I actually really like Ceasar.Katniss says it in the books, what he does is helping the tributes in his own way.He gives everyone their little moment to shine, trying to make the audience like them.For someone that got a low or mid score, that is their way of reaching for sponsors, which we have already seen it can save your life.

He really was just in love with Katniss the whole time. Like from the second he laid eyes on her. There is no team peeta or gale there is only peeta.

"If these two were the last two and they had to [try kill each other] that would be worse!" THAT'S A GREAT POINT it would be heartbreaking if Katniss and Rue were the last two

A really funny behind the scenes fact about this. When Jennifer’s mom came to visit her she walked into Jen’s trailer, saw her with brown hair and said “oh sorry. Wrong trailer.” Her own mom didn’t even recognize her 😂

"because she came here with me" will never fail to gag me lol

It’s wild to think that Suzanne Collins was a television writer for a lot of wholesome children’s shows, like “Clifford’s Puppy Days” on PBS Kids, and yet she wrote one of the more thought-provoking young adult book series of the 2010s. Her talent is great!

You were actually right to imagine the cornucopia that way, because that is how it looks in the books. It’s a giant woven horn made of gold! ✨

Its a good book to movie adaptation BUT I'm forever annoyed that they didnt included Peeta's leg being amputated! It was so important!

They actually dressed katniss in yellow a lot at the end because they wanted to make the message that she was “young” and “in love” and thats why she did what she did in the games

Another thing about Foxface’s death is that in the book and the movie she excelled at the plants station recognizing which ones are poisonous and which ones are edible. Considering she was faced with going against Cato, Thresh, Katniss AND Peeta her odds of surviving were basically zero at that point. Katniss is an unreliable narrator on purpose because she can only think about reacting and surviving without really seeing the bigger picture or other motives. She immediately assumes that Foxface ate the poisonous berries on accident because Peeta assumed they were edible. Theres a real possibility that an opportunity to peacefully end her life presented itself and she took it as opposed to a brutal or drawn out death. She wasn’t favored to win, she didn’t have a real weapon, she wasn’t a fighter, and she was malnourished. She was going to die but chose to do it on her terms.

cakes are a luxury thing. the mellarks, along with katniss's mom growing up as the apothecary's daughter, were part of a merchant class that was more or less middle class. that's why peeta burnt the bread to give to katniss; it was food that could be spared, by only if by accident. the mellarks were still poor enough that they couldn't regularly afford the things they baked, but not so bad they were at risk of dying of starvation, as they at least made consistent money. the merchants sold to the peacekeepers and town officials, and a lot of them sold and bartered covertly. so peeta would probably be designing for birthdays and national holidays if nothing else

I wonder why we have so much media about rebelling against social injustice, but we never seem to move the needle very far.. I guess fiction like this exists to keep us encouraged to not give up;;

It’s been years since I read the books but I think the bakery Peeta’s family owns was mostly used by the Peacekeepers and if any Capital official came to District 12. Most people in the district had to use the Black Market to survive.

I think my main thing with the casting was the fact I remember hearing Katniss was described with features similar to Native American women so that's what I imagined when I first read the books. Don't get me wrong, I love Jennifer in this role and she was definitely one of the best actresses to play Katniss based on her performance alone, but I think there's another layer that could've been added if Katniss was canonically Native American. Like in the books they described the poorer people in her district as having olive skin and dark straight hair, so her and Gale were said to look like they could be related (Haymitch too funnily enough) because they shared these features; but Peeta was from the richer area so he had white features like pale skin, blonde hair, and blue eyes (her mom and Prim too, but Katniss inherited her dad's features). To me, there was something to be said about having the two poorest districts be majority made up of poc since district 11 was described as primarily Black and then district 12 had mainly Native American people and it emphasizes the parallel of the class systems present irl since Panem is meant to be based off of the US. I just always found that really interesting and I was a bit sad they eliminated that aspect of the story in the movies.

Sophia, on AO3, there is a fanfic from Peeta's point of view called "Peeta's Games". It is so well written, duplicating the style of Susan Collins, it incorporates every single comment Susan has ever made on Peeta as well a beautiful take on the books. I know fanfic might not be your thing, but for this, I think it's a nice addition to the books

A detail I never noticed was that, while Cato had Peeta in the choke hold, Peeta motioned with his finger for Katniss to shoot Cato in the hand.

I've said this in the past, but it's always true: Donald Sutherland makes a really good villain as President Snow. It's the same paradox with Imelda Staunton/Dolores Umbridge from Harry Potter: a delightful actor playing such a vile, despicable character. And I've said this a lot, too: Effie's wigs, makeup and wardrobe would make a drag queen jealous.

An important part of the districts is that they are extorted for their resources, the cakes Peeta was decorating was FOR the capital or the peace keepers who were rich in district 12. nobody from their area could afford them and is used as another symbol to mock them

I’m glad they didnt cast someone “malnourished” looking as katniss, that couldve sent bad messages even if that would be staying true to the book

peeta is an underrated GOAT, the films don't do him justice, and Peeta is probably my favourite love interest in ALL of fiction asides from Mr.Darcy, at least top 5!!

Girl those scholastic book orders were the shiiittt. That’s how I got into the Hunger Games too!!!

If it was rue and katniss left, katniss would absolutely sacrifice herself (which would mean no revolution). She'd never suggest double suicide to rue and itd end at movie/book one

Don’t remind me of how expensive scholastic book fair was 😂

I watch The Hunger Games movies every year:) I really enjoyed the books, too! Another critique on casting Jennifer Lawrence was that she is white while Katniss' character was half white & half unnamed indigenous descent, which is only subtly indicated by the descriptor of her having olive skin & a little background about her father, who also has olive skin along with Gale.

Watching shows with Sophie like increases the quality of the show, she always has so many good thoughts and theories and it really makes me think abt what I’m watching and not just mindlessly consuming. I appreciate that :)

There was a huge theory for Foxface. The first time we see her in the movie she’s matching berry’s and plants to what’s good and what’s not. The theory is that she had the night lock because she knew she wasn’t going to win and would rather d!e on her own terms

Actually if you think about it Katniss is not supposed to be super skinny as most of the people that complained said. Because yes, she was from the poorest part of her district but she grew up with a decent amount of food on her plate until her dad died and then she took that job so it makes sense that she's not super skinny. That's also why she would be a little bit stronger than the other girls from her district, cause Katniss had to do physical activity to hunt, she had to climb trees, run in the woods and all that sort of thing so I think the casting was perfect and the only reason why she was so criticized is bc it was 2010

I understand why Madge mayors daughter was cut from the movie for time and too many characters etc. but it really was a big deal when it was Madge that give Katniss the mockingjay pin because in the book Katniss was like "oh have I had a friend this whole time?" like Katniss herself is oblivious to how much she means to others. (also hc fruity Katniss!!!)

Oh! Just caught up to the end - so I do know there was controversy about Lawrence because in the books Katniss and many of the district 12 folks were indigenous coded so some folks wanted her actress to be indigenous

I'm just gonna say it because I feel like this community would be receptive... did anyone else imagine Katniss as Native American/indigenous when reading the books? Or how did you picture Katniss before watching the movies? I can't remember too well but I think the books describe her a bit differently than how JLaw looks (I'm not saying she was a bad cast necessarily, I think she did great acting the character and I'm glad her hair was dyed darker to match that part of the character, I'm just asking how you guys pictured Katniss, appearance-wise, before watching the movies/knowing Jennifer Lawrence was cast?)

I always thought the bakery was there for the more 'wealthy' (if you could call it that) people in district 12, specifically the mayor and his acquaintances. If the leaders (figureheads with next to no power, but still) still have some sort of luxury that the rest don't have, they're going to be more resistant against resistance, since they're going to fear losing that luxury. Probably required by the Capitol to have such a place installed to make sure small-town leaders wouldn't organize behind their backs

I think one thing that people don't consider is that prior to the games and looking at the state of Katniss's life in District 12 girlie probably wasn't thinking much about her future or boys or love or anything like that. So hearing Peeta talk about his feelings for her and then learning that it was all a plot and then leaving the games and going back home to Gale; Gale who in the books Katniss literally says was someone people thought she would end up with mainly because they were always together. Like just imagine what she was going through trying to sort out her own feelings about surviving the games, Peeta's supposed feelings for her, Gale's freauent guiit trip sessions about her doing whatever she had to to survive the games and her own actual feelings towards these two guys. One she bonded with because of the tragic state of the lives growing up and close friendship and the other she bonded on an even deeper level with during and after the games. Bruh if i were Katniss idk how I would have coped with all of that plus being manipulated to be the figure head for a rebellion she never agreed to. Couldn't be me honestly 😂. I must say though I do love Peeta, maybe partly because I love Josh Hutcherson but also because Peeta rocks and he dealt with so much bruh 😭. I also love book Peeta. All versions of Gale suck 😂.

Tbh I really think it's very implied rue and her story are the cause of the revolution as the audience see later katniss is just who has the "right look" to be pushed... Rue and what she symbolically represents in both the books/movies/and real life tell the other half of the undertones.

hey sophia! i would LOVE IT if you could react to all the hunger games movies, i love your commentaries they’re so comforting lol

The impact and power this movie has, till this day, is amazing. It’s crazy seeing how sick the capitol is and knowing this is happening to real people right now, in real time. Take time to call your loved ones today. This movie series shows us the power we have together. 💗 Thank you for such a fun reaction to a nostalgic movie Sophia💗💞!! #freepalestine #ceasefirenow #freecongo #endtheoccupation #callcongressnow

i don't think they explained this well in the movie but the reason gale's name has higher chances of being reaped is because he applied for A LOT of tesserae. due to his father being dead and him having a big family, gale needs the extra rations supplied through the tesserae system. which is evil as fck when you think about it. the capitol starves the people in 12 to the bone and then dangles the opportunity for food and oil in front of the CHILDREN in exchange for what is essentially living like they're on death row until they hit 18.

Even though district 12 is poor, there is still a big wealth disparity so there’s people that can afford cakes and people starving like katniss

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THIS IS ALL I NEED TO DO MY DAILY CARDIO CUZ I'M PIST AND MARCHING IN PLACE LET PEETA BE HAPPY AND BAKE PLEASE OH MY GOD you took me right back there you bleep 🤡

I don't know if you remember this from the books or the movies, but they did say that finnick O'Dare was the youngest winner ever and he was 14. So that means everyone who is ever chosen at 12 or 13 died whether they were executed by one of the other players or died from you. Know dehydration or infection or something like that. No one under the age of 14 has ever survived the hunger games. I wonder how old the winners usually are. I'm going to assume 18 because a lot of the capitals kids train and tell their 18 and then volunteer and that's why they win so much. But the fact that no one under 14 has ever won the hunger games or would win the hunger games because the following year remember there was no kids in that one cuz it was all existing winners literally the youngest people in the 75th hunger games were pita and katniss because apparently I mean even there were some people who were still under 18 from the other districts, they weren't the ones chosen. That is just batshit crazy that in 74 years of the hunger games, no one who was 12 or 13 ever won. I don't know if anyone 15 ever won or if any other 14-year-olds ever won. I know 16-year-olds want a couple of times because hammock was 16 and he won also and you know I assume it was mostly 17 and 18-year-olds

Please do the whole trilogy!! I missed this movie series so much 😢 I really can't wait for the new one lol, this was my childhood

i cant picture anyone else as katniss, especially knowing how the series plays out. im so glad u reacted to this and im excited for the rest! also ur hair slaying as always queennnn

I remember vividly watching this opening night with my best friend back in 2012 ❤😫 good memories

You got to watch the classic "Battle Royale" Japanese film I see you mention it in the end, still iconic. Great video, thanks

"my mom said district 12 might finally have a winner.....and she wasn't talking about me" ouch peeta even i felt that.

Gales little "its no different" is really the start of his villain arc.

Please watch the rest though 🤭

I gotta be honest, when I read the books and watched the movies growing up, I never really understood Katniss and Peeta. I felt that they didn't have much real chemistry, at least from Katniss' perspective. But I was never team Gale either. I didn't really see Katniss with either of them to be honest. I felt like the main part of the books were the Games and Katniss' experience. Don't get me wrong, I do think Katniss would probably have died without the whole Peeta pretend love story, but that's the thing - it was mostly just pretense, at least on Katniss' part. I don't remember there being much _real, romantic_ feelings from her when I read the first book, so thought there wasn't any real chemistry between them. In the movie I still think the characters don't have that much chemistry but the actors themselves do, if that makes sense? Like Katniss and Peeta, I still don't get it/see it as an actual real romance in the first movie and book (and the second to be fair) but I think Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson did have chemistry. Especially when he said "Now I know I can't let you go. Stay... Please?" I think the actors had great chemistry there, the best in the whole movie, and the line delivery was great. But yeah growing up when I watched the movies and picked the books, I never really picked sides between Gale and Peeta because I felt like while she did seem to have some kind of feeling for Gale in the books, he was a lil... oddly controlling? Especially in the movies. I kinda liked Gale's character more in the books than the movies (obvious until Mockingjay but yeah). And I never really thought Katniss had any _real_ feelings for Peeta. Not that she disliked him, but I didn't feel romantic chemistry on her part from the book (and the movie because it was based on the book although the kiss had more spark in the movie). I was just neutral on them. But yeah, in the 3rd book obviously my opinions of both Gale and Peeta as Katniss' love interests. I think Peeta was a good/better choice but not that their relationship was necessarily healthy/formed healthily (I mean that's not really their fault that they had to go through all that and their relationship is based almost entirely on being in traumatic situations together/trauma bonding but still). But to be honest I could still see Katniss ending without a partner or just with someone who wasn't Peeta or Gale. Some people have said it would be a lonely ending/sad for her but I think... yes and no. Yes, she has experienced devastating losses which is sad and lonely, but I don't think romance necessarily solves that? I think she could have still had a good ending (fulfilled, happy, secure, etc.) even if she was single. Or if she got together with some unnamed character by the end, that could also be a good ending and it would be a refreshing supportive relationship with someone who didn't have the same trauma. (Again, some may argue that she wouldn't be able to bond with someone/an outsider the same way as with Peeta, because they were in the Games together, but I think if that's true then that in itself is sad, almost implying that she is too broken to bond romantically with anyone else who isn't also traumatised by death and murder). I mean if she (the character) was happy with Peeta and was able to kinda move on and (SPOILER) even have kids at the end, then that's fine by me because he is by no means a bad love interest or person. I just didn't feel much genuine romantic feeling from Katniss until like the 3rd book. I do like him as a love interest a bit more now, but I still think they had no real chemistry in the first two books at least from Katniss' side - and it's entirely in Katniss' POV with her internal monologue, so you can't even really get to know Peeta's emotions during their interactions. But that's different in the movies. I like Peeta in the movies a bit better as a love interest because the actor is obviously able to show more with his face, and you can _see_ the chemistry between the actors, especially in the kiss scene when he begged her not to go. So yeah he's warming up to me but growing up I never understood either Gale or Peeta as love interests. Lmao how did I end up typing this much???

I think I read somewhere that cakes being made in district 12 could just be what's sent to the capitol and the spare could be sold in the district but only to more well off families could afford it

so excited for the new hunger games movie!!!

Part of me feels like the Tracker Jackers scene contributed into my fear of wasps.

Every time I rewatch the movies or reread the books my crush on peeta gets rejuvenated 😂❤

Peeta & Katniss shipping name= Peeniss😂😂

WAIT did he decorate cakes for the Capitol? That would make so much more sense?

So…in the books there were still people who were from the richer area of district 12 there just wasn’t many as there were in other districts and only the richer folk from district 12 could afford to buy cakes and everyone else would SOMETIMES buy bread. Katniss’s mom was actually from the richer area but married katniss’s dad who was from the poorer area. Katniss looks like alot of the people from the seam(poorer area) and her sister looks like her mom

Katniss essentially sacrificed herself for Prim when she volunteered - she had no way to know she would win. When Katniss paired up with Rue, she saw Prim in her - Katniss would never have killed Rue at the end if they both made it. Katniss would have died so Rue got out.

I have to agree, Sophia, Harry Potter is a childhood favourite that i will always watch. But, The Hunger Games, there's something about the series that (for me) just gets better with age.

In the books, the three-finger salute is used to show respect for a loved one, commonly used in the lower districts (10-12)

we're reading the hunger games in school so you reacting to this came around the perfect time

ive been meaning to watch these movies and seeing your commentary basically convinced me to watch them lmao. love ur videos 🫶

Gail is 2 years older than katniss. Katniss was 16 year. Also, Gail's name is in multiple times for each year because he's also getting food for his mother and his. I believe three or four little siblings. So yeah, his name is in almost probably the maximum you could have it in. I don't think anyone in the district has it in more than 50

District 12 was sorta divided into 2 parts, a poorer and a richer one. The bakery was making cakes for the richer part, like for the mayor and his friends and visitors. But yeah probably not that many cakes over all.

By the way, you know a lot of those kids who are in the hunger games. They might have siblings her the right age to be allowed to volunteer for them. But pita I believe had one brother who was old enough to where he could volunteer and the other one was too old to do anything

god I love that bread boy 😭

That is without Thanksgiving. Thing is called. It's called a cornucopia. That's also what I was picturing but like a metal one of those like tall enough to like a big enough to comfortably walk through and stand on top of me. Whatever I imagine. All the low value stuff would be at the very opening where you've got room to maneuver and run, but you'd have to go deep into the cornucopia to get anything good where you can't maneuver around and you'd have to fight your way out to be a literal sitting duck in the very very back for the best price, so I imagine that's how it would be. And yeah

I love being early I love your videos so much!! I’m excited to see Catching Fire! I never read the books, but I loved the movies when I was younger, but tbh I was a silly silly child, I didn’t get half of it, watching them now is so shocking bc now I actually get them, love it

Okay so on the cake decorating thing, I thought that too, but I think I remember in the books - they described the way district twelve is much better than the movies could and Peeta's family and bakery were part of the 'richer' part of the district (kinda like where the mayor and his daughter lived if that helps jog your memory; it helped jog mine😅)

YAY i love the hunger games so much

12:48 To be fair, Katniss is unfamiliar with the Capitol's synthetic bows because she's had a homemade, natural one her whole life, and Haymitch gave her the great advice to not practice her archery in front of the Careers so they wouldn't know she can shoot. Which would improve her chances of getting the bow bc if they didn't know she could use it, they'd be less likely to take it first. And only the Gamemakers would know she's good with a bow, so they'd make sure to include one for her in the weapons Cornucopia, so her chance at survival just makes their TV show "better."

i've been rewatching your vidoes all weekend/week this is so nice

What a coincidence! My family and I were just watching The Hunger Games the day after this video came out. ☺️❤

other than me enjoying another reaction from Sophia... I'm just thinking about how nice her lip gloss looks omg especially with her current hair color *chef's kiss*

I've been on a rewatching binge with this series and it's so damn good every time. Love your commentary! Edit: FOR RUE!!

I literally just got done rewatching this movie and was so happy to see that you reacted to it ❤

Yesssss girl!!!! We need you to watch the entire series

You know everyone always questions how Peeta painted himself into a rock but nobody ever asks what the hell he even used to make the paint. 👽🤔 Also as I remember from the book, the cornucopia actually did look like an actual cornucopia but made of gold, they climbed up the weaves in the metal.

Gurllll I just reread the series!!! Excited to see your thoughts!!!

I think they deliberately dressed Katniss in colors that didn’t suit her in the dorms (ie the awful yellow that washed her out) to highlight the fact that she was never able to fully adapt to the capitol or relax in her given space. While the materials might be nice and luxurious, she always looked wrong and uncomfortable whilst wearing it. It really underscores the sense of being a doll or puppet for the capitol, to be dressed up and displayed before being discarded for their entertainment .

also i love sophia's pure joy of geeking out over a film she loves.

You look beautiful as always! I am so exited to see you cover these movies! Thank you for your constant hard work, stay safe and have a peaceful week. 💜✨😌”I fixed my notifications issue btw”

i also got those scholastic magazines too! never bought from them due to being dirt poor during my childhood, but i always wished to get something from them

14:28 I would not have expected Boimler to be so ruthless and evil...maybe it's William Boimler! 😉

Only Sophia and her awesomeness could get me to watch this particular movie 💯 #gottaloveSophia ❤️ #influencer #moreSophiaplease 👏🏿

No but you have a point about the cake decorating girl! District 12 is one of the poorer, if not the poorest. Not only would just basic food be the priority, but also what would they have to decorate the cakes? I'm not saying they couldn't be resourceful or something, I just mean that they lived in poverty and each family/person had to work so hard just to get food. Also, even they had icing and stuff sometimes, for Peeta to have that level of detail in painting was odd. I think maybe he just ended up talented/skilled at painting anyway, but the cake reason makes not much sense.

You have to do Catching Fire!! It is peak

I read the first book maybe 2 weeks ago. And I’m glad I read the book after. Some may think that’s weird but I was an avid reader and it’s hard to read and be engrossed in a book hear that it’s being adapted in film only for the film to be trash in your opinion because of such a high standard you had in your head. I plan to read the 2nd end of Nov. In this reverse order I get to appreciate the film on its own as well as the book separately

We need the harry potter binge too girl.

Ugh can’t wait to hear you react catching fire 🔥

Have you read the fanfic in Peeta's POV!??? I highly recommend them!!! Called Peeta's Games, Throwing Sparks and The Mutt. So well written that in my mind, they are canon. I definitely agree the Peeta and Katniss in the books definitely give a different look and vibe than the movie version but I think the spirit and sentiments are the same

I watched the first movie before reading the book lol. But The Hunger Games is such a good book adaptation and Catching Fire is my favorite book and movie 😭😭

I read the books and love the adaptations. Catching fire is the best. I enjoyed your reaction.

12:18 I just rewatched the movie last weekend and I made the same comment lmao, like what kind of market is there in District 12 for nicely decorated cakes? There's like two upperclass families in the whole district

nah peeta thought this was love island, he was too relaxed

12:18 he is from the rich part of town. Where the Mayor, the victors and just generally rich people live. No cakes for the poor people though.

This is a great action adventure film series based on the books of the same name!

stoppppp im actually obsessed with the hunger games

2:24 speaking about petah pls watch the fnaf movie I thought it was really good

im so glad im not the only person who can only whistle one note xDDD

I need to re-read the books now. I miss them

I watched this last night. How fun!😅