First Time Watching *THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY - PART 1 (2014)* Movie REACTION!!! 

The sad part is that in the 1st movie Peeta said he didn't want then to change him, and by the 3rd movie that's exactly what they did.

When katniss said ‘then you should’ve saved peeta’ she meant that if you want someone to do propaganda and be a leader then they should’ve saved peeta because he was supposed to be the one who was better at words and talking to people, and katniss struggles with it. Not that she only cares about him so she won’t do it

this movie is great bc it's more psychological rather than just constant action. it helps with the world building and intensifying the story for the finale

This is probably my favorite of the franchise. The depiction of psychological warfare was so well done. Plus, it has some of the most impactful scenes in my opinion. Not to mention Jennifer Lawrence's acting. Great reaction!

I was not expecting the level of importance that messaging, marketing, psychology, and shaping public image was going to play in all these movies. As someone who went to college with a bunch of Public Relations and Marketing majors, I think that aspect is what makes this series so much more interesting to me than I was expecting. I'd also add that I had a similar moment as you in this movie. There was a point while watching this movie where I thought to myself, "Man ... I'm legitimately invested in what is happening." I never would have believed that a movie adaptation of a Young Adult, Dystopian Future book series would have sucked me in to that degree.

It’s not shown that well in the movie but the hospital was already destroyed before they shot down the bombers (there were just subtle clues in the dialogue, in the books it is said outright). Can’t wait for the last reaction, I’m sure you’ll like it!

Just thinking when those movies were being released, people called it a "teenage drama". Men and older people were just criticizing the hell out of it. They had no clue. This is a fucking good dystopia

A lot of people didn't like this one as much as the others, me, I liked it cause it's the calm before the storm type of movie, cause the 4th one is nuts, especially towards the end

All of the characters, and the victors in particular, are so incredibly traumatised in so many ways. Finnick's been forced into prostitution immediately after his victory when he was 14. And since he's such a beautiful person, and was a beautiful child, he was very popular. Finnick ended up getting information from his abusers. He mentions all of that in his speech after the bombing, but I think very little of it made it into the movie. Just that one line about being given away as rewards. Almost all the victors have been forced into prostitution. Joanna is one of the few who doesn't have anyone the capitol can use to coerce her into behaving, and Hamitch won by using the limits of the arena so they killed everyone he cared about as punishment. That does mean that the both of them had nothing to threaten them into obedience. The books go into more detail about all of this, but unless I remember wrong the movies don't really mention it except one line where Joanna says she has no one left to threaten, and Finnick's line in his speech. There is so much trauma on all sides. Katniss has a wonderful cocktail of so much stuff. From almost starving to death, losing her father, being forced into the role of an adult when her mother became catatonic, the yearly reaping of herself or her peers and family and friends, having to watch her peers die on tv, being reaped herself, the whole hunger games and being made to celebrate and watch it, being reaped again, etc etc etc. She's completely overwhelmed with trauma. Gale is pretty uncomprehending about her trauma, and he even is angry at her for kissing Peeta to stay alive. He seems to resent her for being forced into it to survive and that lack of understanding makes him at best not great. He also doesn't want to understand that torture (that Peeta pretty clearly is experiencing) and threats to the people Peeta loves is going to make Peeta comply. Gale likes to think he'd let himself and others die first, but he isn't in that situation, and has never been in that situation, so he has no idea what he would or wouldn't do. Everyone has a breaking point, and it doesn't make someone a coward or weak if they've been tortured and threatened into submission. Gale's refusal to see that is infuriating. I have some other reasons to not like him, but those are spoilers from the next movie.

I’d also like to add that the subtle details when President Snow is talking about how “all imagery of the Mockingjay will now be seen as treason” and as he’s saying the rest of his speech you can see the camera pan over to his granddaughter as she slowly unbraids her hair. Because earlier on she had started braiding her hair just like Katniss and when her grandpa asked her, “when did you start wearing your hair like that darling?” she innocently said, “oh well everyone at school wears it like this now grandpa”. She was scared that her grandpa would kill her basically if she continued to take a likeness to Katniss.

17:16 part of peeta’s torture was actually that they tortured two people he knew in front of him. The thing is, they were both an avox and couldn’t speak, so they asked them questions and when they obviously couldn’t answer they tortured them brutally in front of Peeta and Joanna

I actually had no desire to watch these movies but my teenage daughter talked me into it and I ended up loving the damn thing lol great reaction

read the books because the movie doesn’t even come close to just how horrific Peeta’s torture truly was

"I can't expect people to be smart" 🤣 I feel you 💯 that couldn't have been said any better. Especially with society today

I loved the reaction! mockingjay part 1 is underrated :)

The actors looking older, when Finnick said about the tributes being "giving" to people I forgot that the tributes where ages 12 to 18 🤢

I loved your reaction! I hated Gale through all the movies not gonna lie, but in this one when he said he would never do and say what Peeta did I was so mad because he doesn’t know that, you never know what you would do until you’ve been tortured in the same way so it’s wrong to pass judgment when you’ve not been in that position and what peeta went through was horrific.

@27:46 - 28:00 lol funny though, it was said that after boggs knocked peeta out after strangling katniss, the people that made the movie actually decided to add one more scene in for part 1 since it's too big of a cliffhanger.

For Finnick everyone being dead is definitely better than his reality. So that first line of dialogue for him is really emotional and very much telling of his character. . . . . TRIGGER ⚠️ WARNING Something they only give you a glimpse of in this movie is his backstory of how President Snow sold him into s*x slavery after he won his games at 14. He was desirable to disgusting pieces of trash in the Capitol. He was given the ultimatum of, “do as you’re told or we will kill your whole family”. As a 14 year old it’s terrifying and he was just a defenseless child.. So he did as he was told for multiple years. The disgusting abusers that used him often wanted to make themselves feel better by giving him money and throwing gifts at him.. but he was so numb that he didn’t care about any of that.. instead he thought a better move would be to get in their heads and ask them for their secrets as payment. That’s why he told Katniss what he did in catching fire during the tribute parade too.

I STILL think that this movie should've ended with Boggs nailing Peeta over the head with the tray and left everything after that for Part Two, so it would open with Katniss in the infirmary.

The last movie is so emotional.... The Capital using tracker jacker venom to screw with Peeta's mind was a brilliant move. I can't wait for you to see Part 2.

Jennifer Lawrence does such a great job.

Glad you enjoyed this film! It's the underrated film of the series.

This is definitely my favorite franchise and am so glad you’re reacting to these. They’re intense man.

*Me starting to clean my room- sees this update* We will clean tomorrow…

17:25 “They’re both really good dudes.” Yeah…I gotta disagree with you there, buddy. One of them IS better for Katniss and that person is most certainly not Gale. I absolutely despise him. He is emotionally manipulative, he shows zero respect or empathy for the unimaginable trauma Peeta and Katniss have gone through TWICE and he is completely phony and selfish. I find Gale Hawthorne to be a narcissist and a borderline sociopath. I loathe him for one more particular reason, but I’ll not mention that now since I’m not sure if you have watched the final film yet. Clearly I am firmly team Peeta.

Bcuz you're a guy you can't see the difference. Lol but Gale is not good for her at all. He only fuels her fire for revenge her hurt. But Peeta keeps her humanity her heart together. Peeta gives her hope for the future Gale does not. Gale has too much hate. His hate is stronger than his love.

seeing Peta strapped up wiling out I was like oh....👁👄👁

I don't know how I missed this but anyway...the scene at the dam always gives me goosebumps!

I think the same reason most reactors can't understand the rebels' anger at Peeta is the same reason the rebels are mad at Peeta- perspective. Both sides are short sighted about the others' struggle. Human mind is weak and limited. The rebels lost their kids and lives- they don't have a future of living a normal life kinda hope; they live and survive only to fight and win back their freedom- that;s their righteous act. Vengeance, righteousness, and freedom. They are willing to sacrifice their lives (military + life experiences) and believe they would never sell themselves out to protect themselves (ie- Peeta); they would not undermine their team movement for self. The district survivors have had to survive and live because that's the only future they imagined- one with the Capitol's influence- so they have to work with that, and think of self (or self's family only).

Been waiting all week for this!!!

You asked how the people where so good at climbing trees well it’s bc that’s the lumber district so they have grown up climbing trees

so excited for the next one!

SO excited! 🖤

one of them is obviously better for her than the other in the end tho. XD

You really should read about WWII. For example resistance fighters in France had a life span of about 2 months. It's not designed just for entertainment.

the 2 parts final was a fever in early 2010, this book is good and really more deep than they did in the movie. they destroyed Peeta's mind

When will part 2 be out? I can't wait!!!

My favourite is between catching fire and Mockingjay part 1 I can't choose one

Ya... this one is my favorite too. The final one is pretty good the more I see it, but this is my favorite. Great reaction. Thank you. 😊

gale physically enrages me

6:35 they lack critical thinking skills because they live in a LITERAL echo chamber underground

Where is your Annie, Finnick? 😆😆😁

Absolutely cannot wait to see your reaction to the last one!!

"I never asked to be in the games" Well, technically, you did, since you volunteered for your sister.... Seriously, though, it shows how much Jennifer is a good actrice because no matter how many times I have seen these movies, my heart breaks and my eyes fill with tears every time I hear her voice break when she says "Did I lose them both tonight?"

Great reaction! You really need to se Winter’s bone, Jennifer Lawrence debut film. Stellar performance.

The books explain THE AVOX, I'm more detail.

It took me longer to read this book/watch the movie because its so intense lmao. It's so good though

Not knocking her performance in these movies, but her best so far is probably in Silver Linings Playbook. You should check it out

Peta and Gale should have just forgot about Katniss and went gay for each other

love the cup!!!!

Why does everyone always think the plane went into the hospital??? They bombed the hospital already! Plus the angle of the camera when she is yelling about the capital🙄 Don’t mean to be a dick, it’s just frustrating. Still like your reactions and love this series so much.

Okayyyyy.. been a while since you were gonna put the last Hunger Games react out... when are you gonna post it?!???!!!

I know this video isn't super recent, but make sure to disclose Amazon affiliate links in your descriptions! Don't want you to get in trouble.

Gale wasn't lying tho.

Part 2 is better

You should react to All of Us Are Dead?

When is the reaction to the last movie coming?

I love how pissed you are that this movie is practically anti-capitalist lol

Gale saved hundreds of lives including Katniss’ family. Remember that.

The third book is my least favorite because it’s poorly written and clearly rushed in my opinion, but part 1 & part 2 help me appreciate the story that I wish would have been written out. Part 1 probably being my favorite of the franchise.