First time watching THE HUNGER GAMES (2012) blind movie reaction!

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• KV

  @kvbrinson12 · 2 years ago

  The books explain the he was never really in an alliance with careers, he was trying to protect her all along. And when she saw him, after the tracker jacket attack, he was telling her to run. The books also explain her concern about turning on someone from her own district so, it's very unlikely she would've tried the actually kill Peeta unless he actually attacked her. Finish the series though, it's great!

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• EM

  @emilyk5168 · 2 years ago

  Effie (the woman with the wigs played by Elizabeth Banks) stays with them throughout the process because it&apos;s her job. She is the &quot;escort&quot; for District 12. I&apos;m not quite sure what the job involves but I think it is making sure the reaping isn&apos;t rigged and preparing them for interviews and such. There is a bit in the book where she tries to teach Katniss to walk in high heels &nbsp;(because she never had to in District 12) for the cameras and Katniss is bad at it, and is relieved when Cinna gets her easier shoes to manage, still fancy but a lower heel. &nbsp;<br><br>Katniss&apos; father (and Gale&apos;s father as well) died in a mine collapse. That&apos;s why both of them had to start hunting for food.<br><br>The three finger salute is a show of respect and how people in District 12 say goodbye at funerals. <br><br>Peeta does have an infection. Cato stabbed him with the sword after he helped Katniss escape (when she was high after the wasps). He&apos;s been bleeding out for several days and infection has set in. In the book she does try to use the burn cream but it doesn&apos;t do much except drain some of the pus (which I am glad was removed from the film because pus is gross. I&apos;d rather see blood.) In the book they end up having to amputate the leg anyway when he gets back to the Capitol for actual medical attention. (He tried to rip the wound open again to intentionally kill himself after they announce only one of them can win.) <br><br>I just reread the book so I am full of useless information today. Hope you do &quot;Catching Fire.&quot;

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• LE

  @Lexi_sapphire · 2 years ago

  The 3 fingers to the sky is the district 12’s salute. The fact that Rues’ district saluted back was huge because they felt united outside of their district. It was Katniss way of honoring Rue and show she will not let the capital ignore this death.

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• RA

  @rainy.bangtan · 2 years ago

  at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIA8yfwPyVU&amp;t=3058">50:58</a> when cato says &quot;i&apos;m dead anyway, i always was right? i didn&apos;t know that till now&quot; hes basically saying how he was born in a career district (district 2) so he was born and raised into thinking that being in the hunger games and killing people is an honor. when clove (the knife girl) dies is when he really realizes that everything he was taught to think was a lie. thats why he says &quot;i didn&apos;t know that till now&quot; clove&apos;s death was more emotionally impactful to cato because in the books they loved each other i think, whether it was platonically or romantically. in the books when her head is smashed by thresh, she dies slowly, and cato holds her body and begs her to stay with him. cato later goes after thresh, not only because thresh has cato&apos;s backpack, but also as revenge for killing clove (again, this only happens in the book, whereas in the movies thresh was killed by the mutts, although its possible that cato and thresh fought as well, they just didn&apos;t show it on camera, which could explain why cato was bloodied up during the last scene with katniss, peeta, and cato fighting on the cornucopia)

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• AN

  @Anneitsgone · 2 years ago (edited)

  As someone who took archery, getting comfortable with a bow and then switching to a completely different one and getting a bullseye second try is incredible. the bow katniss had at home was a hand made one or a hand-me down from her father, either way, it was old and worn and had its nuances that katniss grew accustomed to. with the capitols bow it’s made from different material most likely machine made, different draw strength different aim accuracy, same with the arrows. No wonder she missed her first shot. but her making a decent second shot right after and then sniping the apple after that, is legendary!

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• NA

  @nadalind · 2 years ago

  The thing you have to understand about Katniss is that she lived her life in CONSTANT TERROR. She never wanted to marry for have kids because of the Games. So she closed herself off from almost everyone. She is very emotionally unintelligent. She doesn&apos;t realise what her feelings for Peeta really are. She loved Gale like a brother but isn&apos;t able to explain that to him, so Gale thinks she might return his feelings. But he&apos;s wrong. And cause of the pressure they&apos;re under Katniss doesn&apos;t have time to express it or explain or even consider. She only knows how to express comfort in kisses. It&apos;s very clear to the reader who she loves, and it&apos;s Peeta. Peeta is precious to her in ways she can&apos;t explain out loud, but in the book she thinks of him as The Boy With The Bread, the one who saved her, her sister and her mother&apos;s life. He gave her hope in her darkest time. She loves him like no one else. Please react to the other films, the next one Catching Fire is my fave, it&apos;s almost exactly like the book.

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• GE

  @gentlemanhatplayz · 2 years ago

  Once I watched the first movie I fell in love with the franchise

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• SC

  @scahearn6279 · 2 years ago

  I watch reactions to see if people get how vital Peeta was to Katniss’s survival because the problem with these movies is in order to sell the love triangle they upgraded Gale and downplayed Peeta.<br><br>Peeta had rooted in her heart with that act of kindness at age 11 and Katniss who had kept track of him and watched him did catch feelings during the games. His reaping did upset her and added to the misfortune of that day.<br><br>The story is mostly told in her head and Katniss is an unreliable narrator who is trying to convince the reader she is not a good person and that she isn’t in love with Peeta. <br><br>The star crossed lover’s angle was not the creation of the 16 year old boy. It was the adult advisor who observed the connection and energy between Peeta and Katniss. Cinna told them to hold hands in the chariot, made sure their were recognizable and dressed them in coordinated outfits and Haymitch advised them to stick together at all times and be amiable together. When Peeta asked to be coached alone I believe this is when Peeta was brought into the strategy and advised on how to bring in home. Katniss is reportedly said to be a bad actress and would not have gone along willing so she was not told about the strategy.<br><br>When you go into the next film please keep in mind Peeta is an amputee who lost his leg to the mutts at the end of the first game .<br><br>A sampling of Katniss thoughts on Peeta in the Hunger Games.<br><br>**To this day, I can never shake the connection between this boy, Peeta Mellark, and the bread that gave me hope, and the dandelion that reminded me that I was not doomed.<br><br>***This is the first kiss where I actually feel stirring inside my chest. Warm and curious. This is the first kiss that makes me want another.<br><br>***And while I was talking, the idea of actually losing Peeta hit me again and I realized how much I don&apos;t want him to die. And it&apos;s not about the sponsors. And it&apos;s not about what will happen when we get home. And it&apos;s not just that I don&apos;t want to be alone. It&apos;s him. I do not want to lose the boy with the bread.’<br><br>***And then he gives me a smile that just seems so genuinely sweet with just the right touch of shyness that unexpected warmth rushes through me.<br><br>***One more time? For the audience?&quot; he says. His voice isn&apos;t angry. It&apos;s hollow, which is worse. Already the boy with the bread is slipping away from me.<br>I take his hand, holding on tightly, preparing for the cameras, and dreading the moment when I will finally have to let go.<br><br>***In stark contrast to two nights ago, when I felt Peeta was a million miles away, I&apos;m struck by his immediacy now. As we settle in, he pulls my head down to use his arm as a pillow; the other rests protectively over me even when he goes to sleep. No one has held me like this in such a long time. Since my father died and I stopped trusting my mother, no one else&apos;s arms have made me feel this safe.

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• XJ

  @xJustGiveMeJesusx · 2 years ago (edited)

  If they never made the announcement of both being able to win, I think Katniss would have stayed away from Peeta and then Peeta would have died from his leg injury if no one found him first. Peeta was already injured and separated from the group before the announcement. So, I think it would have been a nonissue either way. Great reaction! I hope you guys continue the series because it only gets better from here!

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• DO

  @DollsUnhinged · 2 years ago

  So the blonde man with the long hair, Haymitch, is their mentor. He turned into an alcoholic because he actually had to win the hunger games when he was a kid, and then every year after that he had to mentor other people and watch them die. So that’s why he has a rough personality

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• CA

  @CarAmeL624 · 2 years ago (edited)

  Katniss and Gale were just friends lol so Katniss is not cheating on him. They probably did like each other but never expressed it before she ended up in the Games. Even if they were together, kissing Peeta to survive was a solid plan and it obviously worked 😅 but Peeta is such a good guy...kind, smart, devoted, good with people, selfless. The fact he put himself in the Career pack to be able to assist and protect her 🥺❤️ he is so lucky he made it with such a risky strategy. Someone else not as convincing or good with people would have been found out instantly (probably helps that the tributes for 1 and 2 were so arrogant and quite careless)<br><br><br>I dont think Katniss would have killed Peeta intentionally if they were the final 2 tributes. She feels gratitude for him saving her life with the bread. As long as she confirmed he joined the Careers to help her, she would not attack first. And obv, Peeta would not kill her. He was ready and volunteered for Katniss to kill him so she could go home. He didnt expect to go home. I think if they had not come across the berries, the Gamemakers would have found a way to force one of them to die if they would not kill each other

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• AW

  @awqzu · 2 years ago

  In the books the medicine doesn’t have insane healing properties it is only meant to stop infection. Peeta ends up losing his leg which is a huge plot point that I wish they put in the movies! Also, Cato is attacked by those dogs at the end for hours, from night until sunrise. Katniss is only able to put him out of his misery after he is close enough to get a clear shot, which takes a long time and by that point he is very disfigured. Sorry just wanted to share so you know how brutal the games got.

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