Something that’s important to remember with the romance is that they are 16/17. Katniss has never thought of romantic love in any real way for herself until she is forced into the games
Even the Arena this time was like a very specific message to Katniss -- 'tick, tock (your time is up)' and especially having so much water, not the right place for a Girl on Fire.
The water was also to give Finnick an edge since his district revolves around water and they wanted him to help her get out to be the mockingjay. Also, that's the reason he knew how to do CPR and Katniss looks confused at first about what he was doing. (Details in the book. She didn't know about cpr)
Gale isn’t Katniss primary love interest. Gale is in love with katniss and while she does have love for him based on their shared history she isnt “in love” with him. She kisses him to comfort him & bc she knows he wants that from her not bc of any real desire. She doesn’t want a romantic rlsp with anyone bc she saw how her mother fell apart when her father died and she doesn’t want that kind of connection or to depend on anyone that much. As for Peeta, she isn’t in a place where she can process what she is starting to feel for him. She knows he has this fundamental goodness that she is drawn to and she thinks he can be good for the world in a way she can’t be. She also feels like she owes him bc that burnt bread saved her family from starvation. The kisses, when he almost died and on the beach were both very genuine. In the book she talks about how kissing peeta makes her stomach flutter, something she never felt with gale. Her feelings about love and romance are all jumbled up with her grief for her father & frustration with her circumstance. And the fact that now she is forced to be the face of rebellion at 17 risking not just her life but both guys she cares for just makes everything harder for her to work out.
@@briannedoudiet6150exactly! The show left a lot of ppl wondering why she was so desperate to save him. The confusion stems from them not explaining how important the bread scene was. And bc there are no voiceovers many didn’t understand the difference in how she felt when she kissed Gale compared to the visceral reaction she had to kissing peeta. Or even how significant it was the she slept next to peeta or in his arms most nights. Sadly those bits get lost in translation
@@briannedoudiet6150 agreed, the movies leave some people thinking she liked gale as well and/or more than Peeta. I can't even really blame them, because the first two movies definitely make it look like that if you haven't read the books.
Sorry on the delay with this one, copyright really didn't like this video 😅 Got a few muted sections as a result, but i hope that you'll still enjoy it! 😊
These are difficult for all the reactors to do. Music does kick off copyright problems often. Don't forget to save Joanna too with your Peeta extraction mission.
Gluttonous doesn't even BEGIN to describe how I'm going to treat this video😂. Beyond thrilled to watch you boys experience one of the greatest sequels in all of cinema history!
The kiss on the beach was very much a real kiss and not for the cameras. Katniss really does realize in that moment how much she needs Peeta for the first time. She literally says "I realize only one person will be damaged beyond repair if Peeta dies. Me." Without her inner dialogue it is a little hard to know but I think the rising in emotional music is trying to express that.
something interesting to note, effie's character is SO well written in the movies that the transformation of the capitols power is seen through effies outfits and style. For instance, the butterfly dress signifying tranformation and re-birth in contrast to when we first see her, covered in makeup, bright colours with black illustrating the dominance and darkness of the capitol. She is a very interesting character to analyse and compare with the transformation of the movies.
Yea, she's a great character and they also translate her character effectively from book to screen. In the books, Katniss is pretty soft towards Effie and her and Peeta's stylists because she understands the damage done to them by the system. They may be privileged and sitting atop an oppressive and brutal power structure but they're also kept dumb and helpless and pampered. Katniss pities many of the people in the capital she could just as easily hate. The fact that Jack and Dan were able to see Effie as a kind of victim in her own right shows how well that concept was shifted from page to screen. Effie's internal transformation is emblematic of what the other capital citizens could become once you take off the leopard print fur handcuffs and introduce them to reality. Katniss sees the shades of gray at play that certain other characters might not.
Quick recap on their ages Katniss and Peeta were 16 in the first movie when they won their games, gale was 18 Catching fire takes place a year later so Peeta and Katniss are 17 while gale is 19 (they continue to stay that age for the rest of the franchise)
I feel like sometimes people forget that Katniss was only 16 when she won the games so the phrase "I don't want anyone looking to me" hits me every time. She's just a teenager who is living with such a large burden now while needing to deal with the trauma she went through. Meanwhile adults and kids alike are looking at her like that strong beacon of hope who could go against a government. She's just a girl and they expected so much from her. That isn't fair.
Does that change happen when it's on streaming? Bc I've seen quite a few people not take note of that, so is it that they're not noticing or that it isn't happening? (I haven't watched the movies myself on streaming in a long time so don't remember) I will say, I think that ratio change was definitely something made specifically for the cinema experience bc it makes such a huge impact when you get to see it on a giant screen. Ugh, what a time to be alive 😩 take me baaaaaack 😭
@@thecavalieryouth I’m not sure but I have noticed on streaming it doesn’t but if you purchase it I believe it does. I originally noticed it on the blue ray back when it came out
Everybody is already ranting about Katnisses feelings, so I'll just leave a little fun fact (not really) here: Haymitch participated in the 50th Hunger Games, the second quarter quell. The gimmick of those games was that they would reap twice as many kids for the games, so Haymitch had 47 competitors. He also won the games by using a forcefield, which the capitol didn't like, and as a totally logical and fair consequence, they killed his family and girlfriend for that. That's why Haymitch is an alcoholic. (Well, that and 23 years of mentoring other kids from his district who were always sure to die)
Also why Katniss was so against getting married and having kids and a family when she got older. She didn’t want to go through the loss, pain and stress of having Hunger Game aged kids. Also why I think she was so reluctant to identify and accept her feelings for Peeta
@@whyistheskyblue9422yes! Fans have been wanting a haymitch book for forever so I’m so glad to have it coming. There’s an awesome fan made film on yt depicting it as well
guys i loved this reaction but pleaseeee not too much on my girl katniss😩😂 gale is not and was never “the main love interest”, none of the boys are “the main one”! she cares for them both but in this movie specifically it’s clear that what she has with peeta it’s less of an act than it was before and it’s slowly turning into something else (trauma bonding is real af!) loved this tho, keep em coming🫶🏻🫶🏻
Peeta is the GOAT. It was Peeta's idea to fake a relationship and Katniss just kind of goes along with it during the series until she doesn't. ALSO, Gale is a very dynamic character, and not always right. Every character in this series has their own weird motivations that don't really come to light until the very last movie.
You do realise that it was Peeta and Haymitch who orchestrated the whole lovey dovey storyline, right? Not Katniss? He knew from the beginning she might not return his feelings. He did it for survival even if his feelings seem to have been real. He is just like her a victim of circumstances, not of her. And since when is asking for comfort from the only person who really understands you and giving comfort back playing with feelings? This is why Peeta has green flags and why women adore his character. Peeta doesn't read shit into normal human interaction just to turn around and accuse you of playing with his feelings even tho you have made your feelings very clear (cough cough Gale cough cough) Katniss is a 17 year old traumatized girl who doesn't know how to handle these interactions very well in a traumatising situation. But she doesn't deliberately play with feelings. She tries her best to navigate Peetas and her own boundaries. She is tho not handling Gale well imo. But I wouldn't fault her for it either. He continuously pushes even tho she also told him very clearly it was not gonna happen. But she does love him and he knows that and he pushes. Peeta never pushes. Katnisses relationship to Peeta is much more healthy and more respectful even tho their circumstances are so complicated. That says alot imo. But yes, she isnot nice and she learns all these lovely things from him. So she likes gale but isn't sure and also never wants to marry and not have children but then she gets forced into pretending to be in a relationship on tv then develops a friendship with the person kinda responsible for that but also kinda falls in love with him cuz aside from that he is the king of green flags but friendship, love, her own unwillingness to fall in love, trauma and war get all mixed up with that while a childhood friend also pushes for more, while she is 16/17. Excuse me gentlemen: how would you handle that, huh? She is allowed to be confused. And yes as haymitch said: peeta is a guy who few ppl deserve. Ahhh, but I get why you get angry on his behalf, he's like one of the best characters ever. Fan fav for a reason. My god, I got emotional just watching this again. Ahhhh PEETAAAAAAAA.
I was a "pro" Gale when I watched the (two first) movies, then I read the books and I was like "ewwww Gale is ewwww" (I have to admit I didn't get some points when I watched the movies, like the "secret" line from Finnick, had to read the books to get it...
I’ve always said that! Peeta never asked anything of Katniss, he was hurt and bummed after the first arena, but he moved on and wanted to be friends. Gale was the one who kept pushing Katniss to choose him. Gale isn’t a bad guy at all, but Peeta is a better man 100%.
@@marcom6089it's just a movie of course but it's deliberately obtuse to suggest that people's feelings about what happens in the movie aren't relevant to how they perceive things in real life. Our opinions about what's happening in the movies are almost always formed because of our life experiences and perspectives.
I understand your love for Peeta (your passion matches my own) but I don't necessarily understand your resentment every time we see Katniss falling for him. I think maybe Katniss should be shown a little grace because she’s a teenager, DEEPLY traumatized, and she’s being pushed around a lot into making romantic decisions and declarations- fake and real. It’s probably hard for her to not only tell what’s real but also what she even feels beneath all that fear and anxiety. She obviously loves Gale because he’s her lifelong best friend (though that doesn’t necessarily mean “in love”). She loves Peeta too after they survived so many harrowing situations together and developed a real bond (again, that doesn’t necessarily mean “in love”). Trauma bonds and friendship dynamics are tangled webs even under the best of circumstances. There’s enough roadwork done in the movies to make either choice a valid potential so at this point, it could go either way. It’s just that in my mind, there’s only one *good* choice. Katniss faked love for Peeta in the first games and Gale got all pissy. Yet Peeta, who was deeply in love with her and was the target of the fakery, managed to get over it. In fact, he continued the ruse despite how much it was probably hurting him because he understood the necessity. Gale got pissy when Katniss said she’s too traumatized to be thinking about romance. Peeta was willing to meet her where she is mentally. Not only does he understand she’s in no condition to be making mature romantic choices, he knows that her feelings for him are new and need time to grow organically so he never pushes. Gale got pissy about bringing Peeta along in their escape plan even though he should know that she cares about him at least on some level since they survived the games together. Peeta gave Katniss a locket with Gale’s picture, knowing that she cares about him deeply and his picture would be a comfort. In many ways, Peeta subverts expectations of a traditional romantic hero by embodying what women look for in a healthy relationship. He's supportive and kind to everyone. He sees Katniss's bravery and strength and seeks to support her in that, not eclipse it or push to balance it. He's patient and empathetic rather than looking for a fight. He knows how to show friendship and emotional support to a woman he loves without using it like an IOU coupon. And most of all- MOST OF ALL- he recognizes when he's putting unfair expectations on her feelings and accommodates in a way that shows compassion and understanding. “Pissy” will always be deeply unattractive in my book. It’s not really fair that we didn’t get to see the years of fun and friendship Katniss had with Gale prior to this and that’s probably a massive factor in Katniss’s feelings. But it is what it is. All we get to see of Gale is pissy in this movie.
New subscriber here!! In the books they specify that the Victory Tour is halfway between the annual Hunger Games (6 months later). It’s said to be the Capitol’s way to always keep the Hunger Games fresh in the Districts’ minds throughout the year. Not only that, it’s another strategy to add to the anonymity between the districts to prevent them from joining together. Imagine seeing the person that killed the mods from your district and have to celebrate them.
To be fair, this is a common thought process for movie watchers (those who haven't read the books), as the films portray a lot of things differently, or slightly different from the books. Under hunger games reactions you see people getting upset when reactors don't catch on to things that aren't as obvious if you haven't read the books. It feels unfair/harsh since if you watch the films alone most people would probably make a lot of the same assumptions based on how the movies are setup.
"if this was me, I'd be bloody knackered halfway through. I'd drown." Dan, the delivery of that had me absolutely cackling 😂 that would be an unfortunate way to go
PanEm is indeed post-apocalyptic and post-sea level rise America. District 12 is the Appalachian Mountain range in the East. West Virginia, Virginia, North and South Carolina, on up into Pennsylvania. There are maps for where all of the districts correspond. Basically the Capital District is in Colorado and the Rockies, which won the apocalyptic wars when climate change borked the world.
I literally felt so offended when you guys said Cinna was a creepy, at first immediately I saw him as father figure to Katniss, he showed kindness when first meeting her, different from Haymitch, who's also a sorta of father figure but a more aggresive one.
Hell yeah! These movies are SHOCKINGLY excellent. I think newcomers often have slightly lower expectations because there have been SO many mediocre (or downright bad) young-adult movie series in the last decade, especially with dystopian-style settings. But Hunger Games was always the top-tier exception to that trend. :)
@@maliii266 he always wears shorts 😂 I'm sure he's been in pants before, probably 😂 also, they make the horror movies a little less spooky if you wanted to watch their reactions!
@@JaimeCard I thought maybe he usually wears boxers with a nice shirt like you would in an online work meeting 😂😭 Unfortunately I really do not like horror at all but I like thrillers so I recently watched their reaction to The Menu as well (I think it’s technically classified as horror but I didn’t find it scary), maybe there’ll be more movies for me on the channel in the future ^^
They are my favorite duo to watch a “scary” film with, bc their reactions are hilarious & fantastic! You should definitely check out the Paranormal Activity movies with them! They really aren’t very scary (except the very last clip of the first one maybe?)
Yay, I’m finally watching one of these react videos when they actually come out and can finally share some insight. Just a couple of answers/fun facts: 1. Panem is supposed to be like America with District 12 being modern day Lower Northeast/ DC area. 2. In the books Gale was passed off as Katniss’ cousin to try and explain why they were always together and so close 3. The salute they give Katniss was a District 12 specific funeral salute/farewell wish [or something like that] which is why District 12 wasn’t in trouble for doing it, but why it was so much more impactful and controversial when other districts did it. 3. Gale has never been Katniss’ primary love interest. She never really saw him like that and was basically trying to force and convince herself that she should feel more for him based on their past. If anything, she was stringing him along more than Peeta. You get more of this in the books from her perspective. 4. The building they burned was the District 12 Black Market. Pretty much the only way they were able to survive poverty. 5. Haymich won the last Quarter Quell [50th Hunger Games] In his games they had double the amounts of tributes, and he used the bounce back from forcefield around the arena to get the last tribute. 6. Katniss was prepared to die when she heard she was going back in. She never wanted to be in the spotlight and knew Peeta would inspire more hope because he gave her hope. She had already decided she wasn’t walking out of the arena a second time which is why she was so reckless the whole time. Also why everything she did in the games with Peeta felt real. It absolutely was and she really didn’t know how to cope with her feelings. 7. The victors standing together hand in hand on stage was so big because it had literally never happened before. Capitol specifically went through great lengths to avoid Districts mingling, communicating or interacting outside of the Hunger Games. So them actually showing collaboration right before they were supposed to battle it out was the ultimate slap in the Capitol’s face. 8. District 12 was one of the Districts that had no large bodies of water in its borders so none of them should have known how to swim. Katniss only knew due to her father [illegally] taking her to a lake during their hunting trips outside of the District 12 fence. They tried to set her up having them spawn in the middle of water. Peeta also lost his leg in the first Hunger Games and was wearing a prosthetic [why Peeta made the wounded comment at the beginning] in this book. That with not knowing how to swim is why he struggled so much at the beginning of the games. 9. Finnick’s District [4] is the fishing district. It’s why he was so good in water and so lethal with a trident 10. At the party when Katniss first met Plutarch he had a pocket watch [clock] with him that had a hidden Mockingjay symbol, kinda like he was trying to hint at what the game was going to be. Hope you guys watch the next 2 movies and can’t wait to see your reactions!
I like how you get every single detail so well. You are so good. I think katnisses feelings is the only thing you don't get but everything else even the tiniest think you catch it's wild.
It's made more explicit in the books, but Gale and Peeta are symbolic of war and peace and Katniss choosing the life she wants to live! As it stands, she's unable to commit to Gale because their relationship is dangerous and Peeta because despite putting on the facade because the circumstances surrounding their relationship are so twisted and unjust that she can't pick apart what she genuinely loves about him vs. what she's supposed to feel for him - it's a mirror of her position in District 12, and how she doesn't want a rebellion on the surface because of the risk it poses to her family but simultaneously can't embrace the unjust, oppressive peace the Capitol is offering. It's significant that now that the war has begun, Gale is the first person to tell her about the loss of her home and they've left Peeta behind for whatever the Capitol is going to do to him.
Do you honestly think that Katniss a young girl, teenager would want to have a family in this Society? You remember what Gail said, he had to kiss her at least once, meaning he never kissed her before. Peeta was Katniss's first kiss.. she isolated herself from everyone because she knew they would die. She's only friends with Gail because their dads used to hunt together to support the family.
The movie definitely does a disservice to Katniss with the lack of inner monologue but there are certain things that a lot of people miss; like what you said, it was their (Gale) first kiss in all that time spent together.
You guys are too funny loved the reaction LOL. About Katniss though, the books are written from Katniss's POV where you can read her thoughts. The movies do a shit job of conveying this. You have to understand Katniss is a teenager living in district 12. She never had time to consider romance when she's taking care of her family all on her own and just trying to survive. Not only that, she never wanted to fall in love and bring a family into this evil world or thought of that even being an opportunity for her. She's known Gale all her life and they love each other, trust each other, and take care of each other like family. But again, she never even had time to think about her romantic feelings towards him even before she got sent off to the first games. Insert Peeta, it was originally a show put on for the games. She doesn't owe him any feelings in return. However, you can see that she finds comfort with Peeta and deeply cares for him as they've been through something together that nobody will ever understand. But again, she doesn't have the time nor mental capacity to think about her feelings for Peeta either. Especially now with Snow down her neck, her family in danger, and being sent back into the games. Yes, she kisses them both for a multitude of different reasons each time. Feelings are complex on both sides and there's too much trauma happening to dissect or discount each one or put blame on her for trying to figure it all out.
Mate same!! I'm honestly so into these movies, i was genuinely so annoyed when the credits started rolling on this one 😅 the temptation to sit there and binge the entire franchise is so high haha
I will never, never get over the IMMACULATE hypocrisy and symbolism of the Capitol audience (happily watching children fight to death every year) suddenly losing their shit when they find out an unborn baby is going into the games too. Peeta is a social genius. 12 year olds are old enough to die but fetuses aren’t, I guess?
I love how you catch up with so many important character development moments. It really really makes it a lovely experience to watch it with you. Also double handet salute, yeah 😊
Let's get some things straight, this is not a love triangle and Katniss only sees gale as her best friend, Peeta and Katniss survived a terrible, traumatizing experience with each other, they can only turn to each other and include Haymitch
In the books you really aren't aware whether Plutarch is good or bad. But that initial meeting Katniss was confused because the conversation and his watch was another bit of foreshadowing to the arena being a clock. But Haymitch and everyone in the resistance knew that Katniss doesn't have a poker face and that Snow would also be laser focused on her as well
I always thought Katniss saying "it was an act" meant she wanted to believe it too. Maybe she even did. I'm not saying she was in love in the first games, but also, feelings are complicated. When Peeta mentions during the dinner in the first one that she can shoot a squirrel right through the eye it's interesting that her answer reveals she was aware of Peeta through the years after the bread situation. She noticed enough to know things about him. In the movie the scenes in the cave are actually creepy, but in the book they are very different: Katniss thinks they will be acting while Peeta starts talking about real things with his real feelings present (partly because of his fever), and she is reminded of her father and all that (did you know? Peeta's dad liked Katniss's mother, but she "married down" to Katniss's dad). She clearly didn't expect to feel that way, it was a genuine connection. And I guess a part of her was so attached to Peeta because Rue died before her eyes not too long ago, but when the games are over and they come to pick them up she is acting absolutely feral when doctors take Peeta from her and she has to watch his heart stop as they are trying to save him. Not that she had any room to examine anything she might have felt since that was just not her priority. But to say that she is playing with his feelings this whole movie is just false. They have to act before the cameras, yes, but since their talk on the train they came to an understanding. And they know there is no one else(safe for Haymitch) that could understand how are they feeling. Not Gale, not her mother and not Prim. So they gravitate towards each other. I guess she might be hard to read for some people because of her character, in the books at least you are in her head. Btw did you know that Peeta is also a painter? He not only decorates the cakes, but he uses painting as a form of therapy after the games. And I'm surprised how convinced you are that Gale is the love interest that Katniss wants etc. because she never hinted at it? Even their first kiss here surprised her, he did not ask, he just took it. All that time in the woods they spend together before the games Katniss never thought of Gale that way? And Priscilla was great, thank you for that. Cannot wait for the next one.
Please try to remember that Katness was 16 or 17 the first games. Do you know many teenaged girls? They can be a bit flighty, plus add on the PTSD from the first games and now the second games. Now, to top it off, she is the face of a revolution. All I'm saying is cut her some slack. She is still just a kid. You remember being a kid, right? How steady and wise were you at 16 and 17?
Peeta's "if it weren't for the baby" is actually INSANELY symbolic to real life right now. For example, I know you guys are English, but here in America, women's rights to our own bodies are being taken away. Pro-Choice, or as I like to call them, Pro-Birth people would rather have an unborn clump of cells, also known as a fetus, taken to full term and born instead of prioritizing the mother and her health. Women from ages as young as 8 can get pregnant or raped and pregnant and be forced to carry that fetus to term. Additionally, women who's fetuses have already died in the womb are unable to get the proper healthcare they need to get the fetus taken out of their womb. There are many cases where a pregnancy and birth can put a woman's life in danger and even at risk of death. For example, if an 8 year old were to get raped and pregnant, due to these new laws since roe v wade has been taken away, that 8 year old would be forced to carry and deliver that fetus even if it could, most likely, kill the child. Women are being denied basic heatlhcare and the right to their own bodily autonomy. In The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, the Capitol people see nothing wrong with the Hunger Games until they find out Katniss is "pregnant." Meaning, they have no problem killing the woman and sacrificing her life, but once that woman turns out to be pregnant, they can't possibly kill the woman because she is carrying an unborn fetus. Therefore, the Captiol people only care about the unborn fetus' life and not the mother's herself. Suzanne Collins really is a genius with involving real world problems in her dystopian novels. The Hunger Games doesn't even seem that far-fetched to me anymore. The book came out in 2009 too, so Suzanne can basically forsee the future.
I remember when these came out during my high school days all the girls who watched / red the books talked about Finnik, Peeta or Gale. I was crushing so hard on Johanna and still lovers her till this day
You guys need to remember that Katniss is only seventeen years old, and you’re expecting her to choose who she loves right now? In the middle of the chaos?
The movies like to play up the whole love story thing and while both Gale and Peeta have feelings for Katniss she's just a teenager who's trying to keep her family alive. "Who's going to take me to prom" isn't exactly at the top of her priority list.
Btw the kissing and nudity was them teasing katniss for her squemischness with nakedness. It was explained in the books. She really made a scene in the first games while trying to patch up peetas leg cuz he had to pull off jis pants and she also can't see blood and they found that funny.
This film was life changing to experience in high school after having read the books. Just unreal at how much they were able to convey/include. THE WAY YALL UNDERSTOOD SO MUCH i love these movies. so well done
One of the things I always come back to is in the books during that big party in the capitol Katniss is thinking of the abundance of food and how people are starving at home and somebody tells her that there is this little vial people drink in the capitol when they're feeling too full so they trow up and can keep eating
Oh my goodness. Watching you react to the victor interviews reminded me of sports announcing. I loved your play by play analysis of the victors. Too funny.
I love how you guys guessed the main plot of this film... the champions hunger games.... after that... then yes, the two-part "third" installment (movies 3 and 4) are all about the revolution and the uprising.
Yeah she’s not in love with Gale. The movies didn’t do the best job portraying that… she loves him like a friend, and feels obligated to him as he’s done a lot to help her and her family. It’s Gale’s fault that he never shared his own romantic feelings for her before she got reaped into the hunger games… he has no right to get mad.
Thankyou for your reaction guys. Glad that you enjoyed this one too 😃 Love how much you love Peeta. He's the best! The 'love triangle' is a complicated one but it was definitely hyped up more for the films. In the books, when you are getting Katniss' feelings and thoughts, it's a lot easier to make sense of certain things. They do both mean a lot to her, but it's in different ways. Plus she's so young going through so much. It makes sense that she's confused about pretty much everything, but what you saw for Peeta in Catching Fire was real 🙂 Can't wait for Mockingjay part 1&2😅
The Games and the Victory Tour alternate summer vs winter, so the districts are either always watching the Games, or being loudly reminded of them before it wears off
I LOVED this reaction video!!! You guys are so entertaining! I really liked your early hypothesis that Prim and Gale would get chosen for the games with Katniss and Peeta as their mentors. That easily could have been where the story went. So excited to see your reactions to the next two!
A lot of heated comments here, just wanted to say that it was fun to see how many things you predicted correctly (the lightning tree, that something was going on between the allies etc.) can’t wait for the next ones, seeing the revolution truly begin! I really looked forward to your reactions to this one as it is my favorite of the franchise, especially since in the first movie one can kind of understand that Katniss is trying to rationalize the feelings she has for Peeta as a need for literal survival of the games, but here she is adamant that Peeta is the one who should survive the arena and not her, so the excuse of acting on her feelings to survive no longer holds up. Anyways I can’t wait to see Katniss being as protective of Peeta as you guys are. (Also the reaction to Peetas baby bomb was amazing haha).
I know it seems like Gale is the primary love interest, but he’s not! He definitely loves Katniss, but she feels more conflicted and doesn’t quite see it as a romantic relationship like he does. She starts out not loving Peeta either but because the games bring them so close together she starts to fall for him in this movie
So Johanna won her origional games by pretending to be a weakling so the rest of the tributes would ignore her. By the time there was only a few of her competitors left she dropped her facade of a cry baby and revealed herself to be an absolute killing machine and wipe the rest of them out. In the books Katniss was questioning if Peeta was unconvincingly using the same tactics as he was crying so much after being reaped.
While I absolutely agree that the uncertainty and back and forth is heartbreaking and hurtful to peeta I don’t think it’s fair to pin it all on Katniss not making a “choice”. The literal ONLY thing on her mind is staying alive and ensuring her loved ones are alive she couldnt give two shits about a relationship or romance with either guy. But I think what we see in this movie is that she DOES love Peeta, I think the second they start spending nights together and helping eachother through that trauma it stops being an Act and katniss does truly love him. But again she has a million other things to think/worry about and which boy crush she’ll end up with is no where on that list.
I think you find Cinna a little weird because it’s Lenny Kravitz. He’s a rockstar that oozes sex. Even him being fatherly seems seductive. But that’s just how he is. Those of us who grew up with him in the 90s just see Lenny Kravitz in a cool role, and we know he’s a smooth dude. If you don’t know Lenny well, I can see how he seems flirty.
Also, Haymitch wouldn't of thrived at all if he went in the games vs Peeta... he would've detoxed in the games, and be useless throughout, then most likely die because of it... Unless the sponsors gave him alcohol, which I'm pretty sure isn't allowed.
Great catching on things guys! Well except for our triangle! lol Gale was never the main love interest.. the thing is Katniss was never thinking about love and if you can't tell by her little zigzagging if I might say between the 2 boys it's because she's very much naive when it comes to love it's all described better in the books she actually really can't tell her feelings very well. Gale is safety he's been her bf since forever and comrade in survival and Katniss herself is on survival mode 24/7 since childhood after her dad died so she never viewed Gale as a lover he does though and that's why the lines gets blurred between them sometimes, she can't tell and he doesn't stop his advances as you see sooo And then there comes Peeta THE SWEETEST GUY ON PLANET EARTH and the neighboring ones if I say so myself LOL! Greatest LI ever written in books in my opinion! She AT FIRST was really acting and I guess you guys could tell pretty well when she gets very awkward she can't act to save her life LOL So whenever you thought she was genuine she most def was! Like when she had nightmares and sought out his comfort or on the beach that kiss was DEF not an act! And there when she thought she lost him like you correctly guessed! Finnick looked at her realizing she does have true feelings for Peeta even though not seeing it clearly yet herself and so did Snow! You saw his look he thought about their conversation when he told her "convince me".. well he most def WAS convinced there! That she indeed is NOT "indifferent" now as he put it! Love is new for her so bare with her struggling between defining what kind of love she holds for both guys because it's not the same!
I actually have a moment of crying when I watch these movies again now....they are WAY to relevant. The author was sooooo true to their view on the world
The most powerful thing about this. Is 75 years is a short time history sake. All generations are present just like we are today. They either continue on the path the capital is taking or you HAVE to stop it in its tracks before more lives are lost for nothing
Something that’s important to remember with the romance is that they are 16/17. Katniss has never thought of romantic love in any real way for herself until she is forced into the games
because she went from child to primary breadwinner at the age of 12 when her mom was catatonic after her dad's death
Even the Arena this time was like a very specific message to Katniss -- 'tick, tock (your time is up)' and especially having so much water, not the right place for a Girl on Fire.
The water was also to give Finnick an edge since his district revolves around water and they wanted him to help her get out to be the mockingjay. Also, that's the reason he knew how to do CPR and Katniss looks confused at first about what he was doing. (Details in the book. She didn't know about cpr)
Gale isn’t Katniss primary love interest. Gale is in love with katniss and while she does have love for him based on their shared history she isnt “in love” with him. She kisses him to comfort him & bc she knows he wants that from her not bc of any real desire. She doesn’t want a romantic rlsp with anyone bc she saw how her mother fell apart when her father died and she doesn’t want that kind of connection or to depend on anyone that much.
As for Peeta, she isn’t in a place where she can process what she is starting to feel for him. She knows he has this fundamental goodness that she is drawn to and she thinks he can be good for the world in a way she can’t be. She also feels like she owes him bc that burnt bread saved her family from starvation. The kisses, when he almost died and on the beach were both very genuine. In the book she talks about how kissing peeta makes her stomach flutter, something she never felt with gale.
Her feelings about love and romance are all jumbled up with her grief for her father & frustration with her circumstance. And the fact that now she is forced to be the face of rebellion at 17 risking not just her life but both guys she cares for just makes everything harder for her to work out.
I agree with this. The movies are good, but the books share more about how Katniss thinks and feels, which leaves less guessing about her decisions.
@@briannedoudiet6150exactly! The show left a lot of ppl wondering why she was so desperate to save him. The confusion stems from them not explaining how important the bread scene was.
And bc there are no voiceovers many didn’t understand the difference in how she felt when she kissed Gale compared to the visceral reaction she had to kissing peeta.
Or even how significant it was the she slept next to peeta or in his arms most nights.
Sadly those bits get lost in translation
@@briannedoudiet6150 agreed, the movies leave some people thinking she liked gale as well and/or more than Peeta. I can't even really blame them, because the first two movies definitely make it look like that if you haven't read the books.
Sorry on the delay with this one, copyright really didn't like this video 😅 Got a few muted sections as a result, but i hope that you'll still enjoy it! 😊
so worth a few muted scenes, missed you guys this past saturday! 🩷🩷
Great job gents!
These are difficult for all the reactors to do. Music does kick off copyright problems often. Don't forget to save Joanna too with your Peeta extraction mission.
It was super enjoyable to watch your reactions. I can't wait for the next one 🤗
I'm just waiting for the 3rd. Mockingjay you guys are gonna lose it.
Peeta deserves the credit for the “fake relationship”.
I've said this before... And I'll say it now... Peeta is the best love interest in any teen movie ever.
(For now)
Gluttonous doesn't even BEGIN to describe how I'm going to treat this video😂. Beyond thrilled to watch you boys experience one of the greatest sequels in all of cinema history!
I always enjoy these comments mate 😂 a gluttonous viewing sounds like a great time 😂 as always mate, appreciate you stopping by!
@@JackDanReact I am perched and ready for any upload ya'll have to offer😂 but these movies especially, I love dearly!
Gale’s the “primary love interest” LMAOOOO😭💀I’ve never heard of such a thing
The kiss on the beach was very much a real kiss and not for the cameras. Katniss really does realize in that moment how much she needs Peeta for the first time. She literally says "I realize only one person will be damaged beyond repair if Peeta dies. Me." Without her inner dialogue it is a little hard to know but I think the rising in emotional music is trying to express that.
something interesting to note, effie's character is SO well written in the movies that the transformation of the capitols power is seen through effies outfits and style. For instance, the butterfly dress signifying tranformation and re-birth in contrast to when we first see her, covered in makeup, bright colours with black illustrating the dominance and darkness of the capitol. She is a very interesting character to analyse and compare with the transformation of the movies.
She's my favorite supporting character. So much development.
Yea, she's a great character and they also translate her character effectively from book to screen. In the books, Katniss is pretty soft towards Effie and her and Peeta's stylists because she understands the damage done to them by the system. They may be privileged and sitting atop an oppressive and brutal power structure but they're also kept dumb and helpless and pampered. Katniss pities many of the people in the capital she could just as easily hate. The fact that Jack and Dan were able to see Effie as a kind of victim in her own right shows how well that concept was shifted from page to screen. Effie's internal transformation is emblematic of what the other capital citizens could become once you take off the leopard print fur handcuffs and introduce them to reality. Katniss sees the shades of gray at play that certain other characters might not.
I can't wait for you to watch the next one! It's SOOOO good!!!!
Quick recap on their ages Katniss and Peeta were 16 in the first movie when they won their games, gale was 18
Catching fire takes place a year later so Peeta and Katniss are 17 while gale is 19 (they continue to stay that age for the rest of the franchise)
And Prim was 13 in this movie, already providing medical care for other people, she matured a lot in the span of one movie
I feel like sometimes people forget that Katniss was only 16 when she won the games so the phrase "I don't want anyone looking to me" hits me every time. She's just a teenager who is living with such a large burden now while needing to deal with the trauma she went through. Meanwhile adults and kids alike are looking at her like that strong beacon of hope who could go against a government. She's just a girl and they expected so much from her. That isn't fair.
Did you guys notice how the aspect ratio changed as Katniss rose up in her pod into the arena?
Does that change happen when it's on streaming? Bc I've seen quite a few people not take note of that, so is it that they're not noticing or that it isn't happening? (I haven't watched the movies myself on streaming in a long time so don't remember)
I will say, I think that ratio change was definitely something made specifically for the cinema experience bc it makes such a huge impact when you get to see it on a giant screen. Ugh, what a time to be alive 😩 take me baaaaaack 😭
@@thecavalieryouth I’m not sure but I have noticed on streaming it doesn’t but if you purchase it I believe it does. I originally noticed it on the blue ray back when it came out
I made my dad watch these movies and he was soo pissed at the ending!! He was all “what!? This is BS start the next one!” 😂😂
Everybody is already ranting about Katnisses feelings, so I'll just leave a little fun fact (not really) here:
Haymitch participated in the 50th Hunger Games, the second quarter quell. The gimmick of those games was that they would reap twice as many kids for the games, so Haymitch had 47 competitors. He also won the games by using a forcefield, which the capitol didn't like, and as a totally logical and fair consequence, they killed his family and girlfriend for that. That's why Haymitch is an alcoholic. (Well, that and 23 years of mentoring other kids from his district who were always sure to die)
Oh my... So that is what's going to happen in the new book? 😢
Also why Katniss was so against getting married and having kids and a family when she got older. She didn’t want to go through the loss, pain and stress of having Hunger Game aged kids. Also why I think she was so reluctant to identify and accept her feelings for Peeta
@@whyistheskyblue9422yes! Fans have been wanting a haymitch book for forever so I’m so glad to have it coming. There’s an awesome fan made film on yt depicting it as well
Yes, he's absolutely not a "party boy".
guys i loved this reaction but pleaseeee not too much on my girl katniss😩😂 gale is not and was never “the main love interest”, none of the boys are “the main one”!
she cares for them both but in this movie specifically it’s clear that what she has with peeta it’s less of an act than it was before and it’s slowly turning into something else (trauma bonding is real af!)
loved this tho, keep em coming🫶🏻🫶🏻
Peeta is the GOAT. It was Peeta's idea to fake a relationship and Katniss just kind of goes along with it during the series until she doesn't. ALSO, Gale is a very dynamic character, and not always right. Every character in this series has their own weird motivations that don't really come to light until the very last movie.
You do realise that it was Peeta and Haymitch who orchestrated the whole lovey dovey storyline, right? Not Katniss? He knew from the beginning she might not return his feelings. He did it for survival even if his feelings seem to have been real. He is just like her a victim of circumstances, not of her. And since when is asking for comfort from the only person who really understands you and giving comfort back playing with feelings? This is why Peeta has green flags and why women adore his character. Peeta doesn't read shit into normal human interaction just to turn around and accuse you of playing with his feelings even tho you have made your feelings very clear (cough cough Gale cough cough)
Katniss is a 17 year old traumatized girl who doesn't know how to handle these interactions very well in a traumatising situation. But she doesn't deliberately play with feelings. She tries her best to navigate Peetas and her own boundaries. She is tho not handling Gale well imo. But I wouldn't fault her for it either. He continuously pushes even tho she also told him very clearly it was not gonna happen. But she does love him and he knows that and he pushes. Peeta never pushes. Katnisses relationship to Peeta is much more healthy and more respectful even tho their circumstances are so complicated. That says alot imo. But yes, she isnot nice and she learns all these lovely things from him. So she likes gale but isn't sure and also never wants to marry and not have children but then she gets forced into pretending to be in a relationship on tv then develops a friendship with the person kinda responsible for that but also kinda falls in love with him cuz aside from that he is the king of green flags but friendship, love, her own unwillingness to fall in love, trauma and war get all mixed up with that while a childhood friend also pushes for more, while she is 16/17. Excuse me gentlemen: how would you handle that, huh? She is allowed to be confused. And yes as haymitch said: peeta is a guy who few ppl deserve.
Ahhh, but I get why you get angry on his behalf, he's like one of the best characters ever. Fan fav for a reason. My god, I got emotional just watching this again. Ahhhh PEETAAAAAAAA.
I was a "pro" Gale when I watched the (two first) movies, then I read the books and I was like "ewwww Gale is ewwww" (I have to admit I didn't get some points when I watched the movies, like the "secret" line from Finnick, had to read the books to get it...
I’ve always said that! Peeta never asked anything of Katniss, he was hurt and bummed after the first arena, but he moved on and wanted to be friends. Gale was the one who kept pushing Katniss to choose him. Gale isn’t a bad guy at all, but Peeta is a better man 100%.
Calm down… it’s just a movie. 😂
what an essay
@@marcom6089it's just a movie of course but it's deliberately obtuse to suggest that people's feelings about what happens in the movie aren't relevant to how they perceive things in real life. Our opinions about what's happening in the movies are almost always formed because of our life experiences and perspectives.
I understand your love for Peeta (your passion matches my own) but I don't necessarily understand your resentment every time we see Katniss falling for him.
I think maybe Katniss should be shown a little grace because she’s a teenager, DEEPLY traumatized, and she’s being pushed around a lot into making romantic decisions and declarations- fake and real. It’s probably hard for her to not only tell what’s real but also what she even feels beneath all that fear and anxiety. She obviously loves Gale because he’s her lifelong best friend (though that doesn’t necessarily mean “in love”). She loves Peeta too after they survived so many harrowing situations together and developed a real bond (again, that doesn’t necessarily mean “in love”). Trauma bonds and friendship dynamics are tangled webs even under the best of circumstances.
There’s enough roadwork done in the movies to make either choice a valid potential so at this point, it could go either way. It’s just that in my mind, there’s only one *good* choice.
Katniss faked love for Peeta in the first games and Gale got all pissy. Yet Peeta, who was deeply in love with her and was the target of the fakery, managed to get over it. In fact, he continued the ruse despite how much it was probably hurting him because he understood the necessity. Gale got pissy when Katniss said she’s too traumatized to be thinking about romance. Peeta was willing to meet her where she is mentally. Not only does he understand she’s in no condition to be making mature romantic choices, he knows that her feelings for him are new and need time to grow organically so he never pushes. Gale got pissy about bringing Peeta along in their escape plan even though he should know that she cares about him at least on some level since they survived the games together. Peeta gave Katniss a locket with Gale’s picture, knowing that she cares about him deeply and his picture would be a comfort.
In many ways, Peeta subverts expectations of a traditional romantic hero by embodying what women look for in a healthy relationship. He's supportive and kind to everyone. He sees Katniss's bravery and strength and seeks to support her in that, not eclipse it or push to balance it. He's patient and empathetic rather than looking for a fight. He knows how to show friendship and emotional support to a woman he loves without using it like an IOU coupon. And most of all- MOST OF ALL- he recognizes when he's putting unfair expectations on her feelings and accommodates in a way that shows compassion and understanding.
“Pissy” will always be deeply unattractive in my book. It’s not really fair that we didn’t get to see the years of fun and friendship Katniss had with Gale prior to this and that’s probably a massive factor in Katniss’s feelings. But it is what it is. All we get to see of Gale is pissy in this movie.
New subscriber here!! In the books they specify that the Victory Tour is halfway between the annual Hunger Games (6 months later). It’s said to be the Capitol’s way to always keep the Hunger Games fresh in the Districts’ minds throughout the year. Not only that, it’s another strategy to add to the anonymity between the districts to prevent them from joining together. Imagine seeing the person that killed the mods from your district and have to celebrate them.
Gale is not her primary love interest, good Lord. Peeta is HUSBAND! Now and always. And by husband, I mean my husband lmao
😂😂 I was going to comment this, it got me stressed they were saying Gale was the love interest
YES GIRL YES! Can you share though? guess he's mine too! LOL
To be fair, this is a common thought process for movie watchers (those who haven't read the books), as the films portray a lot of things differently, or slightly different from the books. Under hunger games reactions you see people getting upset when reactors don't catch on to things that aren't as obvious if you haven't read the books. It feels unfair/harsh since if you watch the films alone most people would probably make a lot of the same assumptions based on how the movies are setup.
@@cece28860 Oh I'm not upset at all, it's all in good fun.
based and peetapilled
Has Dan been banned from wearing gym shorts Jack? No more flashing us in the intro? There will be a riot
😭
"if this was me, I'd be bloody knackered halfway through. I'd drown." Dan, the delivery of that had me absolutely cackling 😂 that would be an unfortunate way to go
Peeta truly loves Katniss. Remember when his mom said they would have a winner? It's because she knew Peeta would protect and die for her. ❤ Peeta ❤!
PanEm is indeed post-apocalyptic and post-sea level rise America. District 12 is the Appalachian Mountain range in the East. West Virginia, Virginia, North and South Carolina, on up into Pennsylvania. There are maps for where all of the districts correspond. Basically the Capital District is in Colorado and the Rockies, which won the apocalyptic wars when climate change borked the world.
Can I say it “Revolution”😂😂😂😂
I literally felt so offended when you guys said Cinna was a creepy, at first immediately I saw him as father figure to Katniss, he showed kindness when first meeting her, different from Haymitch, who's also a sorta of father figure but a more aggresive one.
That kiss was reallllll, katniss loves peeta
The Kiss on the beach
Perfectly timed the release of this video to me eating my dinner, thank you lads!
I love that we're your dinner time entertainment choice 😅
Me eating my lunch at work 💜😊
SAMESIES. Just got off and ready for lunch here in the US!
Hell yeah! These movies are SHOCKINGLY excellent. I think newcomers often have slightly lower expectations because there have been SO many mediocre (or downright bad) young-adult movie series in the last decade, especially with dystopian-style settings. But Hunger Games was always the top-tier exception to that trend. :)
Grandma volunteered as tribute as well 😭
The matching black shirts are looking very fresh and nice, fellas. But also, Dan wearing pants is a shock. I was unaware he owned any 😂
I‘m new here because I don’t like horror movies, reading this comment without context is funny af for some reason 😂
@@maliii266 he always wears shorts 😂 I'm sure he's been in pants before, probably 😂 also, they make the horror movies a little less spooky if you wanted to watch their reactions!
@@JaimeCard I thought maybe he usually wears boxers with a nice shirt like you would in an online work meeting 😂😭
Unfortunately I really do not like horror at all but I like thrillers so I recently watched their reaction to The Menu as well (I think it’s technically classified as horror but I didn’t find it scary), maybe there’ll be more movies for me on the channel in the future ^^
They are my favorite duo to watch a “scary” film with, bc their reactions are hilarious & fantastic! You should definitely check out the Paranormal Activity movies with them! They really aren’t very scary (except the very last clip of the first one maybe?)
every time y’all have hoped for this championship match up I’m just like why would you want her to go back there 😭
Yay, I’m finally watching one of these react videos when they actually come out and can finally share some insight. Just a couple of answers/fun facts:
1. Panem is supposed to be like America with District 12 being modern day Lower Northeast/ DC area.
2. In the books Gale was passed off as Katniss’ cousin to try and explain why they were always together and so close
3. The salute they give Katniss was a District 12 specific funeral salute/farewell wish [or something like that] which is why District 12 wasn’t in trouble for doing it, but why it was so much more impactful and controversial when other districts did it.
3. Gale has never been Katniss’ primary love interest. She never really saw him like that and was basically trying to force and convince herself that she should feel more for him based on their past. If anything, she was stringing him along more than Peeta. You get more of this in the books from her perspective.
4. The building they burned was the District 12 Black Market. Pretty much the only way they were able to survive poverty.
5. Haymich won the last Quarter Quell [50th Hunger Games] In his games they had double the amounts of tributes, and he used the bounce back from forcefield around the arena to get the last tribute.
6. Katniss was prepared to die when she heard she was going back in. She never wanted to be in the spotlight and knew Peeta would inspire more hope because he gave her hope. She had already decided she wasn’t walking out of the arena a second time which is why she was so reckless the whole time. Also why everything she did in the games with Peeta felt real. It absolutely was and she really didn’t know how to cope with her feelings.
7. The victors standing together hand in hand on stage was so big because it had literally never happened before. Capitol specifically went through great lengths to avoid Districts mingling, communicating or interacting outside of the Hunger Games. So them actually showing collaboration right before they were supposed to battle it out was the ultimate slap in the Capitol’s face.
8. District 12 was one of the Districts that had no large bodies of water in its borders so none of them should have known how to swim. Katniss only knew due to her father [illegally] taking her to a lake during their hunting trips outside of the District 12 fence. They tried to set her up having them spawn in the middle of water. Peeta also lost his leg in the first Hunger Games and was wearing a prosthetic [why Peeta made the wounded comment at the beginning] in this book. That with not knowing how to swim is why he struggled so much at the beginning of the games.
9. Finnick’s District [4] is the fishing district. It’s why he was so good in water and so lethal with a trident
10. At the party when Katniss first met Plutarch he had a pocket watch [clock] with him that had a hidden Mockingjay symbol, kinda like he was trying to hint at what the game was going to be.
Hope you guys watch the next 2 movies and can’t wait to see your reactions!
I like how you get every single detail so well. You are so good. I think katnisses feelings is the only thing you don't get but everything else even the tiniest think you catch it's wild.
It's made more explicit in the books, but Gale and Peeta are symbolic of war and peace and Katniss choosing the life she wants to live! As it stands, she's unable to commit to Gale because their relationship is dangerous and Peeta because despite putting on the facade because the circumstances surrounding their relationship are so twisted and unjust that she can't pick apart what she genuinely loves about him vs. what she's supposed to feel for him - it's a mirror of her position in District 12, and how she doesn't want a rebellion on the surface because of the risk it poses to her family but simultaneously can't embrace the unjust, oppressive peace the Capitol is offering. It's significant that now that the war has begun, Gale is the first person to tell her about the loss of her home and they've left Peeta behind for whatever the Capitol is going to do to him.
Do you honestly think that Katniss a young girl, teenager would want to have a family in this Society? You remember what Gail said, he had to kiss her at least once, meaning he never kissed her before. Peeta was Katniss's first kiss.. she isolated herself from everyone because she knew they would die. She's only friends with Gail because their dads used to hunt together to support the family.
The movie definitely does a disservice to Katniss with the lack of inner monologue but there are certain things that a lot of people miss; like what you said, it was their (Gale) first kiss in all that time spent together.
You guys are too funny loved the reaction LOL. About Katniss though, the books are written from Katniss's POV where you can read her thoughts. The movies do a shit job of conveying this. You have to understand Katniss is a teenager living in district 12. She never had time to consider romance when she's taking care of her family all on her own and just trying to survive. Not only that, she never wanted to fall in love and bring a family into this evil world or thought of that even being an opportunity for her. She's known Gale all her life and they love each other, trust each other, and take care of each other like family. But again, she never even had time to think about her romantic feelings towards him even before she got sent off to the first games. Insert Peeta, it was originally a show put on for the games. She doesn't owe him any feelings in return. However, you can see that she finds comfort with Peeta and deeply cares for him as they've been through something together that nobody will ever understand. But again, she doesn't have the time nor mental capacity to think about her feelings for Peeta either. Especially now with Snow down her neck, her family in danger, and being sent back into the games. Yes, she kisses them both for a multitude of different reasons each time. Feelings are complex on both sides and there's too much trauma happening to dissect or discount each one or put blame on her for trying to figure it all out.
I’m SOOOOO excited for you guys to see the newer hunger games movie
Mate same!! I'm honestly so into these movies, i was genuinely so annoyed when the credits started rolling on this one 😅 the temptation to sit there and binge the entire franchise is so high haha
BOMBASTIC SIDE EYE😭✨
lmfao i love the reaction when cinna showed up.
I will never, never get over the IMMACULATE hypocrisy and symbolism of the Capitol audience (happily watching children fight to death every year) suddenly losing their shit when they find out an unborn baby is going into the games too. Peeta is a social genius.
12 year olds are old enough to die but fetuses aren’t, I guess?
Change couple words here and there and this sentence fits for the US today too 😅
@@nicanproud Right? Suzanne Collins hit the nail on the head with the social commentary.
I love how you catch up with so many important character development moments. It really really makes it a lovely experience to watch it with you. Also double handet salute, yeah 😊
I need "THOUGHTS?" on a T-shirt lmao
(HOW IS DAN SO GOOD AT PREDICTING THINGS?)
Let's get some things straight, this is not a love triangle and Katniss only sees gale as her best friend, Peeta and Katniss survived a terrible, traumatizing experience with each other, they can only turn to each other and include Haymitch
This upload is the best news I've had all day ! ❤
I hope you enjoy the video mate! 😊
an hour and 23 minute video is very much deserved for this one, peak cinema (long video but dan wearing pants….we won but at what cost)
In the books you really aren't aware whether Plutarch is good or bad. But that initial meeting Katniss was confused because the conversation and his watch was another bit of foreshadowing to the arena being a clock. But Haymitch and everyone in the resistance knew that Katniss doesn't have a poker face and that Snow would also be laser focused on her as well
I'm cracking up with Jack's comments, pure gold, and also him gushing over Peeta, relatable
I think with Cinna, Lenny kravitz is so attractive it’s hard not to see him in a romantic vibe. But he’s very gentle, kind, and thoughtful.
I always thought Katniss saying "it was an act" meant she wanted to believe it too. Maybe she even did. I'm not saying she was in love in the first games, but also, feelings are complicated.
When Peeta mentions during the dinner in the first one that she can shoot a squirrel right through the eye it's interesting that her answer reveals she was aware of Peeta through the years after the bread situation. She noticed enough to know things about him. In the movie the scenes in the cave are actually creepy, but in the book they are very different: Katniss thinks they will be acting while Peeta starts talking about real things with his real feelings present (partly because of his fever), and she is reminded of her father and all that (did you know? Peeta's dad liked Katniss's mother, but she "married down" to Katniss's dad). She clearly didn't expect to feel that way, it was a genuine connection. And I guess a part of her was so attached to Peeta because Rue died before her eyes not too long ago, but when the games are over and they come to pick them up she is acting absolutely feral when doctors take Peeta from her and she has to watch his heart stop as they are trying to save him.
Not that she had any room to examine anything she might have felt since that was just not her priority.
But to say that she is playing with his feelings this whole movie is just false. They have to act before the cameras, yes, but since their talk on the train they came to an understanding. And they know there is no one else(safe for Haymitch) that could understand how are they feeling. Not Gale, not her mother and not Prim. So they gravitate towards each other. I guess she might be hard to read for some people because of her character, in the books at least you are in her head.
Btw did you know that Peeta is also a painter? He not only decorates the cakes, but he uses painting as a form of therapy after the games.
And I'm surprised how convinced you are that Gale is the love interest that Katniss wants etc. because she never hinted at it? Even their first kiss here surprised her, he did not ask, he just took it. All that time in the woods they spend together before the games Katniss never thought of Gale that way?
And Priscilla was great, thank you for that. Cannot wait for the next one.
Please try to remember that Katness was 16 or 17 the first games. Do you know many teenaged girls? They can be a bit flighty, plus add on the PTSD from the first games and now the second games. Now, to top it off, she is the face of a revolution.
All I'm saying is cut her some slack. She is still just a kid. You remember being a kid, right? How steady and wise were you at 16 and 17?
Peeta's "if it weren't for the baby" is actually INSANELY symbolic to real life right now. For example, I know you guys are English, but here in America, women's rights to our own bodies are being taken away. Pro-Choice, or as I like to call them, Pro-Birth people would rather have an unborn clump of cells, also known as a fetus, taken to full term and born instead of prioritizing the mother and her health. Women from ages as young as 8 can get pregnant or raped and pregnant and be forced to carry that fetus to term. Additionally, women who's fetuses have already died in the womb are unable to get the proper healthcare they need to get the fetus taken out of their womb. There are many cases where a pregnancy and birth can put a woman's life in danger and even at risk of death. For example, if an 8 year old were to get raped and pregnant, due to these new laws since roe v wade has been taken away, that 8 year old would be forced to carry and deliver that fetus even if it could, most likely, kill the child. Women are being denied basic heatlhcare and the right to their own bodily autonomy. In The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, the Capitol people see nothing wrong with the Hunger Games until they find out Katniss is "pregnant." Meaning, they have no problem killing the woman and sacrificing her life, but once that woman turns out to be pregnant, they can't possibly kill the woman because she is carrying an unborn fetus. Therefore, the Captiol people only care about the unborn fetus' life and not the mother's herself. Suzanne Collins really is a genius with involving real world problems in her dystopian novels. The Hunger Games doesn't even seem that far-fetched to me anymore. The book came out in 2009 too, so Suzanne can basically forsee the future.
I remember when these came out during my high school days all the girls who watched / red the books talked about Finnik, Peeta or Gale. I was crushing so hard on Johanna and still lovers her till this day
FINALLY! I’ve been waiting for this ever since the part1 was uploaded. Enjoyed it as usual, excited for the next part!
recently discovered this channel and i'm loving it! catching fire is my favourite hunger games movie. thanks for reacting!
You guys need to remember that Katniss is only seventeen years old, and you’re expecting her to choose who she loves right now? In the middle of the chaos?
you're my favorite film commentators/reactors, i love watching betwixt the boys lol
About time I’ve been sitting on my sofa since Saturday waiting for this. of course I’m kidding but can’t wait to see this!
If only you could have seen the stress BTS trying to get this out on Saturday 😂 appreciate you stopping by again mate! 😊
I manifested this bc i literally finished your hunger games video yesterday and though “man i hope the upload the second one soon” 🙏🏼🙏🏼
Can you manifest the other two just as quickly please? 🙏
Yesss a new reactionnn. Love your comments but my scared ass can't watch the horror reactions😂 so I've been waiting for a non horror oneee
Glad to hear that you're enjoying the non horror videos! 😊 While we do a lot of horrors we really do wanna branch out into more genres 😊
Same here lol
@@JackDanReactstart a Pixar binge it would be awesome to see the extreme contrast of horror vs. family friendly (and incredibly good)
The movies like to play up the whole love story thing and while both Gale and Peeta have feelings for Katniss she's just a teenager who's trying to keep her family alive. "Who's going to take me to prom" isn't exactly at the top of her priority list.
the timing of this was just perfect
Hope you enjoy the video!! 😊
Btw the kissing and nudity was them teasing katniss for her squemischness with nakedness. It was explained in the books. She really made a scene in the first games while trying to patch up peetas leg cuz he had to pull off jis pants and she also can't see blood and they found that funny.
The heartbreak in this, the HEARTBREAKE😢
This film was life changing to experience in high school after having read the books. Just unreal at how much they were able to convey/include. THE WAY YALL UNDERSTOOD SO MUCH i love these movies. so well done
One of the things I always come back to is in the books during that big party in the capitol Katniss is thinking of the abundance of food and how people are starving at home and somebody tells her that there is this little vial people drink in the capitol when they're feeling too full so they trow up and can keep eating
Oh my goodness. Watching you react to the victor interviews reminded me of sports announcing. I loved your play by play analysis of the victors. Too funny.
Y'all have become my fav reaction channel on UA-cam! Keep it up! Can't wait to see more.
I love how you guys guessed the main plot of this film... the champions hunger games.... after that... then yes, the two-part "third" installment (movies 3 and 4) are all about the revolution and the uprising.
This is one of the best book to movie adaptations out there. I cannot wait for yall to see the rest of the series!
"Oh he's a bit keen isn't he!"
Understatement of the year
IT’S HERE IT’S FINALLY HERE!!!! And Dan is wearing….. PANTS?!? My disappointment is immeasurable, and my day is ruined
Don’t worry I’m on it. About to call a crisis meeting where Dan’s compulsory shorts based uniform will be outlined
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😂😂😂😂😂 Jack is giving us what we all truly need. Shorts on these men! 😂😂
Yeah she’s not in love with Gale. The movies didn’t do the best job portraying that… she loves him like a friend, and feels obligated to him as he’s done a lot to help her and her family. It’s Gale’s fault that he never shared his own romantic feelings for her before she got reaped into the hunger games… he has no right to get mad.
Thankyou for your reaction guys. Glad that you enjoyed this one too 😃
Love how much you love Peeta. He's the best! The 'love triangle' is a complicated one but it was definitely hyped up more for the films. In the books, when you are getting Katniss' feelings and thoughts, it's a lot easier to make sense of certain things.
They do both mean a lot to her, but it's in different ways. Plus she's so young going through so much. It makes sense that she's confused about pretty much everything, but what you saw for Peeta in Catching Fire was real 🙂
Can't wait for Mockingjay part 1&2😅
The Games and the Victory Tour alternate summer vs winter, so the districts are either always watching the Games, or being loudly reminded of them before it wears off
I literally just wrapped up part 1 and I see there's an encore haha
What great timing! Hope you enjoy it! 😊
I LOVED this reaction video!!! You guys are so entertaining! I really liked your early hypothesis that Prim and Gale would get chosen for the games with Katniss and Peeta as their mentors. That easily could have been where the story went. So excited to see your reactions to the next two!
"it's like a zoo exhibition!" boy do I have a hunger games movie for ya
A lot of heated comments here, just wanted to say that it was fun to see how many things you predicted correctly (the lightning tree, that something was going on between the allies etc.) can’t wait for the next ones, seeing the revolution truly begin! I really looked forward to your reactions to this one as it is my favorite of the franchise, especially since in the first movie one can kind of understand that Katniss is trying to rationalize the feelings she has for Peeta as a need for literal survival of the games, but here she is adamant that Peeta is the one who should survive the arena and not her, so the excuse of acting on her feelings to survive no longer holds up. Anyways I can’t wait to see Katniss being as protective of Peeta as you guys are. (Also the reaction to Peetas baby bomb was amazing haha).
I know it seems like Gale is the primary love interest, but he’s not! He definitely loves Katniss, but she feels more conflicted and doesn’t quite see it as a romantic relationship like he does. She starts out not loving Peeta either but because the games bring them so close together she starts to fall for him in this movie
this is how guys are so clueless, thinking that Gale has a chance! hahaha she cant even says that she loves him and shes always worring about Peeta
Man, I couldn't stop smiling through this whole reaction. Such a great movie, and it was so much fun to see how excited you both were throughout
Can't wait for you to see the rest of the movies! As a Geordie, watching you two is like chilling with friends :)
So Johanna won her origional games by pretending to be a weakling so the rest of the tributes would ignore her. By the time there was only a few of her competitors left she dropped her facade of a cry baby and revealed herself to be an absolute killing machine and wipe the rest of them out. In the books Katniss was questioning if Peeta was unconvincingly using the same tactics as he was crying so much after being reaped.
While I absolutely agree that the uncertainty and back and forth is heartbreaking and hurtful to peeta I don’t think it’s fair to pin it all on Katniss not making a “choice”. The literal ONLY thing on her mind is staying alive and ensuring her loved ones are alive she couldnt give two shits about a relationship or romance with either guy. But I think what we see in this movie is that she DOES love Peeta, I think the second they start spending nights together and helping eachother through that trauma it stops being an Act and katniss does truly love him. But again she has a million other things to think/worry about and which boy crush she’ll end up with is no where on that list.
Every single reaction you guys had was so satisfying like YES IF IT WERENT FOR THE BABY
I think you find Cinna a little weird because it’s Lenny Kravitz. He’s a rockstar that oozes sex. Even him being fatherly seems seductive. But that’s just how he is. Those of us who grew up with him in the 90s just see Lenny Kravitz in a cool role, and we know he’s a smooth dude. If you don’t know Lenny well, I can see how he seems flirty.
Also, Haymitch wouldn't of thrived at all if he went in the games vs Peeta... he would've detoxed in the games, and be useless throughout, then most likely die because of it... Unless the sponsors gave him alcohol, which I'm pretty sure isn't allowed.
Great catching on things guys! Well except for our triangle! lol
Gale was never the main love interest.. the thing is Katniss was never thinking about love and if you can't tell by her little zigzagging if I might say between the 2 boys it's because she's very much naive when it comes to love it's all described better in the books she actually really can't tell her feelings very well.
Gale is safety he's been her bf since forever and comrade in survival and Katniss herself is on survival mode 24/7 since childhood after her dad died so she never viewed Gale as a lover he does though and that's why the lines gets blurred between them sometimes, she can't tell and he doesn't stop his advances as you see sooo
And then there comes Peeta THE SWEETEST GUY ON PLANET EARTH and the neighboring ones if I say so myself LOL! Greatest LI ever written in books in my opinion!
She AT FIRST was really acting and I guess you guys could tell pretty well when she gets very awkward she can't act to save her life LOL
So whenever you thought she was genuine she most def was!
Like when she had nightmares and sought out his comfort or on the beach that kiss was DEF not an act!
And there when she thought she lost him like you correctly guessed!
Finnick looked at her realizing she does have true feelings for Peeta even though not seeing it clearly yet herself and so did Snow! You saw his look he thought about their conversation when he told her "convince me".. well he most def WAS convinced there!
That she indeed is NOT "indifferent" now as he put it!
Love is new for her so bare with her struggling between defining what kind of love she holds for both guys because it's not the same!
You guys are the best! Always making me laugh. I appreciate it!
I really miss Philip Seymour Hoffman and Donald Sutherland. Fun reaction, guys.
So stoked for this, the length? Incredible. (that's what she said)
I always read the "that's what she said" in Michael Scott's voice 😂 Hope you enjoy the video! 😊
@@JackDanReact that is one hundred percent how I intended it to be read!
I actually have a moment of crying when I watch these movies again now....they are WAY to relevant. The author was sooooo true to their view on the world
The most powerful thing about this. Is 75 years is a short time history sake. All generations are present just like we are today. They either continue on the path the capital is taking or you HAVE to stop it in its tracks before more lives are lost for nothing
Fantastic reaction boys although I think Dan's getting a bit mixed up over the whole Gale/Peeta thing.
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES! im so freakin stoked for this video, I was thinking about it last night
Imagine being in the theater and that ending happens 😂😂😂
Cannot WAIT for your next reaction!!! Pls release ASAP 😂
Yay! My boys reacting to my favorite franchise. What a splendid gift!
I love y'all's reactions. The horror is so fun, but I can't wait to see other genres more too!!
Seeing a jack and dan upload made me so happy XD