 4 movies out of the 3 books written by Suzanne Collins to teach about politics and war. It was her second set. The earlier series was for younger students on the same topics - The Underland Chronicles.
Both were published by Scholastic Books.
The only downside about finding your channel this early in your "reaction-career" is that I have to wait to watch the rest of your reactions to movie series like this! Love your reactions!
Wow, thank you!😊
No way is this your first channel that you started only like 3 month ago. It’s so well recorded and edited, and your reactions are awesome too! I would’ve thought you were doing this for years 😁 I am definitely subscribing and can’t wait to see more of your reactions ❤
Wow, thank you! We have really been trying to up our game with every new video we put out, y’all deserve great quality if you’re going to give us the time of day! So truly thank you for watching with us!
This series is my favorite YA series of them all. It gets progressively better. Also, I’m going to finish suffering through Uglies just so I can watch y’all’s reaction. Idk if I should thank y’all for that or report you for emotional distress 🙃🤣
Kathy it is almost worth watching uglies for the comedy alone, that one had Jacob and I in stitches
For 34:32 I'm so glad yall realized that was his way of survival. Most I know go like whattt he betrayed her n while I get it abit . I'm mostly just like oh my
your commentary throughout this was legitimately so intelligent and engaging! super impressed. made it fun to watch along, also, your mics are like asmr quality or something lmao; it made the audio sound like you really WERE up there commentating with stanley’s character. great video! ❤
You’ve gained a subscriber! Love your combination of serious and lighthearted commentary. Can’t wait for the next one, it’s largely considered the best movie in the entire franchise!!
You would love the books based on the comments you guys are
making. It is quite a bit darker and you hear more of Katniss’s personality through her inner monologue.
God, I watched a lot of reviews of The Hunger Games after watching yours, and I just compared everyone to you - you are incomparable 🥰🤩 your charisma, your jokes, your reactions to important or interesting moments, your empathy, your interaction with the plot and creating your own tricks based on this - I just love it
Districts 1, 2, and 4 are conditioned to be careers. So yes, there’s a whole group of kids trained into their teens to volunteer at peak strength while brainwashed into being desensitized killers, not simply evil.
Also those genetically engineered animals were originally created by the capital during the war as weapons against the districts, but now all those creations are used more recreationally in the games.
We have truly been blessed this blackest of Fridays!
Jacob and I just went shopping for a new computer and didn’t realize it was Black Friday at Best Buy lmao….
@@ReelReviewHQ glad yall survived 😆
You made such good comments about the story, it was really interesting and enjoyable to watch your reaction!
Peeta's camouflage is ridiculous in the movies!!
😂😂
OMG YES LETS GOOOOO! I love this series it's the best book to movie adaptations I've ever seen and it's genuinely brilliant.
I can't wait til your channel blows up. How can two people be so dang entertaining? Love it!!!
Thank you a million!!!!
as always, i loved the commentary!!! this is one of my favorite movie series ever (biased because i was deeefinitely all over those books when they came out) and it shaped how i view the world to an insurmountable degree. i love how much you guys banter back and forth, but it never feels to the movies' detriment - you can have some laughs and still not miss a storybeat. i really appreciate that about you!
cannot wait for the second movieeeee UGHHH i cannot wait to see how you both like it
Bird!!!! As always you rock!! We reallllllly loved this one, and according to everyone it only gets better so I am so excited :)
Wow I really enjoyed this reaction, the Peeta jokes cracked me up every time LMAO
Peeta actually did/does have a crush on her! Not acting on his part but also katniss did what she had to do to survive. And it helped peeta as well. 😢
LOVE this setup with the fireplace
Amber!!! Thanks we felt it was a cozy choice!!
Thinking Peeta had actually turned into a rock for a sec was hilarious! Thank you for this reaction. I LOVE this series, other than HP it’s one of my all time favs! I can’t wait to see the other videos!
Catching Fire’s up there with Empire Strikes Back as one of the greatest movie sequels of all time
The moment you held hands and raised them I paused to Subscribe! You won me over lmao!✊
I wish they had used child actors for the bread scene. In the books, it’s so much more powerful knowing an 11yr old Peeta burned the bread and took a beating from his abusive mother to help Katniss. That small act of kindness likely saved three lives… hers, her sister’s, and her mother’s. I think by showing their younger selves, the scene would have carried more emotional weight and stayed truer to the book’s raw intensity. I wonder if they did it to keep the audience in suspense about Peetas feelings or practical challenges?