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* District 13 in general. In their foundations in the first rebellion, when it became clear a rebel victory for all the districts was no longer possible, they threatened to blow up the Capitol itself to get them to agree to a deal for their independence in exchange for playing dead for the other districts for Propaganda. then for 75 years they have done nothing but prepare to take down the Capitol in the next rebellion to help the other districts win their freedom. Even after their surface city was destroyed, driven underground, cut off from the outside world, no one to turn to for help, even facing a small pox that killed so many of them and left many survivors infertile, they still did not give up, made their own government, learn to survive on their own, turn their people into an army of freedom fighting soldiers, set up a conspiracy throughout the districts, even into the Capitol itself (Plutarch Heavensbee the prime example and hes the head game maker for the hunger games quarter quell), got plenty of victors on their side, rebuilding rebel strength to defeat the Capitol and win freedom for all their fellow districts. Now THAT'S determination.
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* On President Snow's side of things, his talk with Seneca about why the hunger games have a winner:
-->'''Snow:''' I mean if we wanted to intimidate the districts why not round up 24 of them at random and execute them all at once? It'd be a lot faster, hope.\\

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* On President Snow's side of things, his talk with Seneca about why the hunger games Hunger Games have a winner:
-->'''Snow:''' I mean mean, if we wanted to intimidate the districts why not round up 24 of them at random and execute them all at once? It'd be a lot faster, hope.\\
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Put THG book examples in chronological order, would appreciate if we put everything else in chronological order too





* Katniss blowing up the mines around the Careers' food stash with three well-placed arrows.
* Thresh killing Clove after Clove taunts Katniss about Rue's death. Bonus points for not even bothering with a weapon. Instead, simply beating Clove in the head with a rock (in the book) or slamming her into the Cornucopia (in the movie).
-->''"YOU SAID HER NAME!"''
* Foxface's whole game strategy, which ends up getting her at third place, being second to last to die, without ''ever having to fight or kill a single person herself.'' This feat even impresses Katniss, who decides that Foxface was definitely [[TeenGenius the smartest of all the tributes]]. In fact, the only reason she died when she did was because she stole the poisonous berries Peeta had been gathering, incorrectly assuming someone who had managed to stay alive so long wouldn't risk eating berries unless they were sure they were safe to eat. In other words, whereas many tributes have died from underestimating rivals, Foxface died from overestimating a rival.
** Perhaps made more awesome if you subscribe to the theory that she knew exactly what she was eating when she stole the berries, ''intending'' to kill herself rather than attempt to kill any other tribute.
* Katniss managing to bluff the Gamemakers and TakeAThirdOption, therefore making the 74th Hunger Games the first time in history that two tributes were allowed to live.
** Even better, ''it wasn't a bluff!'' They had the berries ''in their mouths,'' and had to run to the water to wash them out after spitting them out. If the Gamemakers hadn't conceded the very ''instant'' they did, she and Peeta would have died rather than kill each other for the Capitol's entertainment.



* Haymitch's EstablishingCharacterMoment has him taunting the Capitol, ''live on video.''

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* Haymitch's EstablishingCharacterMoment has him taunting the Capitol, ''live on video.'' video''.



* Peeta going back to find Katniss after she dropped the tracker jacker nest on him and the Careers. Not only does he risk getting stung by the deadly wasps, he blows his cover with the careers and after encouraging Katniss to run he goes one-on-one with Cato to buy her time, getting a life-threatening wound in the process.
* The reason Haymitch was yelling outside of Katniss's hospital room after the Games: The gamemakers wanted to surgically alter her chest, but he wasn't having it. Might also be his only real PapaWolf moment, too.



* Peeta going back to find Katniss after she dropped the tracker jacker nest on him and the Careers. Not only does he risk getting stung by the deadly wasps, he blows his cover with the Careers and after encouraging Katniss to run he goes one-on-one with Cato to buy her time, getting a life-threatening wound in the process.
* Katniss blowing up the mines around the Careers' food stash with three well-placed arrows.
* Thresh killing Clove after Clove taunts Katniss about Rue's death. Bonus points for not even bothering with a weapon. Instead, simply beating Clove in the head with a rock (in the book) or slamming her into the Cornucopia (in the movie).
-->''"YOU SAID HER NAME!"''
* Foxface's whole game strategy, which ends up getting her at third place, being second to last to die, without ''ever having to fight or kill a single person herself.'' This feat even impresses Katniss, who decides that Foxface was definitely [[TeenGenius the smartest of all the tributes]]. In fact, the only reason she died when she did was because she stole the poisonous berries Peeta had been gathering, incorrectly assuming someone who had managed to stay alive so long wouldn't risk eating berries unless they were sure they were safe to eat. In other words, whereas many tributes have died from underestimating rivals, Foxface died from overestimating a rival.
** Perhaps made more awesome if you subscribe to the theory that she knew exactly what she was eating when she stole the berries, ''intending'' to kill herself rather than attempt to kill any other tribute.




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* Katniss managing to bluff the Gamemakers and TakeAThirdOption, therefore making the 74th Hunger Games the first time in history that two tributes were allowed to live.
** Even better, ''it wasn't a bluff!'' They had the berries ''in their mouths,'' and had to run to the water to wash them out after spitting them out. If the Gamemakers hadn't conceded the very ''instant'' they did, she and Peeta would have died rather than kill each other for the Capitol's entertainment.
* The reason Haymitch was yelling outside of Katniss's hospital room after the Games: the Gamemakers wanted to surgically alter her chest, but he wasn't having it. Might also be his only real PapaWolf moment, too.



* Katniss' character development is awesome. She goes from a scared teenage girl whose main concern is the wellbeing of her loved ones to someone who is excited for a revolution and is willing to die for Peeta and the rebellion. She even enthusiastically tells Haymitch that she wants to start an uprising at one point.

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* Katniss' character development is awesome. She goes from a scared teenage girl whose main concern is the wellbeing well-being of her loved ones to someone who is excited for a revolution and is willing to die for Peeta and the rebellion. She even enthusiastically tells Haymitch that she wants to start an uprising at one point.



-->"You have not been dismissed," said Dr. Gaul. "Sit down, boy."
-->"No." Sejanus said it quietly, but it still caused several people to jump.
* Of course, Lucy Gray managing to win the 10th Annual Hunger Games. Sure, with a bit of interference from Coriolanus, but an incredible feat considering that District 12 seemed to be no better off than where we first read about it in the first book of the series...and that was just in the early Games.
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-->"You have not been dismissed," said Dr. Gaul. "Sit down, boy."
-->"No.
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"No.
" Sejanus said it quietly, but it still caused several people to jump.
* Of course, Lucy Gray managing to win the 10th Annual Hunger Games. Sure, with a bit of interference from Coriolanus, but an incredible feat considering that District 12 seemed to be no better off than where we first read about it in the first book of the series... and that was just in the early Games.
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-->'''Katniss:''' "[[DeadpanSnarker Thank you for your consideration]]"
** The ''delivery'' of the line - as well as the small, mocking curtsy that goes along with it - make it even grander.

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-->'''Katniss:''' "[[DeadpanSnarker [[DeadpanSnarker Thank you for your consideration]]"
consideration.]]
** The ''delivery'' of the line - -- as well as the small, mocking curtsy that goes along with it - -- make it even grander.
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* Katniss' performance in her private archery session, scoring several hard bullseyes after getting the feel of the bows, and getting angry because they don't bother watching so she shoots the apple out of the mouth of the pig that the Gamemakers are eating, causing one to lose his footing with surprise and fall into a bowl of punch. She storms out and immediately thinks that the consequences of her impulsive behavior may be dire, they may even give her an immediate death sentence. They actually give her a score of 11 out of 12, making her the highest ranked before the games start.

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* Katniss' performance in her private archery session, scoring several hard bullseyes after getting the feel of the bows, and getting angry because they don't bother watching so she shoots the apple out of the mouth of the pig that the Gamemakers are eating, causing one (later revealed to be Plutarch Heavensbee) to lose his footing with surprise and fall into a bowl of punch. She storms out and immediately thinks that the consequences of her impulsive behavior may be dire, they may even give her an immediate death sentence. They actually give her a score of 11 out of 12, making her the highest ranked before the games start.
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* On a meta level, Donald Sutherland [[JustForFun/OneOfUs wrote a treatise to director Gary Ross]] about [[http://www.hypable.com/2012/08/20/donald-sutherlands-e-mail-to-gary-ross-about-president-snow-released-in-full/ how Snow should be portrayed]] and was able to get two additional scenes establishing just how evil he is, some of it verbatim from the letter. That's dedication to your character.
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'''Snow''' Hope. It is the onlt thing stronger than fear. A little hope is effective, a lot of gope is dangerous. A spark is fine, as long as it's contained.\\

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'''Snow''' Hope. It is the onlt only thing stronger than fear. A little hope is effective, a lot of gope hope is dangerous. A spark is fine, as long as it's contained.\\
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* On President Snow's side of things, his talk with Seneca about why the hunger games have a winner:
-->'''Snow:''' I mean if we wanted to intimidate the districts why not round up 24 of them at random and execute them all at once? It'd be a lot faster, hope.\\
'''Seneca:''' Hope?\\
'''Snow''' Hope. It is the onlt thing stronger than fear. A little hope is effective, a lot of gope is dangerous. A spark is fine, as long as it's contained.\\
'''Seneca:''' So?\\
'''Snow:''' So, contain it.
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* Katniss' character development is awesome. She goes from a scared teenage girl whose main concern is the wellbeing of her loved ones to someone who is excited for a revolution and is willing to die for Peeta and the rebellion. She even enthusiastically tells Haymitch that she wants to start an uprising at one point.
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* Thresh [[spoiler: killing Clove after Clove taunts Katniss about Rue's death. Bonus points for not even bothering with a weapon. Instead, simply beating Clove in the head with a rock (in the book) or slamming her into the Cornucopia (in the movie).]]
-->''[[spoiler:"YOU SAID HER NAME!"]]''
* Foxface's whole game strategy, which ends up [[spoiler: getting her at third place, being second to last to die, without ''ever having to fight or kill a single person herself.'' This feat even impresses Katniss, who decides that Foxface was definitely [[TeenGenius the smartest of all the tributes]]. In fact, the only reason she died when she did was because she stole the poisonous berries Peeta had been gathering, incorrectly assuming someone who had managed to stay alive so long wouldn't risk eating berries unless they were sure they were safe to eat. In other words, whereas many tributes have died from underestimating rivals, Foxface died from overestimating a rival.]]
** Perhaps made more awesome if you subscribe to the theory that she knew [[spoiler: exactly what she was eating when she stole the berries, ''intending'' to kill herself rather than attempt to kill any other tribute.]]
* Katniss [[spoiler: managing to bluff the Gamemakers and TakeAThirdOption, therefore making the 74th Hunger Games the first time in history that two tributes were allowed to live.]]
** Even better, [[spoiler:''it wasn't a bluff!'' They had the berries ''in their mouths,'' and had to run to the water to wash them out after spitting them out. If the Gamemakers hadn't conceded the very ''instant'' they did, she and Peeta would have died rather than kill each other for the Capitol's entertainment.]]

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* Thresh [[spoiler: killing Clove after Clove taunts Katniss about Rue's death. Bonus points for not even bothering with a weapon. Instead, simply beating Clove in the head with a rock (in the book) or slamming her into the Cornucopia (in the movie).]]
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* Foxface's whole game strategy, which ends up [[spoiler: getting her at third place, being second to last to die, without ''ever having to fight or kill a single person herself.'' This feat even impresses Katniss, who decides that Foxface was definitely [[TeenGenius the smartest of all the tributes]]. In fact, the only reason she died when she did was because she stole the poisonous berries Peeta had been gathering, incorrectly assuming someone who had managed to stay alive so long wouldn't risk eating berries unless they were sure they were safe to eat. In other words, whereas many tributes have died from underestimating rivals, Foxface died from overestimating a rival.]]
rival.
** Perhaps made more awesome if you subscribe to the theory that she knew [[spoiler: exactly what she was eating when she stole the berries, ''intending'' to kill herself rather than attempt to kill any other tribute.]]
tribute.
* Katniss [[spoiler: managing to bluff the Gamemakers and TakeAThirdOption, therefore making the 74th Hunger Games the first time in history that two tributes were allowed to live.]]
live.
** Even better, [[spoiler:''it ''it wasn't a bluff!'' They had the berries ''in their mouths,'' and had to run to the water to wash them out after spitting them out. If the Gamemakers hadn't conceded the very ''instant'' they did, she and Peeta would have died rather than kill each other for the Capitol's entertainment.]]



* Katniss' performance in her private archery session, scoring several hard bullseyes after getting the feel of the bows, and getting angry because they don't bother watching so she shoots the apple out of the mouth of the pig that the Gamemakers are eating, causing one to lose his footing with surprise and fall into a bowl of punch. She storms out and immediately thinks that the consequences of her impulsive behavior may be dire, they may even give her an immediate death sentence. [[spoiler: They actually give her a score of 11 out of 12, making her the highest ranked before the games start]].

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* Katniss' performance in her private archery session, scoring several hard bullseyes after getting the feel of the bows, and getting angry because they don't bother watching so she shoots the apple out of the mouth of the pig that the Gamemakers are eating, causing one to lose his footing with surprise and fall into a bowl of punch. She storms out and immediately thinks that the consequences of her impulsive behavior may be dire, they may even give her an immediate death sentence. [[spoiler: They actually give her a score of 11 out of 12, making her the highest ranked before the games start]].start.



* Peeta [[spoiler:going back to find Katniss after she dropped the tracker jacker nest on him and the Careers. Not only does he risk getting stung by the deadly wasps, he blows his cover with the careers and after encouraging Katniss to run he goes one-on-one with Cato to buy her time, getting a life-threatening wound in the process.]]

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* Peeta [[spoiler:going going back to find Katniss after she dropped the tracker jacker nest on him and the Careers. Not only does he risk getting stung by the deadly wasps, he blows his cover with the careers and after encouraging Katniss to run he goes one-on-one with Cato to buy her time, getting a life-threatening wound in the process.]]



* Not only was it implied that Cato [[spoiler: managed to succeed in killing Thresh, but he actually managed to hold the muttations at bay for over an hour before he finally got overwhelmed.]]

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* Not only was it implied that Cato [[spoiler: managed to succeed in killing Thresh, but he actually managed to hold the muttations at bay for over an hour before he finally got overwhelmed.]]
overwhelmed.



* Katniss [[spoiler: blowing out the forcefield in the Arena in the climax with nothing more than an arrow, a wire, and a big bolt of lightning.]]
* The discovery that Haymitch won the 50th Hunger Games Quarter Quell by [[spoiler: using the arena force field as a weapon]].

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* Katniss [[spoiler: blowing out the forcefield in the Arena in the climax with nothing more than an arrow, a wire, and a big bolt of lightning.]]
lightning.
* The discovery that Haymitch won the 50th Hunger Games Quarter Quell by [[spoiler: using the arena force field as a weapon]].weapon.



** Even better: [[spoiler:he was literally holding his innards for the last moments of the Quell.]]

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** Even better: [[spoiler:he he was literally holding his innards for the last moments of the Quell.]]



* The part where Katniss goes to the Quarter Quell's interview in her wedding dress, which starts out as a Dethroning Moment of Suck until she starts ''spinning,'' [[spoiler: [[IncendiaryExponent setting her dress on fire]] and turning her wedding gown into a mockingjay dress.]] Of course, it's apparent to some that [[spoiler: Cinna's as good as dead for what he just did, but it's a huge TakeThat to the Capitol, and the fact that he did it knowing full well what it might cost him served as an inspiration to all the rebels still on the fence because of what they stood to lose.]]
* Peeta sets the entire Capitol afire and ''destroys'' President Snow's plans to use the Quarter Quell to bring Panem fully back under his control with six words: [[spoiler:"if it weren't for the baby."]]

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* The part where Katniss goes to the Quarter Quell's interview in her wedding dress, which starts out as a Dethroning Moment of Suck until she starts ''spinning,'' [[spoiler: [[IncendiaryExponent setting her dress on fire]] and turning her wedding gown into a mockingjay dress.]] dress. Of course, it's apparent to some that [[spoiler: Cinna's as good as dead for what he just did, but it's a huge TakeThat to the Capitol, and the fact that he did it knowing full well what it might cost him served as an inspiration to all the rebels still on the fence because of what they stood to lose.]]
lose.
* Peeta sets the entire Capitol afire and ''destroys'' President Snow's plans to use the Quarter Quell to bring Panem fully back under his control with six words: [[spoiler:"if "if it weren't for the baby."]] "



* Katniss, before the Quarter Quell interviews: ''However much President Snow may hate me, this Capitol audience in mine.'' The poor girl has been scared and desperate the whole book, been personally [[spoiler: threatened by Snow, had a minor HeroicBSOD after the Quell announcement, didn't get to say goodbye to her family and friends before leaving, and is pretty sure she won't come out alive this time.]] But the Capitol citizens adore her and Peeta, so she isn't even nervous about [[spoiler: the interview this year, and may even get in on the Victors' collective guilt trip about sending them back into the Games.]] It's the first time she seems truly confident in the book, you just want to cheer because she's basically saying, "To hell with President Snow, I got this."
* Peeta has an OffscreenMomentOfAwesome when he [[spoiler:kills Brutus.]]
* ''Catching Fire'' has an extended group one with [[spoiler: the conspiracy to break out of the Quarter Quell]].
** Let's lay this one out: first, the organizer, [[spoiler: Plutarch Heavensbee]], has to [[spoiler: become Head Gamemaker, designing both the entire arena and the equipment to facilitate the escape. He not only provided the wire, tree, and lightning storm needed to down the forcefield, he made the arena closed in enough to allow them to reach the field quickly, and provided enough fixed destruction to avoid being forced into throwing random destruction to spice things up]]
** Then Haymitch [[spoiler: set up a code for communicating with the tributes ''through bread''.]]
** Johanna [[spoiler: managed to convince the Capitol to overlook how Heavensbee slipped in the wire for the escape]]
** Mags [[spoiler: ran into a cloud of blister agent to keep the alliance on track]]
** Finnick [[spoiler: both was generally highly competent and was the person to first meet up with Katniss]]
** Wiress [[spoiler: figures out the arena's theme before anyone else]]
** Beetee [[spoiler: designed the forcefield, figured out how to overcome it, and ''electrocuted himself stabbing it'' in order to help Katniss figure out how to overcome it without tipping off the Gamemakers, as he had to know that wouldn't work]]
** Katniss [[spoiler: actually took down the forcefield by shooting it with an arrow]]
** Peeta [[spoiler: despite having walked less than a year on his prosthetic leg and having had his heart stopped by an electric shock only hours before still manages to fight as good as the rest of them and physically carry Beetee around the arena]].
** The kicker? [[spoiler: They planned and carried out the whole thing while under constant surveillance and then ''on live national television'' without tipping the capital off at any point.]]

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* Katniss, before the Quarter Quell interviews: ''However much President Snow may hate me, this Capitol audience in mine.'' The poor girl has been scared and desperate the whole book, been personally [[spoiler: threatened by Snow, had a minor HeroicBSOD after the Quell announcement, didn't get to say goodbye to her family and friends before leaving, and is pretty sure she won't come out alive this time.]] But the Capitol citizens adore her and Peeta, so she isn't even nervous about [[spoiler: the interview this year, and may even get in on the Victors' collective guilt trip about sending them back into the Games.]] Games. It's the first time she seems truly confident in the book, you just want to cheer because she's basically saying, "To hell with President Snow, I got this."
* Peeta has an OffscreenMomentOfAwesome when he [[spoiler:kills Brutus.]]
kills Brutus.
* ''Catching Fire'' has an extended group one with [[spoiler: the conspiracy to break out of the Quarter Quell]].Quell.
** Let's lay this one out: first, the organizer, [[spoiler: Plutarch Heavensbee]], Heavensbee, has to [[spoiler: become Head Gamemaker, designing both the entire arena and the equipment to facilitate the escape. He not only provided the wire, tree, and lightning storm needed to down the forcefield, he made the arena closed in enough to allow them to reach the field quickly, and provided enough fixed destruction to avoid being forced into throwing random destruction to spice things up]]
up.
** Then Haymitch [[spoiler: set up a code for communicating with the tributes ''through bread''.]]
bread''.
** Johanna [[spoiler: managed to convince the Capitol to overlook how Heavensbee slipped in the wire for the escape]]
escape.
** Mags [[spoiler: ran into a cloud of blister agent to keep the alliance on track]]
track.
** Finnick [[spoiler: both was generally highly competent and was the person to first meet up with Katniss]]
Katniss.
** Wiress [[spoiler: figures out the arena's theme before anyone else]]
else.
** Beetee [[spoiler: designed the forcefield, figured out how to overcome it, and ''electrocuted himself stabbing it'' in order to help Katniss figure out how to overcome it without tipping off the Gamemakers, as he had to know that wouldn't work]]
work.
** Katniss [[spoiler: actually took down the forcefield by shooting it with an arrow]]
arrow.
** Peeta [[spoiler: despite having walked less than a year on his prosthetic leg and having had his heart stopped by an electric shock only hours before still manages to fight as good as the rest of them and physically carry Beetee around the arena]].
arena.
** The kicker? [[spoiler: They planned and carried out the whole thing while under constant surveillance and then ''on live national television'' without tipping the capital off at any point.]]
point.



* Finnick [[spoiler: revealing the dirty secrets of all the important people in the Capitol in front of the entire country. Particularly awesome since we know [[SexSlave what he had to go through]] that inadvertently allowed him to get this information, so when he reveals it he is basically [[TheDogBitesBack throwing it back in the faces of the people who abused him for years]]. Katniss notices the broadcast of Snow's secrets doesn't get interrupted, suggesting even the people responsible for the Capitol's official television programming were curious about those particular secrets.]]
* Katniss [[spoiler: assassinating the current president Coin with the arrow she was meant to use for executing the former president Snow. Not exactly a big moment in terms of what happens but the fact that she did so and wasn't killed on the spot and is ultimately let go with basically a slap on the wrist make it pretty awesome for her to get the jump on someone who caused her so much pain.]]
* [[spoiler: Fire is catching. And if we burn, you burn with us!]]
* Peeta [[spoiler:essentially ''cures himself'' from the hijacking through sheer force of will, making him the only known case of a person recovering from it.]]
** Also, Peeta [[spoiler:managing to warn Katniss and the rest of the people in District 13 about the impending bombing, despite the hijacking having already begun and despite knowing that he's going to be tortured for it. Just think about it.]]
* Katniss [[spoiler:throwing herself between the rebels and the district 2 survivors, who just crawled their way out of a collapsing mountain, in an attempt to keep them from killing each other.]] Katniss might think of herself as a bad person, but it's clear she really isn't.

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* Finnick [[spoiler: revealing the dirty secrets of all the important people in the Capitol in front of the entire country. Particularly awesome since we know [[SexSlave what he had to go through]] that inadvertently allowed him to get this information, so when he reveals it he is basically [[TheDogBitesBack throwing it back in the faces of the people who abused him for years]]. Katniss notices the broadcast of Snow's secrets doesn't get interrupted, suggesting even the people responsible for the Capitol's official television programming were curious about those particular secrets.]]
secrets.
* Katniss [[spoiler: assassinating the current president Coin with the arrow she was meant to use for executing the former president Snow. Not exactly a big moment in terms of what happens but the fact that she did so and wasn't killed on the spot and is ultimately let go with basically a slap on the wrist make it pretty awesome for her to get the jump on someone who caused her so much pain.]]
pain.
* [[spoiler: Fire is catching. And if we burn, you burn with us!]]
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* Peeta [[spoiler:essentially essentially ''cures himself'' from the hijacking through sheer force of will, making him the only known case of a person recovering from it.]]
it.
** Also, Peeta [[spoiler:managing managing to warn Katniss and the rest of the people in District 13 about the impending bombing, despite the hijacking having already begun and despite knowing that he's going to be tortured for it. Just think about it.]]
it.
* Katniss [[spoiler:throwing throwing herself between the rebels and the district 2 survivors, who just crawled their way out of a collapsing mountain, in an attempt to keep them from killing each other.]] other. Katniss might think of herself as a bad person, but it's clear she really isn't.



* Of course, [[spoiler: Lucy Gray managing to win the 10th Annual Hunger Games.]] Sure, with a bit of interference from Coriolanus, but an incredible feat considering that District 12 seemed to be no better off than where we first read about it in the first book of the series...and that was just in the early Games.

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* Of course, [[spoiler: Lucy Gray managing to win the 10th Annual Hunger Games.]] Games. Sure, with a bit of interference from Coriolanus, but an incredible feat considering that District 12 seemed to be no better off than where we first read about it in the first book of the series...and that was just in the early Games.



* When Marvel throws a spear at her, Katniss twists to the side and fires an arrow into his chest, all in the space of about a second. [[spoiler: But then we turn to see Rue behind Katniss...]]
* Katniss' [[spoiler:failed]] rescue of [[spoiler:Rue]]. Or more precisely, her [[spoiler:DueToTheDead, which sets off a ''riot''. She leaves Rue's body as if she is sleeping among flowers in the sunshine grasping a bouquet with mockingjays singing around her, and then salutes the camera. We're then shown District 11, where the crowd return the salute, and then turn to attack the Peacekeepers.]]
** And the first man to [[spoiler: attack the Peacekeepers is implied to be Rue's father.]]

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* When Marvel throws a spear at her, Katniss twists to the side and fires an arrow into his chest, all in the space of about a second. [[spoiler: But then we turn to see Rue behind Katniss...]]
Katniss...
* Katniss' [[spoiler:failed]] failed rescue of [[spoiler:Rue]]. Rue. Or more precisely, her [[spoiler:DueToTheDead, DueToTheDead, which sets off a ''riot''. She leaves Rue's body as if she is sleeping among flowers in the sunshine grasping a bouquet with mockingjays singing around her, and then salutes the camera. We're then shown District 11, where the crowd return the salute, and then turn to attack the Peacekeepers.]]
Peacekeepers.
** And the first man to [[spoiler: attack the Peacekeepers is implied to be Rue's father.]]



* One of the most simply awesome moments of the film however is when Thresh in a rage kills [[spoiler: Clove]] in revenge after hearing her [[MoralEventHorizon boasting]] about [[spoiler: her group killing Rue]]. He simply grabs her head and slams it against the Cornucopia until she stops yelling. The guy's largely a walking OffscreenMomentOfAwesome, but we get to see exactly why everyone respects him.

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* One of the most simply awesome moments of the film however is when Thresh in a rage kills [[spoiler: Clove]] Clove in revenge after hearing her [[MoralEventHorizon boasting]] about [[spoiler: her group killing Rue]].Rue. He simply grabs her head and slams it against the Cornucopia until she stops yelling. The guy's largely a walking OffscreenMomentOfAwesome, but we get to see exactly why everyone respects him.



** It's just topped off by him letting Katniss go for [[spoiler: being Rue's friend and treating her body properly]].
* Seneca Crane's [[spoiler: implied BetterToDieThanBeKilled moment at the end with the nightlock berries.]] Not for Seneca himself, mind you- [[spoiler: for President Snow, who is strongly implied to have set this up and cements himself as a MagnificentBastard with it.]] Guy might be a villain, but the irony is truly delicious and you can literally see him dreaming it up.

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* Seneca Crane's [[spoiler: implied BetterToDieThanBeKilled moment at the end with the nightlock berries.]] berries. Not for Seneca himself, mind you- [[spoiler: you- for President Snow, who is strongly implied to have set this up and cements himself as a MagnificentBastard with it.]] it. Guy might be a villain, but the irony is truly delicious and you can literally see him dreaming it up.



* Haymitch managing to [[spoiler:save both his tributes]] by convincing Seneca Crane to calm the riots by letting the viewers focus on young love.

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* The discovery that Haymitch won the 50th Hunger Games Quarter Quell by [[spoiler: using the arena force field as a weapon]]. This troper found it even better than the stint [[spoiler: with the berries]].

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* The discovery that Haymitch won the 50th Hunger Games Quarter Quell by [[spoiler: using the arena force field as a weapon]]. This troper found it even better than the stint [[spoiler: with the berries]].
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** Even better, [[spoiler:''it wasn't a bluff!'' If the Gamemakers hadn't conceded when they did, she and Peeta would have died rather than kill each other for the Capitol's entertainment.]]

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** Even better, [[spoiler:''it wasn't a bluff!'' They had the berries ''in their mouths,'' and had to run to the water to wash them out after spitting them out. If the Gamemakers hadn't conceded when the very ''instant'' they did, she and Peeta would have died rather than kill each other for the Capitol's entertainment.]]

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** Even better, [[spoiler:''it wasn't a bluff!'' If the Gamemakers hadn't conceded when they did, she and Peeta would have died rather than kill each other for the Capitol's entertainment.]]



* "You... hung... Seneca Crane?"
** "Yes. I was showing off my new knot-tying skills, and he somehow ended up at the end of the noose." Definitely one of Katniss's funniest and sharpest snarks. And it wasn't even in her inner monologue, she flat out SAID that!
*** Then you have Peeta's showing off his skills - painting Rue the way she appeared in flowers when Katniss gave her the closest she could get to a decent burial in the arena. The best part? He and Katniss didn't ''plan'' to be subversive together - they just both did it. * Which was, in itself, a death sentence, as now she will be seen as a potential threat by the Careers and will therefore be a primary target.

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* "You... hung... Seneca Crane?"
** "Yes. I was showing off my new knot-tying skills, and he somehow ended up at the end of the noose." Definitely one of Katniss's funniest and sharpest snarks. And it wasn't even in her inner monologue, she flat out SAID that!
*** Then you have Peeta's showing off his skills - painting Rue the way she appeared in flowers when Katniss gave her the closest she could get to a decent burial in the arena. The best part? He and Katniss didn't ''plan'' to be subversive together - they just both did it. *
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* "You... hung... Seneca Crane?"
** "Yes. I was showing off my new knot-tying skills, and he somehow ended up at the end of the noose." Definitely one of Katniss's funniest and sharpest snarks. And it wasn't even in her inner monologue, she flat out SAID that!
*** Then you have Peeta's showing off his skills - painting Rue the way she appeared in flowers when Katniss gave her the closest she could get to a decent burial in the arena. The best part? He and Katniss didn't ''plan'' to be subversive together - they just both did it.
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!!!'''The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes'''
* Sejanus, who throughout most of his appearances in the first and second parts of the book stood up for the Districts and even told one of his teachers no, which was unheard of, if the reactions of his classmates were anything to go by.
-->"You have not been dismissed," said Dr. Gaul. "Sit down, boy."
-->"No." Sejanus said it quietly, but it still caused several people to jump.
* Of course, [[spoiler: Lucy Gray managing to win the 10th Annual Hunger Games.]] Sure, with a bit of interference from Coriolanus, but an incredible feat considering that District 12 seemed to be no better off than where we first read about it in the first book of the series...and that was just in the early Games.

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** Which was, in itself, a death sentence, as now she will be seen as a potential threat by the Careers and will therefore be a primary target.

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* "You... hung... Seneca Crane?"
** "Yes. I was showing off my new knot-tying skills, and he somehow ended up at the end of the noose." Definitely one of Katniss's funniest and sharpest snarks. And it wasn't even in her inner monologue, she flat out SAID that!
*** Then you have Peeta's showing off his skills - painting Rue the way she appeared in flowers when Katniss gave her the closest she could get to a decent burial in the arena. The best part? He and Katniss didn't ''plan'' to be subversive together - they just both did it. *
Which was, in itself, a death sentence, as now she will be seen as a potential threat by the Careers and will therefore be a primary target.



* "You... hung... Seneca Crane?"
** "Yes. I was showing off my new knot-tying skills, and he somehow ended up at the end of the noose." Definitely one of Katniss's funniest and sharpest snarks. And it wasn't even in her inner monologue, she flat out SAID that!
*** Then you have Peeta's showing off his skills - painting Rue the way she appeared in flowers when Katniss gave her the closest she could get to a decent burial in the arena. The best part? He and Katniss didn't ''plan'' to be subversive together - they just both did it.
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* On a meta level, Donald Sutherland [[OneOfUs wrote a treatise to director Gary Ross]] about [[http://www.hypable.com/2012/08/20/donald-sutherlands-e-mail-to-gary-ross-about-president-snow-released-in-full/ how Snow should be portrayed]] and was able to get two additional scenes establishing just how evil he is, some of it verbatim from the letter. That's dedication to your character.

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* On a meta level, Donald Sutherland [[OneOfUs [[JustForFun/OneOfUs wrote a treatise to director Gary Ross]] about [[http://www.hypable.com/2012/08/20/donald-sutherlands-e-mail-to-gary-ross-about-president-snow-released-in-full/ how Snow should be portrayed]] and was able to get two additional scenes establishing just how evil he is, some of it verbatim from the letter. That's dedication to your character.

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* Thresh [[spoiler: killing Clove after Clove taunts Katniss about Rue's death. Bonus points for not even bothering with a weapon. Instead, simply beating Clove in the head with a rock (in the book) or slamming her into the wall (in the movie).]]

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* Thresh [[spoiler: killing Clove after Clove taunts Katniss about Rue's death. Bonus points for not even bothering with a weapon. Instead, simply beating Clove in the head with a rock (in the book) or slamming her into the wall Cornucopia (in the movie).]]



* One of the most simply awesome moments of the film however is when Thresh in a rage kills [[spoiler: Clove]] in revenge after hearing her [[MoralEventHorizon boasting]] about [[spoiler: her group killing Rue]]. He simply grabs her head and slams it against the wall until she stops yelling. The guy's largely a walking OffscreenMomentOfAwesome, but we get to see exactly why everyone respects him.

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* One of the most simply awesome moments of the film however is when Thresh in a rage kills [[spoiler: Clove]] in revenge after hearing her [[MoralEventHorizon boasting]] about [[spoiler: her group killing Rue]]. He simply grabs her head and slams it against the wall Cornucopia until she stops yelling. The guy's largely a walking OffscreenMomentOfAwesome, but we get to see exactly why everyone respects him.him.
** In addition right before he kills her, you can see the girl who was incredibly cocky seconds earlier crying in fear just by his anger.
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** Perhaps made more awesome if you subscribe to the theory that she knew [[spoiler: exactly what she was eating when she stole the berries, ''intending'' to kill herself rather than attempt to kill any other tribute.]]
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* In 2017, a 12 year old girl in Massachusetts possibly saved her friend's life with a tourniquet after a bad leg injury, due to remembering the scene in the film where one is used.
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** Check the floor just before Peeta throws the weight. There are orange markers on the ground to measure distance. Peeta flings the weight ''past'' the marker and hit a heavy rack of spears. If the spears hadn't been in the way, Peeta would have thrown it ''twice as far as the training facility was measuring.'' And it hit the spears hard enough that you could see some of them ''in pieces'' on the floor.
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!!!'''Mockingjay'''
* Awesome/TheHungerGamesMockingjay
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* The Tribute's parade. Lalala, the victors look lovely, blahblahblah... ''who is that in the back?''
** Making it even more awesome is Peeta and Katniss holding their hands up high. 'Come on, they'll love it' is right.

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* The Tribute's parade. Lalala, the victors Tributes look lovely, blahblahblah... ''who is that in the back?''
** Making it even more awesome is Peeta and Katniss holding their hands up high. 'Come "Come on, they'll love it' it" is right.
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**The next year, there's a forcefield protecting the Gamemakers.
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** Johanna gets the second-best CMOA of that scene in the film. When told she looks angry, she goes in an absolute rage.
-->'''Johanna''': *chuckle* Well yes, I'm angry! You know, I'm getting totally screwed over here. The deal was that if I win the Hunger Games, I get to live the rest of my life in peace. But now, you want to kill me again. Well, you know what? F**K THAT!!! AND F**K EVERYBODY THAT HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT!!!!!!

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* Haymitch's EstablishingCharacterMoment has him taunting the Capitol, ''live on video.'' "I like her! Lots of... ''spunk!'' More than you! (points into a camera) More than ''you!''"

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* Haymitch's EstablishingCharacterMoment has him taunting the Capitol, ''live on video.'' ''
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"I like her! Lots of... ''spunk!'' More of..." He can't think of the word for a while. "Spunk!" he says triumphantly. "More than you! (points you!" He releases me and starts for the front of the stage. "More than you!" he shouts, pointing directly into a camera) More than ''you!''"camera.

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* Haymitch's EstablishingCharacterMoment has him taunting the Capitol, ''live on video:''
--> "I like her! Lots of..." He can't think of the word for a while. "Spunk!" he says triumphantly. "More than you!" he releases me and starts for the front of the stage. "More than you!" he shouts, pointing directly into a camera.

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* Haymitch's EstablishingCharacterMoment has him taunting the Capitol, ''live on video:''
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video.'' "I like her! Lots of..." He can't think of the word for a while. "Spunk!" he says triumphantly. "More of... ''spunk!'' More than you!" he releases me and starts for the front of the stage. "More than you!" he shouts, pointing directly you! (points into a camera.camera) More than ''you!''"
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* Haymitch's EstablishingCharacterMoment has him taunting the Capitol, ''live on video:''
--> "I like her! Lots of..." He can't think of the word for a while. "Spunk!" he says triumphantly. "More than you!" he releases me and starts for the front of the stage. "More than you!" he shouts, pointing directly into a camera.
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*** Then you have Peeta's showing off his skills - painting Rue the way she appeared in flowers when Katniss gave her the closest she could get to a decent burial in the arena. The best part? He and Katniss didn't ''plan'' to be subversive together - they just both did it.
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* Not only was it implied that Cato [[spoiler: managed to succeed in killing Thresh, but he actually managed to hold the muttations at bay for over an hour before he finally got overwhelmed.]]
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* Katniss [[spoiler: assassinating the current president Coin with the arrow she was meant use to for executing the former president Snow. Not exactly a big moment in terms of what happens but the fact that she did so and wasn't killed on the spot and is ultimately let go with basically a slap on the wrist make it pretty awesome for her to get the jump on someone who caused her so much pain.]]

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* Katniss [[spoiler: assassinating the current president Coin with the arrow she was meant to use to for executing the former president Snow. Not exactly a big moment in terms of what happens but the fact that she did so and wasn't killed on the spot and is ultimately let go with basically a slap on the wrist make it pretty awesome for her to get the jump on someone who caused her so much pain.]]

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