One of my favorite things about these books is that the story doesn’t end in a triumphant and happy flourish. Years after the war, Katniss struggles with nightmares, Peeta is wrecked by his hijacking PTSD, and Haymitch still drinks. But they still find ways to live again. And I just love the message that even though recovering from trauma is unglamorous and bitter work and certain pains will never be undone, there’s still room to heal.
Fun fact, the one that had the bombs idea at the end, the ones that looked like drops, it was Gale, it's in the books, so Katniss knows it was him, he indirectly killed Prim, and she doesn't know if she will ever be able to forgive him. Also, in the movie Gale said that he didn't mind sacrificing civilians (from the capitol).
They do have this scence in the movie but its so short is easy to miss...but yea in the book Gale talks about it in more details thats how Katniss believes it was coin who order the attack and that Gale gave them the idea.
@@vermaishanvi037 nothing - he lives in remorse that his idea killed Prim, but he is cut from Katnisses life. Like many others he just have normal life afterwards.
@@pinkringo222 you are lucky hahaha , when i went to theater there were a bunch of people who didnt even see the other movies lol and they were laughing so loudly when that scene came on...
Just to clarify: The "symbolic" hungergame that Coin was going to do, was a real hungergame, just using the Capitols children. She was literally on her way to just being a new President Snow. So Katniss said that she would vote yes to the hungergame, if she was allowed to kill Snow, knowing that she was going to have to kill Coin instead. Did you notice that she (Katniss) brought a Nightlock pill to swallow after killing Coin? Peeta and Haymitch stops her from taking it and drags her away.
Also finnick says "people pay for his company with secrets" by which he meant he was kind of trafficked, among Capitol men and women, that's how he found out about Snow's secret illness
This. All of the winners were "invited" to parties so they could "socialize"- and the elite liked to use/trade them at those parties- which they were required to attend or else. Finnick was only 14 when he won.
In the books in his speech (in the movie probably too, but most of it is in the background so most don’t notice anything there aside from Snow’s secret) he said that Snow made him choose between his loved ones being killed and being sold for sex. He had to choose latter, however, when Joanna faced the same choice, being impulsive and defensive as she is, she told him to ef off and all her family was killed. That’s why she said in the second film that she’s got no one she loved anymore.
Definitely read the books. They give so much insight into the intentions and thoughts of each character, especially Peeta and Katniss. As great as the films are, the books totally transport you into their world.
Yep. Especially the end of this one, going into Katniss suffering from severe PTSD and afraid that her husband might still snap and murder her, etc. It’s an incredibly heavy ending dressed up as a “happy” ending because they’re together and have a family, but they’re both pretty much dead inside.
Absolutely!! The books have so much more character development. Definitely at the top of my list of all time favorite books! Same with the Maze Runner series (also made into movies).
You’re the only reactor who guessed everything before it happened. And I especially loved when you said she joined the hunger games to save prim and even after going through it twice and after an entire revolution, she still died. That was so symbolic, it had to happen. The only death that shouldn’t have happened was finnick’s and even Suzanne Collins regrets killing him lol
@@sereenatilbury1317cause he actually watches the movie other reactors focus on playing towards the viewers and talking causing them to miss key scenes that go towards the story building
One thing from the books I’m disappointed they changed: in the blast that killed Prim, Katniss was disfigured, half her face horribly burned. I think it would’ve been impactful to see her with those scars living the rest of her life.
@@Floridad25 they fixed Katniss blown ear drum from the first games, and Cinna and Haymitch had to stop them from surgically altering Katniss figure after she lost weight in there as well. And Katniss also notes that the Captitol must do something to the male tributes before the games to stop them growing facial hair because the first games lasted 18 days and Peeta didn’t have any stubble.
I am so glad you feel the same about Gale as I do! He drove me absolutely crazy, I didn’t like him or ever ship them together. He was too angry, too broken, to unfeeling for her. They were too similar..not to mention he literally had like no empathy for Katniss or Peeta in their mental struggle, he called Peeta a coward for letting the capitols torture get to him without ever going through what Peeta went through…and he cared too much about the politics of it all and what people thought of him.
Couldn't have said it better myself. That's why I love my boyfriend. He is Peeta in every way and I am Katniss. We take care of each other and balance each other out.
I remember when the first movie was being advertised people were angry she was cast as Katniss. In the books they state how thin she is because the people of District 12 are poor and hardly eat. Honestly I think they did a great job choosing her though, she definitely portrayed the emotions of Katniss phenomenally
I remember that. That whole thing pissed me off though because they kept saying Jennifer Lawrence was "too fat", which is just.. lol, wut. I got the gist of why some people were annoyed, but it's hard to look "starving" while not actually starving, you know? Plus a lot of people were saying it in a way that looked like they actually meant Jennifer herself was somehow fat. Doesn't feel like that long ago, but it was a bit before the more sort of "body acceptance" stuff actually kicked off. So some people literally meant she was fat, lol, which was just insane.
@@LadyBeyondTheWall well the girl who played clove was originally considered, so kinda makes sense to say lawrence didn't fit the look, but the personality
Lmao, they were probably the same people who were annoyed that the actress who played Rue was black, despite the fact in the books Rue was always black (in fact she was supposed to have the same skin tone as Thresh).
The book epilogue basically explained that Peeta would still have the occasional relapse but he would just need a few moments to calm himself down usually gripping the back of a chair or something and Katniss still had nightmares about everything and she would think about all the acts of goodness she's seen. It would get repetitive but "There are much worse games to play" (last line from the book). Also Katniss and Peeta make a book full of pictures and drawings of all their memories that they want to always remember; people, events, items, etc. One thing that gets added was a picture of Annie and Finnick's son (yes Finnick did still die so take from that what you will).
2:53 gale has actually always been the “strategist”. he’s always been better at setting traps than hunting with a bow and it’s shown in the books (and lightly mentioned in the movie i think) that he’s capable of understanding how his preys / enemies think to set the best traps. the bombs that go off twice - letting time for rescuers to go see / help the victims and getting killed by the second explosion - was gale’s idea and played on human’s compassion, because humans will try to help their wounded also, something not really explained in the movie is WHY gale’s plan in district 2 is so horrible for katniss. the thing is, both katniss’s father and gale’s father died in the same mine explosion. gale’s plan is to basically trap the people of district 2 inside the mountain, just like their own fathers were trapped underground because of the explosion. it really shows that gale does not care about collateral damages when it comes to winning the war, and prefer to concentrate on the “bigger” goal, which is winning and getting rid of snow’s totalitarian regime.
The part that made me so sad in the books is when the explosion happens that kills Prim there's a part where Katniss say's the explosion reminded her of Finnick's eyes.
It is ABSOLUTELY worth it to read the books Seb! While the movies (and books) are written as seemingly the generic YA dystopia, the books get very dark. After Prim gets blown up you get a while chapter dedicated to just Katniss's mental state, attempts at suicide, morphine addiction, and overall just how broken she was. Reading them again recently made me realize how a true adaptation would have been rated R whole way through
"put a bun in the oven, call him gale" broke me for some reason that was way too funny loved your reaction i cant wait for the next movie series if you liked this one you'll definitely enjoy maze runners (even tho idk if youve maybe seen those already?)
In all three parts of the story, Katniss chooses not to follow the rules of the system by shooting up, rather than straight ahead. In the first, when she shoots at the pig the Gamemakers were eating rather than at the target. In the second, when she shoots at the force field rather than at Finnick. And in the last, when she shoots at Coin rather than Snow. This is just one example of the masterful metaphor and symbolism that Suzanne Collins crafted. I highly recommend reading the books. Another which a TH-camr theorised while re-reading the books as an adult: Snow is frozen water, Gale is wind (obviously), Peeta could be related to the word peat, which is similar to soil/earth, and Katniss is obviously the girl on fire. There's a lot of meaning you can draw out there as well when you consider how those elements interact with each other and how the characters play off each other (mostly in relation to Katniss).
Also idk how much you realized because you kinda skipped over the ending for Gale but the bombs thing was his idea and it's what killed Primrose. That part always got me cuz like i was never the biggest Gale supremacist but all he ever wanted to do was protect that family and in the end he was the reason for prims death. like ouch
I've always thought that Coin sent Peeta because she was counting on his PTSD to kill Katniss. The Mockingjay was only useful for a short time, and then Coin knew Katniss would become an enemy to her because she was just going to be the same corruption as Snow.
Such a wild and bitter-sweet ending (but that's how dystopian stories usually are). Def recommend the books! I think the pods are much more visceral and horrifying in the books. Also, I really love Katniss and Joanna's relationship in the book as they try and overcome their trauma and ptsd together through military training.
I’m so happy that you reacted to the series. The Hunger Games Series was always a favorite of mine growing up and i love watching others enjoy it as much as i do. 😭💗
The books do in fact show the better understanding of the whole world and system (f.E. what is the meaning of the village in District 12 and why it wasn't destroyed, like the rest of the District). So go check them out. Many people didn't like the 3rd book or the last movie, the purpose of the hunger games in this may indeed be questionable, but at the end, it's important to understand the message of the story, which is - war or rebellion aren't just some bang bang showdowns like in Hollywood movies, they are depressing, they are hurtful and that's why Katniss' potrayal is really well done. Reaction suggestions: Movies: Planet of the apes trilogy (one of the best trilogys out there), Equilibrium (haven't seen a reaction for this, but it's very good, with Christian Bale), Constantine, Braveheart, Robin Hood etc. :D (in case you haven't seen any of it). As of TV shows, I think you would really enjoy Peacemaker and/or Cobra Kai, since they are very funny. Looking forward to your next reactions !
I was one of those people who didn't like the third book (and the third movie, for that matter) - but as time goes I realized it was because I was still young (I read it when I was around 13-14 ish) and definitely expected all happy and fun but instead got a very depressing book as the ending. Only after now, all grown up, do I understand how that is much more realistic given the entire story, just like how you pointed out. After going through 2 games and then being shoved into a rebellion she didn't want, it's much more fitting and true to have Katniss be that depressed in the Mockingjay book. I respect that a whole much now and have a whole different perspective on the book (and Mockingjay Part 1 is now my second favorite from the movie franchise too)
Something they cut that was in the books was instead of sneaking to the Capital, Katniss actually fell in line and went through the military training everyone else did and actually was roommates with Joanna and started becoming friends, so they both could earn the right to go to the Capital. Katniss passed her final test but Joanna failed because for her test they flooded the area and she had PTSD from how the Capital tortured her (electric shocks while soaking wet) and had an extreme panic attack; so severe they had to sedate her.
In case you didn’t realize, the bombs that killed Prim were Gale’s, which was why Katniss had stopped speaking to him as much as she didn’t know whether or not she could forgive him for that. Also, by “symbolic hunger games” Coin basically meant a regular Hunger Games but with Capitol children, which would set her up to essentially be exactly like Snow.
She did not shoot Coin just for Prim, she shot her because she knew that nothing was going to change under her rule and she would be just another tyrant. They don't (can't) show it in the film, what Katniss thinks when Coin proposes another Hunger Games, but she gets it then and there that she would be a selfish, tyrannical leader and has to be got rid off.
Loved this watch along. A couple other suggestions that I think you’ll love: The maze runner and Planet of the apes, the later being the best trilogy I’ve ever watched in my opinion
When I first read this in high school, I thought peeta was boring and gale was more interesting. I reread them as an adult and understood completely: It was Peeta's humanity. His value for life. Gale didn't quite have that.
After killing Coin, Katniss was planning to eat the nightlock pill! Thats what she was pulling out from her outfit! A bunch of ppl missed it but thats what she was doing! And peter was stopping her :D The movies are honestly SO good - i feel like the Hunger games can never be redo because how can you improve on something this good?
The last scene has very special meaning, because Katniss didn't want children. She was scared they would have to one day be a part of another Hunger Games, but she had them because Peeta wanted to be a father. But she had them only like 10 years after the events of the last movie 😁
I don’t know if you noticed this but after Katniss killed Coin, she was about to take the nightlock pill to kill herself. So Katniss was just gonna end it after killing Coin but Peeta noticed and stopped her before she could
I've really enjoyed watching your reaction to this series. Bargaining about Finnick's death, loving to hate Snow, flip-flopping on how to feel about Gale, so relatable! It is a bittersweet ending I've found. I always cry in the scene with the cat at the end; I'm keeping it together but when Katniss breaks, so do I. Really loved hearing your thoughts about everything. :D
There's one thing I dislike about the ending. Not knowing how the rest of the nation kept going. Which was already my issue with the end of the book. It's still SUCH a good series, I just wish we'd know how Panem kept going after.
@@vanatani Iirc it was just like the film. Katniss shot Coin, we only learn who becomes president and where her mom and Gale end up. Then the epilogue of her with Peeta and their kids
I actually liked that in the books (and movie) the entire time, from beginning to end, we followed Katniss. In the end, her and Peeta lived out on their own, away from society. They probably didn't have much details about what was happening with the rest of the world, so it makes sense that we wouldn't either.
@@samanthatomcat That is true and now I can see that. She wouldn't care as long as her new family can live happily. But I remember being annoyed at not knowing how Panem fared under their new government back when I read it on release.
They basically turned the whole of the capitol into a hunger games arena. Definitely recommend the books it gives a lot of left out detail and helps you understand more about the characters
Coin wanted to have a real actual hunger games, with capitol children, as revenge. She claimed just one, but if she can justify one, she can justify more. She was gearing up to be the new Snow, so she had to go. In the book it's made more clear, but even in the movies there was a short scene where Gale talks to Beetee about bombs and weapons. His plan was bombs going off twice to also kill the first responders. And it's made clear that the bombs that killed Prim were Gale's idea. Gale is all about killing innocents to win, he was willing to do anything and everything to win. Katniss was not. She wasn't okay with killing civilians or medical personnel. Gale was also pretty adamant that he would never behave like Peeta in those interviews during the first part of Mockingjay. Like, Gale, you aren't being tortured, and brainwashed, and threatened right now, so you are in no position to claim you would never say the things Peeta is saying. Gale is full of sh!t. Those are the main reasons that I (and many others) aren't cool with Gale, as both a love interest, but also as a person. Like, I'm not okay with just killing everyone just to win. With that mindset you can justify literally everything. With Prim dead, Katniss's main motivation for even volunteering and starting this whole thing is gone. The ending represents hope. Katniss is still incredibly traumatised from her entire life basically (starving, losing her father, being forced to be the head of the household, a reaping every year, being reaped twice, going through the hunger games twice, war, etc), and so is Peeta (child abuse, reapings, hunger games, torture, brainwashing, war, etc), but the prologue I think, shows that they have been able to build themselves a life, even with trauma and pain and loss they have found a way to, maybe not be happy, but at least content, to love someone and live a life.
I haven’t watched the series in so long but your reactions made me remember how much I loved truly loved it. Gonna go watch them again now. You’re the best Seb!!
I've been looking forward to this one! 😊 This one was action packed. And was better, in my opinion, than the book. However, this saw the deaths of three of my favorite characters: Boggs(even though he was only in the 2 Mockingjay movies), Finnick, and Prim. Fun Fact: The kiss between Haymitch and Effie before he left the Capitol was improvised by Woody Harrelson. And Peeta and Katniss did get their happy ending after he was cured from his brainwashing. I still very highly recommend "The Maze Runner" movie trilogy. It's kind of like "The Hunger Games". And I think that you'll love the lead actor Dylan O'Brien.
I don't know if you'Ve read the books yet but it took her years to agree to kids. She didn't want to bring them into a world that might one day see Hunger Games. But Peeta finally won her Aaaand the kids are Jen's own nephews
I'm going through a "watch TH-camrs react to Hunger Games" phase. It's nice seeing people's first time reactions. I've seen quite a few, and you've been my favorite! Everytime they salute I'll be thinking "three fingers". Tracker jackers are officially crisps. And bakers boy baked a double loaf. 😂
It was always interesting to me, and good storytelling in terms of "this is all pointless" when it comes to war, in general, that Katniss only ever became a public figure and the face of the revolution because she volunteered to save Prim... and in the end, it didn't matter. Katniss indirectly and inadvertently started the revolution, and Prim died as a result of that revolution. So Katniss's selflessness in the first book/movie ended up meaning nothing for the person she was trying to protect, essentially. (It obviously changed everything for everyone else, and is a bit of a trolley problem scenario where the good of the many is greater than the good of the one, but you know what I mean.)
Your commentary kills me LMAOOO But remember, nobody ever survives the games, even after having kids, they’ll always have those memories and PTSD. But all things considered, they look pretty happy
The “commemorative hunger games” the good guys and Coin mentioned at the end using the capitols kids is exactly what you originally thought it was. After killing Snow, they were gunna do one last hunger games just like in the other films, but using kids from the capitol
So glad you enjoyed the series!!! Hunger Games was kind of the last good YA adaptation but even then people didn't like how it ended... but I loved it! And I'm happy to see new fans can be born :D
Since you liked the movies, you're gonna love the books. Highly recommend reading them, Finnick will move to the top of best character list. Katniss is also a lot move fleshed out because of her inner thoughts that can't be portrayed in movies.
Btw every district is supposed to be responsible for production of certain resources for the Capitol, like 12 was coal mining, 13 was military, and the districts higher up in the hierarchy like 1 and 2 were responsible for weapons, etc, were richer and Capitol favourites
I feel like Johanna got the short end of the stick in this movie. The book has so much of what she went through in the Capital and why she doesn’t join Katniss and Finick in the fighting.
I was looking forward to seeing you react to more of the "real or not real" scenes because it shows how much the bond between Katniss and Peeta truly was. He has loved her for so long while Katniss' feelings for him kind of crept up on her slowly - through how many (little) things of Peeta she kept noticing, like his daily habits and little facts. And you can only know this in the book (and yes!! read them!!) but it's also what bonds them back together after the end and before the epilogue. They keep using it to help Peeta gain his true memories back and go back to being who he truly was. Their relationship is just so well built and it's one of my favorite things of the series. Nevertheless, still enjoyed your reactions! A lot of people have already suggested The Maze Runner trilogy, another really good book adaptation, so will be looking forward to it if you do going to react!
The two stage explosion may have been Gale's idea, but he wasn't the one who decided to use it, that was Coin. She did it for two reasons: 1.) To turn EVERYONE against Snow with the idea of taking the capitol mostly intact....2.) To neutralize Katniss' perceived threat and/or make sure that Katniss supported her in her bid for power. Snow was absolutely right about her gunning for Prim....her death would bring Katniss back under control. Prim was 13.....the minimum age to join the Army/med corps on missions was 14. She was NOT supposed to be in the Capitol, and would have had to get clearance to get around that restriction from someone way up on the chain of command.
In the books, the bombs were Gale’s idea for their to be two explosives to kill or injure the first population and then explode again when people came in to help
We started the book (and movie) with Katniss trying to protect Prim, every step was for Prim, not for Katniss herself, that's why Prim had to died at the end, to let Katniss live her life. Read the books, they are 100% better
I absolutely love these movies. One of the best movie franchises ever made in my opinion. I highly recommend The Maze Runner trilogy. It’s another amazing YA dystopian future trilogy. It has a really good and unique storyline with incredible characters. I think you’ll enjoy that trilogy a lot.
See for me, the fact that it wasn't a happy ending made it super refreshing. Like so many happy endings exist, but this is reality in a way. Things are often bittersweet
It's just so much fun watching you. You're so cute with the jump scares 😅. You're one of those friends that's always fun to watch a movie with...love you man ❤
Finnick deserved better. He won his games at 14 then was trafficked among capitol people which is the "paying for his company with secrets" thing, and then his ending like that. ugh what a great series though
The part where Prim died in the books literally made my jaw drop, idk just the way it was described it never explicitly said it was her it just referenced a description of her from the first book and I was like 😨😨😨
Dude, Seb, I definitely recommend the books. I love them. I reread them so much. The movies were pretty good adaptations, especially considering most book movies fall short. But the actual books give so much more.
Yeah Finnicks death broke my heart! Prims was sad, I kinda half expected it due to Gale earlier talking about secondary explosions that would take out those who went in to help. Gale didn’t care what life was lost as long as they won. Idk if he knew prim would get killed, because she was obviously a medic, who’d go in to help, but idk if he put 2 and 2 together...
She was gonna put people in the hunger games again but it would be the capitals people instead. Katniss saw she was turning into what snow was so she killed her
Not sure whether I am watching this for your reaction to the movie or just for your laugh. Your laugh is very infectious. We need to laugh more during these trying times. Keep it up.
And here we are. Now it's the end 🥺 I really enjoyed watching along one of my most favorite stories with you 💖 Your reaction to the 2 buns took me out 😂
There's a fanmade movie of the second quarter quell (Haymitch's games) on TH-cam that's very well made with accurate information from the books. You should definitely check it out!!
One of my favorite things about these books is that the story doesn’t end in a triumphant and happy flourish. Years after the war, Katniss struggles with nightmares, Peeta is wrecked by his hijacking PTSD, and Haymitch still drinks. But they still find ways to live again. And I just love the message that even though recovering from trauma is unglamorous and bitter work and certain pains will never be undone, there’s still room to heal.
Yes. This. A happy ending with a bow on it would have felt disingenuous.
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Anyways u r so true and I under stand u so much xx
This is beautiful
@@ayla..007 @meganmoney3479 Makes me so happy seeing the replies a year later. Sending love to you all. ♥
Yes🎉
Fun fact, the one that had the bombs idea at the end, the ones that looked like drops, it was Gale, it's in the books, so Katniss knows it was him, he indirectly killed Prim, and she doesn't know if she will ever be able to forgive him. Also, in the movie Gale said that he didn't mind sacrificing civilians (from the capitol).
His remorse is definitely genuine but that's pretty easy after the fact.
It's also in the movie(which, though, I do not remember), there's a short scene where Gale is discussing the two-stage detonation with Beetee.
They do have this scence in the movie but its so short is easy to miss...but yea in the book Gale talks about it in more details thats how Katniss believes it was coin who order the attack and that Gale gave them the idea.
wait what happens to him in the end
@@vermaishanvi037 nothing - he lives in remorse that his idea killed Prim, but he is cut from Katnisses life. Like many others he just have normal life afterwards.
jennifer lawrance screaming at the cat should have deserved an oscar.
That was a truly excellent scene. Visceral.
Especially with how it bookends her callous "I'll still cook you." In the first film.
i remember sitting in the theater silently crying when i first saw that scene
@@pinkringo222 you are lucky hahaha , when i went to theater there were a bunch of people who didnt even see the other movies lol and they were laughing so loudly when that scene came on...
Yes
Just to clarify: The "symbolic" hungergame that Coin was going to do, was a real hungergame, just using the Capitols children. She was literally on her way to just being a new President Snow. So Katniss said that she would vote yes to the hungergame, if she was allowed to kill Snow, knowing that she was going to have to kill Coin instead.
Did you notice that she (Katniss) brought a Nightlock pill to swallow after killing Coin? Peeta and Haymitch stops her from taking it and drags her away.
Also most of the other winners only agreed for the Hunger Games cause Katniss did. They knew she was playing Coin.
@@mjm3091 haymitch mightve, but enobaria and johanna wanted revenge
@@zarifo9537 Haymitch definitely did bc of Katniss, that's a fact, but you're right about Johanna and Enobaria
Also finnick says "people pay for his company with secrets" by which he meant he was kind of trafficked, among Capitol men and women, that's how he found out about Snow's secret illness
This. All of the winners were "invited" to parties so they could "socialize"- and the elite liked to use/trade them at those parties- which they were required to attend or else. Finnick was only 14 when he won.
In the books in his speech (in the movie probably too, but most of it is in the background so most don’t notice anything there aside from Snow’s secret) he said that Snow made him choose between his loved ones being killed and being sold for sex. He had to choose latter, however, when Joanna faced the same choice, being impulsive and defensive as she is, she told him to ef off and all her family was killed. That’s why she said in the second film that she’s got no one she loved anymore.
"he did it!.... TWO BUNS?!" I have never laughed so hard
"Name 'em Gale" murdered me
Definitely read the books. They give so much insight into the intentions and thoughts of each character, especially Peeta and Katniss. As great as the films are, the books totally transport you into their world.
Yep. Especially the end of this one, going into Katniss suffering from severe PTSD and afraid that her husband might still snap and murder her, etc. It’s an incredibly heavy ending dressed up as a “happy” ending because they’re together and have a family, but they’re both pretty much dead inside.
Absolutely!! The books have so much more character development. Definitely at the top of my list of all time favorite books! Same with the Maze Runner series (also made into movies).
Same thing with ready player one
All the books are amazing, A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is also brilliant
@@christinemclaurin2631 maze runner yesss
You’re the only reactor who guessed everything before it happened. And I especially loved when you said she joined the hunger games to save prim and even after going through it twice and after an entire revolution, she still died. That was so symbolic, it had to happen. The only death that shouldn’t have happened was finnick’s and even Suzanne Collins regrets killing him lol
I will never forgive her for killing Finnick 😭 he's the best ☹
He literally guessed everything!!
@@sereenatilbury1317cause he actually watches the movie other reactors focus on playing towards the viewers and talking causing them to miss key scenes that go towards the story building
One thing from the books I’m disappointed they changed: in the blast that killed Prim, Katniss was disfigured, half her face horribly burned. I think it would’ve been impactful to see her with those scars living the rest of her life.
I did not know that. I wished they showed that because she was super close to that explosion. I wondered how she got away with no permanent injuries
not just her face, half of her whole body burned
Yeah and Peeta lost his leg in the first hunger games.
..........they regrew and fixed most of it to not leave any scarring anyway. They had some sketchy healing techniques in the capitol.
@@Floridad25 they fixed Katniss blown ear drum from the first games, and Cinna and Haymitch had to stop them from surgically altering Katniss figure after she lost weight in there as well.
And Katniss also notes that the Captitol must do something to the male tributes before the games to stop them growing facial hair because the first games lasted 18 days and Peeta didn’t have any stubble.
The Hunger Games is such a well adapted trilogy. You can tell they both loved and respected what made the novels amazing.
It helps that the author wrote/cowrote the screenplay
He should do a novels based movie reaction marathon I hope some more channels do this cus I think it’s a cute idea
I am so glad you feel the same about Gale as I do! He drove me absolutely crazy, I didn’t like him or ever ship them together. He was too angry, too broken, to unfeeling for her. They were too similar..not to mention he literally had like no empathy for Katniss or Peeta in their mental struggle, he called Peeta a coward for letting the capitols torture get to him without ever going through what Peeta went through…and he cared too much about the politics of it all and what people thought of him.
Couldn't have said it better myself. That's why I love my boyfriend. He is Peeta in every way and I am Katniss. We take care of each other and balance each other out.
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He called Peeta a coward for being mentaly tortured with drugs, but cried out like a bitch when he was whipped in the 2nd movie, passed out 5 min in 😒
@@anycullen21 🤣🤣🤣🤣 foreal
Yeah, totally agree :) I’ve always considered him too judgmental and self-centered about his beliefs especially.
I remember when the first movie was being advertised people were angry she was cast as Katniss. In the books they state how thin she is because the people of District 12 are poor and hardly eat. Honestly I think they did a great job choosing her though, she definitely portrayed the emotions of Katniss phenomenally
I remember that. That whole thing pissed me off though because they kept saying Jennifer Lawrence was "too fat", which is just.. lol, wut. I got the gist of why some people were annoyed, but it's hard to look "starving" while not actually starving, you know? Plus a lot of people were saying it in a way that looked like they actually meant Jennifer herself was somehow fat. Doesn't feel like that long ago, but it was a bit before the more sort of "body acceptance" stuff actually kicked off. So some people literally meant she was fat, lol, which was just insane.
I think they did a great job casting everyone That your Jennifer Lawrence was excellent as Katniss.
@@LadyBeyondTheWall Jesus, if they thought she was "fat" back then, imagine now that she gave birth like a month ago. Some ppl 🙄
@@LadyBeyondTheWall well the girl who played clove was originally considered, so kinda makes sense to say lawrence didn't fit the look, but the personality
Lmao, they were probably the same people who were annoyed that the actress who played Rue was black, despite the fact in the books Rue was always black (in fact she was supposed to have the same skin tone as Thresh).
The book epilogue basically explained that Peeta would still have the occasional relapse but he would just need a few moments to calm himself down usually gripping the back of a chair or something and Katniss still had nightmares about everything and she would think about all the acts of goodness she's seen. It would get repetitive but "There are much worse games to play" (last line from the book).
Also Katniss and Peeta make a book full of pictures and drawings of all their memories that they want to always remember; people, events, items, etc. One thing that gets added was a picture of Annie and Finnick's son (yes Finnick did still die so take from that what you will).
2:53 gale has actually always been the “strategist”. he’s always been better at setting traps than hunting with a bow and it’s shown in the books (and lightly mentioned in the movie i think) that he’s capable of understanding how his preys / enemies think to set the best traps.
the bombs that go off twice - letting time for rescuers to go see / help the victims and getting killed by the second explosion - was gale’s idea and played on human’s compassion, because humans will try to help their wounded
also, something not really explained in the movie is WHY gale’s plan in district 2 is so horrible for katniss. the thing is, both katniss’s father and gale’s father died in the same mine explosion. gale’s plan is to basically trap the people of district 2 inside the mountain, just like their own fathers were trapped underground because of the explosion. it really shows that gale does not care about collateral damages when it comes to winning the war, and prefer to concentrate on the “bigger” goal, which is winning and getting rid of snow’s totalitarian regime.
Donald Sutherland was a big fan of the novels, he really understood the concept and what it all meant. He wrote a letter as Snow accepting the role ❤
He also did kind of an impression of Snow one time when accepting an award, right? He's such a good actor and person, love him so much
@@lydiawulanastri6454 that's so cool!
Imagine what it was like reading about Finnick’s death in the books… so heartbreaking!
The part that made me so sad in the books is when the explosion happens that kills Prim there's a part where Katniss say's the explosion reminded her of Finnick's eyes.
I just remember sitting on my bed bawling my eyes out trying not to get the pages of my book wet 😂
My friend called me crying on the phone after she read that scene. She was mad I didn’t tell her about it lol
It is ABSOLUTELY worth it to read the books Seb! While the movies (and books) are written as seemingly the generic YA dystopia, the books get very dark.
After Prim gets blown up you get a while chapter dedicated to just Katniss's mental state, attempts at suicide, morphine addiction, and overall just how broken she was.
Reading them again recently made me realize how a true adaptation would have been rated R whole way through
Johanna and Katniss had such a great relationship in the book. It’s one of my fav parts of Mockingjay
"put a bun in the oven, call him gale" broke me for some reason
that was way too funny
loved your reaction i cant wait for the next movie series
if you liked this one you'll definitely enjoy maze runners (even tho idk if youve maybe seen those already?)
What a fucking power move that would have been by Peeta. Hahaha.
But it took 15 years for Katniss to give Peeta permission to put the first bun....
In all three parts of the story, Katniss chooses not to follow the rules of the system by shooting up, rather than straight ahead. In the first, when she shoots at the pig the Gamemakers were eating rather than at the target. In the second, when she shoots at the force field rather than at Finnick. And in the last, when she shoots at Coin rather than Snow. This is just one example of the masterful metaphor and symbolism that Suzanne Collins crafted. I highly recommend reading the books.
Another which a TH-camr theorised while re-reading the books as an adult: Snow is frozen water, Gale is wind (obviously), Peeta could be related to the word peat, which is similar to soil/earth, and Katniss is obviously the girl on fire. There's a lot of meaning you can draw out there as well when you consider how those elements interact with each other and how the characters play off each other (mostly in relation to Katniss).
Also idk how much you realized because you kinda skipped over the ending for Gale but the bombs thing was his idea and it's what killed Primrose. That part always got me cuz like i was never the biggest Gale supremacist but all he ever wanted to do was protect that family and in the end he was the reason for prims death. like ouch
Not seb going from "I don't have anything against gale idk why people don't like him" to "get lost honestly he gets on my nerves now" 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I've always thought that Coin sent Peeta because she was counting on his PTSD to kill Katniss. The Mockingjay was only useful for a short time, and then Coin knew Katniss would become an enemy to her because she was just going to be the same corruption as Snow.
Coin was sick
I am LIVING for your bits of Gale-Dissing!! 😆 Psst 18:05 you and I have the same kinda humor, I always snicker when Peeta asks to be cuffed. 😎
Such a wild and bitter-sweet ending (but that's how dystopian stories usually are). Def recommend the books! I think the pods are much more visceral and horrifying in the books. Also, I really love Katniss and Joanna's relationship in the book as they try and overcome their trauma and ptsd together through military training.
I’m so happy that you reacted to the series. The Hunger Games Series was always a favorite of mine growing up and i love watching others enjoy it as much as i do. 😭💗
The books do in fact show the better understanding of the whole world and system (f.E. what is the meaning of the village in District 12 and why it wasn't destroyed, like the rest of the District). So go check them out. Many people didn't like the 3rd book or the last movie, the purpose of the hunger games in this may indeed be questionable, but at the end, it's important to understand the message of the story, which is - war or rebellion aren't just some bang bang showdowns like in Hollywood movies, they are depressing, they are hurtful and that's why Katniss' potrayal is really well done.
Reaction suggestions: Movies: Planet of the apes trilogy (one of the best trilogys out there), Equilibrium (haven't seen a reaction for this, but it's very good, with Christian Bale), Constantine, Braveheart, Robin Hood etc. :D (in case you haven't seen any of it). As of TV shows, I think you would really enjoy Peacemaker and/or Cobra Kai, since they are very funny.
Looking forward to your next reactions !
I was one of those people who didn't like the third book (and the third movie, for that matter) - but as time goes I realized it was because I was still young (I read it when I was around 13-14 ish) and definitely expected all happy and fun but instead got a very depressing book as the ending. Only after now, all grown up, do I understand how that is much more realistic given the entire story, just like how you pointed out. After going through 2 games and then being shoved into a rebellion she didn't want, it's much more fitting and true to have Katniss be that depressed in the Mockingjay book. I respect that a whole much now and have a whole different perspective on the book (and Mockingjay Part 1 is now my second favorite from the movie franchise too)
Something they cut that was in the books was instead of sneaking to the Capital, Katniss actually fell in line and went through the military training everyone else did and actually was roommates with Joanna and started becoming friends, so they both could earn the right to go to the Capital. Katniss passed her final test but Joanna failed because for her test they flooded the area and she had PTSD from how the Capital tortured her (electric shocks while soaking wet) and had an extreme panic attack; so severe they had to sedate her.
You getting scared to be jumpscared had me laughing bc I was scared too and I've watched this whole series multiple times LMFAO
"Two! Two buns in the oven!!" LOL Your commentary is great.
I hate we're at the end but it's been fun rewatching them with you! I definitely recommend The Maze Runner films
In case you didn’t realize, the bombs that killed Prim were Gale’s, which was why Katniss had stopped speaking to him as much as she didn’t know whether or not she could forgive him for that. Also, by “symbolic hunger games” Coin basically meant a regular Hunger Games but with Capitol children, which would set her up to essentially be exactly like Snow.
Seb…it wouldn’t be a true Seb reaction without your dirty jokes sprinkled throughout. I love it so much.
She did not shoot Coin just for Prim, she shot her because she knew that nothing was going to change under her rule and she would be just another tyrant. They don't (can't) show it in the film, what Katniss thinks when Coin proposes another Hunger Games, but she gets it then and there that she would be a selfish, tyrannical leader and has to be got rid off.
Can’t wait for the prequel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.
Have been loving your reactions
I didn’t know it was a thing!!!
@@salliejones6002 from what I understand they are supposed to be starting production this year
@@AtomicVampire1 dont give me hope 😍😍😍😍😍
@@salliejones6002 the book is already out! I’m a third of the way through it right now and it’s awesome! It follows young president snow :)
@@lozlullaby7947 OMGGGGG
Loved this watch along. A couple other suggestions that I think you’ll love:
The maze runner and Planet of the apes, the later being the best trilogy I’ve ever watched in my opinion
The divergent series was great too imo
@@feested3402 divergent is awful 💀
@@kxloux8466 your opinion 👍🏻
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When I first read this in high school, I thought peeta was boring and gale was more interesting.
I reread them as an adult and understood completely: It was Peeta's humanity. His value for life. Gale didn't quite have that.
After killing Coin, Katniss was planning to eat the nightlock pill! Thats what she was pulling out from her outfit! A bunch of ppl missed it but thats what she was doing! And peter was stopping her :D The movies are honestly SO good - i feel like the Hunger games can never be redo because how can you improve on something this good?
The last scene has very special meaning, because Katniss didn't want children. She was scared they would have to one day be a part of another Hunger Games, but she had them because Peeta wanted to be a father. But she had them only like 10 years after the events of the last movie 😁
I don’t know if you noticed this but after Katniss killed Coin, she was about to take the nightlock pill to kill herself. So Katniss was just gonna end it after killing Coin but Peeta noticed and stopped her before she could
You getting more and more annoyed with Gale is literally me 🤣
I've really enjoyed watching your reaction to this series. Bargaining about Finnick's death, loving to hate Snow, flip-flopping on how to feel about Gale, so relatable!
It is a bittersweet ending I've found. I always cry in the scene with the cat at the end; I'm keeping it together but when Katniss breaks, so do I.
Really loved hearing your thoughts about everything.
:D
There's one thing I dislike about the ending. Not knowing how the rest of the nation kept going. Which was already my issue with the end of the book. It's still SUCH a good series, I just wish we'd know how Panem kept going after.
but didn't the books provide at least a little bit of insight about that? I haven't read them in a few years so I don't remember that well.
@@vanatani Iirc it was just like the film. Katniss shot Coin, we only learn who becomes president and where her mom and Gale end up. Then the epilogue of her with Peeta and their kids
Katniss wanted nothing to do with the rest of Panem. They hold elections and Paylor from District 8 won, she's a democratic elected leader.
I actually liked that in the books (and movie) the entire time, from beginning to end, we followed Katniss. In the end, her and Peeta lived out on their own, away from society. They probably didn't have much details about what was happening with the rest of the world, so it makes sense that we wouldn't either.
@@samanthatomcat That is true and now I can see that. She wouldn't care as long as her new family can live happily. But I remember being annoyed at not knowing how Panem fared under their new government back when I read it on release.
They basically turned the whole of the capitol into a hunger games arena. Definitely recommend the books it gives a lot of left out detail and helps you understand more about the characters
Coin wanted to have a real actual hunger games, with capitol children, as revenge. She claimed just one, but if she can justify one, she can justify more. She was gearing up to be the new Snow, so she had to go.
In the book it's made more clear, but even in the movies there was a short scene where Gale talks to Beetee about bombs and weapons. His plan was bombs going off twice to also kill the first responders. And it's made clear that the bombs that killed Prim were Gale's idea. Gale is all about killing innocents to win, he was willing to do anything and everything to win. Katniss was not. She wasn't okay with killing civilians or medical personnel. Gale was also pretty adamant that he would never behave like Peeta in those interviews during the first part of Mockingjay. Like, Gale, you aren't being tortured, and brainwashed, and threatened right now, so you are in no position to claim you would never say the things Peeta is saying. Gale is full of sh!t. Those are the main reasons that I (and many others) aren't cool with Gale, as both a love interest, but also as a person. Like, I'm not okay with just killing everyone just to win. With that mindset you can justify literally everything.
With Prim dead, Katniss's main motivation for even volunteering and starting this whole thing is gone.
The ending represents hope. Katniss is still incredibly traumatised from her entire life basically (starving, losing her father, being forced to be the head of the household, a reaping every year, being reaped twice, going through the hunger games twice, war, etc), and so is Peeta (child abuse, reapings, hunger games, torture, brainwashing, war, etc), but the prologue I think, shows that they have been able to build themselves a life, even with trauma and pain and loss they have found a way to, maybe not be happy, but at least content, to love someone and live a life.
Couldn't have said it better myself.
"He did it! I told you he'd do it!"
LOL.
I haven’t watched the series in so long but your reactions made me remember how much I loved truly loved it. Gonna go watch them again now. You’re the best Seb!!
You anticipating the jump scare and it not happening forever was so good! Well built tension by the film
“That was for all his shenanigans in Prison Break with the pocket” lmaooooo
yes please read the books. in the scene with the disintegrating tubes katniss describes it as “the flesh sliding off of his bones”
Your reaction when Gale is on screen is so relatable.
I've been looking forward to this one! 😊
This one was action packed. And was better, in my opinion, than the book.
However, this saw the deaths of three of my favorite characters: Boggs(even though he was only in the 2 Mockingjay movies), Finnick, and Prim.
Fun Fact: The kiss between Haymitch and Effie before he left the Capitol was improvised by Woody Harrelson.
And Peeta and Katniss did get their happy ending after he was cured from his brainwashing.
I still very highly recommend "The Maze Runner" movie trilogy. It's kind of like "The Hunger Games". And I think that you'll love the lead actor Dylan O'Brien.
The Maze Runner triology is top notch. Would be such a great reaction.
Snow's final laugh deserves an Oscar on its own! Chills every time!
Such a great end for the character!
The little child or the baby in last scene, is Jennifer Lawrence's nephew
I don't know if you'Ve read the books yet but it took her years to agree to kids. She didn't want to bring them into a world that might one day see Hunger Games. But Peeta finally won her
Aaaand the kids are Jen's own nephews
I'm going through a "watch TH-camrs react to Hunger Games" phase. It's nice seeing people's first time reactions. I've seen quite a few, and you've been my favorite! Everytime they salute I'll be thinking "three fingers". Tracker jackers are officially crisps. And bakers boy baked a double loaf. 😂
I love how in part 1 you said you didnt understand why people hate Gale.... I loveeeeeeee how slowly you dislike him until the final part ahahahahah
They way you say at when Gale said ''shoot me'' scene ''no. yes. no. idk'' omg jdfgkj literally me.
It was always interesting to me, and good storytelling in terms of "this is all pointless" when it comes to war, in general, that Katniss only ever became a public figure and the face of the revolution because she volunteered to save Prim... and in the end, it didn't matter. Katniss indirectly and inadvertently started the revolution, and Prim died as a result of that revolution. So Katniss's selflessness in the first book/movie ended up meaning nothing for the person she was trying to protect, essentially. (It obviously changed everything for everyone else, and is a bit of a trolley problem scenario where the good of the many is greater than the good of the one, but you know what I mean.)
"Tie me up, Katniss....it's for your own good" 😄 🤣 😂 😆 😄
Your commentary kills me LMAOOO
But remember, nobody ever survives the games, even after having kids, they’ll always have those memories and PTSD. But all things considered, they look pretty happy
The “commemorative hunger games” the good guys and Coin mentioned at the end using the capitols kids is exactly what you originally thought it was. After killing Snow, they were gunna do one last hunger games just like in the other films, but using kids from the capitol
Katniss: almost dies in Hunger Games as tribute to save Prim.
Prim: what's that......* BOOM!! *
So excited!!!! I’ve been DYING to see ur reaction to this!!! You never disappoint!! ❤️❤️
So glad you enjoyed the series!!! Hunger Games was kind of the last good YA adaptation but even then people didn't like how it ended... but I loved it! And I'm happy to see new fans can be born :D
Since you liked the movies, you're gonna love the books. Highly recommend reading them, Finnick will move to the top of best character list. Katniss is also a lot move fleshed out because of her inner thoughts that can't be portrayed in movies.
Btw every district is supposed to be responsible for production of certain resources for the Capitol, like 12 was coal mining, 13 was military, and the districts higher up in the hierarchy like 1 and 2 were responsible for weapons, etc, were richer and Capitol favourites
I feel like Johanna got the short end of the stick in this movie. The book has so much of what she went through in the Capital and why she doesn’t join Katniss and Finick in the fighting.
I was looking forward to seeing you react to more of the "real or not real" scenes because it shows how much the bond between Katniss and Peeta truly was. He has loved her for so long while Katniss' feelings for him kind of crept up on her slowly - through how many (little) things of Peeta she kept noticing, like his daily habits and little facts. And you can only know this in the book (and yes!! read them!!) but it's also what bonds them back together after the end and before the epilogue. They keep using it to help Peeta gain his true memories back and go back to being who he truly was. Their relationship is just so well built and it's one of my favorite things of the series.
Nevertheless, still enjoyed your reactions! A lot of people have already suggested The Maze Runner trilogy, another really good book adaptation, so will be looking forward to it if you do going to react!
I love that the kids at the end were Jennifer Lawrence's nephews
You roasting Gale is the best thing lol
The two stage explosion may have been Gale's idea, but he wasn't the one who decided to use it, that was Coin. She did it for two reasons: 1.) To turn EVERYONE against Snow with the idea of taking the capitol mostly intact....2.) To neutralize Katniss' perceived threat and/or make sure that Katniss supported her in her bid for power. Snow was absolutely right about her gunning for Prim....her death would bring Katniss back under control. Prim was 13.....the minimum age to join the Army/med corps on missions was 14. She was NOT supposed to be in the Capitol, and would have had to get clearance to get around that restriction from someone way up on the chain of command.
u need to react to the new 2023 prequel about President Snow!
Before, Peeta was just a Baker but once he met Katniss, he became a masterbaker. Get it, master, baker, like masterba.......
Oh you naughty person >D
Eh, I'd say that once he was with katniss, he didn't have to bake masterfully
In the books, the bombs were Gale’s idea for their to be two explosives to kill or injure the first population and then explode again when people came in to help
The three fingers... How the hell had I not heard anyone make that joke all those years lol I can never look at this the same way again
We started the book (and movie) with Katniss trying to protect Prim, every step was for Prim, not for Katniss herself, that's why Prim had to died at the end, to let Katniss live her life.
Read the books, they are 100% better
As Vander said, no one wins in a war
My heart broke a little when you said the comment about Finnicks death :( His death hit hard ....
Also, “double loaf” has me WHEEZING.
“tWO bunS In the OveN??” 😂😂😂
I absolutely love these movies. One of the best movie franchises ever made in my opinion. I highly recommend The Maze Runner trilogy. It’s another amazing YA dystopian future trilogy. It has a really good and unique storyline with incredible characters. I think you’ll enjoy that trilogy a lot.
See for me, the fact that it wasn't a happy ending made it super refreshing. Like so many happy endings exist, but this is reality in a way. Things are often bittersweet
It's just so much fun watching you. You're so cute with the jump scares 😅. You're one of those friends that's always fun to watch a movie with...love you man ❤
Finnick deserved better. He won his games at 14 then was trafficked among capitol people which is the "paying for his company with secrets" thing, and then his ending like that. ugh what a great series though
The part where Prim died in the books literally made my jaw drop, idk just the way it was described it never explicitly said it was her it just referenced a description of her from the first book and I was like 😨😨😨
I loved this series. You should watch the Divergent series and the Maze Runner series next!
Dude, Seb, I definitely recommend the books. I love them. I reread them so much. The movies were pretty good adaptations, especially considering most book movies fall short. But the actual books give so much more.
Yeah Finnicks death broke my heart!
Prims was sad, I kinda half expected it due to Gale earlier talking about secondary explosions that would take out those who went in to help.
Gale didn’t care what life was lost as long as they won. Idk if he knew prim would get killed, because she was obviously a medic, who’d go in to help, but idk if he put 2 and 2 together...
Your reactions we’re so amazing lmao you get so immersed I absolutely love it
"three fingers, haymitch, ha?"
“Two buns 🙌🏻” 😂😂😂 hilarious
watching your hatred for Gale grow and meet the rest of ours was beautiful 😌 amazing series tho can’t wait for the next!
She was gonna put people in the hunger games again but it would be the capitals people instead. Katniss saw she was turning into what snow was so she killed her
26:00 The ending was never meant to be stereotypically happy. And yes this story IS depressing. Its not really a film that has room for comedy
Not sure whether I am watching this for your reaction to the movie or just for your laugh. Your laugh is very infectious. We need to laugh more during these trying times. Keep it up.
And here we are. Now it's the end 🥺 I really enjoyed watching along one of my most favorite stories with you 💖 Your reaction to the 2 buns took me out 😂
The reason everyone hates Gayle is because he helped with the bombs that killed Prim
There's a fanmade movie of the second quarter quell (Haymitch's games) on TH-cam that's very well made with accurate information from the books. You should definitely check it out!!
You’ll like the books. She didn’t want children because of the games so it’s a good ending. Also loved you’re reaction to jump scares 🤣🤣