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* One of the baboons shoves Katniss under the water. It's jaws are right there. For like five minutes. They're there. Right in her face. Giant jaws.

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* One of the baboons shoves Katniss under the water. It's jaws are right there. For like five minutes. They're there. Right in her face. Giant jaws.jaws.
* One of the hours is jabberjays mimicking someone you love dying. Trapped for an hour surrounded by the screams of someone you love.
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* "Your love has inspired us, and I know it will go on inspiring us '''for as long as you may live'''." Jesus, Donald.

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* "Your love has inspired us, and I know it will go on inspiring us '''for as long as you may live'''." Jesus, Donald.Donald.
* One of the baboons shoves Katniss under the water. It's jaws are right there. For like five minutes. They're there. Right in her face. Giant jaws.
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'''Gale:''' There is no District 12.

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'''Gale:''' There is no District 12.12.
* "Your love has inspired us, and I know it will go on inspiring us '''for as long as you may live'''." Jesus, Donald.
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* President Snow's visit to Katniss is full of quiet menace; he only raises his voice once to warn Katniss not to lie, but that only goes to show that this is a man who doesn't ''need'' to be loud in order to control people. When Katniss snarks that the political system of Panem must be fragile "if it can be brought down by just a few berries," Snow calmly reduces her to terrified compliance by going into detail about how he could destroy District 12 and its entire population by bombing it to oblivion, rhetorically asking her if she'd like to be in a ''real'' war -- then immediately follows it up by brightly asking if her mother made the cookie he's about to eat, and then lowkey threatening her loved ones if she doesn't put on a good enough show of loving Peeta, revealing via a video of Gale kissing her that she's ''always'' under surveillance.

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* President Snow's visit to Katniss is full of quiet menace; he only raises his voice once to warn Katniss not to lie, but that only goes to show that this is a man who doesn't ''need'' to be loud in order to intimidate or control people. When Katniss snarks that the political system of Panem must be fragile "if it can be brought down by just a few berries," Snow calmly reduces her to terrified compliance by going into detail about how he could destroy District 12 and its entire population by bombing it to oblivion, rhetorically asking her if she'd like to be in a ''real'' war -- then immediately follows it up by brightly asking if her mother made the cookie he's about to eat, and then lowkey threatening her loved ones if she doesn't put on a good enough show of loving Peeta, revealing via a video of Gale kissing her that she's ''always'' under surveillance.
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* President Snow's visit to Katniss is full of quiet menace; he only raises his voice once to warn Katniss not to lie, but that only goes to show that this is a man who doesn't need to get loud in order to control people. When Katniss snarks that the political system of Panem must be fragile "if it can be brought down by just a few berries," Snow calmly reduces her to terrified compliance by going into detail about how he could destroy District 12 and its entire population by bombing it to oblivion, rhetorically asking her if she'd like to be in a ''real'' war -- then immediately follows it up by brightly asking if her mother made the cookie he's about to eat, and ''then'' lowkey threatening her loved ones if she doesn't put on a good enough show of loving Peeta, revealing via a video of Gale kissing her that she's ''always'' under surveillance.

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* President Snow's visit to Katniss is full of quiet menace; he only raises his voice once to warn Katniss not to lie, but that only goes to show that this is a man who doesn't need ''need'' to get be loud in order to control people. When Katniss snarks that the political system of Panem must be fragile "if it can be brought down by just a few berries," Snow calmly reduces her to terrified compliance by going into detail about how he could destroy District 12 and its entire population by bombing it to oblivion, rhetorically asking her if she'd like to be in a ''real'' war -- then immediately follows it up by brightly asking if her mother made the cookie he's about to eat, and ''then'' then lowkey threatening her loved ones if she doesn't put on a good enough show of loving Peeta, revealing via a video of Gale kissing her that she's ''always'' under surveillance.
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* President Snow's visit to Katniss is full of quiet menace; he only raises his voice once to warn Katniss not to lie, but that only goes to show that this is a man who doesn't need to get loud in order to control people. When Katniss snarks that the political system of Panem must be fragile "if it can be brought down by a few berries," Snow calmly reduces her to terrified compliance by going into detail about how he could destroy District 12 and its entire population by bombing it to oblivion, rhetorically asking her if she'd like to be in a ''real'' war -- then immediately follows it up by brightly asking if her mother made the cookie he's about to eat, and ''then'' lowkey threatening her loved ones if she doesn't put on a good enough show of loving Peeta, revealing via a video of Gale kissing her that she's ''always'' under surveillance.

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* President Snow's visit to Katniss is full of quiet menace; he only raises his voice once to warn Katniss not to lie, but that only goes to show that this is a man who doesn't need to get loud in order to control people. When Katniss snarks that the political system of Panem must be fragile "if it can be brought down by just a few berries," Snow calmly reduces her to terrified compliance by going into detail about how he could destroy District 12 and its entire population by bombing it to oblivion, rhetorically asking her if she'd like to be in a ''real'' war -- then immediately follows it up by brightly asking if her mother made the cookie he's about to eat, and ''then'' lowkey threatening her loved ones if she doesn't put on a good enough show of loving Peeta, revealing via a video of Gale kissing her that she's ''always'' under surveillance.
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* President Snow's visit to Katniss is full of quiet menace; he only raises his voice once to warn Katniss not to lie, but that only goes to show that this is a man who doesn't need to get loud in order to control people. When Katniss snarks that the political system of Panem must be fragile "if it can be brought down by a few berries," Snow calmly reduces her to terrified compliance by going into detail about how he could destroy District 12 and everyone in it by bombing it to oblivion, rhetorically asking her if she'd like to be in a ''real'' war -- and then immediately following it up by brightly asking if her mother made the cookie he's about to eat.

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* President Snow's visit to Katniss is full of quiet menace; he only raises his voice once to warn Katniss not to lie, but that only goes to show that this is a man who doesn't need to get loud in order to control people. When Katniss snarks that the political system of Panem must be fragile "if it can be brought down by a few berries," Snow calmly reduces her to terrified compliance by going into detail about how he could destroy District 12 and everyone in it its entire population by bombing it to oblivion, rhetorically asking her if she'd like to be in a ''real'' war -- and then immediately following follows it up by brightly asking if her mother made the cookie he's about to eat. eat, and ''then'' lowkey threatening her loved ones if she doesn't put on a good enough show of loving Peeta, revealing via a video of Gale kissing her that she's ''always'' under surveillance.
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* President Snow's visit to Katniss is full of quiet menace; he only raises his voice once to warn Katniss not to lie, but that only goes to show that this is a man who doesn't need to get loud in order to control people. When Katniss snarks that the political system of Panem must be fragile "if it can be brought down by a few berries," Snow calmly reduces her to terrified compliance by going into details about how he could destroy District 12 and everyone in it, rhetorically asking her if she'd like to be in a ''real'' war -- and then immediately following it up by brightly asking if her mother made the cookie he's about to eat.

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* President Snow's visit to Katniss is full of quiet menace; he only raises his voice once to warn Katniss not to lie, but that only goes to show that this is a man who doesn't need to get loud in order to control people. When Katniss snarks that the political system of Panem must be fragile "if it can be brought down by a few berries," Snow calmly reduces her to terrified compliance by going into details detail about how he could destroy District 12 and everyone in it, it by bombing it to oblivion, rhetorically asking her if she'd like to be in a ''real'' war -- and then immediately following it up by brightly asking if her mother made the cookie he's about to eat.
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* President Snow's visit to Katniss is full of quiet menace; he only raises his voice once to warn Katniss not to lie, but that only goes to show that this is a man who doesn't need to get loud in order to control people. When Katniss snarks that the political system of Panem must be fragile "if it can be brought down by a few berries," Snow calmly reduces her to terrified compliance by going into details about how he could destroy District 12 and everyone in it, rhetorically asking her if she'd like to be in a ''real'' war -- and then subtly threatening her family by brightly asking if her mother made the cookie he's currently eating.

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* President Snow's visit to Katniss is full of quiet menace; he only raises his voice once to warn Katniss not to lie, but that only goes to show that this is a man who doesn't need to get loud in order to control people. When Katniss snarks that the political system of Panem must be fragile "if it can be brought down by a few berries," Snow calmly reduces her to terrified compliance by going into details about how he could destroy District 12 and everyone in it, rhetorically asking her if she'd like to be in a ''real'' war -- and then subtly threatening her family immediately following it up by brightly asking if her mother made the cookie he's currently eating.about to eat.
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* President Snow's visit to Katniss is full of quiet menace; he only raises his voice once to warn Katniss not to lie, but that only goes to show that this is a man who doesn't need to get loud in order to control people. When Katniss snarks that the political system of Panem must be fragile "if it can be brought down by a few berries," Snow calmly reduces her to terrified obedience by going into details about how he could destroy District 12 and everyone in it, rhetorically asking her if she'd like to be in a ''real'' war.

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* President Snow's visit to Katniss is full of quiet menace; he only raises his voice once to warn Katniss not to lie, but that only goes to show that this is a man who doesn't need to get loud in order to control people. When Katniss snarks that the political system of Panem must be fragile "if it can be brought down by a few berries," Snow calmly reduces her to terrified obedience compliance by going into details about how he could destroy District 12 and everyone in it, rhetorically asking her if she'd like to be in a ''real'' war.war -- and then subtly threatening her family by brightly asking if her mother made the cookie he's currently eating.
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* President Snow's visit to Katniss is full of quiet menace; he only raises his voice once to warn Katniss not to lie, but that only goes to show that this is a man who doesn't need to get loud in order to control people. When Katniss snarks that the system must be fragile "if it can be brought down by a few berries," Snow proceeds to reduce her to terrified obedience by going into details about how war would destroy District 12 and everyone in it.

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* President Snow's visit to Katniss is full of quiet menace; he only raises his voice once to warn Katniss not to lie, but that only goes to show that this is a man who doesn't need to get loud in order to control people. When Katniss snarks that the political system of Panem must be fragile "if it can be brought down by a few berries," Snow proceeds to reduce calmly reduces her to terrified obedience by going into details about how war would he could destroy District 12 and everyone in it.it, rhetorically asking her if she'd like to be in a ''real'' war.
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* Thread. At first he doesn't seem that scary, but then he shows what a bastard he is when he kicks over an old woman and is about to hit her with his truncheon before Gale pulls a BigDamnHeroes, yelling that if anybody in Twelve is out after dark, they will be shot on sight. Just seeing the damage he does to Gale's back... His voice is pretty intimidating, too.

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* Thread. At first he doesn't seem that scary, but then he shows what a bastard he is when he kicks over an old woman and is about to hit her with his truncheon before Gale pulls a BigDamnHeroes, yelling After Gale's public whipping, hitting then almost shooting Katniss on site, and Haymitch barely managing to get Thread to walk away, Thread yells to the district witnesses that if anybody in Twelve is out after dark, they will be shot on sight. Just seeing the damage he does to Gale's back... His voice is pretty intimidating, too.too; his actor Patrick St. Esprit is often typecast as antagonistic authoritarian figures.



* The theme for the 75th Hunger Games and 3rd Quarter Quell. Tributes are to be chosen from the pool of previous Hunger Games victors, no matter one's age, health or current condition status. So whoever has to go back into the arena has to relive the traumas from their respective games and probably any games they had to mentor for.
** The film shows the reactions to the announcement for Katniss, Peeta and Haymitch. Katniss being the only female District 12 victor realizes she's by default going back in and stumbles out of the house in shock with a look of absolute terror on her face to go cry in the woods while Prim can only manage a stunned "Katniss?" and Katniss's mother completely loses any composure she may have tried to maintain. Peeta is utterly devastated as the implications sink in, and Haymitch screams and throws a bottle at the television.
** For other living Victors, they're basically being told after winning The Games and as a result winning security of never being reaped again, a lifetime supply of food, a luxurious house and comfortable living conditions, and high social status/fame (should they deem that a positive), "Nope we lied! You actually aren't exempt from competing in the Hunger Games again". And unlike for Katniss and Peeta who only won and dealt with the victor post-Game life for less than a year prior, it's been years or even decades since the other Victors had their games. Years and decades of not needing to fight for survival or kill anybody as well as years and decades of post-Game traumas and sending their own district's children to either death or same lifestyle, and now they're expected this time to go back and kill people they know and may even have become friends with over the shared experience of the arena.
** While the film doesn't show other district victors' reactions to the Quell's announcement, we do see some of the reactions of those after being chosen Tributes again. Haymitch notes that all the victors are angry and will say anything to try and stop The Games during The Games' interview segment. The District 1 male tribute Gloss, despite District 1 being a Career district that views going to the Games as an honor and produces many winners, is tensely angry during his knife throwing training; his sister Cashmere whom he is close with is also the female tribute[[note]]it's unknown if this was a coincidence or if one or both of them volunteered[[/note]] meaning they could end up having to kill each other had Katniss's group not killed them first. Annie Cresta, the initial reaped District 4 female tribute, starts to break down until the elderly Mags volunteers to takes her place; it's also later revealed that Annie was District 4 male tribute Finnick Odair's love who he was speaking to in his interview segment with Caesar Flickerman.
--->'''Johanna Mason''': Yes I'm angry, 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, [[PrecisionFStrike *bleep*]] that! And *bleep* everyone who had anything to do with that!



* The screaming jabberjays, who parrot cries for help from the tributes' loved ones. Hearing Katniss screaming in the midst of all is truly terrifying.

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* The screaming jabberjays, who parrot cries for help from the tributes' loved ones. Finnick brings up how jabberjays would have had to copy their screams from somewhere. Hearing Katniss screaming in the midst of all is truly terrifying. It's only once the jabberjays hour section is over that Johanna notes the unlikelihood the screams were organic because allowing Katniss's sister Primrose who's beloved by the Capitol residents to have been tortured to record the screams would have made the Capitol riot against President Snow.
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--->'''Cray (Head Peacekeeper of 12):''' Welcome to District 12, Commander Thread--\\

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* The Victors' Village looks considerably like Auschwitz -- the sign even resembles the "Arbeit Macht Frei" on the gate.
* The Peacekeepers look like a combination of [[Franchise/StarWars Stormtroopers]] and Nazis.
** Their breastplates now also bear ridges that resemble some sort of insectoid carapace, producing some sort of Nazi-Stormtrooper-Bug Monster.
* The girl on the Victory Tour who cheerfully tells Katniss that she's going to volunteer as a Tribute just like her just goes to show [[CrapsackWorld how far gone Panem really is.]]
** And she was from either District 2 or 4. If you've read the books, those districts are the ones that produce "Careers": people whose teenage lives are devoted to going into the Arena and winning.
* After President Snow's little speech at the Presidential Mansion, he drinks from a flute of champagne, only for some of it [[BloodFromTheMouth to come back a little redder]]...



** Doesn't seem that scary?



** After Haymitch talks him down from shooting Katniss, Thread is seen using his fingers to ''flick blood off the end his whip''.
** And Haymitch successfully talks him down by reminding him that executing one of the victors would be a very bad move in the eyes of the state and President Snow. Even he's cowed by what the state might do to him.



** In fact it's strongly hinted at that the 75th Games were made ''even more'' lethal and dangerous by President Snow, who's made his growing disdain for the Victors and ''especially'' Katniss pretty clear. [[spoiler:If not for Plutarch's involvement, Katniss and Peeta would have been killed off right off the bat.]]
* At one point in the movie during one of Katniss and Haymitch's discussions in the Capitol, there was this [[BlackEyesOfEvil black eyed,]] cage-headed woman (an Avox) in the background who just stood there watching them talk. Unless you read the books, it's not really explained who or what the hell she was nor is she ever mentioned during the movie but those who saw the first film will noticed she's dressed more like a prisoner than a servant.
* Enobaria. If you thought Clove was scary, Enobaria pretty much gives her a run for her money. Out of all the tributes in the Career Alliance, she has got to be the most terrifying.
** For one thing, she won her first games by [[spoiler:using her TEETH to RIP ANOTHER TRIBUTE'S THROAT OUT]]! Her teeth are now filed to look RAZOR SHARP!
** And on top of all that, she's a cold-blooded killer! [[spoiler:And guess what: she SURVIVES!]]

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** In fact it's strongly hinted at that the 75th Games were made ''even more'' lethal and dangerous by President Snow, who's made his growing disdain for the Victors and ''especially'' Katniss pretty clear. [[spoiler:If If not for Plutarch's involvement, Katniss and Peeta would have been killed off right off the bat.]]
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* At one point in the movie during Enobaria, one of Katniss and Haymitch's discussions in the Capitol, there was this [[BlackEyesOfEvil black eyed,]] cage-headed woman (an Avox) in the background who just stood there watching them talk. Unless you read the books, it's not really explained who or what the hell she was nor victors from District 2, is she ever mentioned during the movie but those who saw the first film will noticed she's dressed more like a prisoner than a servant.
* Enobaria. If you thought Clove was scary, Enobaria pretty much gives her a run for her money. Out of all the tributes in the Career Alliance, she has got to be the most terrifying.
** For one thing, she won her first games by [[spoiler:using her TEETH to RIP ANOTHER TRIBUTE'S THROAT OUT]]! Her teeth are now filed to look RAZOR SHARP!
** And on top of all that, she's
a cold-blooded killer! [[spoiler:And guess what: she SURVIVES!]] killer who has her teeth filed down to sharp points, and won her games by using her teeth to rip other tributes' throats out.



* The killer baboons, giant tidal wave, treacherous lightning, poisonous fog--[[DeathWorld you name it!]] The whole idea of having the arena [[spoiler: running like a clock]] was pretty spooky!
-->[[MadnessMantra Tick, tock. Tick, tock. Tick]]--[[SlashedThroat (silence)]]
* The screaming jabberjays, who parrot cries for help from the tributes' loved ones. And, as Finnick asks, [[FridgeHorror where did they get those cries in the first place?]] Hearing Katniss screaming in the midst of all is truly terrifying.
** Although it is to be noted that the book states audio samples from interviews with Victors' families could have been altered by Capitol tech for the birds to hear. While this is not mentioned in the movie, it is possible if Snow has the capability to plant bugs everywhere (i.e. the kiss scene), which doesn't make much less scary.

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* The killer baboons, giant tidal wave, treacherous lightning, poisonous fog--[[DeathWorld you name it!]] The whole idea of having the arena [[spoiler: running like a clock]] was pretty spooky!
-->[[MadnessMantra Tick, tock. Tick, tock. Tick]]--[[SlashedThroat (silence)]]
* The screaming jabberjays, who parrot cries for help from the tributes' loved ones. And, as Finnick asks, [[FridgeHorror where did they get those cries in the first place?]] Hearing Katniss screaming in the midst of all is truly terrifying.
** Although it is to be noted that the book states audio samples from interviews with Victors' families could have been altered by Capitol tech for the birds to hear. While this is not mentioned in the movie, it is possible if Snow has the capability to plant bugs everywhere (i.e. the kiss scene), which doesn't make much less scary.
terrifying.



'''Gale:''' [[spoiler:There is no District 12.]]
* There's a deleted scene where Plutarch goes into a room with lots of little cubby holes, goes to one, pulls out the paper inside, and replaces it with another. That CONFIRMS that the third Quarter Quell was not originally supposed to be a victors game. What makes the scene even worse is that there are HUNDREDS of these cubby holes around. The Capitol had centuries, if not MILLENIA of Hunger Games planned.

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'''Gale:''' [[spoiler:There There is no District 12.]]
* There's a deleted scene where Plutarch goes into a room with lots of little cubby holes, goes to one, pulls out the paper inside, and replaces it with another. That CONFIRMS that the third Quarter Quell was not originally supposed to be a victors game. What makes the scene even worse is that there are HUNDREDS of these cubby holes around. The Capitol had centuries, if not MILLENIA of Hunger Games planned.

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