The Hunger Games is kinda dumb 

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Hearing Elizabeth Banks say "PRIMROSE EVERDEEN" gave me chills all over again

“Where everyone dresses like those beauty gurus who have never been told no before”😂he did not hold back

Primrose Everdeen Katniss: I volunteer Peeta Mellark Peeta's brothers: Sucks to be you man.

Peetas crush on katniss was definitely real. In the book he was like “I remember the dress you wore of the first day on kindergarten, the song you sang , how you did your hair and the exact dandelion you looked at.” And katniss was like “You’re a great actor!”

“The hunger games is kinda dumb” All hunger games fans: well excuuuuuuuuuuuuuse me princess

"The Hunger Games is dumb." Hunger Games fans: *who has dared awaken the ancient one!?!?!?*

The reason why Katniss going in was such an important event is because she was saving her sister and she was the first ever volunteer from 12. The same reaction wasn't there for Peeta since it was literally just a normal reaping, no volunteers. Just a random pick

why is no one talking about that at 4:40 Peeta has full on tears running down his face while Katniss is stoic, never noticed that but its a great detail to contrast their two characters. MY POOR BABY PEETA :((((

Ah yes, my favorite Christmas movie. Teenagers dying, the movie.

“She’s so relatable she eats food like me”

I still wish we could see the game haymitch survived because it was a truly brutal and sad game. If I remember right he had feelings for katniss’s mom’s sister and he wanted to help her win the game but she died and by the end of the games he was practically holdin his intnestines to keep them from fallin out . After that game his alcoholism started to try to forget and to not feel anything watchin kids year by year be sent to their death

I actually think that The Hunger Games has one of the better movie adaptations of books out there. They worked better than the Harry Potter movies for me, maybe cause there was a lot happening in the hp books related to the story, where as The Hunger Games focused more on the atmosphere, and relations between the districts and Capitol

Fun fact: Peeta is an alternate spelling of Pita, a type of bread, and Mellark means cake. So Peeta Mellark literally means Bread Cake.

Dang how did he know this was my favorite Christmas movie

The torture on Katniss in the book is extremely diluted in the movie. Also, I think it's one of best YA romance novels despite all the bloodshed and gore. Because, love and relationships hell of complicated. Never smooth sailing also young people stupidly emotional. For a young person it is as close to great romantic read as it gets.

8:43 like why the fuck is there no glass to prevent her even shooting at them? Surely, they cannot give people they basically sentenced to death for their entertainment a weapon and allow them into a room with themselves unsupervised.

why is no one talking about alex saying he’s taking a break bc he feels burned out? ☹️ take as much time as you need alex, we’ll all still be here

Haymitch’s problem was that before Katness and Peta, he was the only tribute to win from district 12. All the kids he had to mentor since he won (as a teen boy himself) he watched die in the arena. He ends up with a heavy drinking problem as a result. As per usual, the books went into more detail about poor Haymitch... 😆

For some reason, ever since I first read the Hunger Games, Haymitch has been my favorite character, and that never changed. I love him so much and idk why

Man I just gotta say way she volunteers for tribute and the sheer emotion depicted from her is absolutely amazing and you can genuinely feel it. Seen never doesnt make me choke up. Despite movie itself being overall average at best

Alternative title to the hunger games: *Purge but with toddlers* Edit: Okay y’all can stop talking about the misspelling now

I'm gonna be thinking about "Effing Trinket" for a few months.

As someone who’s just finished the mockingjay prt 2 an hour ago, I feel extremely hurt by the title Edit: finished the first book, angey

Can we appreciate that Alex spent 10 of these 14 minutes before the games even happened?

Katniss isn't supposed to have a bow, because hunting is actually extremely illegal. The Capital is supposed to have complete control over available resources, even if it means not providing enough food for everyone. In truth, they want the lowest in society to be starving and suffering. Also, the Capital wouldn't want the workers to have hunting weapons which could be used to fight and overthrow their rule. However, Katniss is able to hunt and trade in the black market, even dealing directly with the police who are supposed to stop her, because everyone in 12 is starving and wants the meat. In book 2, this changes, the "peacekeepers" are replaced, and we see what happens when they enforce the laws against hunting.

The book goes much more in depth with the whole Peeta Katniss situation. The whole tragic love story thing was made up by Haymitch and Peeta to get sponsors. Throughout the whole game Katniss thinks that they’re putting on a show, and she is kind playing a role while Peeta isn’t. We later go on to find out that Peeta is in fact in love with her, and we hear a lot more about why and how they know each other. I just wish that they had focused more on Peeta’s character in the movies, because he is actually really interesting, and there’s a lot of reasons for the things he does, that I don’t think they’re good at illustrating in the movie.

The film's editing and camerawork is very documentary like and I think this was the point because of the fact that the film is very raw and real in the district scenes and in the games there's lots of uncomfortable closeups. It's almost wartime like as well with it's shaky camera which is part of the point considering that it is set 74 years after a Rebellion in a post apocalyptic soviet.

In the books Gale used traps to find rabbits and Katniss traded her father bow (after he died cuz it was too big for her) for Gales knowledge of traps and they then became besties

I love how no one is talking about the fact that he basically skipped the whole movie lol

I feel personally offended with the title cause I have a weird emotional connection with this series

Honestly I thought the hunger games movies were pretty good for a book adaptation. And the casting was literally perfect which rarely happens in such movies.

4:24 I love how you make your character watch the movie that small detail made this video better

“The hunger games is kinda dumb” False, but continue..

How can you go the entire film and not talk about Rue :(

This movie is not dumb….. It is a masterpiece, and so is this video

"so Peta has a crush on Katniss, but he's gonna have to fight her in the Hunger Games cause... *Dramatic Tension"* I like the viewpoint that literally the entire super horrific and manic plot of the books is nothing more than a cheesy, dramatic plot device to create tension in the romantic dynamic of the main characters. because... you know its true.

Him: The Hunger Games is dumb The Whole Comments Section: *...How about 'no'.*

Hunger games is literally just child murder the movie

The Hunger Games is such an interesting phenomenon. It came on the scene in a big way in 2012 and basically disappeared immediately from mainstream media after the last movie came out in 2015. At the same time, the core fanbase still knows exactly why they loved the books and movies so much. I only watched the movies properly for the first time about 2 years ago, read the books afterwards and the series has a special place in my heart since then. I re-watch the movies every now and then, listen to the soundtrack or watch movie commentaries on it. The movies have their flaws and I personally hated the third book but the THG universe is so interesting, I would love a re-make, TV series or spin-off (Haymitch's games, please).

Any chance you can add captions to this? I recently found your channel. I'm partially deaf and captions in videos are so helpful. 💜

Watching a dystopian film like Hunger Games for Christmas actually makes total sense in 2020.

The reason no one freaked out to Peeta getting picked or volunteered for him is cause that was kinda the point of why it was so dramatic that she volunteered. No one does that in district 12, not in a long time

11:00 That's Huey from The Boys, I just realized!!

Just discovered your channel. Fkn hilarious and the end, you have no idea how much I feel your pain bro. I'm an artist/business owner and work anywhere from 75-100 hour weeks. All I can say man is take the breaks you need, but don't let the burnout dissuade your view of why you started doing what you do. Chasing your dream, especially in the creative field is fkn war bro. As much as I despise not having a life for the past 7 years, it's like a badge of honor knowing I really chased that shit with every fiber of my being and at this point there's literally nothing that can stop me from reaching my goals. You find out in the end that the war was only with yourself the whole time. Damn, I sounded like ol' Joey Rogan lowkey😅🤦🤣

Oh, you don’t like the hunger games? Here, have a berry.

catching fire is honestly the BEST film out the series

Alex: "you don't wanna say reaping day too fast" My dumb ass: reaping day reaping day reaping day re...

"Good thing its all fiction!" North Korea: 😐

The reason everyone kinda flipped when Prim-Rose was picked(I know this from the books) is because she's 12 and many people would feel bad for the younger kids who had gotten picked. In the books they explained how more papers with your name are added each year so the likely hood of a 12 year old getting picked is a lot less then an 18 year old. Thats also why for Peeta it was less of a reaction because he's older and had a much higher likely hood of being picked. These movies talk a bit about the loss of innocence and it shows how people are more uncomfertable with an 12 year old getting picked then a 18 year old

The Hunger Games. A movie about children killing each other on live television. A great classic cheery Christmas movie. Edit: OMG TY FOR ALL OF THE LIKES!

The first time I watched the hunger games, we had a substitute teacher for class and they put on the first movie. I thought it was the most boring movie ever because they take so long to actually reach the hunger games part. Class ended before the games even started. I thought, “do they actually fight in this movie or is the entire movie just them preparing for the games?”

now of course the books are better but i feel like the movies did a good job with what they had, 2:21 like this scene here was a real thing people in district 12 would do and even the peacekeepers didn't give a flying crap about the rules at this point

the scene where she fires an arrow into the elites' viewing booth during the archery test ticks me off, because it implies that those in power NEVER BOTHERED to put up some defense in case someone would try and assassinate them during one of the tests

Katniss is meant to be extremely unlikable, she's not meant to be relatable, peeta was the one that made you like her

I know I’m a year late; but I read your “notes”and thank you for your hard work on these movies; hopefully you’re less stressed now! Love your videos and you have a new subscriber!

8:13 😂😂😂

THE WAY YOU SKIPPED THE WHOLE ENTIRE HUNGER GAMES

The odds were never in his favour

7:36 he was 21 during the movie irl . his names dayo okeniyi lol

You’re doing amazing on your videos and I thoroughly enjoy them! You’re doing great ❤God loves you

Next: Every movie is dumb except Shrek

im holding back my love for the hunger games to watch alex’s comedy.

I swear bro hates every movie

4:57 killed me, Lois coming in had me dying. I can’t stress how hard I laughed. Your videos are always fantastic

I know that in the film Katniss' love for Peeta seems artificial especially in the interview after winning the Hunger Games but in context of the book it makes sense because Katniss really didn't love Peeta it was really all about survival. People focus too much on the relationship aspect of the book and films and not about the corruption and hunger that was really the main focal point of the hungers games. This review is a good example of that.

Say what u want about Jennifer Lawrence, but that girl can ACT. When she's volunteering as tribute it sounds SO real it's scary. The hunger games is such a masterpiece words itself just won't do it justice. It's art. I'll never get bored of it ever it's honestly unmatched.

Me repeatedly saying “reaping day” really fast to see what he was tryna make me hear:

4:58 this caught me off guard and I almost spit out my blackberries 😂

To be fair, they all got "beautified" when they arrived at the capital.

This just proves that the books are a thousand times better (at least for me). Like, in the books you really get depth into what is Katniss thinking and how complex being a tribute is.

im upset you didn't include their first kiss in the cave when peeta was injured and katniss went to go get supplies to heal him. Honestly such a good moment

Your animations just bring me so much joy, I laugh out loud so often.

as a stupid child i felt VERY strongly about the political themes in these films that i didn't understand

It’s just like teen beach movie but without the beach and all the teens are lying dead in a forrest

I abosulotely love this! Great job! Do you think you could do Catching Fire and Mockingjay please?

4:41 funny, cos remembered.him from terabithia and vampires assistant, one which had a memorable ending, another where he was like the best character in the film

When you asked why all the tributes were so perfect is because when they get picked and sent to the capitol, they get a makeover before training.

The Hunger Games book is 2x better than the movie. Sadness...

being honest knowing how long it takes to make these videos makes me enjoy them way more

I really like the video, especially the end of the video, with the thoughts and everything. Really nice work 👏

When that woman picked a piece of paper and was about to say the girl’s name, an add popped up and said “look at this girl. No really look at her”

Alex: Fine,I'll ruin everyone's childhood memories myself

Your awesome bro. I appreciate your update on how much you’ve been working to make these videos. As always take your time and I hope your doing well 🙏🏻

ok but moist's performance was god tier there is no denying that, he's the whole reason Jennifer Lawrence joined the cast

Yes! Take some time off please! You deserve it

“Everyone’s favorite Christmas movie” LOLLL I actually just literally rewatched the series this week ha

You're doing a great job man, cutting back is totally understandable, you do you ;)

Bruh when you were describing the interview and you added the sou d clip of the lil boy Studdaring 🤣🤣🤣 im F'n dead

All I can say *deep inhale* : READ THE BOOKS! They are soo much better than the movies and I'm not someone who always says that. Every moment in the books lost all their colors and depth when it was shown in the movies. Everything makes more sense when you read the books - the character's reactions and motivations, the politics behind everything. For example effie, she is brainwashed like all the other rich people, she REALLY truly believes it's an honor to participate in the games and it's somehow written that well that you can understand her. But slowly she looses her naive view when the story progresses and is totally changed in the last book. Oh and katniss isn't portrayed as a heroine, she makes selfish choices, gets more and more traumatized, basically looses her sanity. The books made me cry and think about morals and society. It's not a soppy Lovestory. The ending is realistic and not too fairytaily. I really recommend it. Edit: I didn't write this to criticise the video. Just as a tip for people who read this

It really wasn't a big deal for Primrose to get picked. What made it dramatic is that District 12 literally NEVER had a volunteer in all of its history, unlike all the other districts. Siblings never volunteered for each other in the past, which is why Peeta being called out was mostly glossed over (except by Katniss). Also, the younger the tribute the less likely they are to survive, so when you see a 12 year old get chosen as opposed to a 16 year old you're basically like, "Okay, you're dead."

Hunger games and maze runner are the perfect dystopian movies

Dude just do what you do, the content is awesome and hilarious 😂 huge fan here bro

I always thought that it'd be hilarious if when Katniss volunteered they let Peta go and took both her and Prim

teacher: what is so funny My brain: fatniss everbeans

I want to say how helpful haymitch was with helping them prepare and learn during both the hunger games and catching fire and how he continued to care for them after the games and act like part of their family. Ngl one of the best characters in the movie.

LMAO 4:59 “Katniss and (Lois voice) PEETA” sent me to space 🤣🤣🤣

The Hunger Games is one of the few movies or books with a love triangle or romantic relationship being as big a part of the story as it is that I actually enjoy, and that's because of how interesting the idea behind it is. Katniss and Peeta's relationship was purely out of necessity, they faked it to survive, but as the tension grew they weren't sure how much they could trust each other, what was truth and what was lies. Katniss constantly switched her opinion of Peeta. I think it had its weak points, and maybe I have some problems with forced relationships ending up working out, but it was so interesting that I can't help but like it. I really like Katniss as a protagonist in the books and I found the games themselves really well-written and emotionally intense. Personally the second book is probably my favorite, which is rare for me. Finnick is one of my favorite characters, and I can't believe how I just flipped 180 degrees on him: I went from mistrusting him with a passion and really hoping Katniss would just kill him at first to (spoilers for the third book) crying over his death. Overall, I can definitely take criticism of this series, but it's one of my favorites, and I don't care what yall say, but the movies just didn't do the books justice. I didn't hate them, they do a better job as adaptions than a lot of movies ig, and the music/editing was pretty strong, but the characters just aren't as strong to me, and they're an essential part of the books.

The hunger games is literally just middle school dodgeball.

What they didn't show is who TF is watching all this chaos when everyone keeps dying?? Who?!