The Odds Were NOT In Our Favour 😭 | The Hunger Games Movie Reaction
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- THE HUNGER GAMES (2012) | FIRST TIME WATCHING | MOVIE REACTION
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Introduction: 0:00 - 4:02
Reaction: 4:03 - 53:04
Discussion/Review: 53:05 - 1:09:23
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This Movie was so damn good, so excited for the next one!
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Good job pudgy you are more on track.
so the reaction to the second movie will be in youtube in 3-4 weeks? Catching Fire is the best one for me :)
That was a great reaction the best channels are made by couples because you have awesome chemistry
Will you also react to The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes?
@@cambelloroxy9420 in 4 months at best
So the reason Peeta wasn’t getting parachutes wasn’t because people didn’t like him. He was actually well liked. As the mentor, Haymitch has control of what is sent out at what time. Because only one is supposed to come out, Haymitch put all of his money on Katniss. That’s why Peeta wasn’t getting anything.
Which absolutely breaks my heart for Peeta
Picking up an unfamiliar bow is an impossible effort to hit a bullseye with 1 shot. That Katniss was able to adjust the aim point after just 1 attempt and then hit accurately with a third shot as well, proves she is an elite archer!
In the book she took a few more practice trips, but still it was very quick and impressive. She couldn't practice in the tribute training so she's wouldn't reveal that skill to everyone early.
Imagine how many kids Haymitch mentored and then saw die horribly in the games. Besides, he himself participated and won, which is already quite traumatic. That's why he was like that at the beginning, and why he was always drinking. He already thought that no matter what he did, they would die.
Quite simple math isn't it. Years 51-73 = 22 years x2 per year = 44 kids. 💀
+ however many he had to kill to be victor
@@ebarz95 I liked your comment but a second later remembered that his story is actually that he managed to win without actively killing Anyone. In a year with twice as many participants no less. He survived and the final death was the other person accidentally killing themselves. The capital does not like Haymitch because of it. Think they killed his entire family as punishment basically.
@@MrZeuz666and his girlfriend
Most people will never understand. Why do you think people from the wars ha e ptsd? Use your fkn brains
here’s a bit of added insight as to why rue’s death caused rebellion and not at all during the other games:
katniss’s empathy. the districts could never band together before because all they saw every year, was their fellows children killing their own. it’s always been everyone for themselves which is a powerful tool used by the capital. who has time for rebellion between working, taking care of your family and trying not to starve? plus as far as you know, no one but you cares if you live or die.
katniss actively mourning and then creating a tribute to rue with those flowers reminded them that they aren’t as isolated as they thought. someone from another district cares for their children as well. it was the spark they needed.
That and the fact that it's the youngest of the competitors. Nothing quite like the death of a child to drive home how much cruelty they are being subjected to.
It's a real world parallel. Easiest way to rule is to create differences between people so that they can fight each other rather than the rulers.
@@MishaHusnainAli so true, it was all linked. rue being 14 or 15 definitely would’ve changed the dynamics. katniss wouldn’t have been reminded so much of prim and sad to say, but people’s hearts wouldn’t have went out to her so easily either. the innocence still held by a child that age is more plainly felt.
@@erencanaslan7989 yep! still prevalent everywhere today.
@@MishaHusnainAliwell seeing as finnick was the youngest winner people had been watching 12-14yos die for yearsss at this point, was basically recognized as a death sentence, it was definitely more about the empathy for the child instead of disdain
Peeta wasn't smiling and waving at the crowds because he was enjoying himself; he had simply listened to Haymitch telling him and Katniss that you have to be liked to get sponsors and was trying to play the game. In fact, it was probably particularly distasteful for him to act that way because he didn't want to lose his sense of who he was. The thing about these games is that they are also psychological in nature and require some degree of acting (since the games are a televised event), so keep that aspect in your minds as you go forward as you'll see the psychological effects throughout the movies.
in the books as soon as they enter the tunnel after the waving he stopped and his smile dropped and all he said was "what? some of them could be rich"
Almost like they explicitly said this in the reaction or something
The edit of Michael yelling "NO!" in the background had me 💀
Yes, loved that too 😂
Why Gale's name was in 42 times:
For the Reaping, every child between the ages of 12 and 18 gets their name in once, once every year and the entries are cumulative so that by the time you're 18 your name is in a minimum of 7 times.
However because most in the districts are starving, there is a tesserae system (which is what Katniss is talking about when she tells Prim not to take extra food) - You can get tesserae once for every person in your family that gives you extra food and oil for them. So Katniss was entered four times her first year - once because she had to, and three more times for the tesserae she took home for herself, Prim and her mother.
Gale has been in the reaping longer and though they don't show it, he has four younger siblings AND his mom to take care of as his father died in the mining accident that killed Katniss' father. So he's had to take tesserae, and as a result has his name in a LOT of times.
damn that's helpful insight but also quite sad. such a brutal life in the poorer districts
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@@Matthewrents yes they figured out part of it but there was more context as to why it was so many entries.
Also they appreciated the context? :/
Gale is such a misunderstood character imo 😢
@16:45 Peeta deliberately burned the bread, his mother beat him for it and told to feed it to the pigs. But he threw it to Katniss instead. Notice how he looks behind him, checking to see if his mother was watching. That's why he didn't walk over to hand it to her. His mother would have stopped him, probably with another beating.
This is revealed in a later movie I believe, so spoiler right?
@@TheSilenthvok No spoiler. There's a throw-away line in #3 but nothing else. It is in book #1 that the story is told. Many reactors assume Peeta is insulting her by throwing the bread on the ground. Only this scene in this movie even hints at any of the story of the bread.
@@TheSilenthvokit’s not really a spoiler, it’s more of the fact that the first movie portrayed this really badly so people misinterpret it when we should know this already, it’s a big deal to katniss and she is upset when Peeta’s name is called for that reason, it’s why she doesn’t know how to interact with him since she feels guilty for not thanking him for it and now they’re in the games where they have to kill each other, but people think she’s mad at him in the movie
@@shirleydurr411 I don't know how that is possible. I always interpreted this scene as a kind act from Peeta and I always thought it's pretty obvious. First time I hear about that "insult" interpretation.
@@Riddler0603Same 😅
If you watch the next movies, keep in mind that Peeta's leg wasn't completely healed by the medication. It killed the infection that would have killed him, but other then that he was still hurt. That's partly why he struggled so much in the finale, before they go back to 12 his leg is amputated. Katniss also lost hearing in one ear from the cornucopia exploding. I bring this up because they don't mention it in the film, but they still portray Peeta, and the others especially when they interact with him, the same way they do in the book, so it doesn't always make sense without that context. Also another thing they don't mention, but leave up to some small context clues is Gale and Katniss aren't dating, they're childhood friends, they're close and look out for each other but Katniss doesn't have feelings for either of them rn. She's 16 and Gale is 18, so it was his last year in the reaping, they have a deal if one is chosen the other will stay behind to take care of the others family. The prize for winning the games is money, a bigger house on the outskirts of your district, and bigger food rations for your district I'm pretty sure, and you don't have to compete in the games again. Haymitch is a mentor because he was the last one to win the game from 12 before Katniss and Peeta, the only other winner from 12 was a mystery and a long time ago. They never divulge Haymitch's past in the films, but he had a particularly brutal game as it was on a quarter quell, which is every 25 years where they 'spice' things up. In that year they doubled the tributes, so it was 4 instead of 2 from every district. Haymitch had to outlast 47 other contestants. And the way he won wasn't liked so he was punished for it... that's why he reprimanded and warned Katniss after the way she won.
Another small detail that was omitted was that the mutts at the end also had the faces of the dead tributes as well adding another layer of horror to the finale.
Yes to everything you said, just: Peeta's leg was completely healed by the medication. In the books, he had to amputate his leg because of the mutts. Katniss did a tourniquet, which saved him, but it was too late to save the leg due to blood loss and no circulation to the tissue, so he still had to amputate the leg. As for Katniss, her hearing loss was surgically healed by the Capitol after the games. She was deaf in one year for the whole duration of the games (the one she bled from), while the other came back naturally after the explosion.
@@aquele4virou3 oh right thanks for clearing that up. It's been so long since I read the books I lumped those injuries together, I was thinking she did the tourniquet after she found him by the ravine. I remember they healed her ear now that you mention it.
@@jeremygilbert7989 It wasn't their faces, it was their fur and eye colour (they weren't hairless, oversized pitbulls like in the movie, but more like giant wolves) and I believe their builds as well, so larger tributes were larger wolves and so on. They were so spot-on with some of these details that Katniss in the book thinks they removed the dead Tributes' eyes and implanted them in the mutts.
@@EthanKWaters The eye thing is probably what threw me off. Sorry, it's been over a decade since I read it so my memory's a bit rusty. Still, far more disturbing than a pack of 'roided out pit bulls.
In the books, Peeta's leg was actually amputated after the games and was replaced with a prosthetic one. The medicine only stopped the infection but the cut was severe.
They had to amputate due to the bite from the mutt dog. The tourniquet she put on his leg on top of the cornucopia after the bite from the mutts but it saved his life. He loss too much blood though which was why they had to amputate.
@@kvbrinson12 I read the book a couple of days ago and it wasn't bc a mutt dog bite him, Cato made him another big injury while they were there and in the book Cato's death takes an entire night, so that's why Peeta's condition got so bad even when he got hurt at the very end of the games
@@jrlombardi5251 I'd reread the books as well and he was mauled by the mutts. They mention it right after chapter 25 starts. He was injured by Cato as well and it did take a long time for Cato to die.
@@kvbrinson12 but the mutt bite wasn't the cause, Cato's second one was, that's what I mean.
Snow isn’t mad that they won but rather it showed weakness in the capital. He is a master strategist and knows what each and every move does and by showing weakness it could fan the flame.
Also, in the books Cato had a special skintight armour he got in the feast under his clothes. He actually fought Thresh to get it, since Thresh took both his and Cato's packages, and that's how he got so injured there in the end.
However, due to this armour, when he fell off the cornucopia, the dogs chewed away at him the entire night without him dying. It was only at dawn the next morning, when Katniss had light, that she could shoot him to put him out of his misery.
Cina (the designer) is Lenny kravitz, and he’s a pretty well known singer! His daughter is actually Zoé Kravitz , the woman who played cat woman in ‘The Batman’ 2022.
Woody Harrelson and Donald Sutherland is well known here in the states.
Gale is Liam Hemsworth (Chris hemsworth brother)
Clove is the girl who played the orphan. So a pretty well packed cast!
And the next 3 movies have some amazing additions to the cast!
Effie is actually an incredible character! Elizabeth Banks is so great!
How about you let them figure her out on their own. Now you're giving them expectations.
@@rexibhazoboa7097 you realize they have already watched the whole series right?! These videos are posted in advance and they already know. Don't be that person that thinks they don't know what's going on. Seriously it's gross. If you understood reaction channels or ever posted a video on social media you would get it. No disrespect, just understand what you're posting before you post it. Ya feel me or nah!
@@drsavage3262 it’s not all the time they watch that far ahead. So no, I won’t blindly assume they’ve completed all 4 movies before posting the first one.
@@rexibhazoboa7097 if you're on patreon then you know they have finished the series! I understand where you're coming from and the majority of the community has already watched these films. They're over a decade old. It's all good though. I feel ya.
@@rexibhazoboa7097 Also, there wasn't a single spoiler, in saying Effie is a great character doesn't spoil anything. C'mon now 😂
the districs do have differences in economy, district 1 and 2 are the richest and 12 the poorest.
As you already know theyre seperated for their resources, district 2 is masonry, 6 is transportation, 4 is fishing, 10 is livestock etc.
You can see a little in this movie how growing the different districs benefits and makes it harder for the tributes, for example Katniss was able to navigate the forest well (finding water sources and catching food) because she basically grew up in the forest, however she had no training previous to the games and the poorer tributes bodys are usually worn down and starving before they even started in the games. The richer districs had the benefits of being trained basically since birth but once they were in there they didnt really know how to use the natural resources to its full potential like Katniss did.
I also think something that gets overlooked is how sad the games are for the richer tributes, basically since birth they've been trained up and told that they need to compete in the games and win, basically raised to be killers. Like at the end when Cato said 'thats all im good for, right?'
That's what I've been thinking. The riches districts basically raise kids to be killers, so they would keep their privilege
That little sneeze Spartan did completely took me off guard 😆😅
i read this comment right as it popped up 😂😂
I came looking for this comment, I had to pause the video cause I was laughing so hard
In the books, there was some kind of epic throwdown between Cato and Thresh. When Tresh lets Katniss go, he takes the 11 backpack and also the pack for District 2 (Cato and Clove) which forces Cato to go after him instead of Katniss. Thresh's section of the Arena is never shown in the movie, it's apparently some field of wheat or something. But Cato's backpack contains body armor, which suggests he thought he needed that to go against Thresh in "his domain". The Gamemakers make it rain for a couple of days while they fight it out. Since the books are from Katniss' perspective only, we never know exaclty what happens. But Cato shows up running from the dogs, and the body armor is actually a hindrance in the end, because whe he falls to the dogs they knaw on him for hours before Katniss is able to make the shot to put him out of his misery.
That's something that always stayed with me after reading the first book: The way Cato was being eaten alive for hours (I think it was all night). That was really dark.
Peeta is very much liked. sponsors gave the money to haymitch (mentor). Haymitch since he had 2 tributes but there is only one winner, made the choice to support katniss as there is only one winner and he thought she had the better chance.
Peeta is strong he just let his mother s word get to him.
and no he didnt enjoy or like the attention before his death. he was playing it up so he could be well liked by the capitol.
peeta is the one that mention to shoot the hand
Until the rule change Haymitch only had hope to get one of them out alive so he had to choose one. While Haymitch liked Peeta better he figured between Peeta protecting Katniss and Haymitch sending gifts the two of them could get Katniss out alive. Peeta says in second book he would have wanted Haymitch to choose Katniss and send the sponsor gifts to her.
Peeta kept Katniss alive as she would have died in the initial bloodbath had he not shook his head at her because she was ready to run in for the bow and he knew it. The fact she had an unexplained 11 put the target on her back and the careers would have gone after her first at the cornucopia.
Literally if Katniss was the spark Peeta was the fuel source that allowed for fire to catch.
Peeta scored in Career range, excelled in hand to hand combat, was handy with a knife, a wiz with coaxing a fire and he wasn’t impulsive. Technically Peeta probably had more of a fighting chance at surviving then Katniss.
@@scahearn6279 see thats what i didnt like about haymitch. sure in the second book we find out thats what peeta would have wanted. but in the first he had no way to know that. imagine i do all this work fore someone else to benefit from that. that was messed up.
@@ay5415 I think Haymitch is incredibly good at reading people and knew exactly how both Katniss and Peeta think. I think he damn well knew they would sacrifice themselves before killing the other. However, it is incredibly crappy Haymitch never got an okay from either Katniss and Peeta before making them pieces in his games.
From reading the books multiple times my head cannon or theory on why the rule change happened is that a 16 year old boy did not come up with the star crossed lover strategy. In fact I don’t think Peeta was in love with Katniss till the cave. Even says when Katniss attacks him after the interview that she is upset her boyfriend saw it and that he bet the boyfriend could recognize a bluff when he saw one. We know Haymitch and Cinna were involved in the ******** in some capacity and ******* was at the 74th Hunger Games. In the Hunger Games Peeta has two lines that could be considered throw away -“Have you been on the roof yet” I shake my head “Cinna showed me”- and -“Haymitch said you would take a lot of convincing”-. These lines really had no purpose other than to point out private conversations Katniss was not apart of. In the case of Cinna there isn’t a reason Peeta would need to have a private conversation with Katniss’ stylist as Katniss never references private conversations she has with Portia. It would have made more sense for Portia to show Peeta the roof. In Haymitch’s case that the bread from when Katniss and Peeta were kids was discussed. I believe that watching Katniss and Peeta interact, Haymitch and Cinna recognized the possibility of Katniss being a spark and Peeta being the fuel source so they set up the star crossed lover scenario and when Peeta asked to be trained alone it was actually Haymitch and Cinna who made the decision to train Peeta alone so they could instruct Peeta on what they needed him to do without mentioning their involvement in the rebellion. Once the games started I believe they approached ******* who was at the 74th Hunger Games with the potential spark and fuel source and ******* manipulated the rule change behind the scenes. Of course Haymitch, Cinna and ****** could only set the board up and then hope that Katniss and Peeta did what they needed to do for the spark and the fuel source to catch fire. This also explains why Peeta was surprised it wasn’t all real and thought Haymitch coached Katniss on how to act in the games.
If I recall correctly in the books the reason why Peeta didn't get many parachutes is because he told Haymitch to focus on helping Katniss. So any parachutes for district 12 went to Katniss per Peeta's request.
@@srichardf if so why did in book 2 did peeta confront haymitch about it . if he already knew?
1:02:21 Pudgey is correct. It is heavily implied that 12 is one of the poorest districts and the closer you get to the capital, the better life gets for you and your district. Districts 1-4 are closest to the capital and seem to have the best side perks (technology, power, training, etc). They serve the capital more directly so they get to have nicer stuff. The folks on the fringe, especially 8-12 are the lumberjacks, farmers, miners - very poor and remote towns where the resources are at and then it is sent back to the capital.
In the end, it was a genius part of the evil plan to have some districts that are not adamantly opposed to the games by giving them regular winners and perks.
1:06:00 - The children are forced to participate to keep the adults in line. If you don’t give up two kids every year we will kill all of you for rebellion.
1:07:12 The books are phenomenal if you get a chance to read because you hear the inner monologue inside Katniss and her struggle for survival.
It was implied that the trained kids were acting sadistic, in part, to get sponsors interested in them as well. also, I'm mad that the movie doesn't show Cato absolutely losing his mind with grief when his district partner dies
Josh Hutherson has been acting since childhood. Before Terebithia, I've followed his career since "Zathura" and "Little Manhattan" and neither was his first movie. He also was the voice of the lead child in "The Polar Express" and he had lead roles in acton movies: co-starring with Brenden Fraser in "Journey to the Center of the Earth" and with Dwayne Johnson in "The Mysterious Island" as well as the 2012 remake of Red Dawn. All BEFORE Hunger Games made him a celebrity. He has always been a working actor -- which means he's a professional who takes his craft seriously. He's acted in something every year since Hunger Games. His latest film, released in 2024, is "The Beekeeper" with Jason Stratham. Besides his work as an actor, I admire Josh for being compassionate human being.
I love watching people slowly love Effie.
a few things: Haymitch actually didn't choose to be a mentor, he's from district 12, he won the 50th games; the winners normally become mentors, since he was the only victor from 12 still alive (there's was just one another winner from the 10th games) he had to become a mentor.
district 12 is the poorest one, the bigger the number (1-12) the poorer the district.
before Katniss there hasn't been a tribute who showed that much emotion and respect after the death of a tribute from a different district, so when Katniss did all that for Rue that was the first time in the games that there was compassion from a district to another, to me it really marks the moment that the districts started uniting against the capitol. something sweet that the movies don't really show is that district 11 (Rue's) raised money to send Katniss bread to thank her, witch shows a lot considering that 11 is one of the poorest
bigger the number doesnt mean the poorer the district because district 3 is poorer than most of the district
It wasn’t shown in the movie, but this was a deleted scene, and I got real mad once I found out they had filmed but decided to cut it out for time!
Love Elizabeth Banks as Effie Trinket.
You are right. The winning district gets increased food rations for the following year.
Increased rations and food for life.
For the winner family but only for a year for the district as a whole ! :)@@shirleydurr411
@@shirleydurr411the Victor's (Katniss, Peeta, & Haymitch) get money and food for life the district population gets extra food once a month for 1 year
@shirleydurr411 agree with Strife93, the district just got increased food for the following year. Only the individual winners got new homes & enough money to never worry about food again.
They CHOSE KIDs to exploit the kids' innocence. The capitol is trying to remind the district what human behaviour is like without Order. Once u are put into an environment where resources are scarce(like in the Arena),Humans become more primitive and would fight to death for what they need. This is the Capitol's way of saying why the Capitol IS important, why the districts should not revolt, the need for order..That without the Capitol, there'd be Chaos (that there'd be large scale Hunger Games). They do this annually for constant reminder.
they have a lot of purpose for the Hunger Games:
*As a reminder
*A form of retribution
*Punishment
*Display of Power and as a reminder of the Capitol's power
*Entertainment
The problem is just that the Capitol is elitist, and they think they are superiors and the district are inferiors. The capitol citizens are actually convinced they're the better people. Ofc The Districts have the very reason to revolt.
Before the Hunger games, The Districts were being enslaved for years thus the reason for the rebellion. Before there were any districts and the Capitol, it was just North america. Panem(the country) was a result of World Wars and Natural Calamities.
Yeah, there's a lot of reasons they choose kids, and
*SPOILERS FOR LATER MOVIES*
literally the first time they bring adults into the arena they find a way to escape and start a revolution. Sure, that kind of thing might not have happened earlier (as tensions had risen to an insane point by this time) but adults are craftier, more experienced, and more likely to work together to figure out how to truly win.
I think Snow mentions it in the original films but it's def mentioned in the prequel (don't read on if you don't want to read anything about BoS&S).
Snow says the reason for the games is to "remind us who we all are". Not just the districts but the capital - tributes & victors. His & Dr Gaul's mindset is that nothing in life isn't a game, from school to work to relationships. To an extent this is true - "game theory" & structure is found throughout both natural & man made systems, but when you look at life solely through a nihilist & pessimistic lens to protect yourself and survive, everyone else is a potential enemy. The capitol ensuring everyone sees everyone else as a possible threat or enemy creates division & keeps them dependent on the order of the capitol - the only structure that is consistent (though horrible) is the capitol & they keep the people too desperate to go without in a rebellion because they already have so little. It's a reminder & indoctrination that the districts are losers and losers would never be able to win a rebellion - they lost the last one & they will lose the next one. The capital is the winner no matter what because even through the dark days they still came out on top. They kept that narrative going.
That Camouflage artist work still gets me, I wonder if he could just chill while everyone kills each other then sneak up while asleep easy win for District😅
Nevermind forgot they send fires & curve balls to bring them in closer to fight GG’s
He'd also starve before the games finish
yep, that skills Amazing like Spartan said, every single time it still surprises me and i keep thinking His a bit higher above the rock😅
Except he was too seriously injured. Couldn't move quickly nor quietly.
there are victors that were able to hid until the end, but the capitol doesn't like that so they change things to make it not happen. They also normally pull bodies out of the areana immediately because in earlier games the tributes resorted to cannibalism. the brought peeta back in by making that same district rule.
Something you need to know before watching the next movie, In the book but not the movie, Peeta was injured when Cato cut his leg deeply with his sword when they realized Peeta was leading the away from Katniss and not toward her. Knowing he couldn't survive his goal was to help her survive. That's why he couldn't run far to hide. His injury was so bad his leg was amputated after he left the arena and he was given a prosthesis with the great medical care the Capital could provide. Keep this in mind in the sequel.
I wish the movies would’ve kept Peeta and Katniss’s physical scars and injuries. They did a good job with the mental & emotional damage though.
@@raianthony8492right?! They didn’t mention anything about Katniss being deaf in the left ear after the explosion at the cornucopia. They just briefly imply ringing in the ears.
@calebk8202 that was healed after she won though. For the pacing in the movie I think they gave enough hint at those kinds of issues but didn't have us just watching another hour of all the times she was just wandering in the forest & healing. The quicker end going from yay they won to Katniss hearing oh they think I made them look bad and Donald Sutherland sending us off with a clear plot on his mind was great for the movie vs having to break down his leg being gone (and that Katniss didn't know until on stage) & have another longer interview scene with Ceasar.
The thing about the games is they did keep people in line, something about these games was different- with the two winners, with Katniss showing that kindness to a fallen tribute whilst in the arena which gave everyone else that hope. Awesome story 👏🏼
Haymitch never lived in the capitol. He was from district 12 and when he was a kid, he was chosen for the Hunger Games and won. And every year after, they’ve brought him back as a mentor to help 12’s new picks. And Katniss and Peeta were the first ones since him to ever win… so he became a drunk literally to numb the pain, because for decades he’s been tasked with giving kids hope and then watching them die over and over and over. It’s so brutal!
As pudgey said, the reason Haymitch acts the way he did at the beginning was because he had mentored so many kids and they end up dying.
However, Haymitch didnt chose to be a mentor. The mentors are previous winners from their own distict, and before Katniss and Peeta there had only ever been 2 winners from district 12. With Haymitch being the only living victor from 12, hes pretty much forced to be 12s mentor, and since no one from 12 has ever won it since he did, everyone hes ever mentored has died so he pretty much gave up until he saw some hope in Katniss
Pudgey is such an empath. And dude you just couldn't shake Candice from your head 😂
empath, lol
District 11's reaction to Rue's death always bring tears to my eyes. Pudgey, you're not alone.
GREAT REACT!! CORRECTION: You are confusing Donald Sutherland (President Snow) with Sir Richard Harris (Marcus Aurelius in Gladiator & Dumbledore in HP 1 & 2) "May the Odds be Ever in Your Favor" ^_^
Good catch about Haymitch Pudgey!! A lot of people, some of them who have watched the films several times, never get why he's like that. The amount of people he'd mentored to later see them die... It takes a toll on you
The salute is the district's way of paying respect to the tributes. I believe it means Thank you, Goodbye and Good luck. You'll like the second movie a lot. It's s my favorite.
In the books the game makers crafted the "dogs" at the end to have the eyes of fallen tributes & have fur similar to their hair color. It definitely was psychological warfare. It's never confirmed, but they discuss that its unlikely they took the literal eyes from the fallen because the bodies would have to go back to the districts to bury & that probably would have been "too far". My guess is with the tech they have, they flash cloned/grew the eyes after collecting dna of the tributes.
Something worth mentioning, when Katniss honors Rue how she does, it triggers District 11 because kindness like that between tributes is unheard of, as the districts aren’t allowed to interact with each other.
The theee finger salute originated in district 12 as a sign of admiration, respect, and goodbye. I can’t remember if they did it for all of the chosen tributes but the saluted Katniss because volunteering had never happened in District 12 before Katniss. Katniss was respected because she constantly hunted outside of the fences (something VERY illegal) and traded whatever she got for food.
i just love how spartan gets excited for battle/action scenes and pudgey for emotional/beautiful ones , that's a very nice balance to have in a reaction video❤️
13:20 I couldn't help but like and trust him. Even as a child watching this, I was thinking "Is.. is that.. Lenny fucking Kravitz? Wtf." In my head, it was the equivalent of seeing Christina Aguilera as a random barkeep in Lord of the Rings.
FYI : it is said in the book that the reason why Katniss missed her first shot during the trials is that she used to wooden bois and this is a steel bow. But, after missing that first shot she was able to understand why she missed, correct things and regain her usual accuracy
They don’t explain some things very well in the movies like they do in the books like the three finger symbol has always been exclusive to district 12. They are the only ones who have used this because all districts have a strict no communication rule, therefore the other districts have never seen that before. It also means a sign of respect and basically like a fair well. Katniss makes this symbol much more symbolic as all the districts will use this now as a way to unite as you’ll see in the next movies
18:45 No not because she doesn't want to kill. It's because she's used to the weight of a wooden bow and the bow she used there was not wooden. She had to adjust herself the other shots after realizing the bow was a little different to use than her own which is why she did perfect shots the other times
The theory held by many is that Foxface knew the berries were poisonous nightlock. She aced the plants test in the training rooms. At this stage of the Games... she probably knew there was no chance she could continue. The remaining Tributes were Cato, Thresh (District 11) Katniss, and Peeta when she ate the berries.
Would u believe I stay up until 4 am specifically to watch these all the way in the US… bc I do 😂
🤯❤️ that's crazy comittment! we love it but get some sleep! the vid will still be there in the morning 🤣🥳
You were pretty spot on with the significance of the three finger salute. It's explained a little better in the books. The gesture is specific to District 12 and is used during funerals as a way to show respect and means "thank you for your sacrifice" or "we honor you." So, it's similar to how irl we lay flowers on a casket or lower our hats/heads for a moment of silence.
Snow is such a genius character, if you just listen to how he speaks and how WELL he understands society, exactly why he can control things the way he does
Genius plus a sadistic sociopath. This society is horribly run
@@smallbudoo no the society is just horribly built, there’s a difference I think as everyone was born into an already terrible society
@@smallbudoo That is only if you see these 3 movies. Snow was not sadistic, he was calculating to maintain peace, at least he believed that. Prequel trailer shows that Snow didn't create hunger games, he inherited it. Peter Dinklage-Tyrion Lannister from GoT was before him, and he mentored snow. Look trailer of prequel.
When you take everything away from someone, they have nothing to lose.
Like Johanna
There were originally 13 districts when the US was taken over by the founders of Panem, not counting the capital. Each was assigned a main export.
District 13 had been the military supply district and at some point they realized they had the power and tried to overthrow the capital. Hence the “Treaty of Treason” when they failed. Their district was completely destroyed in retribution by the capital.
District 12 was indeed the coal mining district hence the black outfit with fire.
Pudgey is right that Districts are wealthier as you move up the list. The one who dug up the mines and replanted them was from the power production district and was very handy with electrical circuits.
In the next movie you meet a character who complains she is dressed as a tree because she is from the forestry/wood production district.
You’ll also meet a guy whose favored weapon is the trident because he’s from the fishing district. Katniss was only able to hunt because the district didn’t have the money to keep the electric fence powered all the time so she and Gale would have to listen to see if it was active at any given time.
Hope that helps!
Peeta did give her the bread :) I’m excited for this entire franchise - the prequel is great as well, I’d watch it after finishing all the hunger games, that or the other way around. Post the prequel it made me want to rewatch them again to see it differently
Fun facts, Cato and Thresh actually did get into it with each other, and Thresh was about to kill Cato, but he escaped to the cornucopia and Thresh got mauled to death. Also why Cato was injured before Katniss and Peeta got to him at the cornucopia to begin with.
The sad thing about it is they all just want to survive after all
Donald Sutherland plays Snow he is Kifer Sutherland's father and by no means did he ever play Dumboldore...though side note that could be funny if he had. He is known for a wide range of movies and tv shows alike. He usually plays the bad guy or the one you want to choke in the end so seeing him in this role wasn't that surprising. There are many well known actors in this one and to see them all together was interesting. I had no idea Leny Kravitz was an actor until I saw this movie he plays the one that makes Katnis's dresses and all that also his daughter Zoe also has many movies she is known for as well. I never read the books because they are so much more brutal than the movies so I don't think I could take it but yes watch all of the Hunger Games movies before you watch the prequel because then you will understand the characters better but the new movie that came out is all about Snow when he was younger and how he started the path that he is on now. Glad you guys enjoyed this one and can't wait to see how you react to the others.
the thing about Haymitch, being District 12's only winner, he's had to be mentor to both tributes each year since his win. Meaning, each year, he mentors 2 kids, that have ended up dying in the games
When Haymitch says "Embrace the probability of your imminent death And know, in your heart, that there's nothing I can do to save you" just breaks my heart. The kids from the poor side of District 12 have to sign up for grain and oil to be able to survive. They need to sign up once for each member of their family and what it does is put the name of the child in the reaping for each time they sign up. So if a child has 3 other family members, the first year , they have their names in 5 times (4 x for the food + their regular entry). The following year, they have their names in 10 times (4 times for the food x2 years + 2 'regular' times.). The third year, they have their names in 15 times (4x3 years + 3 regular times). You get the picture. This is why Gale's name is in 42 times instead of just once per year, because he has 2 brothers, a sister and his mom. That means most of the chosen tributes come from "The seam" (The really poor part of the district). They are starving, they are small, they are tired, have no energy or muscle mass. No sponsor would take them on. So for the last 23 years, Haymitch watched 46 kids die because there was nothing he could do to save them. And then, he had to go back to the district, year after year, and face the families and loved ones of those 46 fallen tributes. For the last 23 years, he has to live with the memories of having failed to save those children. I don't even live in that world and I want to drink.
When he sees that Katniss and Peeta have heart, they have spunk, they have muscle mass, he sees that maybe, just maybe, there is a chance he could bring one of them back alive... no matter how slim that chance may be. Sorry, this is one of my favorite series of all time so I tend to get overly passionate.
President Snow was played by Donald Sutherland. The guy who played Dumbledore and the emperor from Gladiator was Richard Harris.
The significance of Peeta throwing the bread to Katniss doesn't really come across in the movie. Her father had died in a mining accident, and the family was starving without their breadwinner. Peeta literally saved Katniss and her family from starving. This was before she started escaping through the fence to try to hunt.
He literally saved her life and gave her hope that day
I love how immediately they draw the connection between Prim and Rhue.
Don’t forget Cinna played by the bad-ass Lenny Kravitz!
Let me just say, not including Lord of the Rings, the Hunger Games is arguably the franchise that adapts the books the best. While it doesn't include all the content from the books, they don't omit too much either, **cough** Harry Potter **cough**.
Besides, the movies give us so much insight of other characters like the relationship between Snow and Seneca here. We never see those two interact in the books, but the addition was great and it just fit.
I agree. The Hunger Games franchise is a pretty good adaptation. Harry Potter is definitely NOT a good adaptation.
The only thing that annoyed me in HG was that they omitted so much of Joanna Mason in MJ 1&2.
I guess it had to be done, since they still had to split the book, but it's still annoying
A friend who had done archery told me that Katniss missed the first time when trying to impress the capitol people in the booth, because it was a bow she had never used before. You need to learn the feel of the bow and practice shoot before you know how to aim with it. So she missed the first one but then didn't miss again once she knew how to aim with this bow. I haven't read the books so idk if this is correct, but an interesting thought
That’s actually confirmed to be true in the books!
This is actually confirmed to be true in the books!
Dobby Hodor and rue.
Most sad deaths
Fun fact, the "dog" mutts they made was actually much worse in the books.
They were more wolf like and intelligent, with one actually getting up on its hind legs and directing the others.
Also, the fallen tributes' DNA was used to create them. So they had the fur colour of the tributes' hair, and their eyes. So Katniss actually saw the one they created for Rue, looking at her with Rue's eyes, but filled with hatred.
That's the thing about mutts. They're not just terrifying, they're created to inflict psycological damage.
This is what I came to tell them…those dogs were horrific in the books!!!
Katniss’ reaction to that scene in the books is perfect as well. Having the realization at the same time as her is terrifying.
Can't wait to see y'all go through the rest of this series! Especially with how attached you guys get to characters (double for Pudgey) and get invested in stories.
Great reaction, and we all knew Pudgey would be in tears 😂😂😂 total empath!! These films are very captivating, and you really feel for the characters as they go through their journey!
I love that Pudgey instantly gets Haymitch as a character because a lot of ppl miss the fact that as their mentor and a Victor he not only had to kill his way to survival but seen multiple duos of kids from his district get brutally murdered, while under his guidance. It should also be noted that Haymitch faught in the 50th Hunger Games (24yrs prior) in which there were 48 tributes…double the amount of bodies. One sole winner. I applaud Haymitch for only being an alcoholic honestly because he might not have lived long after winning otherwise.
(Edit:) Effie is so amazing and low key clutch to have as an ally by status alone…she’s President Snow’s niece. Not spoiler.
Katniss and Gale were almost twins in the book, for example they both loss their fathers in the mines, both supported their families, and both were hardened in life. In the book Katniss pointed her arrow at Peeta not trusting him.
in district 1, 2 and 4 winning the game is basically an honor so they almost always train and volunteer at 18 and then team up until the end, most victors are from those 3 districts. haymitch won the 50th (in which there were 2x tributes) and has been a mentor ever since so he has seen 44 kids die in the arena until now so its pretty understandable he became an alcoholic and doesnt really care anymore.
I like that you made the connection to the parallels to real life where our Hunger Games is middle & high school for 12 to 18 year olds where they have to compete for the best grades to get the best jobs, the winners get to become rich & the losers have to work hard just to live. My Fun Fact; 'May the Odds Forever be in Your Favour', the odds of winning were 4.16% in a fair fight but with 2 districts training their volunteers the odds were much lower than that.
So the background of the dogs, or mutts, towards the ends of the games are much more sinister in the book. They got the eyes of the fallen tributes and somehow you can distinguish their face. One dog got Rue’s eyes. And oh, Cato’s suffering was cut short by Katniss in the movie. However, in the book, it went on for much longer. They heard him squealing for a long time.
President Snow is Donald Sutherland, movie star for decades and done some amazing films. His son is Keifer Sutherland again in multiple movies and the TV series '24'. Senna the 'dresser' is Lenny Kravitz the musician.
I feel like a dummy for only recently realizing that was Donald Sutherland’s son in Lost Boys.
14:02 Fun Fact: Both of these actors were in "Captain America: The First Avenger." Toby Jones (left) played the Red Skull's right hand man, Dr. Zola, and Stanley Tucci (right) played the guy who created the super soldier serum, Dr. Erskine.
I love your reaction releasing schedule! In my time zone it’s right before my lunch at office, and how I’m blessed to watch you reactions and enjoy my delicious lunch at the same time! Perfection! 😅
Look peetah won the games cuz he won the crowd it was what was used against him and how he survived teaming up with cato and the others when it didn't he used brilliant camo that's explained by decorating cakes. His strength is just a thing u shouldn't mess with
When the game makers were ranking all of the kids 1-12 based on threat level, Katniss missed the first time because she was used to a homemade, wooden bow and the one she used in that room was metal. It would’ve been heavier, a different size and shape, etc. So while she never missed back in 12, she missed then because she wasn’t used to the bow. But the fact that she corrected it so quickly and nailed it every time after just goes to show how skilled she is.
The books were done for educational purposes for younger students to teach about politics and war.
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They commissioned and published the books.
You guys are one of my favorites. Pudgey gives me the empathy and emotion for the deep stuff, Spartan appreciates the camera work and histories, and together you just pay so close attention and actually talk and think about what you’re watching. It’s the BEST
Alright, it has been a few years since I read the books. As far as I remember the three finger salute was a sign of respect shown for those who have passed on. At least that was my impression when I read it. Naturally as the story progresses the gesture changed into a sign of rebellion. From Bing: "Initially, the gesture signifies thanks, admiration, and goodbye to someone you love in their district".
I just tear up whenever Rue's scene, dying, comes up. But seeing Pudgey sobbing made me sob too... Like, girl! I'm over the sobbing era, why we have to go back there LOL! But really enjoyed your reactions and can't wait to the next one!
Maybe someone already said this, but the hand signal is a sign of respect for the dead in District 12. So everyone standing in front of Katniss at the ceremony is respecting her in advance of her seemingly inevitable death.
Haven’t watched you guys in a minute, but now I see y’all are watching my all time favorite movie, so I had to stop and watch this. I loved your commentary!
OMG IM SO EXCITED THANK YOU GUYS I've been obsessed with the series since the prequel got released last year let's goooo
One of my favorite movie series of all time!!!! I saw all of these in the theater when it came out. It was such a treat! I can’t wait for this journey.
So happy you are reacting to this series. Wishing you a great journey with it
I cant wait for you to watch the rest of the series.
background info about Haymitch that isnt in the movies that will make you appreciate who he is more - esp with the theme of the next book/movie.
Haymitch is the only living person from D12 who is a victor of the hunger games. Therefore, he is the only 'mentor' currently available EVERY. FUCKING. YEAR, when the games happen. So first surviving the deaths of 47 other kids then growing up two mentor 2 children for the next 24 years, you can imagine why he'd end up drinking. Thats 2 kids he had to meet every year, possibly already know, mentor, then watch die. Kids of adults he had known as kids possibly reaped. So like sending a niece or nephew to their death. He won at 16 years old, so he first mentored at 17. Chances are at that age he probably knew the kids being reaped as well.
He won the 50th Hunger games. Every 25 years they have a 'Quarter Quell'. Its hunger games with an extra set of special rules. s25, the districts didnt get reaped from a name pool, but were voted/chosen by their own people in the district. The special rule for the 50th was that instead of 1 boy and girl from each dis, there would be 2 of each, 4 total. So thats 48 kids fighting to the death.
At one point in the game, Haymitch was tossing boulders off the edge of the cliff. He was at the edge of the whole arena. There was a forcefield to implement the border in place, and it actually bounced anything he threw off back. Think trampoline, ricochet etc. The final two people alive in the games were Haymitch, and a girl from Dis.1. She had an axe and chopped up his stomach. He gouged out one of her eyes. She was chasing him in pursuit to finish him off. He led her to the cliff area he had been to before. She throws the axe at him, he ducks, axe flies into the boundary and bounced back, lodging itself into the girl's head. Haymitch won, thanks in part to exploiting a part of their [capitol/gamemaker's] own mechanism.
Two weeks after he won, Snow had his girlfriend, mother and brother killed. As punishment for making the captiol look like a fool and viewed his stunt as an act of defiance.
This is why at the end of the film, he warned Katniss that they were not happy with berry stunt.
7:36 I couldn't help notice that Umbridge's laugh has rubbed off on you Pudgey😉Great reaction, by the way!
Ahhhhh don't worry Pudgey!! I cry at Rue's death every rewatch, even during reaction videos. Can't wait for Catching Fire!!!
Sparta's haircut and shave is looking fresh my guy!
So excited for yous to watch the next one! Glad you guys enjoyed and were so gripped ✌️
To clarify, the explanation of why they even have a winner by President Snow wasn’t about the games being corrupt rather it was about how the games are essentially psychological manipulation meant to keep the masses in line by giving them hope yet not too much lest that spark of hope turn into another rebellion. Ruling over people with fear alone only breeds resentment and insures another rebellion will happen eventually so they give them a little hope via the games rather than simply executing the tributes. The winning tribute gets a better life for themselves & their family and the district they’re from gets additional food & supplies for a year.
This is one of my favorite series! The sequels build so much on this too! Effie the woman all dolled up we first met has a great character arc. I cried for Roo, she was such a sweet girl. Supposedly (i havent read the books yet) normally the tributes are meant to leave the bodies, but Katnis refused, she wanted to give a sort of funeral for Roo and her district to see. Also those dogs at the end are worse in the books. They built the dogs out of the body parts of the dead tributes so the eyes of the ones that died stare you down.
Peeta wanted to show tbe capitol that they don't own him, and katniss gave both of them a way with the berries 😭
Every time spartan wears that shirt it's so cursed
The way it always folds around kratos's mouth lol
Yeah it's 3am where I am, I was supposed to go to bed hours ago but how can I now??? I'm so excited for you guys to watch this series!!!
Edit: to add I'm already loving the edits, got Umbridge in here so cleanly LMAO
50:00 the ending in the books is so much more brutal. They make those dogs have tribute faces and the last guy takes like 8 or more hours of being fed on to die. My 13 year old is reading it in school and he was shook. Most of the class had already seen the movie but they were unprepared for the book. Hits different
So happy you're doing these! The next one is my favourite of the series, so can't wait for your reaction to it!
If I understand it correctly. There wasn't an explosion in the mine. There was a collapse, and her father died. The explosion was a visual metaphor(as she was hallucinating/dreaming on tracker jacker venom) for the destruction of her family's life because of her father's passing and the way her mother shut down.
Such a great reaction guys! I really enjoyed your thoughts and commentary on one of my favorite films.
Y'all getting mad at Effy (Effie? I don't remember how to spell her name) is killing me. She is one of my favorites from these films.