The Reel Rejects - THE HUNGER GAMES (2012) IS A DYSTOPIAN EPIC!! MOVIE REVIEW!!

Episode Date: August 24, 2025

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rather make sure to go and give us five stars. All right without further ado we are going to get into the questions from the patrons

from our royal rejects they're going to help guide our review it looks like we have a decent amount today so excited to get into it so let's do this dang thing.

All right Jaden Rhodes I'm curious what you think will happen going forward and are they excited about it? I'm looking forward to it. It's pretty dreary. But, yeah, who knows where things are going to go from here? I mean, I clearly, by the ending, President Snow is planning on something.

He looked really pissed off, and we saw that not only by his facial expression, but what he did with West Bentley's character, you know, he gave him a certain warning and then left him to die in that room with the blueberries. So he's clear. going to be plotting something so but I don't know what I mean I think it would be very repetitive if you just have another same exact thing hunger games movie right yeah so but but but we'll see um either way I'm looking forward to it because I'm already extremely invested at least in Katness and uh with PETA I really love those characters I think that complement each other so well I think Katness has this extremely quiet intensity about her and

I love how protective she is about the ones she cares about, especially with Prim and with Rue and with Pita. And when it comes to Pita, I think the same qualities about him, how protective he can be, too, especially over Katness. I think there's an interesting Love Triangle of Brewing, especially with Gail. And then also with Pita as well,

I just love how empathetic and endearing of a character he is. I thought there was an intriguing thing that they were doing with. we thought for a moment and i know i saw this a long time ago i really zoned a lot of it out i don't remember it was so long ago but i thought maybe for a second he did turn but was more of just like kind of looking out for her instinctually that's why he was with cato's crew there you know what i mean so i thought that was an interesting way to make you as an audience think he'd kind of turned you know uh but again i just i love how sweet of a human being he is and we saw that too in the flashbacks where they had kind of a history

together and he threw her some bread and also too he wasn't really treated nicely by his own family so yeah no no yeah I'm heartily agree I'm excited to see where they go and how you know the development of the games continue and where this love triangle is

going who will prevail on top will Peter and Gail get together who knows all three of them you're going to be a thruple after this that's what's going to happen I foresee that I'm going to change it up I'll switch it up. I for sure see that happening.

All right, from Game Night J-1-4. How do you guys feel after this movie, specifically with modern reality TV and how we the viewers are similar to the Capitol? I mean, Aaron and I talked about that a few times with like, was it love violent, right? Yeah. I mean, I will say we are obsessed with entertainment

and, you know, just desensitized to violence, I feel like, too. Yeah. You know, like, yes, I feel like a lot of us are very empathetic, you know, when it comes to violence. And, but a lot of times, too, like, we'll pay our respects and that, but it's like, oh, another thing, scroll through. Next thing, scroll through. But, you know, I would say, like, that's how it's kind of similar to the Capitol. But, you know, I don't know, that's how I would say it's kind of similar in that way. But what about you?

Yeah. I think that it's interesting how our society has, one. there's like this instant gratification factor of entertainment but also we like to observe life from a distance so I think that something like the Hunger Games is a perfect emulation

of where society is kind of headed meaning we like to watch things that are the heightened experience of what it means to be human without wanting ourselves to be in a situation immediately see that

situation internally but the fabricated feeling of that thing. That's why they make these players more palatable in the Capitol to make them more presentable and make it more of a game show and something that's really morbid about people's lives at stake. They play these things with ships and the will they won't they. You have to play to the popularity because how popular you are is something that plays into your likelihood of survival.

And it's played to the public as this thing that is something for entertainment, but it's really a mechanism for controls. They monetize this thing of control and frame it as something that makes society better, but also for you to, I don't even know if look forward to. I guess as a viewer, they look forward to it or maybe even dreaded, depending on how close they are to the person themselves. But yeah, there's this emulation there with something like Love Island

and some other reality shows where we're watching these people kind of in a microcosm away from society, way from their phones, and root for them or villainize them in a way that removes the personhood from what they're experiencing.

They're all pretty or they're all some semblance of a quality that makes them more palatable. And there's this, it's weird, because it's like there's, people put themselves in the shoes of people that watch these type of shows, but there's also a layer of removed, something removed from their humanity

because you're viewing them as a character because you don't know them internally. So, yeah, I think that in some ways sort of replicates what we're seeing here. You present them in a certain light, make them all pristine, to present them as a fraction of who they actually are. So this package, palatable thing for the TVs.

But really, these are people that are dying, and it's really sad. But, yeah, granted, it's not that morbid in society when it comes to something like Love Island, but the parallels are undeniable. Thank you for the question. All right. Tim Porkroll. Thank you, dude. Thank you for the question.

Welcome to the games. You're in for a ride. Do you guys have a favorite movie adaptation of a book, whether you read the book or otherwise? Okay, so I read the Harry, or excuse me, I watched the Harry Potter movies first and then I read the books. But I love the movies, but I like the books more. But in terms of if I read the books first and then I saw the movie, it's got to be Jaws. By far, it's Jaws. I like the book, but this is one of the cases of the movie surpassing the book.

It's fascinating, too, because Stephen Spielberg, when he read, from what I remember reading back in the day, I think, like, he was reading the book. He was intrigued by the book, but he also, like, was rooting for the shark when he was, like, halfway through the book or even three quarters of the book. He's like, I don't want any of these characters to survive for the most part. Yeah, so. But this is one of those. There were a lot of subplots, too, in the book. I don't want to spoil in case you ever do read it or anyone else who is watching this has not read. But there were a lot of subplots in that. I'm so glad Stephen Spooleck. Gilbert, Carl Gottlieb, and whoever else worked on the writing in that amazing, amazing film, which is top five favorite film of all time as well. I think that movie is pretty much picture perfect. So I would say favorite book that is adapted to a film would be Jaws. What about you? Ooh, that's tough because I feel like most of my things that are adapted are typically comic book things. Yeah?

But if I'm, if I can just slightly tweak your question, my favorite movie that comes. was from a book. I remember in high school really loving the color purple and I read the book before I watched the movie the Oprah went from Oprah Winfrey movie and I was like this is nothing compared to the book because it was I don't know it kind of neutered the impact of the book's intention and I feel like that's often the case

with book readers because you know you're getting a fuller experience of whatever that adaptation is so I don't know if I have something that's the reverse because I feel like, and I'm maybe in the minority on this, but I feel as though when it's something that's being adapted, I feel like it's probably wiser to watch the thing that is being adapted from the source material first because you're not coming at it with a skew of expectations or what they should sound like, but rather you're getting the extended version of whatever that thing is in the book. That way you can hold both of them on equal footing. That's a fair point. Like I said, that's how I did it with Harry Potter. But if the color purple, I think that was Spielberg who directed that, right? He did. So I think it's funny.

We both picked Steven Spielberg film. Just quick question. Is there a comic book adaptation? Because, you know, a lot of times a lot of comic book films, they are going with a comic adaptation, like a storyline from a comic? Yeah. Is there anyone in particular, like, that's my favorite one or no? Because, like, the new Superman, I haven't seen it, obviously,

but I know, like, All-Star Superman and stuff like that. Is there anything in particular that? Well, it's funny because I used that example as something that I also read the source material and then saw the book, or I read the book then, watched the adaptation. But I feel like one example where I read the source material and watched the book and can hold them on equal footing is probably in the Spider-Verse. Because I read Miles Morales when I first came out in 2011. So then when he was finally adapted and finally given the time of day,

and then the love and respect that he deserved. It was different than the comic that I read, but it was unique in the sense that it understood the spirit of that character and built upon it in a way that was different from the adaptation, kind of focusing more on the culture of him, and it's focusing on the legacy of Spider-Man and Spider-people as a whole.

So, yeah, I would say that's my loop around for your answer. Cool, for your question. Thank you for the question. Thank you. All right. from Christina. Thank you, Christine, for the question, for being a royal reject. We appreciate it.

Aaron and Andrew. Hi. Love you guys. We love you, too, Christina. Oh, thank you. Other than the involuntary aspect, how would you compare the emotional conflicts and inner turmoil of the Hunger Game participants to those in Squid Games?

Well, full transparency, I have never seen Squid Games. So just wanted to get that out there, but how would you answer that? And I watched Squid Games once when it first came out. So my memory is a little vague on that. But from what I remember, it is people that are being chosen for a competition. That just goes to go into this competition for money. And it's obviously process of elimination. People all die.

And whoever wins gets that giant lump sum. So there is an element there of familiarity. And yeah, it just comes back to this thing about what we do when we are. put to the test, like what are humans capable of when they're in dire circumstances. And I think that alone is fascinating. I think when we're observing it in stories, I think that it's something that we can really learn from

and take things from. Granted, we as humans in real life, never know how we're going to react within certain circumstances. Certain stimuli, you know, are you more flight or flight? are you willing to take a life when your life is put against a wall? Hopefully, most of us will never have to come to that situation

but I think it is in media something that's always particularly interesting to witness. I'll see as far as the comparisons go there I think it is definitely something that is a correlation I had not kind of thought of prior to this moment, so I appreciate you for this question.

Yeah, sorry, I was just going to say obviously I've never seen it so I can't make the comparison that's actually the final note I put humans becoming barbaric and savages. I was just in terms of like what we do in situations such as this and I do agree with my real roomie like

I would hope that none of us ever have to be put in survival instincts or situations like this but it is compelling and how you know when we saw Katniss and PETA I do like how like when they were put in these awful situations that

they never did become barbaric or savages or have to like come with out of who they know that they are outside of themselves rather and I appreciated that about the film like I think Aaron made a great point to he said I don't think she's like

I don't think Katniss made any actual kills and well I guess with Jack Wade right it was one of the only ones she made but again everything was in self-defense with her she was not actually being a savage and killing to kill it was only in you know when it was to protect herself

or to either pita or rue and protect others and protect others in that sense so you know i really did like that when it came to the inner turmoil or the emotional conflict and the whole reason of her being there was because she was protecting others she was protecting a prim and that's why she volunteered like nobody does that like to have that type of selflessness and that type of courage like it's so resonating to see a character do that like i mean i would hope in a situation like that i would sacrifice myself It's tough to say, but I would really like to believe I would do that. And I appreciated seeing that on screen. And I thought Jennifer Lawrence did just such an incredible job executing on a character

with those types of emotional resonancies that I hope to see on screen. So she did an amazing job. Really loved her performance. All right. Michael Medina Catheria. Real roomies. The real cuties. Oh, shucks.

Thank you. Big hugs always. Aw, big hugs to you too. Hunger Games highlights the apathy society can have, and I find it lately it feels a bit close to home. Why do you think people can look away from horrible things or even explain it a way to benefit themselves? Andrew.

Why do you think some people can look away from horrible things or even explain it away to benefit them? That's a good question. If you don't have anything, I can... Yeah, go ahead. I think because it's easy, it's easier for them, but if they feel it benefits their want and their objectives and their goals,

because I feel like your question sort of speaks to recent events with certain things happening both in Los Angeles and America. I think that, one, it's about the information sources you're getting and how it's delivered to you. So if something's presented to you in a way where it is made palatable or softened the effects of whatever it is that is happening, people are capable of justifying that thing because it suits whatever their needs are, even if they're rationalized that thing as something.

that is for the greater good or selfless. I feel like something that is horrible that the ends justify the means. I feel like that's a lot of how people justify horrible things and how they're able to look away from horrible things because, oh, it's something that I want, but oh, it's too ugly to actually examine, you know, there's certain raids happening in this country, but that's neither here or there. But yeah, I have a feeling that's kind of what this is potentially getting at. Yeah, I didn't understand the initial part of the question.

Now I get a little, I think also too, it's easier for people like to not look at those or to kind of ignore the situation and just deal with what they're dealing with in their lives and not confront situations like that. It's just easier than when you have to deal with horrific situations like, you know, what you are referring to. And, you know, there was a movie I just watched with Greg. It said, like, you know, comfort is the killer of ambition or something like that. And I think that also puts you in a position where, you know, you get to, and if you're in a comfortable position where you don't feel like confronting things, you know, makes you uncomfortable. And I think, like, a lot of people get comfortable with not wanting to face difficulty. And so I think that puts them in, again, in that position. of like hey it's just easier to look the other way and not do this or I think to Aaron's point

you know it depends where you get a lot of your information can be a very powerful tool and so can words so if you get your information from places that do not give out the proper information you know it can change your view on how you see things so I think that's that's very relevant to a lot of things yeah I think specifically within our own society we kind of have the it's whole longer conversation but in short social media and the way we receive it and even the things like the news are designed to keep you engaged for as long as possible and typically that's done through fear right or through some semblance of distraction and these these websites are designed to placate to what you find yourself view

and opinions are like-minded to yours, so it doesn't challenge you. So it allows you to stay within an echo chamber, which creates a bubble of rationalizing points of view, which will rationalize certain atrocities or horrible things that happen in the world because it is beneficial to them to do so. And it's really sad. And, you know, I kind of said a little bit of what I think this is referring to, but it also could apply to a number of other things as well. Right. So, yeah, thank you for the question.

Thank you. I appreciate it. That is thought provoking and interesting. Yeah. All right, from Sassy Monster. This is one of my favorite movies. I've seen a lot of other reactors watch Hunger Games for the first time. I'd like to know if this movie was better than you expected. And by how much, is this better than the Squid Games?

In your opinion, again, I have not seen Squid Games. so I'm not going to make that comparison. And I said at the very top of our intro, I saw this one time back in 2012. I've seen so many things in between now and 2012. So I truly did not remember a ton. I maybe remembered one or two things other than that. But in comparison to what I remember to this,

I really enjoyed this. Again, the music was really haunting. It was endearing. It was tragic. It was adventurous. the performances were phenomenal I really loved the characters I thought the pacing was great

I didn't feel the two hours and 20 minutes however long it was I thought the direction was great by Gary Ross so you got some great performances out of Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson and yeah I really enjoyed this film so in terms of was it better

I'll say it was better than I remembered because I just remember liking it but I really loved it Um, that's a, that's a tough question to answer because I feel, Squid Game's not super fresh for my memory, but I remember the twists and turns in that show and it's commentary on society and there's, there are certain parallels. I'm not going to spoil a lump for Andrew, but I will say for this movie in particular that the closeness in which it resembles, not to the degree that things are here, but

that it resembles certain things within our own society and parts of the world like specifically Love Island granted that it's not a very lethal show I mean it can be emotionally lethal

but not literally can be to the heart into the heart yeah but I will say that I really did enjoy this not only because it spoke to you know

this thing about people in power kind of positioning people of lower status against each other for the sanctity of maintaining control but also giving them a little bit of hope to distract them from

where the real enemies are or the real, yeah, where the real threat is. I think that it resonates in this time but also the personal aspect of how they're able to establish character with Katness and

how quickly they were able to do it. So, effectively and I feel like the editing of this movie allows for a really smooth experience like it this movie moves it's extremely well-paced you really care about the characters you really understand the characters you really understand this world and they do a great job without it feeling overly expositionally heavy while also keeping a good balance of emotional stakes as well and you can tell that this is the first movie in a longer series of movies but I feel like it doesn't do that thing that sequels in the 2010s

and to some extent the early 2020s do where they give you an unfinished chapter to loop you into the sequel. This is a complete film, and I appreciate it for that. So, yeah, to answer your question, I think that it did definitely exceeding my expectations, and I can't say it's better than Squid Game because I think Squid Game just has more chapters, more hours,

so allows you to go into the depths of character a little bit more. And again, I've only seen the first season like four years ago. But it's definitely doing its own thing in a really interesting way. I didn't know it came out that long ago. Yeah, man. Sweet. Thank you. Rejignation, like many of you, I grew up in a home where money felt like a constant worry. Financial fear was always in the air, and eventually we did lose our home.

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which hit you harder? Catnus, volunteering his tribute, or Ruse Death, Bruzdev? I mean, Katniss, volunteering as tribute, again, I was definitely crying, and that was incredible act of bravery and selflessness and courageousness. Rue is a 12-year-old girl who saw, you know, who died right in front of us. That was like, that really hit.

Broke my heart into a million pieces. Not that cat and his volunteering wasn't, but she didn't die there. I mean, granted, she was going into a situation where she could have. And again, it was a noble act, what she did. But, Rue, again, Rue was such a sweet, innocent little girl. It's got to be Rue's death for me. What about you? Yeah, I mean, I think both scenes are about love.

Yeah. One's about the selflessness of love The other one's about the mourning of love And what is grief if not love persevering Yeah, but I would have to say Between those two scenes as far as which one's Emotionally more impactful I would say Rue's death

And one because it's sad because somebody passed But also, and this is a slight thing In that scene I noticed the editing of like when she was like shuffling And then it cut and she just was there Like I volunteer as tribute So I was like oh that was a weird cut So that took me out just ever so slightly

But Bruce's death was perfectly Perfectly edited, perfectly emotionally resident I felt like Jennifer Lawrence really came In her full emotional essence in that scene I think the little girl did an amazing job And the score really helped aid in that sadness During that moment so I would say overall That is the one that comes out between those two scenes

Thank you for the question thank you All right from Igna I have been waiting forever for you to react to the heart Hunger Games. Well, it's here now, Ignace, though. It's our time, baby. It's one of my all-time favorite dystopian books and movies. Total Comfort, Chaos for My Soul.

What do you think stands out as better or worse in the movie compared to other dystopian stories like The Maze Runner, Divergent, or even Enders game? Also, if you were reaped for the Hunger Games, sorry, what would your strategy be to survive charm, chaos,

or full catnus mode, sending lots of love and excitement from Chile? Thank you. so much for the question. I did see Divergent with Tara. I think we saw the first two. Go check out those reactions. I have not seen Maze Runner or Ender's game. I'll have to check those out at some point if I don't react to them here. To be quite honest, it's been, again, I know this is always the excuse that Aaron myself and everyone on the channel comes up with. We watch a ton of media on here, so it's easy to sometimes forget when you've only seen something one time. I'm not saying I don't remember, you know, stuff from Divergent. I do, but, and

And I remember liking the movie. I just don't remember a ton from the film. But, you know, now that this is fresh in my head, I really like this. But to answer the second part of the question, strategy to survive. I mean, I definitely would do charm. I mean, seeing that you do need sponsors, I would definitely try to be likable and use charm in that sense. And then I would go cat inus mode, just go hide up in a tree somewhere and let everyone else, you know, take themselves. out. I think like the alliance thing, while it can be smart in the beginning, and you know in the end,

you have to take each other out. So I do like what Katniss did. And I think she really stood out in that sense, you know, and that's why she got sponsors. And, you know, being able to, when, I think the reason she was also able to survive her so long and the reason she was able to be the survivor in the end with her and PETA, it's become they come from a place where survival, is like instinctual like they're from district 12 you know uh everything is so awful in terms of where they live so you know every day is like like seeing food uh fresh food is like oh my god this is the greatest thing ever so i mean you know this is just another day for them granted like they don't have people coming at at swords at them or stuff like that in that sense but i

just mean like survival is in is in their DNA so i think like she was within her realm in that and like being in the woods and all that stuff so uh what about you how would you survive oh um or how would you or have you seen any of those other franchises even yeah yeah i saw andrews game once i don't really remember it that well it's kind of go off with andrew saying a little peek behind the scenes here um we watch a lot of movies tv shows in tv shows as well uh just give you a a little idea of what that's that's like we We watch between three to seven movies a week and or TV shows. So it's a lot of stuff to remember.

And obviously, we're fully present in the moment and we're reading your questions and I love your questions. But sometimes when you watch that many stuff, not everything makes the immediacy of the memory bank. So to answer your question, I think Hunger Games stands out the greatest that of all of these. And I think by critics and society's standpoint, I want to say this is also. probably the most beloved adaptation. I could be wrong about that because I don't really know the fan bases of Divergent Bays Runner

or Ender's game. But, yeah, I think just by general consensus, by not being in the immediacy of those fandoms, I think that is what stands out as being on the top. And as someone who can't really remember what it's like to watch Ender's game,

I would be inclined to agree. But that said, to answer your second question, I would probably use some charm, you know. I'll charm a little... Just be yourself. Just be myself, exactly. I'll shucks do. But I would also, you know, utilize the time training to, you know, be proficient in a weapon.

I'd probably get my throw on like PETA. Maybe, I like to learn some bow and arrow. I think that would be a very useful tool. Get my paint on and get some camouflage as well. That was really cool, actually. I was a lot of fun. I'm glad that they brought that back, too, and they didn't waste that moment. I love when filmmakers or movies, like, set something up, and then they, you know, kind of use that as a button to encap it in a way.

Yeah, I'd probably, honestly, to be transparent, I'd probably go the stealthy route, you know. I'm with you there. Plant some berries, you know, make some traps. Strategic, I like it. Camouflage into some places. Let everybody take each other out and kind of stalk the last person until I've found my moment. to win the games. I think that's smart.

That's my methodology there. I think you would get very far, my friends. Oh, Shucks, thank you. All right, from Sarah Thompson Hall. Thank you so much for being a royal reject and for the question for the Hunger Games. Thank you. In the book, the Muts at the finale

have been modified to have the eyes features of the fallen tributes? Oh, my God. Oh. Do you think they should have stuck with this in the movie, or would it have come through as goofy? it um i think that's hard to translate yeah i mean unless you actually say it as exposition i don't know if i would have personally got it because like how were you going to tell it's the eyes of each

i think you'd have to make a point of showcasing the eyes and make it specific distinct colors yeah when you do show the bees it comes across that way yeah that would definitely be really more defying and tear and it's i don't know i don't know i don't know if i'd want to see Like in a book, I think that's okay In a movie It feels more supernatural And I know they were genetically modifying them Or making them

So I know it's not like they're not real or such But like that sounds like something I would see In like a nightmare in Elm Street type of movie As a supernatural type of film I'd want to know the reasoning for it Why do they do that? That seems a little sadistic I think maybe like for Katness

For instance because she was so drawn to Rue Like that's to get her like in a daze And confused emotionally pull her out potentially yeah i think you could do it really really really depends on how you execute it because it runs the risk of coming across as goofy really easily like the threshold for being goofy or corny is a lot higher than it being affected yeah yeah i mean it totally agreed i think it would depend on how it looks like goofy is just not the word that comes to mind is how i'm thinking about it i just think sadistic is how you would describe it and i'm with you there but it just comes

more off as like i said just something i would see in a supernatural like hooper type of film uh but yeah it's fascinating scary thank you though appreciate it oh maliza do you believe peter during his interview with caesar flickerman that he was really in love with cadness or do you think it was all strategic for the games i definitely believed it i mean yeah both i think it was both uh because He had the way he looked at her and he threw her the bread and, you know, he was trying to talk to her and stand next to her. I definitely believe that he had feelings for her long before this. So not the ideal circumstance for which, you know, he was able to show his affection. But, you know, this is the cards they were both dealt.

And, you know, it seems like there's some love there. I'm curious to know if that is going to continue now that they have left the games. They now have that trauma-bonded experience of knowing, what it's like to both leave their district but also survive in a treacherous microcosm of society. So yeah, I'd be curious to see where it goes. It agreed with everything you said and just to echo more of what you said was definitely strategic for the games. But I think he knew and accepted his fate before the games even started. And we also got the flashback as well as that Aaron pointed out of seeing him throw the bread during. That's why they showed it

that because he had this love and affection for her way before. And he was setting it up so that, you know, they could gain sponsors and also there'd be the star cross love, you know, things. So, again, that they would have these sponsors. So if the situation need be, and she needed help, that she would get it. So he honestly, it showed how empathetic and how selfless he actually was as a human being, too. Because again, he accepted what was already coming. Like, everyone, his mother even told him, like, granted, she was not the nicest human being. We saw her literally physically slap him across the face in the flashback at the bakery

which his own mother told him that I really feel like we could have a survivor out of District 12 and she was not even speaking about him. She was speaking about Katness. So I think in his own mind and granted if he were to, and he was okay with that being that it was Katniss and he was willing

to do that in the very end when they had the berries and they changed the rules at the last minute like the evil savages that they were and he was like go ahead they have to have their survivor and he like you know a person who's not selfless or courageous as well, like he would have done something to her in that moment. But because he's really caring and really towards kindness

and he really does love her. If he didn't love her, he would have taken her out right then and there. Yeah. So, you know, it's definitely both. But I think in the end, he did it all for her. I hope he'll be great. So, yeah.

That's why he's such a great character. Yeah, for sure. Thanks. All right from Jay Rush and what up, Jay. What do you think of Mr. no as villain president i mean he's a straight on dictator that's the best way to describe i mean he views us all as peasants and i mean he said it the guy said it best in in that scene where he had with west bentley like you know the reason why we do this is you know to slightly give them a little

bit of hope and kind of distract them uh to think that they have hope you know for and that's why we do this because otherwise we would just round them round the 24 up in mutiland but again at the of the day that's what i think he's he's a dictator yeah he's for sure a dictator and the little scenes we do see of him we do get to see his character and understand his methodology and how he he operates and i'm curious to see if on the cusp of this movie being the exciting incident or things to potentially change how that villainy will uh rear its head going forward because for a lot of this he was more villainous

behind the scenes that he was in the public so will he be more public-facingly evil or will he double down on trying to be publicly facing and more evil in the background I'm very curious to see what that goes. Yeah and also to what you're saying you could see too how much he was really steaming and like how there was

such a facade on his face when he was speaking to like Katness at the end like he must be very proud like he could just tell he was sustained for for people he views as lesser than that. Oh, yeah. No, again, he literally views us all as so much less than him,

especially if you're from one of those. I mean, I assume, too, if you're in, like, district one or two, he probably still views them as peasants, even if you're in that higher society and you have a higher social standing, but especially if you come from District 11 or 12, he's like, have you ever visited one of those districts? It's all a bunch of coal and stuff like that,

so he views you as probably less than human if you're in one of those districts. This is true. thank you for the question all right pierre the rejects if the hunger games were real I'm sorry if the hunger games were rebooted who do you think could be cast as

catness wow ooh that is a toughie jeez how I wonder how old Jennifer Lawrence was when she played a catness everything I can look that up right now actually yeah because and this may be

so she was born in 1990 so 22 when the movie came out she was 22. Okay, interesting. I wonder what her she looks the same as the character in the book.

Sometimes they try to cast close to whatever that character's description is versus if they change it just to fit the actress. Oh, by the way, I was wrong. I said Amanda Steinberg. It's Amanda Le-Stenberg. I'm so sorry,

Amanda La-Sendberg. Let me see. It was God the right You're the best I appreciate you You know how I mispronounced I was on the somewhat right track

Okay That's close But not close enough I'm tossed Because this may be Recent Oh there's so many good actresses though I'm thinking of like

Someone like Florence Pugh Would have been awesome Oh I could see that I could see that Hot Girl Oh, oh, oh, she was in sinners. Healy Steinfeld.

I was thinking, you know what's funny? I was thinking about her and watching this just because I was thinking about making a Hawkeye joke, but I'm like, this movie's really serious and dreary's. I'm like, I'm not going to make any hot guy jokes. But I was thinking about Healy Steinfeld while we were watching this. I could totally see her. Not because she was in Hawkeye, but I could actually, like,

see her bringing something with such emotional weight. And, like, she's just a great, freaking actress. And she's so versatile. I'm going to go with you on that. Yeah, both of those would be my pick. Yeah, I'm just, how old is Haley, though? They're both close to 30 now. So maybe a little bit too old.

Oh, is she? For Cadmus at this point. How does she spell Haley? Because I don't know a lot of actresses that are, like, in their early 20s. You never know how to spell Haley's. Haley? I just look at the movies. I just look at Sinners, right?

That's probably been a Sinner. Is there Hawkeye or Crew Grid or, what's that shit, Dickinson? Of course, she's nowhere in the top of the skin. She's Bickinson. She's the lead in Bickinson. Here we go. I misspelled her first name so badly. She was born in 96, so she's six years younger than.

So what's 96? So she's 4 plus 25, so she's 29. Yeah. Do you have any other options? I'll go with Haley. That's, no, it sounds honestly, I'd be cool with that. I mean, she looks younger, so I'd be cool with her. Be young forever as good.

Yeah, exactly. They can always deeal. age or where it comes to war so yeah but let us let us know in the comments who you guys would think would be a good pick for catness if they ever reboot it thanks beer thanks beer all right final question from amanda heyward thank you amanda for the question for being a royal reject each district has a different focus mostly around in this industry like coal mining logging logging fishing tech etc all serving the capital at the center of the wheel which district do you feel like you would thrive in and which would you want to come from if you were chosen for the games

oh that's a really good question um probably tech just because i'm on my phone all day when i'm not here so i guess i'll just make it really simple and say tech i want to know what the different but but but but if i would want to survive probably like catness it probably like again because like i said survival was like in their DNA encoded i would probably say i'll look up the different Districts. Coal mining and logging would probably be a smart one. What are the districts of the Hunger Games? Oh, you want me to look it up here?

Yes, if you beat me, you can say it. Okay, I got it. So District 1 is luxury items. Okay. District 2 is M. What is that? It's because it's not. Masony.

masonry, masonry and defense. District 3 is technology. District 4 is fishing. District 5 is power. District 6 is transportation. District 7 is lumber. District 8 is textiles. District 9 is grain.

District 10 is livestock. District 11 is agriculture. And District 12 is coal mining. There was also a 13th district, but it was thought to be... Oh, never mind. No more. I'm going to go to the one with those power. I don't know what that means, but I feel like...

maybe like electrical power maybe like sustainable energy yeah I'm gonna go with that one I feel like you know there can be a useful tool in a environment like this and I think it speaks to your

um not longevity what's what I'm looking for I don't like a usefulness especially when it comes to being an ally yeah so yeah for the you know

short of it I would say power what about you well that's why I I said originally tech because of the phone all the time but tech would not help you survive in a situation like this that's why I would probably just switch to like

probably just coaling because actually the weaponry one because I feel like good at weapons that would be helpful. I think that's the one that what's his name Cato was probably right? I would imagine that's why he got so far

in the end. I think weaponry would probably be good but again I think that's being in coal. It's not a desirable one. It's probably not a fun way to live, especially the lifestyle circumstances that they lived in each day, but I think

because of that, it really gave her an advantage, her ampita, being in the calling, you know one. So I think if I'm going to be picked in the games, knowing that, I think for that reason I'd want to be in, from that district. Cool beings. Yeah, all right, really quick.

What do you think this film got in Ron Tomatoes? Oh, I'm going to guess, 78. 84. Oh, wow. Audience? 90. Eighty-one. Oh, okay.

Worldwide box. Do you want to guess the budget, or do you want me to just tell you? I just tell me. 78 million. Okay. And worldwide box office. This is 2012. 130 mil.

You're not even close. 120,000, 694,000, 394,724. Good God, okay, because I'm always thinking domestic. No, no, that was worldwide. Is there any other actors that you want to know of? I'm not going to read Trivian, because we already just got pretty close on a spoiler there. So I'm not going to read any trivia. Is there any actors you wanted to know about, or are good?

No, we've already reached 45 minutes on this review. Okay, I think we're good then. Yeah. All right. Good film, though. Really enjoyed it. Looking forward to the next one. Can't wait to see what happens.

President Snow's Revenge. Going from there. And the love triangle of Gail, Catnus, and Pita. It's going to be fascinating to watch. Yeah. I look forward to finding out what's going to happen on the next one. And, yeah, we love you guys. And we'll see you guys in the next under games.