THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE (2013) FIRST TIME WATCHING MOVIE REACTION AND COMMENTARY

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  @PotatoewithaB · 1 year ago

  Katniss: <b>PTSD, anxiety, depression, breadwinner of her family, survivors guilt, protecting her district from vanishing, unknowingly leading a revolution</b><br><br>Gale: &quot;do you love me🤨? Cross &quot;yes&quot; or &quot;no&quot; for answer&quot;

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  @jenniferdarling6 · 1 year ago

  &quot;shut UP Gale!&quot; we all yell in unison😂

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  @Mama-Leah · 1 year ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84C10bkGFsU&amp;t=1340">22:20</a> - It&apos;s a tiny moment, blink and you&apos;ll miss it but I had to include it. When Mags volunteers for Annie (Finnick&apos;s girlfriend), he is so happy he reaches in for a hug. Mags is unable to talk but shakes her head and motions towards the camera. She was worried that the other tributes were watching. She didn&apos;t want to expose one of his weaknesses... her

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  @chaimeansteabro_ · 9 months ago

  Gotta love the irony of the people in the capital caring more about an unborn child rather than the literal children already dying in the games.

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  @alexandrasloane · 1 year ago

  Delighted you guys understood Peeta painted Rue. For some reason SO MANY reactors, like literally 99% of them, think the Capitol did it to mess with Katniss and it makes no sense!<br>Also, the aspect ratio changing as we enter the arena is soooo good

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  @stars_in_autumn · 1 year ago

  The progress from “This guy’s a prick” and “I don’t see this guy being a good guy” to “He seems like a stand up dude” with Finnick is awesome 🤣 Only Finnick can make you hate him and then completely fall in love with him

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  @laurajaynenolan2149 · 1 year ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84C10bkGFsU&amp;t=2010">33:30</a> they also probably assumed Kat couldn’t swim, most of her district can’t but her Dad taught her in a lake in the forest.

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  @MarduksSpear · 1 year ago

  The Quarter Quells are more messed up than regular Games. The 25th Games were to remind the Districts that by rebelling they were responsible for the Games, so that year the tributes were elected by their fellow citizens instead of the standard lottery. The 50th Games included double the amount of contesters (48) and that was the year that Haymitch won

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  @st1nkydan · 1 year ago

  effie’s butterfly dress is actually supposed to represent her metamorphosis of waking up and seeing things how they truly are

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  @lailahjohsnon3103 · 1 year ago

  I&apos;ve watched MANY reactions are ya&apos;ll are seriously the only ones who understand the pressure Katniss is under, and the fact that she had to pretend to be in love with Peeta to save EVERYONE&apos;S lives... the PRESIDENT OF PANEM showed up at her house and told her that if she didn&apos;t convince him of her love, he would burn the entirety of District 12 to the GROUND... like PLEASE!!!

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  @Ems001 · 1 year ago

  One of my favourite things about this series is how it shows art as political.. Cinna with his final dress, Peeta with the painting of Rue, Katniss with her singing. All of it is just so well done I’ll never move on from it

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  @katie8881 · 1 year ago

  I appreciate you guys showing Katniss so much grace. She’s a teenager, DEEPLY traumatized, and she’s being pushed around a lot into making romantic decisions and declarations- fake and real. It’s probably hard for her to not only tell what’s real but also what she even feels beneath all that fear and anxiety. She obviously loves Gale because he’s her lifelong best friend (though that doesn’t necessarily mean “in love”). She loves Peeta too after they survived so many harrowing situations together and developed a real bond (again, that doesn’t necessarily mean “in love”). Trauma bonds and friendship dynamics are tangled webs even under the best of circumstances.<br><br>I like that you guys understood her bond with Peeta. Some reactors accuse Katniss of playing with Peeta’s feelings just because she relies on him emotionally. But their displays of emotional closeness (like Peeta staying with her through her nightmares) isn’t inherently romantic or sexual- Prim does that for Katniss, too. And just because Peeta is there for her emotionally while also having feelings, doesn’t mean Katniss <b>owes</b> him romantic feelings back. Even if feelings are budding, those things come from genuine friendship, too. In the end, I think Katniss is allowed to be lost and confused about her feelings even if it maybe gets a bit messy. But I certainly know mine lol.<br><br>This is my TED talk on Peeta vs. Gale, apologies for the length of this comment<br><br>Katniss faked love for Peeta in the first games and Gale got all pissy. Yet Peeta, who was deeply in love with her and was the target of the fakery, managed to get over it. In fact, he continued the ruse despite how much it was probably hurting him because he understood the necessity. Gale got pissy when Katniss said she’s too traumatized to be thinking about romance. Peeta was willing to meet her where she is mentally. Not only does he understand she’s in no condition to be making mature romantic choices, he knows that her feelings for him are new and need time to grow organically so he never pushes. Gale got pissy about bringing Peeta along in their escape plan even though he should know that she cares about him at least on some level since they survived the games together. Peeta gave Katniss a locket with Gale’s picture, knowing that she cares about him deeply and his picture would be a comfort.<br><br>In many ways, Peeta subverts expectations of a traditional romantic hero by embodying what women look for in a healthy relationship. He&apos;s supportive and kind to everyone. He sees Katniss&apos;s bravery and strength and seeks to support her in that, not eclipse it or push to balance it. He&apos;s patient and empathetic rather than looking for a fight. He knows how to show friendship and emotional support to a woman he loves without using it like an IOU coupon. And most of all- MOST OF ALL- he recognizes when he&apos;s putting unfair expectations on her feelings and accommodates in a way that shows compassion and understanding.<br><br>“Pissy” will always be deeply unattractive in my book. It’s not really fair that we didn’t get to see the years of fun and friendship Katniss had with Gale prior to this and that’s probably a massive factor in Katniss’s feelings. But it is what it is. All we get to see of Gale is pissy in this movie. The “love triangle” was nowhere near as prominent in the books but I think they beefed it up because love triangles were all the rage at the time. It was the height of Twilight mania. But I wish they wouldn’t have accentuated that aspect of the plot. It’s just really not the point of this series at all.

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