Millions of copies of the "The Hunger Games" book trilogy have been sold around the world and the successful series is also a four-movie box-office sensation featuring stars like Jennifer Lawrence , Liam Hemsworth, and Josh Hutcherson. But even if you've read the books a dozen times and watched every film, there are some interesting, behind-the-scenes tidbits about the franchise that you might not know.
Here are 12 surprising things you probably didn't know about "The Hunger Games" books and movies:. In , Collins told the School Library Journal that the idea for "The Hunger Games" — a story about children who compete to the death for the thrill of viewers — came to her when she was watching TV one night.
On one channel, there's a group of young people competing for I don't even know and, on the next, there's a group of young people fighting in an actual war," she said. That's the moment when Katniss's story came to me. Katniss's story takes place in a dystopian nation called "Panem," which is the Latin word for "bread. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, this phrase means "sustenance and entertainment provided by government to appease public discontent.
Hutcherson was eventually chosen and, in , Collins shared that she had a good feeling about him from the beginning of the audition process. Unlike the tough, no-nonsense Katniss, Prim is quite sweet, cooks, and loves animals including Buttercup, the family cat.
As Katniss says, "People deal with me, but they are genuinely fond of Prim" 3. Prim, we should note, is also a nurturing, skilled healer. For example, she owns a sweet little goat named Lady, a formerly wounded animal Katniss rescued from being butchered many years ago Chapter When Katniss brought the hurt goat home, Prim was able to bring it back from the edge of death by "grinding up herbs and coaxing brews down the animal's throat" Peeta was focused on finding himself and the things that made him feel human again after the war.
Planting flowers to honour Prim, baking, working through his traumatic dreams, and trying to figure out what is and isn't real. His focus on reality brought Katniss back to herself and helped her navigate the new life and person that lay before her in a calm and healthy manner. Had she been left alone, she would have slowly driven herself mad with her guilt and pain. Katniss nearly knocked over several Peacekeepers on her way to protect her only sister from the games.
She would have eaten the nightlock right then and there if it meant that Prim would have been safe and would never have to enter her name into the reaping ever again. Meanwhile, Peeta's numerous brothers did not even react to his name being drawn and his mother, instead of wishing him goodbye, celebrated the possibility of a victor in the other tribute picked to represent their district. It is important to note that Peeta still struggled with his trauma after the end of the series.
He still has nightmares, he still needs a reminder about what is and isn't real, and he will, most likely, be dealing with these things for the rest of his natural existence. However, he does not let it prevent him from living his life and doing the things that he wants to do. He still has children, dedicates his time to his family and his hobbies, and plans on discussing the things that occurred during his youth with his kids when they come of age.
He is not running. He is not angry. They are also planning on releasing the other books in later years. The film encompasses the theme of feminism, due to its complex female lead, that is still susceptible to flaws, such as love. Politics play an important role in the both the book and film series, due to the right and left-wing viewpoints.
The Fact Site requires you to enable Javascript to browse our website. The Hunger Games trilogy is a series of sci-fi books by Suzanne Collins. Publishing began in , and ended in The trilogy are published through Scholastic.
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