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*** Followed by ''[[UpToEleven another]]'' moment when Johanna calls Snow out... on national television... ''from within the Arena.''
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* The film's final shot, with Jennifer Lawrence giving a masterpiece of acting as [[spoiler:Katniss weeps over learning about District 12's destruction, before her face changes to steely determination to make the Capitol pay.]]

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* The film's final shot, with Jennifer Lawrence giving a masterpiece of acting as [[spoiler:Katniss weeps over learning about District 12's destruction, before her face changes to steely determination to make the Capitol pay.]]]]
* It's more behind the scenes than anything else, and Katniss only learns of it towards the end. But [[spoiler:Plutarch's]] ''entire gambit'' is nothing to scoff at. Not only does he [[spoiler:become Head Gamemaster and get on President Snow's good graces]], but he manages to outwit [[spoiler:Snow]] at his own game and ''get away with it.'' In fact, if not for him, Katniss and Peeta would have been killed right on the spot.
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* Listed under the funny example as well, but Peeta dropping the [[GuileHero Baby Bomb]]. It was his last ditched effort to derail the games, and based on the horrified reaction from the audience it almost works.

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* Katniss, after attempting to save Gale from being whipped by a Peacekeeper Commander Thread, looks the Thread in the eye (after being beaten herself, and only says to him, "Go ahead."

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* Katniss, after attempting to save Gale from being whipped by a Peacekeeper Commander Thread, looks the Thread in the eye (after being beaten herself, herself), and only says to him, "Go ahead."
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** Peeta also gets one at the Bloodbath. Mags finds him wrestling with the male from District 9. By the time Finnick and Katniss get to his vicinity, it seems Peeta has been overpowered. Finnick swims over, only to find that Peeta was able to drown the other tribute on his own.

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* Katniss, after attempting to save Gale from being whipped by a Peacekeeper Commander Thread, looks the Thread in the eye ''while he has his gun out'', and only says to him, "Go ahead."
** That's just in the premiere though. In the film, this comes in response to the whip, which is responded to with the gun.

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* Katniss, after attempting to save Gale from being whipped by a Peacekeeper Commander Thread, looks the Thread in the eye ''while he has his gun out'', (after being beaten herself, and only says to him, "Go ahead."
** That's just in the premiere though. In the film, this comes in response to the whip, which is responded to with the gun.
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* Katniss demonstrating her archery skills in the training center. She starts off with only Mags watching her, and when she's killed all the targets, she looks and sees all of the tributes genuinely applauding her.
** And then her individual trial, where rather than demonstrate her archery again, [[spoiler:she hangs Seneca Crane in effigy. That is, her special talent is ''beating these guys''.]]



* The film's final shot, with Jennifer Lawrence giving a masterpiece of acting as [[spoiler:Katniss weeps over learning about District 12's destruction, before her face changes to steely determination to make the Capitol pay.]]
** This then leads directly into the first film's flaming mockingjay logo, which transforms into the ''Catching Fire'' logo, which ''then'' spreads its wings and becomes the logo for ''Mockingjay Part 1''. WHAT. A. TEASE.
* On a meta-side, this movie is almost universally agreed to be a better sequel, which is extremely difficult to do.
* Katniss demonstrating her archery skills in the training center. She starts off with only Mags watching her, and when she's killed all the targets, she looks and sees all of the tributes genuinely applauding her.
** And then her individual trial, where rather than demonstrate her archery again, [[spoiler:she hangs Seneca Crane in effigy. That is, her special talent is ''beating these guys''.]]

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* The film's final shot, with Jennifer Lawrence giving a masterpiece of acting as [[spoiler:Katniss weeps over learning about District 12's destruction, before her face changes to steely determination to make the Capitol pay.]]
** This then leads directly into the first film's flaming mockingjay logo, which transforms into the ''Catching Fire'' logo, which ''then'' spreads its wings and becomes the logo for ''Mockingjay Part 1''. WHAT. A. TEASE.
* On a meta-side, this movie is almost universally agreed to be a better sequel, which is extremely difficult to do.
* Katniss demonstrating her archery skills in the training center. She starts off with only Mags watching her, and when she's killed all the targets, she looks and sees all of the tributes genuinely applauding her.
** And then her individual trial, where rather than demonstrate her archery again, [[spoiler:she hangs Seneca Crane in effigy. That is, her special talent is ''beating these guys''.
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** That's just in the premiere though. In the film, the comes in response to the whip, which is responded to with the gun.

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** That's just in the premiere though. In the film, the this comes in response to the whip, which is responded to with the gun.
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** This then leads directly into the first film's flaming mockingjay logo, which transforms into the ''Catching Fire'' logo, which ''then'' spreads its wings and becomes the logo for ''Mockingjay Part 1". WHAT. A. TEASE.

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** This then leads directly into the first film's flaming mockingjay logo, which transforms into the ''Catching Fire'' logo, which ''then'' spreads its wings and becomes the logo for ''Mockingjay Part 1".1''. WHAT. A. TEASE.
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** This then leads directly into the first film's flaming mockingjay logo, which transforms into the ''Catching Fire'' logo, which ''then'' spreads its wings and becomes the logo for ''Mockingjay Part 1". WHAT. A. TEASE.
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* The 24 tributes all holding hands in direct defiance of the Capitol during Caesar Flickman's show. Made even more awesome when they try turning the lights out, and the very last one to go is the screen behind the tributes, silhouetting them.

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* The 24 tributes all holding hands in direct defiance of the Capitol during Caesar Flickman's Flickerman's show. Made even more awesome when they try turning the lights out, and the very last one to go is the screen behind the tributes, silhouetting them.
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* Katniss demonstrating her archery skills in the training center. She starts off with only Mags watching her, and when she's killed all the targets, she looks and sees all of the tributes genuinely applauding her.

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* Katniss demonstrating her archery skills in the training center. She starts off with only Mags watching her, and when she's killed all the targets, she looks and sees all of the tributes genuinely applauding her.her.
** And then her individual trial, where rather than demonstrate her archery again, [[spoiler:she hangs Seneca Crane in effigy. That is, her special talent is ''beating these guys''.]]
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** And then Haymitch and Peeta put themselves between Thread and Katniss, and Haymitch talks Thread down, pointing out that he's about to kill three Victors and the Capital will ''not'' like it.

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** And then Haymitch and Peeta put themselves between Thread and Katniss, and Haymitch talks Thread down, pointing out that he's about to kill three Victors and the Capital Capitol will ''not'' like it.
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** That's just in the premiere though. In the film, the comes in response to the whip, which is responded to with the gun.
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* The moment when Katniss destroys the dome by shooting the arrow with the wire tied around it as the lightning bolt strikes it. The set-up and execution nails it.

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* The moment when Katniss [[spoiler: destroys the dome by shooting the arrow with the wire tied around it as the lightning bolt strikes it. it.]] The set-up and execution nails it.
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* On a meta-side, this movie is almost universally agreed to be a better sequel, which is extremely difficult to do.

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* On a meta-side, this movie is almost universally agreed to be a better sequel, which is extremely difficult to do.do.
* Katniss demonstrating her archery skills in the training center. She starts off with only Mags watching her, and when she's killed all the targets, she looks and sees all of the tributes genuinely applauding her.
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* The film's final shot, with Jennifer Lawrence giving a masterpiece of acting as [[spoiler:Katniss weeps over learning about District 12's destruction, before her face changes to steely determination to make the Capitol pay.]]

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* The film's final shot, with Jennifer Lawrence giving a masterpiece of acting as [[spoiler:Katniss weeps over learning about District 12's destruction, before her face changes to steely determination to make the Capitol pay.]]]]
* On a meta-side, this movie is almost universally agreed to be a better sequel, which is extremely difficult to do.
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* When each Tribute is asked to "demonstrate their preferred skill" before potential Capitol backers, Peeta goes in before Katniss. When she enters the training room, he gives her a brief look. Then she sees that right before the backers he's used his skill at painting to draw an enormous tribute to Rue.

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* Mags' HeroicSacrifice to save Finnick, Katniss and Peeta. And volunteering for the Quarter Quell to save Annie.
* Katniss and Finnick's first battle at the Cornucopia.
* Cinna's Mockingjay wedding dress [[spoiler:for which he pays with his life.]]
* Katniss, after attempting to save Gale from being whipped by a Peacekeeper, looks the Peacekeeper in the eye ''while he has his gun out'', and only says to him, "Go ahead."

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* Mags' HeroicSacrifice to save Finnick, Katniss and Peeta. And volunteering for the Quarter Quell to save Annie.
* Katniss and Finnick's first battle at the Cornucopia.
* Cinna's Mockingjay wedding dress [[spoiler:for which he pays with his life.]]
* Katniss, after attempting to save Gale from being whipped by a Peacekeeper, looks the Peacekeeper Commander Thread, looks the Thread in the eye ''while he has his gun out'', and only says to him, "Go ahead.""
** And then Haymitch and Peeta put themselves between Thread and Katniss, and Haymitch talks Thread down, pointing out that he's about to kill three Victors and the Capital will ''not'' like it.



* The moment when Katniss destroys the dome by shooting the arrow with the wire tied around it as the lightning bolt strikes it. The set-up and execution nails it.


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* Cinna's Mockingjay wedding dress [[spoiler:for which he pays with his life.]]
* Katniss and Finnick's first battle at the Cornucopia.
* Mags' HeroicSacrifice to save Finnick, Katniss and Peeta. And volunteering for the Quarter Quell to save Annie.
* The moment when Katniss destroys the dome by shooting the arrow with the wire tied around it as the lightning bolt strikes it. The set-up and execution nails it.
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** In the aftermath, Prim gets to show her stuff as she calmly takes over Gale's care after her mother's hands are shaking too much to load a syringe.

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** In the aftermath, Prim gets to show her stuff as she calmly takes over Gale's care after her mother's hands are shaking too much to load a syringe. Katniss is shocked to see how far she's come from the terrified girl who couldn't keep her shirt tucked in.
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** In the aftermath, Prim gets to show her stuff as she calmly takes over Gale's care after her mother's hands are shaking too much to load a syringe.
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--> "Why yes, I'm angry. You know, I'm getting totally screwed over, here. The deal was that if I won the Hunger Games, I'd get to live the rest of my life in peace. But now, you want to ''kill'' me again. Well, you know what? ''FUCK THAT!"''

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--> "Why yes, I'm angry. You know, I'm getting totally screwed over, here. The deal was that if I won the Hunger Games, I'd get to live the rest of my life in peace. But now, you want to ''kill'' me again. Well, you know what? ''FUCK ''F*** THAT!"''
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* The 24 tributes all holding hands in direct defiance of the Capitol during Caesar Flickman's show. Made even more awesome when they try turning the lights out, and the very last one to go is the screen behind the tributes, silhouetting them.

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* The 24 tributes all holding hands in direct defiance of the Capitol during Caesar Flickman's show. Made even more awesome when they try turning the lights out, and the very last one to go is the screen behind the tributes, silhouetting them.them.
* The film's final shot, with Jennifer Lawrence giving a masterpiece of acting as [[spoiler:Katniss weeps over learning about District 12's destruction, before her face changes to steely determination to make the Capitol pay.]]
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* Cinna's Mockingjay wedding dress.

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* Cinna's Mockingjay wedding dress.dress [[spoiler:for which he pays with his life.]]
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* The moment when Katniss destroys the dome by shooting the arrow with the wire tied around it as the lightning bolt strikes it. The set-up and execution nails it.

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* The moment when Katniss destroys the dome by shooting the arrow with the wire tied around it as the lightning bolt strikes it. The set-up and execution nails it.it.
* The 24 tributes all holding hands in direct defiance of the Capitol during Caesar Flickman's show. Made even more awesome when they try turning the lights out, and the very last one to go is the screen behind the tributes, silhouetting them.
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** Followed by a massive ClusterFBomb that gets just bleeped out enough to prevent the film from getting an R rating.

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** Followed by a massive ClusterFBomb that gets just bleeped out enough to prevent the film from getting an R rating.rating.
* The moment when Katniss destroys the dome by shooting the arrow with the wire tied around it as the lightning bolt strikes it. The set-up and execution nails it.

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* Mags' Heroic Sacrifice to save Finnick, Katniss and Peeta. And volunteering for the Quarter Quell to save Annie.

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* Mags' Heroic Sacrifice HeroicSacrifice to save Finnick, Katniss and Peeta. And volunteering for the Quarter Quell to save Annie.



* Cinna's Mockingjay wedding dress.

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* Cinna's Mockingjay wedding dress.dress.
* Katniss, after attempting to save Gale from being whipped by a Peacekeeper, looks the Peacekeeper in the eye ''while he has his gun out'', and only says to him, "Go ahead."
* Johanna Mason having the guts to say exactly what she thinks about the Capitol when she's forced back into the Games:
--> "Why yes, I'm angry. You know, I'm getting totally screwed over, here. The deal was that if I won the Hunger Games, I'd get to live the rest of my life in peace. But now, you want to ''kill'' me again. Well, you know what? ''FUCK THAT!"''
** Followed by a massive ClusterFBomb that gets just bleeped out enough to prevent the film from getting an R rating.
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* Katniss and Finnick's first battle at the Cornucopia.

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* Katniss and Finnick's first battle at the Cornucopia.Cornucopia.
* Cinna's Mockingjay wedding dress.
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* Mags' Heroic Sacrifice to save Finnick, Katniss and Peeta. And volunteering for the Quarter Quell to save Annie.

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* Mags' Heroic Sacrifice to save Finnick, Katniss and Peeta. And volunteering for the Quarter Quell to save Annie.Annie.
* Katniss and Finnick's first battle at the Cornucopia.
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Mags' Heroic Sacrifice to save Finnick, Katniss and Peeta. And volunteering for the Quarter Quell to save Annie.

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* Mags' Heroic Sacrifice to save Finnick, Katniss and Peeta. And volunteering for the Quarter Quell to save Annie.
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Mags' Heroic Sacrifice to save Finnick, Katniss and Peeta. And volunteering for the Quarter Quell to save Annie.

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