I watched THE HUNGER GAMES for the FIRST TIME and I CRIED (Hunger Games Reaction) 

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Haymitch’s story is so sad but at this point the most relevant element is to consider that he has been forced to mentor two kids every year for a long time, and he is the mentor because he is the only District 12 Victor around. He was made to kill a lot of people to survive the arena. After that experience, he was forced to get to know a lot of innocent kids before watching them all get murdered.

So glad you enjoyed this so much! And if you loved this first one, I can't wait to see you experience the next three - they somehow get even better. :)

“So glad it’s not the other guy” Gale sucks 😂

If you want something truly Unsettling to consider, look at the training academies because this is a fun fact it doesn't get addressed in a movies after this point the way it probably will be addressed and similar in the song birds and snakes film. Every year district 2,200s of students of 18th amendments and get only 2 students in this district ever possibly be sent to the hunger games. Which bakes the question what happens to all the other kids who don't make the cut who just received essentially half a lifetimes worth of weapons, Tactical Strategic planning, survivalistics, Close quarter combat, And lethal forms of take down holds. Then keep in mind but in district 22 the capital is Beloved by 99% of the population of districts, Many of them they're ultimate goal isn't just winning the hunger games it's getting to be a citizen of the capital even if it's just honorary. They have loyalty to the capital way before they would ever have loyalty to their own districts let alone the lesser districts which they would consider beneath them and uncivilized and not willing to make the sacrifice the capital asks them to make... A sacrifice that heal the capital is morally correct in asking for. You can see this in the way that victors from districts 1 and 2 talk about how much being loved the people of the capital and how much they went to win so they'll still be able to be around them, So they are not even talking about making their own districts proud anymore they're talking about making the capital proud. And again and catching fire we see that the only districts that fight against the revolution katniss and district 13 are the citizens in district 1 and 2. See you have to ask what happens to all these kids with this ridiculous training this dangerous military stick lifestyle and belief at the capital is right and everything they do no matter how barbaric or horrific And just a morally reprehensible? You can't let that type of train expertise go to waste... And that's where the peacekeepers come in. Whoever has I should say that's where the peacekeepers come from. A large portion of peacekeepers essentially the entire young aside from high ranking officers because no matter how much the capital Prefers to use 1 & As the source of their military industrial complex, theyre still not going to be allowing any district to have real leadership over any type of military force. If this means it all those instances that we sleep peacekeepers it's packing the district on the board of the vocabulary not only are they blaming the capital that you're talking about some of the most effective trained killers in the entire franchise and And every year the capital gets several hundred of them in a graduation ceremony And they only have to worry about losing 4 of them potentially to The games. This is the real reason the capital allows the training academy to exist because technically attempted train for the games in any way is illegal. No that's not for ethical reason to what so ever that's slowly for 2 reasons 1 it can remove the integrity and the fairness for the gambling industry that exists around the games. The whole point was always to take the most innocent and vulnerable of the district populations so if they were able to train beforehand that would mean they're not really this innocent potential sacrifice. For the most predator ever the only real thieving the academy is Arkansas to be a legal is it Partially due to that it would affect the integrity In the odd system that is used for the gambling industry that is a major purpose of the gamesFor. Will the games are initially created to be a way to consistently put the districts down to discouraging of the religion over the years we have also become 1 of the most if not THE most important factors for Panels economy. Doing anything that 2 out with me affects the odds in a way that can be considered unfair by the people betting on it could easily cause major financial upheaval. The other reason there are legal in more important 1 is because the capital doesn't want any of the districts to have it any Functional knowledge of modern Warfare or weaponry. The primary reason district 13 was able to stage the uprising and alternately gained their freedom at the end of the 1st war is because of the fact that district 13 was the military industrial complex of Panem. The majority of their people already had access to and the knowledge for how to use those weapons. This is why you'll never see guns or explosive ordinance inside of the hunger games outside of minds used to control players and much the same way force field or mutts are They can be in there too much mayhem but they're not in there the same way a sword or bow and arrows is. This also makes it more difficult for district to stage rebellion because firearms simply do not exist where they are. Anuel districts 1 and 2 du consistently in the most if you look at the history other districts at 10 to win a lot or not a coincidence You have district 4 winning a lot you also have District 7 winning a great deal, These are the districts that deal with fishing, In harvesting and hauling lumber. In other words districts where human nature of their job the citizens including children betrayed from a young age to use things like specialized denives, netting, harpoons, tridance, Or especially johanna mason's Or especially johanna mason's case majority of the Or especially johanna mason's case, District 7 is the sort of place where small children would like me be more adjective at swinging or throwing an act with great accuracy before they're even able to tie their shoes.

I loved when you kept saying it’s not fair…. It isn’t, obviously… but what forced murder game is fair, even without their crazy forest fire, mutant animal, etc interference? It’s not meant to be fair. It’s meant to remind the districts that the capitol has no qualms about torturing and murdering people to maintain control and their subjugation. Tyrants are gonna tyrant, no matter what century, culture, country, etc. It’s all the same. And it’s evil. I hope you finish the series and I will say, I cry at least once in every movie and I have seen the movies many times and read the books when they were released. The books actually are great as well. I love that you were so open about the horror of the situation. The subsequent movies will fill in some background in subtle conversations and imagery. I look forward to more from you. If you haven’t already seen them, a nice contrast to the seriousness of these films is the Pitch Perfect trilogy. The first is the best (IMO) but the sequels are hilarious and definitely worth the watch and the music in all 3 is absolute fire!

I'm so glad you understood the flashbacks! A lot of reactors think that Peeta was disrespecting or demeaning Katnis by throwing it to her instead of bringing it to her. In the book it makes it clearer that he was being watched by his mother and throwing it was all he could do. He still knew he would get beat for it and did it anyway. Katniss ties this moment back to her and her families' survival, because they were starving after her father died and this bread gave her the energy and time she needed to figure out what to do.

Rue’s death is a major tipping point as Katniss’ actions in laying her to rest are respectful and normal to any human being watching the movie, but in the world of the film it is a political act (not deliberate on Katniss’ part) because it HUMANISES the child. Normally the dead kid is carried away by a drone. But to see her there, with flowers and love - a funeral - it wakes people up. It tells them that yes, the pain in their heart and the thought that this death is WRONG is the right thing to be feeling. And so, riots. Normally they don’t. Everyone is numb to these losses at this point. Rue and Katniss change that. The Capitol uses the children of its citizens to control the population. It’s twisted by design. You want to rebel? Look what happens to 24 of your children every year. Well, what if we did it to all of them? They manipulate hope and condition the people to live in fear from a young age.

Getting a score of 11 was a mixed blessing. It helps her with sponsors but it also put a big target on her back with the other tributes. The careers went after her because they recognized her as a threat. A note about Haymitch: He won the 50th Hunger Games and has had to mentor more than 20 pairs of tributes since then. Every year, he has to do this. Every year, they died. There’s more tragedy to his story. It’s no wonder he is a cynical alcoholic.

The dogs in the book are even scarier because Katniss realizes that they look to human, with human features that she finds familiar. So they were either made with the DNA of the fallen tributes, or they were literally made from their corpses (which is highly likely given the fact that once you enter the Hunger Games, they basically own you, and so when you die, they can do whatever they want with your body).

Effie just makes me so sad shes so brainwashed since little, all the capitol people is mostly, but she is sweet just oblivious to the situation, she sees it as a show

When I watch reactions, a lot of people hate Cato and the other more sadistic Tributes and root for their deaths, and that always makes me really appreciate what Susanne Collins did when she wrote these books. At the start, everyone watching the movie is talking about how crazy/sick it is that children are being selected for a fight to the death, how disturbing it is that everyone watches the broadcast at all times, placing bets and being invested etc. By the time Glimmer is dead, a lot of reactors say that they do not feel bad for her. Because she's a bad person, and hellbent on killing, and she's a murderer, right? But she's a kid - one of the kids in the richer Districts that is raised from birth to expect death, to train to kill, to entertain the masses with murdering other children. Their parents enrol them in that training before the children have a chance to start thinking rationally. Glimmer, Cato, that little group is 100% a product of the world the Capitol has built, where this is normal. If you were raised that way, I honestly believe there are two options - you either wouldn't have survived to this point (truly wouldn't a child go insane), or you lean into the madness to survive. That's life for the kids in the higher Districts. In the lower Districts, there is no money, no training to fight and barely an education, no nutritious food, no medicine - every day is a struggle. The children are desperate, raised for slaughter at the hands of the richer kids in the Games (99% of the time, that's the outcome). I think the book and the movie replicate the experience really well - when someone starts to root for who should live, and who should die. You stop paying attention to the fact that none of these kids should be in this situation at all. Panem.

Katniss essentially sacrificed herself for Prim when she volunteered - she had no way to know she would win. When Katniss paired up with Rue, she saw Prim in her - Katniss would never have killed Rue at the end if they both made it. Katniss would have died so Rue got out.

i’ve always loved thresh in the book and in the movie. in the book the career districts (1&2) tried to recruit him for an alliance but he refused, and he refused to banter with caesar flickerman, only giving him yes or no answers. he stuck to himself the entirety of the games, only staying in a wheat field because thats what he knew and thats what his district does, agriculture. even during the feast when he goes to retrieve his backpack the only reason why he kills clove is because i thought what she was doing to katniss, tormenting her and cutting her slowly, was how rue went. the thought of a child, especially rue who was greatly loved in district 11, being tortured to death was the only thing to make him harm someone else. after he learns what katniss did for rue he not only spares her life, but takes cato’s bag so that he would go after him and not katniss. i truly think that he was a gentle giant (since in the book katniss describes him as 6’6 and built like an ox) forced to hurt people and thats why he stuck to himself so often. truly an amazing young man and his death brings me to tears every time. so does rue, she was the same age and height as prim which is why katniss felt like she couldn’t leave her to be alone in the arena. she also resembles a bird in the books, according to katniss, another similarity between the too because katniss would always call prim “little duck” because of her clothes tendency to form a duck tail in the back. rues mockingjay song is the song she would sing in her district to let everyone know they could go home since she was usually high up in the trees and could see the flags signifying quitting time before anyone else. her dialogue in the book is heartbreaking too because it really hits home that shes only a child. she said the mockingjays were her special friends, that shes fast, “if they cant catch me they cant kill me so don’t count me out” literally crying its HORRIFIC

I feel like Willow Shields (Primrose) doesn't get enough credit for being VERY good at screaming.

In the book obviously you get to hear a lot more of Katniss's thoughts, and that scene where that one girl is lighting a fire you literally read Katniss thinking about how dumb that girl is. Which is honestly funnier than it should be. (Katniss's inner thoughts in the books are sassy af)

The rankings are 1 to 12, not 10. So Katniss' 11 is the highest but not unheard of.

You are in for quite the experience. Welcome to the Hunger Games. People always think this story is some silly teen “girl Power with a bow” movie but it is not. It is an incredible story that is quite important and is quite spooky because it parallels real life in a way.

Every reactor wants Katniss to grab all the bags. If she did that, every living tribute would have chased her. They all need what’s in those bags to survive, so she would have forced their hand by taking their bags. Thresh took two bags (11 and 2) after killing Clove because he wanted Cato to come looking for him, a bold move to change the game and win sponsors. Clove was trying to get sponsors too, appealing to more bloodthirsty viewers by drawing out the death of the highest scoring tribute. Katniss couldn’t stay in that cave because she would have lost the support of the sponsors invested in the love story. Many tributes die trying to please sponsors, some winning by doing terrible things for them, only to learn what happens to popular victors (not really a spoiler, but not mentioned yet): They essentially become Capitol escorts, those sponsors wanting special treatment for their investment. If a victor refuses? Their loved ones are killed. Once you’re reaped, you die in that arena or you spend the rest of your days doing awful things to survive.

The number of times a kids name is entered for the reaping increases as they get older (once at 12, twice at 13, and so on). They also are able (or kind of have to) enter their name more times for government provided food supplies. That’s why Gales name was in so many times (food for his siblings and his age).

I don't know if you'll see this, but there is only one thing that has always bugged me about this movie. In the book, when Clove dies (the girl from District 2 who was killed by Thresh) she yells for Cato and Katniss can hear him calling back but he sounds too far away to actually be able to help her. There's then beats her head with a rock, and she doesn't die instantly like in the movie. Cato finds her on the ground after she gets hit and she's dying. He holds her and tells her that's she's okay, basically begging her to stay alive. I always thought that that scene shows how human even the kids from District 1&2 are. They're all just kids forced to live in that awful world. Like how Clove was going to kill Katniss the way she was planning in order to give the capital a good show and get more sponsors.

There are so many crazy things that happened in the books that wasn't shown in the movies but I think one of the biggest things they left out was that Peeta lost his leg in the fight with the dogs

just in time for the ballad of songbirds and snakesss also i wanna say, rue was known by everyone one in district 11. during the harvest she is always high in the trees and is the first one to see the flag that signals the end of the work day. so then she sings her little song and the mockingjays spread her song throughout the orchard, letting everyone know they can go home and not to overwork. i can only imagine how devastating it must have been that the sweet little girl everyone knows got reaped. and since rue so fond of mockingjays, seeing katniss wear a mockingjay pin made her decide she can trust her and i get so sad when i think about how after rue gets reaped, she would be forced to watch the reapings of the other districts. and then she would see a girl who looks about her age, prim. except unlike rue, prim has someone who protects her. someone who can save her from this nightmare ☹️☹️☹️

Hey dude this is the first video I'm seeing from you and safe to say you immediately became one of my favourite reactors! You're so insightful, really seem to pay attention to the story and understand it, you feel for the characters and can put yourself in their shoes, express your feelings openly which is awesome to see as a viewer. Some reactors also just pretty much sit there and laugh occasionally but you give us actual commentary, talk us through the thing, give your own thoughs etc and I think that's really cool:) hoping to see you do more movie reactions after this series and hope you enjoy your Hunger Games journey! Your channel will grow to be something great:D

They cut from the movie that Peeta actually lost his leg from the injury in the games. The healing salve wasn’t so miraculous and they had to amputate after.

I don't understand why the movie made the mockingjay pin a secret. In the book it was her token. All the tributes are allowed to bring a token into the games. It's something from home. The tokens are examined by the capitol to make sure they can't influence the results of the game. I think if I'm remembering correctly one of the tributes had their token confiscated because it had a secret needle that could inject poison. Anywho, the point I'm trying to make is the mockingjay pin was not a secret.

I feel I can say this without ANY risk of a spoiler… they left out a character. Her name is Madge Undersee… she is the mayors daughter. She is Katniss’s best friend. Maybe only friend… in school. She is the one that gives Katniss the Mockingjay pendant… she begged her to wear it into the arena…it was her Aunties… turns out her aunt was Maysilee Donner… best friend to Karniss’s mom.. and she also ended up in the second quarter quell… with Haymitch… sad story ..

In the books they are allowed one token from their district but they are checked before because they tried to sneak poison rings before ☺️

16:28 peeta threw that bread and basically saved Katniss. She was starving to death because her mom was depressed and didn’t care for her children after the husband passed.. peeta saved katniss

Rue gets me every single time, especially with Katniss' screaming being silenced. Such a great decision and incredibly impactful. Then Thresh saving and sparing her. This movie was great, but each one just gets better and better.

the next film catching fire is one of THE best dystopians ever made

I loved your reaction. It seems like you went into this knowing very little about the plot so it was a joy to see you watch it with fresh eyes. I hope you continue this series. Bring tissues.

Great reaction! When you said you had heard that the movie was about teenagers fighting for a *prize* I thought you were in for a rude awakening 😂 I'm glad you liked it though ❤ Looking forward to your reactions to the next ones 😊

For those of you that don't know....the "dogs" were just the other tributes genetically modified to look like that. The book calls out that Katniss looked into one's eyes and saw Rue's eyes staring back at her. Makes that bit all the more worse

i think something that not many people realize about the districts is that even though the “richer” districts are better off than the outlying districts are, they are still VERY poor. they are still struggling. they are nowhere near as rich as the capitol and a lot of people act like they are and it really bothers me because those aren’t some snobby rich kids, they are kids who struggle to survive but just have a better chance of it than the outer districts

This is no spoiler, because sadly it is never said in the movies.......One major thing about the first movie, what bothers me, is the Mockingjay Pin. They changed it for the movie and in doing this, they changed the ENTIRE meaning of the symbol and its backstory. Katniss does NOT "find" it at the black market. Nor does Cinner have to give it to her in secret.(because the plot of the first book is about Katniss wearing it openly) In the books, After the reaping, a girl called Magde Undersees (Katniss´s only friend in Distrikt 12) gives her the pin. Its a family token and belonged to her aunt Maysilee Donner. Maysilee was reaped at age 16, to fight in the games. She wore the Pin as a lucky charm. (Because every tribute is allowed to have one token from home. The pin passed all the tests. But a "family ring" of the Distrikt 2 girl fails, because the gamemakers find out about its poisened content and therefor beeing a weapon.) Sadly Maysilee died in the games and the pin was given to her sister, Madges mom. Who since then is living a life of pain and depression. Its also revealed (in the second book) that Katniss´s mom and Maysilee been best friends.

In the books Cato's death is much longer, Katniss doesn't put him out of hiis misery till almost daylight. They [Katniss and Peeta] thought that the mutts would finish him off quickly, but they just maul him and Katniss and Peeta just stay on top of the Cornicopia, hugging in shock, listening to him wail until it becomes too much.

In the books Katniss also loses her hearing in her left ear from the mine explosion. She had it repaired after she won. She didn't go to Rue right away because she couldn't, her ear injury was too much so she slept concealed by bushes and found her the next day. She also very nearly died from dehydration because she couldn't find clean water. And, the knife wound on her head nearly killed her - Peeta found her collapsed in the cave in a pool of blood.

the scary thing is, in the books, those dogs had the eyes of all dead tributes. including rue's

Out of everyone I’ve seen react to this movie, you’re the only one who’s noticed Peeta pointing to his hand during the fight with Cato. It’s one of my FAVORITE small details from Peeta in the movie. I love watching them work as a team

Great reaction! ❤️ I remember reading the hunger games, and the dog/bear creatures that the capitol created for the ending, were even more terrifying and disturbing in the book. Katniss saw immediately that each creature had very identifying characteristics of all the dead tributes. I remember she said she made eye contact with one of them and she immediately knew it was Rue because they had the same eyes.😢 Can’t wait for you to react to the rest!

Okay, I haven't seen anyone else. Comment this. But I wanted to clarify one thing. Thresh wasn't killed by the dogs. He was actually killed by Cato in revenge for killing Clove and taking the district too bad from the feast. And that is why Csto was so bloodied, because he just came out of a very difficult fight with Thresh fighting the dogs and then finally facing katniss. Also little extra tidbit, the scene where they are about to eat the berries because they won't kill each other, It's slightly different in the books. They actually manage to get the berries in their mouth and then have to spit them out before they actually swallow them.

I think Effie was raised to watch a show and that's where she got a job from. Effie wanted to keep her job because she needed it. She saw an opportunity to share fashion and glamour with people who were less priviledged even tho for a short time. Effie also didn't have another way to bring cheer to a su!c!de mission so she decided to be the cheer. Lightening the mood in what way she could - without openly judging the Hunger Games. She wanted to keep her job... She was nice to the children, the tributes..

Yet another sad thing....The girl who died eating the poison berries was the same girl you saw matching all of the plants and things in training. She knew it was poisonous. She ate it so she wouldn't have to die by anyone else's hand but her own, to escape the terror and horror of being in the games.

First off, I love and covet your hair. Second, LOVED this reaction! You were insightful and observant, which was awesome to watch :D Third, as far as book adaptations go, The Hunger Games movies are pretty faithful! But a couple things were changed/omitted details I feel worth mentioning, so I shall: - The time span. The movies obviously had to cut out a lot, so it may seem not that much time was spent in the Games, but in the books, they lasted weeks upon weeks upon weeks. Katniss' friendship with Rue lasted a couple weeks minimum, and they not only bonded, but learned more about each other's Districts. Communication is very restricted between Districts, and Katniss is surprised to hear that Rue, coming from the agriculture District, doesn't get to eat any of the food they cultivate. - District 11 had pooled together their money to buy Rue a loaf of bread, but when she died, rather than pulling the sponsor gift, they had it sent to Katniss instead. This was the first time ever that a District gave a gift to a tribute from another District. Katniss recognizes the bread as District 11's (bc Peeta showed her earlier) and that's when she gives the 3-fingered salute. (Btw, this salute is said to be a symbol of honor, of respect, of saying goodbye to someone you love.) - Gale's comment at the start that "If no one watches, they don't have a game" is different from the books, cause in there, the districts are FORCED to watch. Students get days off from school for the big events, people gather in the squares surrounded by Peacekeepers, etc. It's not as simple as "stop watching" because it's a systemic injustice, not one the populace can simply refuse to take part in. - The parachutes. I have two gripes with the parachutes, one of which is a minor nitpick and the other irks me (though I get it bc movie). Nitpick: WHY DO THEY BEEP??? I'm sorry, if they BEEPED like that in the Games, YOUR OPPONENTS WOULD HEAR IT AND KNOW WHERE YOU ARE. WHAT THE HECK! WHY DID THEY ADD THIS?? XD Actual gripe: in the books, Mentors were NOT allowed to put notes in the sponsor gifts. I mean... duh. They have outside info. They're not allowed to give hints! In the books, it's extra special because Katniss has to put together what hidden messages Haymitch is sending her, such as connecting the broth to the kiss and knowing she has to amp up the romance. - On the roof, when Peeta contemplates wanting to still be himself when he dies, Katniss says, "I just can't afford to think like that." HOWEVER, in the books, when he asks if that makes sense, she says no, and thinks to herself "how could you possibly die as anyone else?" It takes her a while to understand him, highlighting a key difference in their characters. - The mutts. I'm not a fan of how the movies made the Capitol able to just. Summon them into being. But regardless, in the books, Katniss notes that the mutts look like each of the fallen tributes, with collars depicting their district number. She even wonders in horror if they used the dead bodies' real eyes and put them in the mutts. She stares into Rue's. - This is a BIG one!! When they announce 2 victors can win, in the movies Katniss says "Peeta..." softly. In the books, she screams "PEETA!!" and slaps her hand over her mouth, berating herself for the stupidity of yelling. Later, when watching back the highlight reel on Ceasar's show, that moment is used to answer Ceasar's question of when Katniss realized her feelings for him. The books make it clear that it was an act first and foremost, but at times Katniss wasn't sure whether she was entirely acting. - The bread. This memory is interspersed but a lot of people who haven't read the books don't grasp what happened. Katniss and her family were starving to death, she'd yet to learn to hunt, and she collapsed outside Peeta's house. Seeing her after getting beat by his mother for burning bread he then gave to the pigs, he goes back inside and intentionally burns more bread, taking a beating so he can toss Katniss the bread. That saved her family. That bread kept her alive long enough to see their next meal. - In the books, Katniss goes deaf/permanent hearing loss in one ear after exploding the supplies, and Peeta is left with an amputated leg, replaced by a prosthetic. Not sure why they removed this, as it's pretty important, but I digress. - One kiss, Katniss feels different. "This is the first kiss that leaves me wanting more." She muses that "I thought I knew everything there is to know about hunger. But this is an entirely new kind." - Drugging Peeta. In the books, Peeta REFUSES to let Katniss go get his medicine by vowing to drag himself after her yelling and screaming, so he'll be killed if she tries. Not knowing what to do, Katniss is surprised by a parachute with a sickly sweet substance. Then it clicks: this is a sleeping drug. She spoon-feeds it to Peeta, who comments it's familiar, but it isn't until he begins to drift off that his eyes widen in realization of what she's just done. - At the end when the 2 victors rule is revoked, Katniss immediately pulled the bow on him, only to see him with hands up. Not a huge change in the movies, but yeah. She was prepared to kill him. There's a ton more but I'll stop myself XD Can't wait to see you react to the next one!!! These books were so pivotal for tween me, and adult me is astounded by how deep and dark and gritty they were. Anygay, see ya soon!

I just noticed how helpful the scene with Seneca and Snow is in establishing their dynamic. Snow doesn't directly control Seneca's moves, but makes it clear he disapproves of Katniss's score while Seneca is more light-hearted and dismissive thinking it's not a big deal. Then later on when Seneca is locked in the room with the berries, the audience is able to pick up that Seneca screwed up in Snow's eyes by letting them live and that this is the consequence using that context. I know that's probably a "well, duh" observation but I didn't really think about the deliberate choices they made for the viewers who hadn't read the books and therefore needed the movies to establish character relationships

I love watching people react to this movie series -- Catching Fire is my favorite in the movies. It's so excellent though - excited to see you continue!!

Loved your reaction. You were one of the few reactors I felt like really caught on to how sweet and smart Peeta is like with the pointing at the end and the bread. Interesting detail from the book: Katniss had to drug Peeta with sleeping syrup (forcefully choking it down his throat) so she could go to the “feast”because he refused to let her risk herself for him

I love seeing a reaction from someone who has very little knowledge of this series! I really hope you continue with the rest of the movies!

You’re mentioning the concept of ‘fair’ a lot, in a twisted game designed to entertain and manipulate the masses while killing 23 children between 12 and 18 with varying levels of training and education.

You seem sweet… I’m sorry you’ve started this saga and already had to experience the emotional roller coaster of this first film. I think the saga permanently impacted my brain chemistry. Once you start you won’t be able to stop.

In the books during the Feast scene when Clove dies (girl with knives) Cato runs to her and begs her to stay with him. So mad they didnt include that in the film because it humanized the Careers. In the movie they just had Cato make a speech at the end which left less of an impact.

Haymitch won the 50th Hunger Games. Katniss and Peeta are competing in the 74th Hunger Games and no one has won from District 12 since Haymitch, so he’s feeling pretty hopeless and depressed when we meet him. No surprise he turned to alcohol to cope in the meantime. Haymitch has been forced to watch kids he’s mentoring be killed again and again for 24 years, so I imagine he’s trying not to get too attached to Katniss and Peeta. However, it’s suggested Katniss was the first Tribute from his District he thought he could genuinely help and get back home. Also, every 25 years the Capitol holds something called a ‘Quarter Quell’ which adds an extra stipulation to the Games. In the 25th Hunger Games the Districts were forced to vote for who would compete in the Games rather than it being chosen in a lottery, “as a reminder to the rebels that their children were dying because of their choice to initiate violence” and in the 50th Games there were double the amount of Tributes, 2 boys and 2 girls from every District, “as a reminder that two rebels died for each Capitol citizen” which was the Games Haymitch competed in and won. So his Games were particularly brutal, so yeah, he’s not doing great. It’s also really rare for people in the poorer Districts to volunteer, so Katniss really stood out at the time. She was just trying to save her sister and had no idea she’d win. It’s suggested in the books Snow gave Katniss a high score of ‘11’, not because of her skill in the evaluation but as a way to punish her. By giving her such a high score Snow put a target on her back, which made the Careers band up and try to take her out as soon as possible. Katniss would also never hurt Rue, she’s a kid, and as an older sister everything in her is screaming to protect Rue. In the books, Katniss really grows to like Rue and thinks if she tries hard enough maybe Rue could win. But when Rue dies we see how devastating it is. How unfair. It could have easily been Prim laying there dead if Katniss didn’t volunteer, so Katniss loses it. Just cries and cries, and lays flowers down for her, attempting to give her some type of funeral before the hover craft takes Rue away. When the Capitol Citizens see it, they’re upset, and when District 11 see it, Rue’s home, they’re angry and begin to revolt. It’s suggested the man who starts the riot in District 11 is Rue’s father too.

The hunger games is my Roman Empire, I swear I think about it every day. I think although it’s ultimately a fictional story it actually relates to so many aspects of our worlds history and even current affairs. There are so many lessons to be learned and so much inspiration to be taken from some characters. I have read all the books (except TBOSAS, going to wait for movie to come out first 🥳) and I have watched the movies an unhealthy amount of times. The thing I love about them is every time you watch you realise so many different small details you never had before. A character I loved in the first movie was fox face. I think she was so far ahead of the other tributes. I believe she made a conscious decision to eat the night lock to un-alive herself as she most likely realised she couldn’t bare life after winning with the guilt etc. So excited for the new movie to come out!

Pls watch the next movie hunger game catching fire ❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉

There is nothing fair about the games. It's all just a way for the capitol to keep control disguised as entertainment.

One of the best Movie Series ever and one of the best book adaptations!!! Can’t wait for you to see the rest! It’s all uphill from here!

I haven't seen anyone explain it yet. She was allowed to have her pin. Each tribute is allowed to have a token to represent them. It just can't be a weapon or laced with poison. It was an interesting film choice to make it a seem like a secret.

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Also, the psychological warfare aspect in the books was toned down here. But in the books, the animals at the end had the faces of the tributes who had passed already, as an element of horror to mess with the heads of the survivors. Essentially, they're coming after you and you have to kill them again".

I adore your glasses...so studious looking! I like your jumper as well. The Hunger Games shows just how far governments, especially those with a dictator will go to maintain power, and control. Peeta is just as impressive as Katniss just in a different way. I love his artistic talents, and his loyalty. Katniss for her bravery, and her honesty. Her sarcasm is on point as well. I love when Hammich tells Katniss about Peeta and him saying she was his crush..."HE made you look desirable!!!" Ru dying just gutted me, she was so young! The best thing they could be was witty in the Hunger Games, the better you are at surviving by your wits the better. The smart ones survive! You should watch all of them in this series up to at least Mockenjay 2....Great reactions!!!.....Brian

the FNAF jumpscare makes me laugh even more knowing the actor who plays peeta is also in the FNAF movie 😭

Love that you appreciated it. The books are even better, though I have to say this was a great adaptation.

A few too many editing bells and whistles in your reaction but your facial expressions and looks are absolutely perfect.

you liked this movie soo much, and its only the third best of the four....IMO

People have already talked about Haymitch, but people don't talk enough about Cato and how he had his realization at the end, which was much more obvious in the book of course, that yeah, having been trained to kill his whole life and having to kill people as a child made him realize that he wasn't actually getting any "glory", and that he had been fed a lie his whole life. He's sort of the stand-in for the patriot who becomes a soldier and realizes that war is not that fantastic once in it. As you'll see when you progress further into this series, this is all about PTSD and modern warfare being a televised event, and the fact that most soldiers are teens when they enlist, and the damage done to child soldiers in the world, etc. It also kind of riffs off the same stuff as the novella The Running Man by Stephen King, that we're pretty close to this already with a reality TV, and how awful it is that we're so close already, because of late stage capitalism falling apart and causing people to be poor enough to sell themselves to a game show for food or medicine. They get more into the PTSD part in subsequent films in the series, and the last couple chapters of the final book are among the best literature I've ever read in my life when it comes to that subject. So much so that therapists often counsel families of soldiers to read these books so they can understand what their family members are going through when they try to come back home.

I'm so excited for you to start this journey! The next movie (Catching Fire) is the best of the series. But definitely be prepared to cry some more

My favourite Caesar moment is in catching fire after he interviews district 7 and after she is done ripping him a new one he says “well, one woman’s opinion” 😂😂😂

New to your channel; always glad to see someone new reacting to THG. You probably know all this from your Patrons.... The ratings in which Katniss got an 11 were from 1-12, not 1-10. In the book there's more of an explanation of how the kids can get more food rations for their family by entering more times in the Reaping. One entry is required for each person in the family. There are five in Gale's family, so he is entered 6 more times each year (entries are cumulative). So he was entered 6 times at 12, 12 at 13, 18 at 14, 24 at 15, 30 at 16, 36 at 17, and 42 times at 18. In the books those bear-dog-things had the hair and eye color of the tributes who had died up to that point. It was unclear if they might actually *be* the previous tributes. There are 12 districts. The colorful people are from the Capital. They won the civil war and instituted the Hunger Games. There is a 13th district that was destroyed in the war. Katniss is from District 12, which is physically located in the American Appalachian area around West Virginia. People there are miners. You should read the books after you watch the movies. Then definitely go see "The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes" when it comes out in a couple of weeks, or find it streaming somewhere and do a reaction. You are correct that it is a prequel. It gives the backstory for President Snow and happens around the time of the 10th Hunger Games.

I really enjoyed watching your reaction! I read the books before seeing the movie, including the new prequel movie, so it is so interesting to see it through fresh eyes. I have a lot of thoughts, sorry if this is long. There were moments I laughed, like when you said at the beginning you thought they fought for a prize, and other moments, like when you showed such genuine relief that Katniss found Rue in the net, that I was thinking "oh honey I'm so sorry you don't know whats coming," (but also not sorry, because the feels really make the experience). I was impressed by the details and unspoken impressions you picked up on, and you pointed things out that I've never noticed! I can't believe after all this time I never noticed that Peeta points to Cato's hand. I guess I was always looking at Cato's face. This comment section is great, I appreciate the way everyone is so kindly sharing the details that will add to your experience of the story without apoiling too much. I'm looking forward to pressing play on your reaction video to the sequel haha and I am so grateful for this resurgence for these amazing deeply layered stories, so I can notice more details and notice how different it feels to experience the story now as an adult instead of a teen. Turns out, even more upsetting. Feels even worse that they're kids than when I was also a kid.

Really loving your editing style. Shows so much humor and personality.

I started the Hunger Games audio book in the beginning of the year when I was quitting 2 addictions.(Nicotine and weed, don’t underestimate addictions😭) Well, this is my 3rd time quitting, 10 days now, but I’m really itching to get into the Hunger Games Series again 😪 I’ve watched all the movies, but I never finished the second book and further

Although I hated how silent the video was making it hard for those of with diminished hearing to hear, I LOVED your commentary. You noticed everything! You caught subtle hints that were told in the books but not spelled out in the movies. The only thing you didn't get was why no one took anyone else's district supplies, because then they would come after you. I will be watching all your reactions-I subscribed so fast. I hope you have done or will do reactions to Harry Potter/Maze runner/Divergent(only the first one)/Lucky number SLevin/ I-Robot/Just Go With it. I think you're great.

While I enjoy the movies I prefer the books & I highly recommend people read them especially if they enjoy the films as there's a lot more detailes about the world & characters that was left out, 'watered down' or changed entirely in the movies VS the books. I can understand that this is partly due to time/cost/technology constraints but I think it was also because the director didn't want to miss out on sales by making the movies R-rated so focus more on the obvious action instead of showing the full extent of the characters truma (which I get is hard to show in films when a lot of it is internal but still). This means backstories for important characters never get shown, some really interesting characters never even get introduced & some scenes don't convey the true horror that they're supposed to (eg. the dogs near the end of this movie look like they share the dead tributes DNA, in the book, & Katniss + Peeta have to listen to Cato being mauled alive the whole night before she's able to finally mercy kill him). The other reason is because of how they portray Peeta (especially in the 1st movie). No hate to Josh Hutchinson (even if he, along with J-Law, wasn't really the correct age for the role) but book Peeta comes across much more useful/competent then he dose in the movies. I think it's due to a mix of him being much kinder & emotionally intelligent than a lot of other male love intrests at the time the movies were coming out & Katniss not being as "traditionally girly" as some young female leads so I think the people in charge of the movies unfortunately viwed Peeta as the "weaker" part of the duo + kind of overdid Katniss's "GirlBoss" vibes to the point that she barley seems intrested in Peeta in some scenes when she really isn't like that in the books (just kind of emotionally stunted/introverted & confused due to truma & being young). Thankfully this dose get better in the other movies but none of them do these characters complete justice, in my opinion, & definitely don't convey the true depths of the relationship the two share in the books. A few example of this is are - The flashback with the bread. In the book Peeta & Katniss are supposed to be eleven. It was shortly after her dad died & her mum was catatonic with grief so her & Prim where starving in secret after the "compensation" grain from the Capitol ran out because Katniss didn't want her & Prim to be put in the local children's home (the kids there were always covered in bruises). She wasn't old enough for her name to be put in the reaping bowl yet so there wasn't any way for her to get extra food from the Capitol (she tried selling Prim's old baby clothes but nobody wanted them), she was too scared to enter the woods without her dad (meaning she couldn't hunt) & she wasn't friends with Gale yet. This went on till one night she got so desperate, she tried looking for food in the bins outside the bakery but Peeta's mum stopped her & she ended up under a tree, just waiting to die, then she heard Peeta's mum yelling at him for burning some bread, telling him to feed it to the pigs as no one worth selling it to would buy it now. Peeta soon came out &, after waitinng to make sure it was safe, threw some bread to her. This managed to help her & her family keep going (the loves were thick with seads & nuts inside making them much more filling) until she finally got the courage to start entering the woods alone. When Katniss saw Peeta again at school he's eye was swollen from he's mum beating him & she wanted to thank him for helping her but never did because they're awkward/traumatised kids who run in different social circles (Katniss comes from the "lower" class Seam part of town whereas Peeta is from the slightly "higher" class Merchant part of town). During their 'who's more likely to win' debate Katniss suprises herself by blurting out how good he was at wrestling when they were at school (she hadn't realised until then how much she'd a been paying attention to him all these years) & when Peeta goes on he's rant about how he's own mother views Katniss as a survivor over him, she stops him by pointing out that she only managed because someone had helped her. In the book both Katniss & Peeta are openly nervous about their costumes being set alight & jokingly reassure eachother that that'll rip the others cape off for them & while, in the book, them holding hands is Cinna's idea Katniss has zero problem with it & actually thanks Peeta after they climb out, for keeping her steady. She even kisses his injured cheek, though it is in "revenge" for smiling at her in such a charming way that she again becomes convinced he's trying to manipulate her so he can kill her easier lol. While the movie shows Peeta falling & Katniss having to give him advice on how to salvage his image during the training in the Capital, book Peeta is shown to be quite skilled at hand to hand combat (especially for someone from such a poor district) to the point that he manages to impress the careers (which makes them letting him join their group once they're in the arena much more believeable). There's a flashback in the book where Katniss & Gale witnessed two people trying to escape to the woods only for one to be killed while the other is captured & turned into an Avox (Capitol slaves who have their tounges removed). Upon seeing the girl again, Katniss makes the mistake of expressing recognition (which makes the adults tense) but Peeta, clearly understanding how bad this could be for her, quickly comes up with a convincing enough lie (that Katniss just mistook her for a girl they knew back home who looked similar) to cover for her.

I just realized they basically made the mutts for the movie manbearpig 😂

The scores are out of 12, lol. Everything is done in 12s because there are 12 districts. 😅

Nah your intuition be kinda crazy bc you said two comments that were rather.. correct. One I can’t say bc it’s a spoiler >:) another is the comment on which you mentioned there were “20 of them” referring to the dogs. You’re correct. There were exactly 20. They were technically dog mutts fused with the dead tributes. Three were still alive and one had just died, so there were 20 mutts running after them in the end. You’re also gonna LOVE catching fire if you think this movie is perfect.

Honestly, if there could have only been one Victor, and it could have been anyone, I would want Thresh to win. Especially Thresh from the book.❤He's just the right mix of clever and intimidation. He's probably the strongest physically. He'll kill to stay alive, but not out of sport. He's got a sense of morality that wouldn't allow him to turn on allies (which is probably why he doesn't have any). He probably could take down any of the others in a 1 v. 1. Truly an incredible Tribute.🥰

she got 11/12 as her score not 11/10 lol.

Aha! FNAF jumpscare spliced into a reaction to a Josh Hutcherson film. Well played on all levels.

In the books the three finger salute is a symbol of respect for a loved one, used in the lower districts (10-12)

District 12 is so poor that they rarely have enough electricity to power the fences. Thats why she could just walk through it without worrying.

I will move to the UK so we can be friends baby cakes you’re the most wholesome nugget

I love your reaction so much!! Amazing! Can't wait to see if you are going to react to the newest hunger games😊

I loved this reaction, it's great seeing someone who is watching the series with fresh new eyes! Saw this come up on my related videos, had to click (and quickly subscribed, your reaction to Rue's passing reminded me of mine back then!) I'm sure a lot of the people in the comments would be happy to explain some things that feel ambiguous (aka not explicitly explained in the scene) in the movies which are better explained in the books! Good luck though, you're in for a rollercoaster of emotion, even I cry when I do rewatches!

I mean I don’t think you can say you missed this when you were probably like 12 xD it was made for young adults/teenagers not children tbh lol new here so I’m noticing your from the Uk so I don’t know how big of a cultural zeitgeist hunger games was across the pond but it took the US by storm like "I voulenteer as tribute" was probably screamed in every classroom in every school excluding maybe some really ultra religious schools

I think you should probably watch the other three before going to see the prequel.

so excited to see your reaction to the other three ESPECIALLY the second one it’s my fave

38:29 what happened to him is that after Katniss's tracker jacker attack, she was hallucinating. Cato was coming back to kill her. Peeta also came back and fought Cato to allow her to get away. Cato cut him in the leg with his sword.

Although I really love Jennifer Lawrence's performance, I wish they had chosen someone who looked more like "Book Katniss". Book Katniss is small and very skinny because she didn't get enough to eat as a child. That's why she can climb much higher up the tree than everyone else. (she weighs less) While Jennifer Lawrence is even taller than Josh Hutcherson (Peeta). Katniss is only 16 years old in the first book. Many assume she is 18 because Jennifer Lawrence was 20-21 when they filmed it. By the way, in the book there is a kind of two-class society in District 12. The people from the "seam" all have olive skin, black hair and gray eyes. (Gale, Katniss, Katniss' father). The "merchants" have blond hair and blue eyes (Peeta, Katniss' mother , Prim - Prim has inherited her mother's looks, but they live in the seam).

if you enjoyed this movie the second one is even better!

your reaction to the district 3 girl’s corpse after the bloodbath is so good 💀

U r so funny pls 😭

20:45 awoop jumpscare

“What in the Graham Norton is this?” 😂 When I saw this, I was almost certain Tucci got at least some of the inspiration for his performance from Norton.

I hate you for the chica jumpscare lmao, but they should make a haymitch gamessss

as bad a cesar looks he really try’s to help the tributes in those 3 minutes to be super like able or relatable for them to have a chance to win sponsors and to have a better chance in the arena

Heck ill start this journey with you

Some ppl really watched this movies and said the capitol and snow has the right to defend themselves(p.s: I’m not talking about the capitol) ✌🏽

anyone ever tell you that you look and sound just like Max Fosh?