I never get tired of reactors saying, "Is that Lenny Kravitz."

The three finger salute in the books is something specific to District 12 Katniss’s home. It is a tradition the people there do at funerals as a final goodbye, so when they did it at the reaping for Katniss not only were they saying a final goodbye but the other districts saw the salute televised for the first time. There is no communication allowed between districts or travel so the context of the salute is not fully understood with the other districts. So it evolves with a new meaning for Katniss specifically.

Glad to see The Hunger Games is getting a resurgence with reaction channels coming up reacting to them and realizing that they aged perfectly and much more adult than people think

Something I love in the movies that isn't in the books is seeing things from the gamemaker's point of view and what is going on in the other districts like when Rue's district revolts after her death. The books are entirely from Katniss' point-of-view, but the movie gives some behind-the-scenese stuff which makes things even more interesting. Also, the arenas are in real locations, but then a dome of some sort is put over it and then they can manipulate the environment. In the book, it's mentioned that people, usually from the Capitol, can vacation to previous arenas and visit locations of memorable deaths and such. Truly disturbing.

Rue’s death is a major tipping point as Katniss’ actions in laying her to rest are respectful and normal to any human being watching the movie, but in the world of the film it is a political act (not deliberate on Katniss’ part) because it HUMANISES the child. Normally the dead kid is carried away by a drone. But to see her there, with flowers and love - a funeral - it wakes people up. It tells them that yes, the pain in their heart and the thought that this death is WRONG is the right thing to be feeling. And so, riots. Normally they don’t. Everyone is numb to these losses at this point. Rue and Katniss change that. The Capitol uses the children of its citizens to control the population. It’s twisted by design. You want to rebel? Look what happens to 24 of your children every year. Well, what if we did it to all of them? They manipulate hope and condition the people to live in fear from a young age.

The genius of Suzanne Collins (the author of Hunger Games) is that she talks to her young readers as equals-presents these moral dilemmas and lets them decide for themselves-she doesn’t tell them what to think. She asks the questions and they learn to think critically. It comes across in the movies as well, but it’s really powerful in the books. We could use more critical thinking, so this is good.

In the books it is explained that when you turn twelve your name is entered into the drawing once. At thirteen twice and so on until eighteen. But you can get tessera, that's a supply of grain and oil, in exchange for your name and as often as you have family members. Katniss is 16, so her name would be in 5 times, plus 3 times (for her, her mom and her sister) per year. Makes 20.Gale has a mom and 3 siblings, that's why his Name is in 42 times.

What I loved about this story was that it is probable. It isn’t in a far, far away galaxy (hi, Star Wars!) but here… way in the future. It makes you question and debate government, power, ethics, and I love that! And I love it’s in a way digestible for even young adult readers.

effie is one of elizabeth banks most iconic roles! she is almost too good at this role, perfectly casted! her chemistry with woody in the rest of the films is electric!

Mark: "Why can't my body look like that?" David: "Because we had Papa John's for dinner tonight!" Classic!

I loved seeing Marc’s reaction, because like Marc, I also didn’t watch Hunger Games when it first came out (I thought it was overhyped). I only watched it a few years ago and was also like “WHY DIDNT I WATCH THIS SOONER?!”. I think I binge watched them all in a day or two. Can’t wait to watch the rest with you guys!

KZfaq reaction channels are my 80's and 90's childhood equivalent of sitting on a couch with a friend and watching their face the whole time they are watching one of your favorite movies for the first time

“So grim… Where are they going?” “K Mart” 💀🤣

The "another weasley" comment.... gold!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

My dad dubbed this one of the greatest film sagas of all time when we were finished watching the last movie. And I really agree. This one was great although I think the next one is the best one of them all

HAHAHA!!! I laughed a lot when he said: “Another Weasley.” Also, “The Maze Runner” was mentioned; I’d like to see a reaction to that series after “The Hunger Games.”

I almost always stop for a Hunger Games reaction, but y'all had me cracking up. You've got a subscriber!

The actors weee great! Although katniss and Peeta were supposed to be 16 here and I think it’s easy to forget how young they are since they look older then that, but Jennifer does such a good job as Katniss! I think this movie does Peeta a bit dirty though which makes him seem weaker and doesn’t show how charismatic and smart he is with playing the games but they did show if a bit

If you guys ever think about reading the books I would highly suggest it, because they are such an impressive showcasing of the effects of PTSD that therapists have suggested that families of soldiers read the books to understand what their returning soldiers are going through. This movie/book series takes sort of a two-pronged approach, mixing together stories like The Running Man by Stephen King (the movie, not so much, but definitely the story, because it has the haunting effect of making us realize that we are pretty much almost there in our society when it comes to "reality TV", with people selling themselves to get money... and in those books it's just a step further, and people are selling themselves to get for instance medicine, or food rations, are you get to this being essentially the immediate descendant of that story). Put that together with the concept of what it does to a developing mind to be sent off to war, and then to have to come back and reintegrate into society only to be sent back again, it really makes a point; especially with the idea of it basically being a televised war of relative children (or in this case, true children). Also, a lot about how the propaganda machine works, and how people are used to produce a result, psychologically speaking. There are a lot of details in this first movie that were altered from the books, I think to their detriment; for instance more impact with the concept of Haymitch (the recruiter / trainer who ends up an alcoholic after watching all these young trainees go tits up); a guy who has to consistently watch these kids he mentors go off and get themselves killed immediately, year after year, because none of them have any training to even survive the night, much less fight, because all they've ever done is fight starvation. And when you add that into the train ride, when they have their first really good food in their lives and the impact that makes on them, really highlighting that they're not even nutritionally prepared for such a fight. Also, the huge monsters at the end originally had the faces of all of the tributes who had died, as a way of causing psychological warfare. And, you don't really get the full impact of Cato at the end, and his speech, because what he really is is the kid who enlisted into the military as a Born In The USA-type patriotic character... because he wants to be there and had benefited elite training, and is not there because he's drafted. Because he believes in the "glory" of it for his hometown (AKA district) and all of that; and in the end he realizes that he's just doing something for other people and sacrificing himself to do it. Everything he was raised to believe was false and his world has fallen in around him, the thing that sustained him against the PTSD, realizing he really has just been turned into a killer for someone else's pleasure and profit. There's a lot more things that come up later on in the sequels about how people get used by a system like this in a myriad of ways, but yeah. They really make a good point. The books also go hard on the whole starvation part of it, and the control of resources select few, so that the people who are essentially what we would call senators' kids who don't ever have to participate in these televised wars, get to have endless access to all of the resources made by the poor people, while the (artificially) poor people have access to none of it and are on the brink of starvation at all times, which... I don't think I need to say much more about class and all of that in this. Overall the books are absolutely brilliant & the movies are a decent rendition of them. Great reaction, I am going to subscribe immediately, because you're one of the few sets of reactors to actually take these things seriously and understand what they're trying to get at, instead of thinking of them as "cool".

I love how Effie's accent brings out the disgust when she says 'he's probably in the bar car.'

Highly, HIGHLY recommend reading the books once you are done with the movies. The movies are pretty loyal to the storyline of the books, and I feel like they complement each other well. The books are told from a first person present-tense POV of Katniss herself, which makes things very immediate and in your face. The downside is that one might miss out on the emotions and motivations of other characters, which the movies tackle very well, but in the books Katniss explains a lot of things in detail that are pretty vague in the movies.

As you move with the movies, you'll realize how acurate it is to our world. And it's actually terrifying to see where we're going.

“Why can’t my body look like that?🥺” “because we had papa johns for dinner tonight” 😂😂☠️ that cracked me up

You could see mark didn't expect to enjoy it and then to see his face when he got into it was great 😁

"L'il Rue McClanahan" 😹😹😹

In the books katniss actually goes deaf in one ear and Peeta loses a leg… I know it would be hard but I wish they somehow kept that in

"Did they just say something French?" -> Rewind 10 seconds -> 'Yves Saint Laurent' -> Well now I'm embarrassed.

“What are they eating?” “One of the contestants-?” I choked on my hot chocolate.

“Barbara Bush so sweet to her to let her have it!” LMFAO STAAAHHHPP

"Sporty Spice down" I'm cackling 🤣🤣🤣

This book series was the first one that I read in a week! I was obsessed immediately! The films did not disappoint! Great shirts! Awesome to see you get a sponsorship! You are super inspiring and show how you can find success if you keep putting out the content and working hard! Love it!

So glad you watch these, great reactions! Peeta (The kids are all right) is also known for ”Bridge to Terabithia”, which I hope you’ll react to if you haven’t seen it. Can’t wait til next movie!

I love watching when you two react together! I especially love watching Marc's face during the intro, he's so supportive of you and this channel and it is so sweet 👍😁😊

I had to read the books in high school and the dogs in the movie are pg-13 compared to the books. The dogs in the books are what nightmares are made of also, If you do decide to read the books you’ll learn about Haymitch backstory it’s very sad and messed up

Enters the birthday party... Peeta made you a cake, but now nobody can effing find it.

Marc: Why can't my body look like that? David: Because we had Papa Johns for dinner tonight. LMAO! I died. Story of my life right there. :p

Just a side note. Rue was 12, just as prim. 12 is the youngest that can be reaped. It's 12 to 18 you can be reaped. But loved your reaction a d looking forward to the other ones. In my opinion the second is the best. But the third and fourth are just as good. The hole series is just great. Really sad and cruel but so good.

I just re-visited this whole series. Call me crazy, but I think they aged TOO well

I'm not sure if by the time this video is posted you've already watched Catching Fire, but if you haven't, there's an important moment that almost every reactor misinterprets. So without spoiling anything: when you see the painting on the floor, that was Peeta who painted it. I thought it was made clear by the movie but maybe that's only because I knew it beforehand from the books, but Peeta painted it as an homage, no one put it there to mess with Katniss

Excited to see you both react to this great series. I loved reading the books and they were adapted very well for the films. That being said, if Rue's death made you sad, the book would have torn you to pieces. The bond between them was not portrayed as well in the films as in the books. They had much more time together so her death hit even harder. Lenny Kravitz is so good as Cinna even though he's not in it too much. Looking forward to the sequel reactions.

In the book the dogs are something more....read it!!! you'll love it!!!

Unlike Harry Potter, Twilight and (especially) Divergent, the Hunger Games movies have not been the subject of wide-spread controversy or less than favourable retrospectives since their release, making it arguably the most consistent 21st century YA film franchise - in that sense that its public perception has barely gone down since it was first released.

Panem the name of the country is derived from the word for Bread I believe in Ancient Roman, or Latin). Hunger Game "Bread and Circus". It's what the ancient Roman emperors did. They used gladiatorial games and feasts to keep the people distracted and complacent. Thus the writer used a very basic real world, premise and said "and what if the gladiators are children, not trained warriors or criminals or war prisoners?" this is supposed to be in the future of the USA, when great catastrophe, both from other nature and from human failing, ripped the country apart. Some of the states even "fell into the oceans" due to natural disasters. To see a man of Panem imposed over a map of the "lower 48" (continental USA) is almost creepy.

Please do the entire series

Donald Suthlund will forever be the guy who screams at the end of Bodysnatchers.

These were commissioned by Scholastic Books to teach middle school students about politics and war. They were surprised when the movie rights were purchased. There is another series of books for younger students called the Overland Chronicles. It was not designed as a YA thing.

Sit and wait for Uber eats took me out 😂😂😂😂

6:54 LMFAOO he’s so real for that 😭😭😭

This was a great reaction, can’t wait to see you both watch the rest especially since it’ll be new for you too. And the mention of Maze Runner made me jump to attention, definitely something to try and fit in your watch schedule in the future.

I could not be any happier you two reacted to this, I never get tired of this movie series. I’m on the second book now. David, you were on fire with the quips & one liners, I laughed out loud when you mentioned Barbara Bush, never realized how much that actress looked like her( lol) can’t wait till you get to the rest. Lastly, really looking forward to you doing the Maze Runner series as well.

Awesome shirts guys... starting that merch game with a bang! 👍 Wish both of y'all all the best!

You should absolutely read or listen to the books. 10/10 would recommend 💕💕💕

Yesss! I've been waiting all week lol. I'm SO glad Marc enjoyed this! And remember, as gruesome as things are in the film, they are MUCH worse in the books (which are spectacular). Just two things of note that I don't want to wait until Catching Fire to mention -- when Katniss blows up the food with all the land mines, the explosion actually causes her to go deaf in one ear. And once she and Peeta win the games and get treated for their wounds, they actually can't save his leg from the damage from the infection, and he actually goes through the rest of the story with a prosthetic. They never mention either of these things in the films, but it's a big part of the books about how not only are they mentally scarred but they're physically disabled afterwards too.

"Katniss and the Weasley girl out in the woods..." I choked on my fries dude 🤣🤣

I clicked because the thumbnail looks like 2 guys eating while watching hunger games. Ended up really enjoying the reaction!

Oh my gosh, thank you both so much! I don’t think I’ve ever had so much fun watching reaction videos in my days than watching with the two of you. Your one liners are soul food today and I desperately needed the laughs ❤ love and light to you and yours!

“What are they eating?” ”One of the contestants” 😂💙🤣😂💙

Congrats on getting your 1st sponsor,the jerseys look fantastic!💚

So excited you are doing another of my favorite series with Marc. These movies are absolutely amazing. I'd love for you guys to watch Maze Runner as well.

"Have you had venison before?" It is beyond disappointing that this question actually has to be asked in the modern age. Deer, gator, wild turkey, wild boar -- all delicious. Supermarkets can't contend with nature.

🤣🤣🤣 ANOTHER WEASLEY!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I wish I had thought of that. Bruh, you should be doing standup! After this series, it would be really cool if you do the DIVERGENT series. I just love it. As a matter of fact, I’m going to go watch it again right now! I want a David vs Film baseball shirt just like the one y’all are wearing. They are super GROOVY! Love ‘ya. Mean it.

Couldn't click fast enough! I was so excited that you both were getting started on this amazing series.

So glad you both have done this franchise!!! Such a great one. Loved that you both loved it

Weasley down! 🤣🤣 Another great reaction. I think Catching Fire is my favorite of the 4 movies. Can't wait to see more. PS, sick artwork in the background! 😉

And he was in bridge to Terabithia as a kid

You two have no business being this hilarious!!! New Subscriber.

Maze runner is not the same. It's basically a bunch of boys being stuck in some enclosure they can't get out of and every once in a while there's a new one coming through like a hole in the middle of the arena. The person shows up with amnesia. No idea how they got there and then one day a girl shows up and there's a note with her that says she's the last one ever and they're like we have to escape the arena. There was no kids fighting to the death, but there was something in the area surrounding the arena that could easily kill them, but it was all a test for something that's facing humanity that you'll find out in one of the later movies

The writing of the Hunger Games books was inspired because one day the author was watching TV and was switching channels back and forth between a competitive reality TV show and the war in Afghanistan. At one point what she was watching got so blurred in her head that she couldn't tell the difference between the programs. I might be dead wrong but from my understanding that reality TV show was Survivor Cook Islands. The very same exact Survivor season my brother, Billy Garcia was a contestant on back in 2006. 📺👀🤔➡️📝📚

Good films even if the base story is so brutal… and Maze runner is a great pick, action packed, one of the great ones to come out lately!

Great reaction you two! Please go forward soon with the rest of the Hunger Games movies; I'm so looking forward to your reactions to them!

So if they take out extra portions of grain & oil (food) their name is entered again.

Omggggggggggggggggggghhhhh I loved that jersey store. Been looking for something like that for months and don’t want over pay at a mall. Thank you so much!!!!!!!

Your name goes in every year from 12-18 and it's cumulative. If you are poor and starving you can opt to put in your name again in trade for oil and grain. You can do the same for every member of your family. Gail has his in 24 times for his age the rest are for his and his four family members grain and oil.

KATNISS: Here, this mockingjay pin will protect you from anything bad. EFFIE: Primrose Everdeen! KATNISS: ...................shit.

OMG!!! I picked the thumbnail because of your jerseys over other Hunger Games reactions. Thrilled to hear about your sponsor! What a lucky break with my boy's bday and Christmas coming up. It's getting harder & harder to come up with a cool surprise gift for a teen. Thanks! Edit: I subbed. Great reaction.

peeta is the boy from Bridge to Terabithia

Finally someone who reacted to "Thats Mahogany!" :') Idk why but that line stuck in my head for YEARS!

Maze runner is a must!

Josh (Peeta) is a child star so he's been in a lot of films you'll recognise if you're into films

Noooo I had the biggest crush on Josh Hutcherson bc of “little Manhattan” he had a solid collection of work

By the way also. Peeta has two elder brothers. One was close enough in age that he could have volunteered for him but he didn't. The other one was too old to volunteer and I thanked his mom would have just ended him right there if he did try to volunteer for him

Love the Jersey's! Great reaction guys!

So excited for these ones!!!!!!

I literally subscribed so the next video I know that "Sup?" is for me 😂

First sponsor!!!!! Woot woot!!!

7:16 also bridge to terabithia lol watched it when I was a kid :p

The gamemaker had the choice of starving or eating the berries and you find out in the next month what his choice was it’s Katniss is talent for the game makers

You two will love the next film. Best in the series in my opinion. Keep up the great work.

I'm so glad you're finally watching this series 😀

You two are great. I enjoy seeing you just be yourselves and have fun. I thought that this movie would seem more silly and juvenile as I grew older, but I've found that I enjoy it more. I'm here for the rest of the series, and all your other videos. And Marc, wasps are bitches. Hope your foot is better!

I HIGHLY recommend the books. The audiobooks are phenomenal. More stuf happens in the books because obviously mo is only have so much time and money. Like for one thing peta fully loses his leg and ends up with a prosthetic leg in book one. And they fully cut out a character who actually ads a lot of backstory and lore to the story. I won't say all the other stuff because I don't like spoiling but fr you should either read or listen to the books.

Buckle up boys. This series is a wild ride

One of the best book to film adaptations, probably the most faithful I can recall. Barely anything is left out/changed. Every movie just ups the ante, one of the few times I'm not mad they split a book into two. Was never able to get into Maze Runner. Definitely need to follow up with Red Sparrow and Mother...J-Law blows both out of the water.

Yeah venison is deer and it's basically like extremely lean beef. Maybe with a touch of gamingness so it's not a super exotic type meat that would take in and getting used to. If somebody gave you a piece of meat that was deer you would probably think it was a very lean piece of beef and it was just something different about the seasoning than you're used to cuz you definitely wouldn't think it was a different creature. It definitely needs to be marinated or something because it's pretty tough because they do a lot of running and there's really not any fat to speak of on them

Such a great series of films. I remember when we saw it on the big screen we everyone in the theater did the respect for Rue with the three finger. Love the reaction. I am looking for more The Hunger Games reaction. Can't wait for you guys to react to "The Maze Runner and Divergent".

First time viewer. You guys are hilarious. Much love.

Yesss The Hunger Games, it's seems every one of my favorite Reactors have been watching the Hunger Games lately

So was the dog and the peach pit remark one of them downhome Texas sayin's or was it your own? Either way, I'm stealing it. 😆

I saw The Hunger Games.on DVD. I read all 3 novels.The novels were awesome. I watched the whole franchise on DVD. 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Jennifer Lawrence incredible as Katniss Everdeen and a great cast of actors. Directing was very very good. ❤❤❤

I love that you picked the Hunger Games series! May the odds be ever in your favor!