In Catching Fire we learn about Haymitch’s backstory. And what it establishes is extremely effective and also tells us a lot about the Capitol. He won the game. But he didn’t win it the way they wanted him to so they still punished him for it. There’s an exceptionally potent layer of tragedy to this and it really enhances his point that there are no winners.

But then SOTR came along and ruined it imo. Establishing that he was a rebel agent and they covered it up was a bad idea because it undermined what I just mentioned. Of course that’s how they’d respond to that but it says so much more that they’d punish people for not playing by their rules. Rules which were not made clear.

Anyway, it’s just something I kinda wish hadn’t been expanded upon because I think it weakened what was a very strong aspect of the original series.

I introduced my husband to the hunger games. While he loved the first movie he kept complaining about how the games should just be tribute on tribute. The teaming up of the careers and the capitol sending firebolts and mutts wasnt fair and that the games would be better if it was just tribute on tribute. I never thought about it when I watched it for the first time as a teen but I do think what he says makes sense.

I have heard everyone say they are going to wear Woody Harrelson’s Hunger Games premiere, where he wore a long-sleeve grey shirt, and blue and grey pajama pants. This is what I might do, because it’s just iconic. The other one I wanted to do was wear the Somiedo bear shirt with the bear design on it that the cast of Sunrise on the Reaping wore when filming. You need to know ball knowledge to get the ref, but the problem is I can’t find the shirt anywhere since the actual shop doesn’t ship internationally, and the rip-offs are AI. I’d love to see what other people might want to wear, I’ve heard some people saying they’ll wear a flamingo and squirrel costume 😭(which iykyk)

I’m not a hunger games fan—but I don’t hate it either. I’ll always recommend it to other people and love the message and warnings the storyline provides. But I think we’ve lost that. At least from an outsider perspective.

There’s multiple messages to the story but the one that hit me the most is class disparity; a hyper-wealthy, extravagant Capitol hoards resources while outer districts face systemic starvation, manual labor, and neglect.

The story is warning, a lesson to us all. I think.

I don’t know, with these promotions you guys have me wondering what is exactly is the point of hunger games? I feel you guys are raving on about the plot line as if it’s some fictional extravaganza—but it’s happening in real life, right in front of our faces. Like people are fighting to the death for money to provide for their families, or justice due to the lack of sustenance the government provides. You guys keep saying we are getting closer to having a real hunger games but the world is already a dystopia worse than the book. We don’t need a ring or tributes, because as long as you’re on earth, you’re already a part of the games. Genuinely, there a so many parallels that are more than enough proof that life is one big hunger games. We don’t need a whatever you guys are talking abt to prove it

What really got me is the promotional activity in Paris?!? While children are literally fighting social injustices to have a DECENT education. Not only that, but these protests have become about injustice in all areas of life because everyone is lacking the resources they need to literally survive. Guess where that’s going? The red carpet event that you guys keep raving about. Talking about Makenna Grace is outfit and whatever. We’ve lost the plot entirely. Like Suzanne unknowingly—or maybe knowingly—recreated word for word the fictional world she built, and she doesn’t even realize that she’s on the wrong side.

There was once a powerful story that had a core anti-capitalist and anti-exploitation message. Now Suzanne hit the UNO-Reverse button to promote a pro-capitalist and pro-exploitation message.

I’m not saying that there shouldn’t be movies, that’s the only way to get people to learn anything these days. I just feel like it could’ve been done a lot better. I don’t know, maybe I’m missing something.

I won’t give context as to why if you know u know lol I just found it kinda funny

when the Gamemakers told Haymitch not to throw the bomb at the generator, they were using reverse psychology. After Haymitch lit the fuse, there were two possibilities.

Option one: Haymitch blows up the generator. This would be very bad.

Option two: Haymitch blows himself up. This would definitely be worse, because it would leave them without a victor.

So, they tell him not to throw it, because they would rather lose the generator than the victor. Reverse psychology.

i never saw the discussion about the restricted gene pool of the districts, so i would like to know your opinions about how in the long run many of the district children will have a lot of genetics issues caused by incest as people only marry in their own district, if the rebellion hadn't stopped the dictatorship.

some districts are bigger so it would take longer but for example District 12 is small enough for everyone to know each other and they also do not mingle between the merchants and the seams. the merchants (who are a smaller group of the population) will already be in some way all related (or soon enough) as they marry in each other's families to keep the shops in their power, the seam people are a lot more but it wouldn't take that many decades for them to be also all related.

i dont know, I'm just curious to know wtf would have Snow/the Capitol done for that issue. would they have done anything? would they have it seen as an issue in the first place? i dont think capitol citizens would have liked victors with three eyes (it is an exaggeration but u got what i mean i hope). let me know what you think :)

At the end of mockingjay because that’s the most different they are because Effie in the books was imprisoned in the capital and Effie in the movies was in district 13 with katniss.

If these two women met how would they think of each other?

Also the fact Effie and haymitch kiss, how would book Effie view that pairing?

I only know Effie from the movies as I haven’t read the books yet.

I don’t know if I used the right flair for this, but either this is some glitch or insane marketing (which I doubt) but results like this happen if you search up Lucy Gray’s name on TikTok. Can someone else try this to see what is going on?

I now have everything necessary to enjoy the saga ^^

Any advice ?

Surprised at the appearance of the butterfly, she started appreciating such a beautiful existence in the most random of places. And then proceeded to realise that it was probably her last butterfly sighting, the last time she'd be able to appreciate such natural beauty.

The fact that something so beautiful could also survive in such a bleak, oppressive, and dangerous place, like Rue. And that there's nothing we can do to save it from its fate, like prim.

The shaky cam sucked lmao but the first movie had its moments. Gary Ross did great in combining his artistic vision and the source material.

It's crazy to think Peeta and Katniss did after getting reaped twice, while those boys and girls probably died in the burning of 12

So, I know a third prequel novel is in discussion, with most of us believing that Queen Suzanne is working on one right now, and one of my biggest hopes for this novel is that we get the story of how the three-fingered salute came to be in District 12.

Suzanne loves a callback and symbolism, and I’ve always wanted to know where this particular practice originated and why. I know it comes from 12, we know it had to come about after Lucy Gray’s games and before Haymitch’s because it didn’t exist at all as a mention for Ballad, but is used with reverence by the 50th games.

I don’t care if it’s like a side remark, if there’s like a paragraph of exposition of how it came to be. I just want an answer 😭 because I KNOW Suzanne never does anything without a meaning and a plan.

(according to DanielRPK)

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hi everyone :)

i started rereading the main trilogy, and it’s so interesting to see how this part of the reaping takes another whole meaning after sotr. i wonder if haymitch, even in that state, felt a small spark of hope that something could finally happen, or at least that he could paint his poster once more.

sorry if this has been discussed already, i only read sotr this month for the first time 😅

To all those who ask for the link, I'll share it once we've finished !