incredible acting by Jennifer. The transition from the shock of watching Cinna being beaten up to concern for Peeta and her own safety as the games starts is effortless.
aistaxoxo - That's what makes it so amazing. The fact that actors can continue their postures and facial expressions and remember all the details before they start the next take.
The fact that Katniss literally only had seconds to mourn Cinna's death makes it all the more heartbreaking. She had less than 30 seconds to pull herself together 🥺😭
kaneki kaori she kinda was career. At least in the books, they knew a little ahead of time that previous victors would be in the games. Peeta, Haymitch, and her are practiced before the reaping
That's not really character development, it's more of a "I know what I can do now so I'm going to do it." Character development (which rarely ever happens in YA and this is no exception. Katniss starts off as a determined fighter against the capitol and ends that was as well) is when a character changes who they are as a person, not just a choice they make changing the second time around. It would have been a character moment if other factors weren't the things that lead to Katniss' decision changing, but since the fact she now had allies and Haymitch was more confident in her abilities (note, her abilities never changed and neither did her own confidence in them, it was a character change by Haymitch) caused her change, it wasn't a character moment.
The book was intense. Because you're reading the book in the mindset of Kantiss, this whole event was not predictable. When she came up the tube, after what happened with Cinna and she can only see nothing but water. Her first thought was "this is no place for a girl on fire" and then the chapter ends. I was like WTF?!?!?!?!?!?!
Wow, they really wanted to set her at a disadvantage. Not only did they kill her designer moments before the games began but they placed her pedestal with a career on either side of her.
I mean to give her the benefit of the doubt, Katniss was a faster swimmer than both of the careers. I’m like 90% sure Finnick is the only one who can swim faster than her lol
Little did they know Katniss' father taught her to swim whenever they went on hunting. They went to the lake back to district 12 and I think that was the same lake where the Coveys usually went.
Now lets imagine this scene in Jen's POV on the set. Surrounded by green screens, a camera right in her face, but able to deliver the mixed emotions, changing the mood by mere seconds.
Ahhhhhh I see. Thank you for enlightening me! Still, great performance, don't you think? The scene would have to cut and she would have to fly to Hawaii to film the rest of her reaction.
@@04082001ify they filmed the entire cornucopia scene at an unused water park in atlanta where they built the entire set over an actual man made pond (but without the jungle background) then after atlanta shooting was complete they shot all the jungle and beach scenes in hawaii with imax cameras. i highly recommend watching the behind the scenes documentaries for all the movies - each one is over two hours long!
i know the rest was done on location but the scene of her rising up on the pedestal was actually all green screen which is insane. i saw the clip, she rose up on a soundstage surrounded by a green screen and delivered that performance. pure talent!
Well, the only district that would have done well without any practice would have been district 4. District 4 is the water district, so they swim a lot. None of the other districts have water near them I think. In the book Katniss swam in a pond, so maybe that too.
jen is a great actress, after the death of cinna in the background it was green screen do you understand she is looking at nothing and she can make us feel like she is in the arena wOW
@Tony Mario In the last scene of the second movie, Jen portrayed all of Katniss's complex emotions without a single word. She is an amazing actress and she has trophies to prove it.
@Haiiro Reading the book does not make it easy to portray all the emotions perfectly in that amount of time. Yall criticizing every f*cking thing you see.
Probably she was an experienced victor now, she knows what it’s like to kill and survive. She was literally in the arena a year ago so it’s still fresh in her mind.
@@alaaye5237 Also in the book its based on that since most people are locked inside their district the vast majority of tributes will be worse swimmers then she is, the only people who regularly do stuff in the water are her, and those form district 4, one of whom is an old lady. That means she is probably the second best swimmer in the entire arena, so chances are she can get to a bow before anyone can kill her.
she literally had a nervous meltdown before the games start, she had to hold herself for the sake survival. damn, katniss is still one of my top heroines all this years.
Yes I just skip it because the first time I watched the scene I cried I mean cinna was an amazing character and he’s the one who made Katniss the girl on fire
its even more badass when u consider that these r his friends who he's known for years thru mentoring and he STILL didnt even hesitate to kill him. Damn.
Cinematography wise, this scene is such a HUGE glow up from the previous game. I love the continouos shot of her rising up the tube, and the swooping 360 view of the Arena before she Jumps into Action.
My only problem is how underwhelming the rest of the scene played out. We barely got to see the other tribute fight and die. Which wouldve been really nice to see considering these are all veterans . Ive heard interviews from the actors that were more scenes that got cut out in the final version which i wish we got see in a extended cut soon
I kinda agree, but! It was a glow up in effects, but i still like the start at the cornucopia in the first movie. The lack of sound, the shock in everyone faces, the sound at the start when the timer reaches 0 being the only thing that you can hear while everyone is running, it's amazing.
It visually looks much more polished, but this bloodbath felt unusually empty. You hardly get a glance at anyone at all other than the main characters, even in the background. You don't really see anybody at the cornucopia even after the careers take over at the end, who killed a few people to do so but there's no real indicator of that
Robbie Rotten i think we all know how much money that would cost but for real wouldn’t you want to see how the scorched city arena looked like or the dessert arena. it would be cool if they made an hungergames series
Well in the 1st book, Katniss notices that Peeta "excels in hand to hand combat" So yeah, Peeta could kill someone, but he most certainly doesn't unless it's a last resort. In the 2nd book though, I don't think he killed that guy. Peeta was still standing on his podium from either not knowing if something was in the water, or if he couldn't swim.
Imagine being Katniss and Peeta, going through the first hunger games and surviving, and then having to go to the next one because the government is salty
The whole point of the arena was the symbol it represented. The symbol of the revolution is a mockingjay. Katniss is the one who carries that symbol, she is the "girl on fire". The design of the arena was snows way of saying "I am going to put your flame out"
@@UncoveredChronicles ummm, no. It actually WAS made for it to be Finnick's fortee. Plutarch was behind this arena and he planned it to suite the strongest link of the alliance, which was Finnick. He clued Katniss on that clock thingy. It's pretty much designed for the rebels, to light up the flame, rather than put it out.
Such a brilliantly written and shot scene. They perfectly portrayed the confusion, anger, lack of power in Katnis, and then suddenly having to transition immediately into survival mode.
I love the difference between the beginning of the two games. In the first one, there was no epic music… just a single note, an ear budding sound, as if she couldn’t process what was happening, not believing the situation she was in… and in this one you can really see her determination to survive more than ever, accepting that she’s going through it all over again
It's ok, I was almost in tears. Cinna's outfits were beautiful. I get why you would cry. Trust me, I was talking to the screen screaming, "Cinna watch out! They are coming to kill you!:"
@@zenithemerson5936 That's what makes it so amazing. She is convincing the audience that she really is there, and is really afraid for her life (and Peeta's ❤)
Dude! President Snow is forbidding the mockingjay and when Katnis spun and lifted her arms the dress that Cinna made turned into a dress that represents the mockingjay
***** True, one of my favorite scores has to be the one used in X-Men 2. The movie in itself is amazing with an action-packed plot and amazing acting, but part of what makes it great is it's beautiful score by John Ottman. I love it so much that I felt nostalgic and almost teary-eyed when I realized they re-used it for X-Men: Days of Future Past.
***** My favorite music from X2's score is obviously from the beginning intro & credits, but also from Mystique's scenes, especially when she taps into Stryker's computer & when she kisses Wolverine while disguised as Jean. I love how the music starts off as passionate as they kiss, but then changes to sneaky & mysterious once she reveals her true self. And thanks for recommending those other scores, I'll check them out
alec zavala I know your comment is 2 years old but I just thought you should know that John Ottman shamelessly copied Thomas Newman's Shawshank Redemption score for X-Men Apocalypse (the scene where Magneto goes back to Auschwitz). This composer isn't worth your or anyone else's respect.
The fact that Finnick goes "I'll find Peeta" as soon as he talks with Katniss speaks volumes :') he knows that right know she's freaking out and that the only person who could calm her down would be Peeta
The acting is insane. From the hysterical, sobbing/breathing like what you see at the beginning of the film, showing how she’s unraveled since the first games, to moments later, panicking about Peeta, then 6 breaths, which go from panicked to composed, and her face morphs to stone cold killer, eyes locked on the bow, completely savage and calculated. She outdid herself. The best acting of the movie I think.
1:10 that scene is so good the way the camera is moving the sound and everything is so well done here by far one of my favorite scenes of the whole saga
Imagine having to start a war seeing the death of a friend first and then being thrown into water. This opening is scarier than the cornucopia on ground.
The thing I remember when I watch this is: "She was shaking, trembling, couldn't stand up straight, she couldn't breathe while the tube took her from the person she trusted the most."
I like it about Jennifer's acting that she's never afraid to look ugly. Ugly crying, ugly screaming, ugly anger. She just acts out the intensity of whatever she has to play.
okay but this scene, watching it in theaters, was OUTSTANDING (besides the part where cinna dies obvi) but when it changed from wide screen to full screen when she was going up the tube having it immerse u into the games like ur actually there was such an incredible move on the filmmakers part. i wished they uploaded that version
This is to showcase how resilient Katniss is. Imagine the trauma then game face on. Snow was thinking that it might throw her off. It did, but there is no stopping this girl on fire.
Right? Makes me so sad - she succeeded and he never got to see it. I'm sure he had complete faith in her though, otherwise he wouldn't of laid down his own life for her.
Snow really did everything to offput her right at the beginning. Attacked Cinna and put her in a water arena, because according to his information she shouldn’t be able to swim
Cinna was definitely to break her down. But the arena are built years prior their use, which is before Katniss made herself Snows enemy, so I dont think the water center is an indicator for that. But another hint (in the movie) for him handicapping her is that she was placed between Cashmere and Brutus, which would've ended Katniss had they been faster than her. Also right behind Cashmere there was Gloss. So they wouldn't even have to fight each other since they shared a land strip. Also who would attack one of them knowing that their sibling is nearby? On the contrary you have Peeta who was on the complete opposite of the pool, so much, that the cornucopia even blocked him from Katniss view. Snow played his favourites really obvious
fun fact: this scene of her being elevated up to the arena is one of the most seamless transitions from the normal aspect ratio to IMAX in cinema history. Not a lot of people noticed it in the theater but it was insane eye candy at the time.
Correct me if I'm wrong - it's been a while since I've read the books, but I think Cinna was the first person who truly died FOR her when they didn't have to, someone who wasn't a tribute. Someone who gave their life simply because of their pure belief in her, right in front of her eyes. That's a really heavy thing to feel honestly. Knowing that someone gave their life simply because they believed in you so much.
From 1:09 on is so intense. This is where they switched from regular format to IMAX and in theaters you could see the screen slowly get larger and larger as she went up. The score, cinematography, and acting were great. The 360 shot was also a great touch.
I remember watching this in the theatre. This was the coolest scene to me because right after Cinna's death as she's being taken up to the field, I remember the screen subtly changing from wide screen to full screen and combined with the clock-like dinging in the background gave me chills as it was about to get intense.
@@zoosanoohunger games fandom myself included are starting to rewatch hunger games saga post suzzanne new book “sunrise on the reaping” are about to release 2025 on March.
You know what I find amazing about the cinematography when they get into the arena, is you share the same feeling of confusion, anticipation and fear that the tributes probably feel. They only show you cropped scenes, like when she goes up you first see the dark tunnel running up ahead, the blinding sunlight, and a huge body of water. The way they segment the information of the place the tributes will be fighting in, so that you also can feel overwhelmed by everything that’s laying out in front of you, is really well done. But just like the tribute, you only have ten seconds to understand your situation because afterwards it’s you fighting to the death.
I love the way how the scene changes really fast. Very dynamic, especially when the peacekeepers hit Cinna, and Katniss rises from the dark cell to the sunny arena (cool changes in the lightning) and pulls herself together very fast. Love it. Best movie of the franchise.
1:00-1:25 This scene is a cinematic masterpiece, right along with the tribute interviews. The camera and score work so well together and Jennifer’s intense acting rounds everything off. I remember getting goosebumps at the first watch!
Fun fact: you can actually see the other tributes in this scene. Not just the main ones. 1:33 You can see Cecelia (from District 8) on the left, and the District 10 Male on the right. Pause at 1:40 and you can see Finnick (From District 4) on the left, The District 9 Female in the middle, and Chaff (From District 11) on the right. Pause at 2:17 at the right time and you can see The District 5 Female on the very left on the beach. You can see Blight (From District 7) running to the cornucopia, in the very back you can see the Female Morphling (From District 6) running into the jungle, it’s hard to see her though, and lastly, you can see Woof (From District 8) on the very right. He’s falling off his pedestal lol. Also, there were going to show a scene where Cecelia fights Enobaria, but they decided to to use it in the movie, sadly
That is pretty badass that Katniss and Finnick not only took control of the cornucopia but Katniss had to make the hard choice to run or risk the bloodbath year after year not expecting to have Finnick on her side. She barely survived the first time without a bow and this time she was dominating.
i find it interesting the way that brutus looked at katniss in the beginning when they both got on that rock path. it was almost as if he was letting her go. as violent as he was towards their group throughout the movie, i wonder if he was just putting on an act and was part of the revolution as well.
saw a theory somewhere that the reason cinna pinned the mockingjay pin in the sleeves was to mark a spot where johanna will take the tracker out later... till his last breath, cinna is still helping them defeat the capitol :(
The fact that they didn't launch her immediately to make her watch Cinna being beaten and killed is devastating. Years have passed but still I can't get over it. I loved Cinna.
Imagine fighting for your life for a whole hunger games and coming out on top against all odds so many years ago, only to find out you have to go again and die within the first few minutes, maybe even less. Woof, Mags, most of the unamed tributes were in no shape to go back in the arena.
Catching Fire a great example of a sequel that improves on its predecessor in many ways. Whether its story, screenplay, characters, performances, tone, or atmosphere (I always liked how the actual battle takes place in a more hostile tropical setting)
they killed cinna right in front of her to throw her off track, but when she is in the arena you can see that she knows she has to protect peeta which shows what a selfless character she is
This was by far, one of the cruelest things Snow could have done to her. To both of them. You know he did this on purpose, just to shake her up and make her emotionally distressed seconds before the games. And then put her between 2 careers. That's just sick
I love how the strategy in the first games, because of how open it was, it was too risky to go for the Cornucopia. But in this one, thanks to the layout, it was actually advantageous to go for the Cornucopia, and Katniss figured that out in the small time she had immediately after watching Cinna get beaten, possibly to death. Very quick thinking!
@@div92 I thought everyone was telling her not to go for it in the first one, because it's a death trap, what with all the tributes that are actually trained.
@@4137Swords that's what Haymitch said but she thought that because she was a fast runner she would make it. She gave up cause she took the decision to start running late.
This actually played more to her advantage in the book too, because over half the tributes couldn't swim so they hesitated to dive off the pedestals straight away. And Snow/Gamemakers assumed incorrectly that, coming from District 12, Katniss couldn't swim either. But her father had thought her in secret as a child
I love how they showed that despite people thinking that he's incapable of fighting for himself, Peeta was able to kill that guy and save his own life.
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those peacekeepers aren't so peaceful
They should be called peacedestoyers.
Awos They should be called Hatekeepers. Or something along the lines of that,
Thats what ive been thinking all this time
Yes they fight Gale
yea!
incredible acting by Jennifer. The transition from the shock of watching Cinna being beaten up to concern for Peeta and her own safety as the games starts is effortless.
You do realize it was not done in one shot?
Aistaxoxo still.pretty amazing
aistaxoxo - That's what makes it so amazing. The fact that actors can continue their postures and facial expressions and remember all the details before they start the next take.
Exurbi A A
hililala321 And her reaction of Johanna taking off of her clothes
The fact that Katniss literally only had seconds to mourn Cinna's death makes it all the more heartbreaking. She had less than 30 seconds to pull herself together 🥺😭
And she did !!!
@@Noemieorokia damn right she did!
This part didn’t happen in the books, right?
@@simplysummer_ yes it does, and it hits harder cause we're seeing it from Katniss's perspective
@@bluewolf63461 OH YES I JUST REALIZED ITS NOT RHE FIRST BOOK
If someone would say "duck" to me my first thought would be a duck as in the animal and I'd be confused af and die lol
Manuel and the fact that he says it in such a low voice
Manuel LMAO SAME I WOULD BE LIKE WHAT FINNICK COME AGAIN DUCK?? LIKE WATER CHICKENS??
Katniss: Where did you get that?
Finnick: Where do you think?
Finnick: Duck.
*Me: You WaS GivEn It By A DuCk?? QUAAAACK*
Same
What Where? *gets killed by Finnick's trident*
I love how Katniss started from *run away as far as you can from the Cornucopia* to *fight your way through the Cornucopia* CHARCTER DEVELOPMENT.
She acted as a career
Period!
kaneki kaori
she kinda was career. At least in the books, they knew a little ahead of time that previous victors would be in the games. Peeta, Haymitch, and her are practiced before the reaping
That's not really character development, it's more of a "I know what I can do now so I'm going to do it." Character development (which rarely ever happens in YA and this is no exception. Katniss starts off as a determined fighter against the capitol and ends that was as well) is when a character changes who they are as a person, not just a choice they make changing the second time around. It would have been a character moment if other factors weren't the things that lead to Katniss' decision changing, but since the fact she now had allies and Haymitch was more confident in her abilities (note, her abilities never changed and neither did her own confidence in them, it was a character change by Haymitch) caused her change, it wasn't a character moment.
Haymitch said "forget everything I taught you in the last hunger games. That was child's play."
The book was intense. Because you're reading the book in the mindset of Kantiss, this whole event was not predictable. When she came up the tube, after what happened with Cinna and she can only see nothing but water. Her first thought was "this is no place for a girl on fire" and then the chapter ends. I was like WTF?!?!?!?!?!?!
I know like why??????
I KNOW SAME
I am exactly at the point right now😂
ThatWeird One Hopefully you haven't seen the movies... Because it's even more shocking if you don't know what is to come.
ERAUPRCWA I KNOW I JUST READ THAT PART NOW THE GAMES JUST BEGAN AHHHH
Wow, they really wanted to set her at a disadvantage.
Not only did they kill her designer moments before the games began but they placed her pedestal with a career on either side of her.
I mean to give her the benefit of the doubt, Katniss was a faster swimmer than both of the careers. I’m like 90% sure Finnick is the only one who can swim faster than her lol
I mean, this Quarter Quell was meant to kill her
Little did they know Katniss' father taught her to swim whenever they went on hunting. They went to the lake back to district 12 and I think that was the same lake where the Coveys usually went.
Ya Brutus is a slow old man ya he is strong but that doesn’t mean anything sometimes
Also katniss wasn’t a faster swimmer than the careers in the books they purposely went to the arena slow playing a cautious game
Now lets imagine this scene in Jen's POV on the set. Surrounded by green screens, a camera right in her face, but able to deliver the mixed emotions, changing the mood by mere seconds.
most of this was real set
Actually they filmed in Hawaii for this movie. There’s only so much you can do with a green screen.
Ahhhhhh I see. Thank you for enlightening me! Still, great performance, don't you think? The scene would have to cut and she would have to fly to Hawaii to film the rest of her reaction.
@@04082001ify they filmed the entire cornucopia scene at an unused water park in atlanta where they built the entire set over an actual man made pond (but without the jungle background) then after atlanta shooting was complete they shot all the jungle and beach scenes in hawaii with imax cameras. i highly recommend watching the behind the scenes documentaries for all the movies - each one is over two hours long!
i know the rest was done on location but the scene of her rising up on the pedestal was actually all green screen which is insane. i saw the clip, she rose up on a soundstage surrounded by a green screen and delivered that performance. pure talent!
best book of the entire trilogy.
rod2467 Hmm, idk
I like both Catching Fire and The Hunger Games... Can’t decide which one I like better..
I LIKED THE FIRST ONE
I AGREEEE
Here’s the order in how much I like them, 1 being best and 3 being worst, btw they’re all GREAT
1. The Hunger Games
2. Mockingjay
3. Catching Fire
I like the first. It was more realistic.
I can't swim so I'm automatically dead once the countdown reaches to 1 O.o
Cassandra Little The most Tributs couldn't swim, so they had violet "swimming helps"
Well, the only district that would have done well without any practice would have been district 4. District 4 is the water district, so they swim a lot. None of the other districts have water near them I think. In the book Katniss swam in a pond, so maybe that too.
they were trained, dont worry, youd make it.
So go learn. It's not hard, it's just survival.
They have flotation devices
jen is a great actress, after the death of cinna in the background it was green screen do you understand she is looking at nothing and she can make us feel like she is in the arena wOW
i mean when she was in the tube
Yeah
@Tony Mario In the last scene of the second movie, Jen portrayed all of Katniss's complex emotions without a single word. She is an amazing actress and she has trophies to prove it.
@Haiiro Reading the book does not make it easy to portray all the emotions perfectly in that amount of time. Yall criticizing every f*cking thing you see.
Tony Mario why
Cinna was like, "Y'all this is leather and cashmere, don't ruin it. "
That’s dark, dude 😂
Cashmere XD District 1
Ha Cashmere
Tyler Dun Cashmere, you say?
I always keep forgetting is Cashmere the girl or the guy
0:55 - 1:31 was the most iconic scene of the trilogy for me. In the theatre you could feel her pain and then panic as she rises into the arena
Seeing it in theaters opening night left me speechless!
I felt so bad. She only had seconds to mourn before the games started
True
Ssme
i love this scene omg
It's crazy how katniss was more aggressive and the first at the cornucopia and was more like a career
Katinss likes cookes and cream.
You know she skipped straight past the oreo section.
Probably she was an experienced victor now, she knows what it’s like to kill and survive. She was literally in the arena a year ago so it’s still fresh in her mind.
@@alaaye5237 Also in the book its based on that since most people are locked inside their district the vast majority of tributes will be worse swimmers then she is, the only people who regularly do stuff in the water are her, and those form district 4, one of whom is an old lady. That means she is probably the second best swimmer in the entire arena, so chances are she can get to a bow before anyone can kill her.
She had to get a weapon this time because it was a full victors games. And it kinda suited her because most of the other victors couldn’t even swim
she literally had a nervous meltdown before the games start, she had to hold herself for the sake survival. damn, katniss is still one of my top heroines all this years.
for real
She’s such a queen
The acting in this scene is just too good!
I know right and I can't be an actor because I don't like to swim and I can't take people seriously
As usual
Your totally right!
im the 1000th like 😂
Well they said in the book that something on/in the suit was a floatation device in pretty sure
For some strange reason....I love the grandma
Wait wut
Lol, mags
Mags is the best lol
i liked johanna in the elivator
+Shona Clarke Mags is awesome
I would die right away in an arena like that. Water is not my fucking thing.
Same. Tbh I don't even know how to swim. I die by default
+Daniel Mejia Peeta couldn't swim at the book. Finnick helped him :P. You just need friends.
+Litzy Sandoval I would sit on the pedestal, and be like ok, and jump into the water. I am a good swimmer but I don't like it.
+Bry Isch I'm good at swimming it's just that I'm not THAT GOOD
Yeah.Water isn't my shit as well.I mean...I am pretty good at it just wont be able to swim fast.
Conspiracy theory: Finnick is a Son of Poseidon
A Demigod. 😍😱
That might explain his beauty😂😂
Cringe
He is the son of Percabeth. You know, blond hair, green eyes (in the book) he's smart, fights with trident and his natural element is water...
Nahh
Am I the only one who always skips Cinna's death scene because it's just too painful to watch??
Edit: 7 years later, now an adult, hurts even more🫡
Mimi nope me and you sister
You're not alone 😭
No me too lots of painful scene in movies
No me too
Yes I just skip it because the first time I watched the scene I cried I mean cinna was an amazing character and he’s the one who made Katniss the girl on fire
Where's finnick?
Odair he is.
This.
Lol
Best Comment Award. The odds have been in your favor.
well well well
This is the best comment
Finnick's throw gets me everytime, it is just so powerfull mygod. The tribute litterly flies back and Finnick is just so relaxed.
YES????? why is nobody even talking about it?
I know，I like Finnick soooo much. It is a shame that he died at the end.
Don't use the name of the Lord in vain MAY THE ALMIGHTY FATHER BLESS US
its even more badass when u consider that these r his friends who he's known for years thru mentoring and he STILL didnt even hesitate to kill him. Damn.
@@razzledazzle9723 The guy from district 5, he was the one Finnick killed. And he only killed him because he wasn't part of the revolution team
I just realised.
Finnick's from district 4
Finnick's weapon is a trident.
It's true.
Finnick's Percy Jackson.
Face Palm
The guy who played finnick should definitely play him in a reboot
I’m perfectly content with him being the only live action Percy Jackson we acknowledge
@@thetronwarriors4817 sadly he's Percy's character is a teenager, and the actor is like 40 now
Poseidon's cabin is number 3 tho
2:48 You know the games have started when Finnick drops his seductive voice and starts talking normally.
LMAOO
I never thought about that.
Cinematography wise, this scene is such a HUGE glow up from the previous game.
I love the continouos shot of her rising up the tube, and the swooping 360 view of the Arena before she Jumps into Action.
My only problem is how underwhelming the rest of the scene played out. We barely got to see the other tribute fight and die. Which wouldve been really nice to see considering these are all veterans .
Ive heard interviews from the actors that were more scenes that got cut out in the final version which i wish we got see in a extended cut soon
I kinda agree, but!
It was a glow up in effects, but i still like the start at the cornucopia in the first movie. The lack of sound, the shock in everyone faces, the sound at the start when the timer reaches 0 being the only thing that you can hear while everyone is running, it's amazing.
It visually looks much more polished, but this bloodbath felt unusually empty. You hardly get a glance at anyone at all other than the main characters, even in the background. You don't really see anybody at the cornucopia even after the careers take over at the end, who killed a few people to do so but there's no real indicator of that
I really want to see all the other hunger games arenas like that destroyed city arena
thatshowitworksdude think about how much money that would cost
Robbie Rotten i think we all know how much money that would cost but for real wouldn’t you want to see how the scorched city arena looked like or the dessert arena. it would be cool if they made an hungergames series
thatshowitworksdude h(
I agree. This arena was basically the arena from the first one but with water added.
Jorge Anguiano not at all
2:41
Katniss: Where did you get that?
Finnick: Where do you think?
Finnick: Duck
So, Finnick got the bracelet from a duck?
this is hilarious... i cant haha
lol that will be funny
Yes
Lmao😂😂 This made my day😂
i know this is a joke ok im not dumb but im pretty sure finnick means katniss to get down
Peetas look after he comes up out of the water is priceless.
Mr.WaffleIron Well, he killed that girl by the fire with his knife, and he technically killed the fox girl, both in the first games.
He's like: DUDE I KILLED ONE?
Well in the 1st book, Katniss notices that Peeta "excels in hand to hand combat"
So yeah, Peeta could kill someone, but he most certainly doesn't unless it's a last resort. In the 2nd book though, I don't think he killed that guy. Peeta was still standing on his podium from either not knowing if something was in the water, or if he couldn't swim.
He’s just like 👀
@@lenab.1080 if I'm not mistaken he did kill the guy
Jennifer acted so well in this. The way she inhaled because she thought peeta died was incredible
Imagine being Katniss and Peeta, going through the first hunger games and surviving,
and then having to go to the next one because the government is salty
lol
Snow* is salty. Not the gov necessarily. If anything the opposite lol
It just seems like that arena was made for the District 4 tributes (fishing)
The whole point of the arena was the symbol it represented. The symbol of the revolution is a mockingjay. Katniss is the one who carries that symbol, she is the "girl on fire". The design of the arena was snows way of saying "I am going to put your flame out"
Did u know tributes actually broke an eardrum in this when filming
MOTH um yes
@@UncoveredChronicles ummm, no. It actually WAS made for it to be Finnick's fortee. Plutarch was behind this arena and he planned it to suite the strongest link of the alliance, which was Finnick. He clued Katniss on that clock thingy. It's pretty much designed for the rebels, to light up the flame, rather than put it out.
@@lipazdotan4021 he didn't, it was the other girl from the tech district
My hunger games profile:
Name: Jonas
Weapon: hands
Death: couldn't swim, got shot by Katniss while standing on the starting platform
"weapon: hands" made me laugh way more than it should have 😂😂 rip Jonas
@@ariahazelwood3842 thank you for thinking it was funny
@@iceboy7270 💜💜
From The Giver?!! 😂
@@jessicagrove1742 then he might become a reciever
Am I the only one that cried when mags dies
no I did too so sad :'(
no 😭😭😭
i didnt cry... i balled my eyes out! i made another ocean... 😂
Mags was my favorite😩
+Silly Milly haha, so you made the wate part of the ocea?
Finnick: Duck
Me: WHERE?!
I would never survive the hunger games😂😂
Me too 😂
Tbh same
LMAOOO SAMEEEE
Such a brilliantly written and shot scene. They perfectly portrayed the confusion, anger, lack of power in Katnis, and then suddenly having to transition immediately into survival mode.
I love the difference between the beginning of the two games. In the first one, there was no epic music… just a single note, an ear budding sound, as if she couldn’t process what was happening, not believing the situation she was in… and in this one you can really see her determination to survive more than ever, accepting that she’s going through it all over again
This was my favorite hunger games. The clock concept, the different types of agony every hour- Suzanne Collins is amazing
No one gonna talk about how they fucking fell apart when Cinna died? Just me? Well I WAS CRYING SO HARD IN THE THAETRE
It's ok, I was almost in tears. Cinna's outfits were beautiful. I get why you would cry. Trust me, I was talking to the screen screaming, "Cinna watch out! They are coming to kill you!:"
I'M SITTING HERE REPLYING TO COMMENTS AND CRYING
SingingFan3 I was JUST about to cry. I was like, "YO!!YOOOOOO!!!! WHAT THE HECK WHAT DID CINNA DOOOOOO?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!"
SingingFan3 |-/
NO WAIT I DIDN'T KNOW CINNA DIED NOOOOOOOOOOO HE WAS MY FAVOURITE CHARACTER!!!!!!!!!
1:18 her acting skills are on point!
Seriously this scene is AMAZING thanks especially to two things: Jennifer Lawrence’s face and James Newton Howard’s music b
But all she saw was a green screen
@@zenithemerson5936 That's what makes it so amazing. She is convincing the audience that she really is there, and is really afraid for her life (and Peeta's ❤)
what the hell did cinna do wrong?! are the costumes he makes too sexy or something?
DYING
its all about symbolism of the rebellion
Dude! President Snow is forbidding the mockingjay and when Katnis spun and lifted her arms the dress that Cinna made turned into a dress that represents the mockingjay
Turnypz no..... the mocking jay was a symbol of the rebellion, and cinna made her into a mocking jay.... INSTANT DEATH 💀
"I always channel my emotions into my work, so that i wouldnt hurt anyone but myself." -cinna
I have noticed that I'm very observant and that I love listening to the background instrumental music.
+Morgan Johnson Me too, sometimes I feel as though I'm the only one who does that.
***** True, one of my favorite scores has to be the one used in X-Men 2. The movie in itself is amazing with an action-packed plot and amazing acting, but part of what makes it great is it's beautiful score by John Ottman. I love it so much that I felt nostalgic and almost teary-eyed when I realized they re-used it for X-Men: Days of Future Past.
***** My favorite music from X2's score is obviously from the beginning intro & credits, but also from Mystique's scenes, especially when she taps into Stryker's computer & when she kisses Wolverine while disguised as Jean. I love how the music starts off as passionate as they kiss, but then changes to sneaky & mysterious once she reveals her true self. And thanks for recommending those other scores, I'll check them out
alec zavala I know your comment is 2 years old but I just thought you should know that John Ottman shamelessly copied Thomas Newman's Shawshank Redemption score for X-Men Apocalypse (the scene where Magneto goes back to Auschwitz). This composer isn't worth your or anyone else's respect.
xMorgsx Me too.
The fact that Finnick goes "I'll find Peeta" as soon as he talks with Katniss speaks volumes :') he knows that right know she's freaking out and that the only person who could calm her down would be Peeta
I think it was also done to gain her trust. He knew that Katniss would not go anywhere without Peeta.
OMG I can still hear Katniss screaming NOOO NOOO CINNA!!! NOOO!!! even after the video is over!!
The acting is insane. From the hysterical, sobbing/breathing like what you see at the beginning of the film, showing how she’s unraveled since the first games, to moments later, panicking about Peeta, then 6 breaths, which go from panicked to composed, and her face morphs to stone cold killer, eyes locked on the bow, completely savage and calculated. She outdid herself. The best acting of the movie I think.
I love that old lady she is so adorable
Slushdog 101 Mags :)
The music, the scene on a whole from 1:09 - 2:40 is so freaking intense!!
I KNOW! It left me speechless the opening night when I saw this in theaters!
IT’S SO SCARY BUT SO GOOD
1:10 that scene is so good the way the camera is moving the sound and everything is so well done here by far one of my favorite scenes of the whole saga
Me too!!! It’s amazing this transition to the arena
Imagine having to start a war seeing the death of a friend first and then being thrown into water. This opening is scarier than the cornucopia on ground.
The thing I remember when I watch this is: "She was shaking, trembling, couldn't stand up straight, she couldn't breathe while the tube took her from the person she trusted the most."
I like it about Jennifer's acting that she's never afraid to look ugly. Ugly crying, ugly screaming, ugly anger. She just acts out the intensity of whatever she has to play.
Yes I agree! I was thinking about that when I watched katnisses reaction to Peeta’s heart stopping and him coming back to life.
okay but this scene, watching it in theaters, was OUTSTANDING (besides the part where cinna dies obvi) but when it changed from wide screen to full screen when she was going up the tube having it immerse u into the games like ur actually there was such an incredible move on the filmmakers part. i wished they uploaded that version
Watching Catching Fire in Imax at the movie theatre is an unforgettable experince
This is to showcase how resilient Katniss is. Imagine the trauma then game face on. Snow was thinking that it might throw her off. It did, but there is no stopping this girl on fire.
I love the career mentality Katniss has during the 2nd book.
Cinna was such an influential part of the rebellion starting, but he never even saw it happen
Right? Makes me so sad - she succeeded and he never got to see it. I'm sure he had complete faith in her though, otherwise he wouldn't of laid down his own life for her.
I love that the music while Katniss is going up the tube has clock bells...
Cinna :(( He was my favourite personage
Ikr my too
me too
Yeah he is 2 my favorite but look at this he got tortured or something probably dead already
me too :-(
Lol... I got an ad before this vid and it was the trailer for mockingjay xD
Same
hi from 2020
@@kahmyah hi from 2021
@@jdm2389 hi from 2 hours later
"Happy Birthday Katniss!"
Katniss: "I can't swim!!!"
LMAOOOO
Snow really did everything to offput her right at the beginning. Attacked Cinna and put her in a water arena, because according to his information she shouldn’t be able to swim
Cinna was definitely to break her down. But the arena are built years prior their use, which is before Katniss made herself Snows enemy, so I dont think the water center is an indicator for that. But another hint (in the movie) for him handicapping her is that she was placed between Cashmere and Brutus, which would've ended Katniss had they been faster than her. Also right behind Cashmere there was Gloss. So they wouldn't even have to fight each other since they shared a land strip. Also who would attack one of them knowing that their sibling is nearby? On the contrary you have Peeta who was on the complete opposite of the pool, so much, that the cornucopia even blocked him from Katniss view. Snow played his favourites really obvious
fun fact: this scene of her being elevated up to the arena is one of the most seamless transitions from the normal aspect ratio to IMAX in cinema history. Not a lot of people noticed it in the theater but it was insane eye candy at the time.
Those peace keepers must have been American police officers before
+XrGrimreap3rX too far
+XrGrimreap3rX They are.. It's in America(Panem) and they are Police Enforcement.
Panem is America
+Spoder man it is a derivative of PanAm..
Ayesha Khansa Its a flooded North America with no Mexico.
The transition from traumatized to rage is incredible. Fantastic acting.
What an epic franchise! full of epic scenes.
EPICNESS OVERLOAD
HA
I love these movies but I hate the message that's said in them
Actually what makes the movie special is the message. To stand against oppression. I guess there's nothing to hate about such message.
+Rino The Bouncer the only message I see in these movies is "Every problem in life can be solved by killing people".
Correct me if I'm wrong - it's been a while since I've read the books, but I think Cinna was the first person who truly died FOR her when they didn't have to, someone who wasn't a tribute. Someone who gave their life simply because of their pure belief in her, right in front of her eyes. That's a really heavy thing to feel honestly. Knowing that someone gave their life simply because they believed in you so much.
From 1:09 on is so intense. This is where they switched from regular format to IMAX and in theaters you could see the screen slowly get larger and larger as she went up. The score, cinematography, and acting were great. The 360 shot was also a great touch.
lmao I'm I the only one that would test the water first cause it's sea water and sometimes it's freezing and sometimes it's normal.
I guess it's not her priority
In a kill or be killed competition I don't think she's too concerned about the water being the perfect temperature for a swim😂
You test the water, the moment of hesitation = last to cornucopia = your only hope is to swim away from it, but then you have NOTHING
But then, the Capitol could always play a trick and do something with the water. You never know, it's the Capitol.
Actually, that really happened in the book, katniss taste the water before the canon sounds, thats how she realize that it was seawater
Am I the only one that's crying? It's even more upsetting in the book. Rip Cinna.
I remember watching this in the theatre. This was the coolest scene to me because right after Cinna's death as she's being taken up to the field, I remember the screen subtly changing from wide screen to full screen and combined with the clock-like dinging in the background gave me chills as it was about to get intense.
“Duck”
‘Wait wh- *dies*’
3:01 Nobody’s gonna mention how Peeta just starts unleashing hell on this guy’s face and then drowns him?
In the book, that guy ended up being the last unnamed guy to die (District 10 Male)
😂😂😂peeta has balls
@@Team_Everlark_Editss 5 years damn SDFJHGSDG
@@zoosanoohunger games fandom myself included are starting to rewatch hunger games saga post suzzanne new book “sunrise on the reaping” are about to release 2025 on March.
You know what I find amazing about the cinematography when they get into the arena, is you share the same feeling of confusion, anticipation and fear that the tributes probably feel. They only show you cropped scenes, like when she goes up you first see the dark tunnel running up ahead, the blinding sunlight, and a huge body of water. The way they segment the information of the place the tributes will be fighting in, so that you also can feel overwhelmed by everything that’s laying out in front of you, is really well done. But just like the tribute, you only have ten seconds to understand your situation because afterwards it’s you fighting to the death.
I love the way how the scene changes really fast. Very dynamic, especially when the peacekeepers hit Cinna, and Katniss rises from the dark cell to the sunny arena (cool changes in the lightning) and pulls herself together very fast. Love it.
Best movie of the franchise.
1:22 when an exam is about to start and you forgot to revise
😂😂😂
This is probably the best film out of the trilogy. A cool arena, lots of characters to root for.👍👍
I literally love the tropical setting and layout of this arena soooooo much!
You would’ve loved Haymitch’s Arena
This was a truly incredible performance. This is what it takes to be an actor
1:00-1:25 This scene is a cinematic masterpiece, right along with the tribute interviews. The camera and score work so well together and Jennifer’s intense acting rounds everything off. I remember getting goosebumps at the first watch!
Fun fact: you can actually see the other tributes in this scene. Not just the main ones.
1:33 You can see Cecelia (from District 8) on the left, and the District 10 Male on the right.
Pause at 1:40 and you can see Finnick (From District 4) on the left, The District 9 Female in the middle, and Chaff (From District 11) on the right.
Pause at 2:17 at the right time and you can see The District 5 Female on the very left on the beach. You can see Blight (From District 7) running to the cornucopia, in the very back you can see the Female Morphling (From District 6) running into the jungle, it’s hard to see her though, and lastly, you can see Woof (From District 8) on the very right. He’s falling off his pedestal lol.
Also, there were going to show a scene where Cecelia fights Enobaria, but they decided to to use it in the movie, sadly
The scene is masterfully done. No music, just the sounds of Cinna being beaten to death, and Katniss crying.
That is pretty badass that Katniss and Finnick not only took control of the cornucopia but Katniss had to make the hard choice to run or risk the bloodbath year after year not expecting to have Finnick on her side. She barely survived the first time without a bow and this time she was dominating.
katniss was looking for peeta omggggggg kateeta 4 everrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Of course 'cause Katniss just want Peeta alive in the Quell. It's in the book
It’s everlark
Or the alternative ship name, Peeniss.
Peetniss
JLaw's acting !!!
so good
Jennifer Lawrence is one of my favorite actress worldwide, look at that scene, she crushed!
i find it interesting the way that brutus looked at katniss in the beginning when they both got on that rock path. it was almost as if he was letting her go. as violent as he was towards their group throughout the movie, i wonder if he was just putting on an act and was part of the revolution as well.
in my opinion i think he stopped because he wanted katniss to get killed in the bloodbath. he knows katniss will surely grab that bow and arrow
saw a theory somewhere that the reason cinna pinned the mockingjay pin in the sleeves was to mark a spot where johanna will take the tracker out later... till his last breath, cinna is still helping them defeat the capitol :(
Love that theory!!
I Miss YOU CINNA :(
THAT ASPECT RATIO CHANGE. As she goes up the elevator.
I still remember getting chills when I watched it in the theaters!
The fact that they didn't launch her immediately to make her watch Cinna being beaten and killed is devastating. Years have passed but still I can't get over it. I loved Cinna.
suddenly i feel the need to rewatch the entire hunger games movie series
Imagine surviving and winning a hunger games, only to come back years later and dying in the first 15 seconds
I love that Peeta genuinely wins his fight. He's a contender!
Notice how Katniss was placed among Careers. It's like Snow soo wanted her to die.
He did want to get her killed, but it's pretty clear that she had the skills to justify her score of 12/12.
Imagine fighting for your life for a whole hunger games and coming out on top against all odds so many years ago, only to find out you have to go again and die within the first few minutes, maybe even less.
Woof, Mags, most of the unamed tributes were in no shape to go back in the arena.
But it was all worth it in the end
Catching Fire a great example of a sequel that improves on its predecessor in many ways. Whether its story, screenplay, characters, performances, tone, or atmosphere (I always liked how the actual battle takes place in a more hostile tropical setting)
they killed cinna right in front of her to throw her off track, but when she is in the arena you can see that she knows she has to protect peeta which shows what a selfless character she is
This was by far, one of the cruelest things Snow could have done to her. To both of them. You know he did this on purpose, just to shake her up and make her emotionally distressed seconds before the games. And then put her between 2 careers. That's just sick
I find the transition of Mags pointing to Peeta and then showing him in a fiat fight at his starting platform hilarious
I love how the strategy in the first games, because of how open it was, it was too risky to go for the Cornucopia. But in this one, thanks to the layout, it was actually advantageous to go for the Cornucopia, and Katniss figured that out in the small time she had immediately after watching Cinna get beaten, possibly to death. Very quick thinking!
Not really. In her first games she lost concentration because of Peeta. She was ready to go there actually but lost time and ran away instead.
@@div92 I thought everyone was telling her not to go for it in the first one, because it's a death trap, what with all the tributes that are actually trained.
@@4137Swords that's what Haymitch said but she thought that because she was a fast runner she would make it. She gave up cause she took the decision to start running late.
This actually played more to her advantage in the book too, because over half the tributes couldn't swim so they hesitated to dive off the pedestals straight away. And Snow/Gamemakers assumed incorrectly that, coming from District 12, Katniss couldn't swim either. But her father had thought her in secret as a child
This clip is the reason why Catching Fire will always be the best movie in the franchise.
I love how they showed that despite people thinking that he's incapable of fighting for himself, Peeta was able to kill that guy and save his own life.