Here is how you complete your previously unfulfilled and fangirl free life:
Not to mention this bad boy.
The kiss! I don't know which twilight-style 'team' you guys are on, but I am a Peeta girl. I don't like Gale, he is selfish and reckless and just frustrates me so much!
Peeta is such a constant, he is strong and always stable and there for her. And he was in the games so he understands. He gets her in a way Gale never will just asdfghjkl.
And then we go on to what I'm assuming is Katniss' house in the victors village, when Snowie pays a visit. I can't handle how well they picked the actor for his part, he's so intimidating yet kind of amiable in a strange and unnerving manner.
This is the 'he's going to kill everyone I love if I don't play along' realisation face, I'm pretty sure. I can link this exact seen to a vague memory of the bit in the book because it fits so perfectly. All the while we can hear Mr. Snow-Snows threatening voiceover. This is maybe a smidge too dramatic for my tastes, but hey-ho whatever floats your trailer boat.
Snow finishes his over the top speech with a final "all your loved ones, gone." and it flashes to Peeta! (and then her brother and sister, but whatever the hint is there, she loves Peeta and they just should be together forever OKAY
Effie's little glittery heart is breaking, look at her! She's played beautifully by Elizabeth Banks, kudos to her.
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So I'm a little behind on the ol' Hunger Games trailer train, I'm a few metaphorical carriages behind everyone else. I feel like everyone just abandoned me at the back of a the train because no one bothered to tell me about this trailer. So I'm telling you. Go watch it. Even if you've already seen it, go watch it again (and again until it is finally November 22nd)
Holy crap.
Firstly, we can immediately notice the difference in budget, the victors village looks detailed but less victor-y than I envisioned. I kind of saw something a bit brighter and nicer in my head, as it was supposed to be so much better and more luxurious than living in the normal part of the district and was built when being a victor was something to be proud of (but Katniss just had to go and put her two cents into that one now, didn't she?)
Cut to her and Prim having a sisterly heart-to-heart. Note: Prim's braids are so adorable, I like how they haven't made her character seem to grow up physically, she still looks adorbs.
And we get to see the Capitol! I really hope they take the Harry Potter world one step farther and just build Panem somewhere. You could rent an apartment there and go shopping for Capitol type clothes and go to a pretend filming of one of Ceaser Flickermans shows and get your makeup done like Effie's. I would pay to do that. Just kidding, I would sell my soul to do that.
Anyway, back to the topic at hand. I think Peeta and Katniss' relationship seems to be closer to the books in this film, I felt like it was slightly underdeveloped and unbelievable in The Hunger games. Whereas even in this trailer you can see that Peeta feels more for her than she does for him.
Cue a scenic shot of Katniss at her lake, and then to her talking to Peeta and then the weird cameras (?). Interesting juxtaposition of what was her life before the game, and what her life is now.
Anyway, back to the topic at hand. I think Peeta and Katniss' relationship seems to be closer to the books in this film, I felt like it was slightly underdeveloped and unbelievable in The Hunger games. Whereas even in this trailer you can see that Peeta feels more for her than she does for him.
Cue a scenic shot of Katniss at her lake, and then to her talking to Peeta and then the weird cameras (?). Interesting juxtaposition of what was her life before the game, and what her life is now.
Not to mention this bad boy.
The kiss! I don't know which twilight-style 'team' you guys are on, but I am a Peeta girl. I don't like Gale, he is selfish and reckless and just frustrates me so much!
Peeta is such a constant, he is strong and always stable and there for her. And he was in the games so he understands. He gets her in a way Gale never will just asdfghjkl.
And then we go on to what I'm assuming is Katniss' house in the victors village, when Snowie pays a visit. I can't handle how well they picked the actor for his part, he's so intimidating yet kind of amiable in a strange and unnerving manner.
This is the 'he's going to kill everyone I love if I don't play along' realisation face, I'm pretty sure. I can link this exact seen to a vague memory of the bit in the book because it fits so perfectly. All the while we can hear Mr. Snow-Snows threatening voiceover. This is maybe a smidge too dramatic for my tastes, but hey-ho whatever floats your trailer boat.
Snow finishes his over the top speech with a final "all your loved ones, gone." and it flashes to Peeta! (and then her brother and sister, but whatever the hint is there, she loves Peeta and they just should be together forever OKAY
Effie's little glittery heart is breaking, look at her! She's played beautifully by Elizabeth Banks, kudos to her.
Peeta remains strong, unwavering; Manly. (and maybe a little sexy). See, Katniss and Effie are not doing so well, but Peeta remains strong, you can tell he's thinking "I'm going to get Katniss through even if I die trying"
Which, for the record, is courageous and adorable. Gale, take notes already.
Cut to some dramatic scenes of some funky looking flying machines, and then Hotch looking sober, and then BOOM. Peeta all suited and bootedand hot. This trailer for me, as a fan, is just so damn enjoyable!
Finnick! Introduce me to one person who doesn't adore Finnick and I will eat my socks. Finnick and his bit of rope, I can't handle the feels. I know his adorable bits aren't in the trailer, but just the knowledge of the adorable bits to come and then seeing him in the trailer is just too much for my little heart to handle. I just want to take him in my arms and cuddle him because he's just so attractive yet vulnerable. Perfect combo if you ask me.
Part of me likes the weird yellow similation/laser thing that they used for the training, however I feel they kind of cheapen the whole world as a whole, it's similar to the weird control room projections they had in Film Numero Uno. They're trying a bit too hard to be futuristic; it's quite clearly a bit of a try-hard move from the CGI department.
And THEN, as if they hadn't alreadyspoiled shown us enough, we get to see her dress go up into flames and the different one underneath it. Note: watch Flickerman as she's spinning, his reaction is on point. I absolutely cannot wait to see how they do the pregnancy announcement, it has to be one of my favorite scenes of the whole book and I'm genuinely bouncing in my seat at the thought of getting to see it on screen and relive it again! ugh Peeta you beautiful character.
And then, we also see them in their chariot and they're all on fire again. Possibly to show viewers who have not read the book that they will be competing again, by repeating the scene from The Hunger Games with the costumes and chariots and waving etc.
And then we see Cinna! That has got to be the scene I am most waiting for in this film, when Cinna is taken. I can guarantee that I am going to wail like a baby when they show him being arrested, so they better do it justice! Not like Rue's death in the first film, which I don't think successfully brought anyone to tears. Not even me, and I cried watching Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire when Mad Eye Moody killed a spider with 'adava kedavra'.
AKA I'm a crybaby and if Cinna's exit does not make me cry, I will personally write a strongly worded letter to Francis Lawrence and make him apologise for dishonouring Cinna's memory for the entire fanbase.
We get a small glimpse of the arena, and we can see the partitions of the clock. I feel like I only noticed this because I a) knew they were going to be there and b) was looking for them, so I really hope it isn't obvious for those who haven't read the book, because it's more fun to have in all pan out in the actual film as opposed to the trailer. I can't wait to see the scene where Katniss is about to swim out to Peeta because he can't swim and then Finnick is all "No, I'll go. I don't want you to risk the baby' (I'm paraphrasing from a very distant memory) and then it's really awkward because there is no baby..
They better not skip the baby out of the plotline or I will throw a tantrum; flailing arms, screaming, and thrown toys included.
To conclude this slightly over-emotional and fangirlish post, I just want to say how completely and utterly ridiculously excited for this film I am. I think I might even go re-read the books now (for the 100th time) just to get in the spirit.
May the odds be ever in your favour!
Which, for the record, is courageous and adorable. Gale, take notes already.
Cut to some dramatic scenes of some funky looking flying machines, and then Hotch looking sober, and then BOOM. Peeta all suited and booted
Part of me likes the weird yellow similation/laser thing that they used for the training, however I feel they kind of cheapen the whole world as a whole, it's similar to the weird control room projections they had in Film Numero Uno. They're trying a bit too hard to be futuristic; it's quite clearly a bit of a try-hard move from the CGI department.
And THEN, as if they hadn't already
And then, we also see them in their chariot and they're all on fire again. Possibly to show viewers who have not read the book that they will be competing again, by repeating the scene from The Hunger Games with the costumes and chariots and waving etc.
And then we see Cinna! That has got to be the scene I am most waiting for in this film, when Cinna is taken. I can guarantee that I am going to wail like a baby when they show him being arrested, so they better do it justice! Not like Rue's death in the first film, which I don't think successfully brought anyone to tears. Not even me, and I cried watching Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire when Mad Eye Moody killed a spider with 'adava kedavra'.
AKA I'm a crybaby and if Cinna's exit does not make me cry, I will personally write a strongly worded letter to Francis Lawrence and make him apologise for dishonouring Cinna's memory for the entire fanbase.
We get a small glimpse of the arena, and we can see the partitions of the clock. I feel like I only noticed this because I a) knew they were going to be there and b) was looking for them, so I really hope it isn't obvious for those who haven't read the book, because it's more fun to have in all pan out in the actual film as opposed to the trailer. I can't wait to see the scene where Katniss is about to swim out to Peeta because he can't swim and then Finnick is all "No, I'll go. I don't want you to risk the baby' (I'm paraphrasing from a very distant memory) and then it's really awkward because there is no baby..
They better not skip the baby out of the plotline or I will throw a tantrum; flailing arms, screaming, and thrown toys included.
To conclude this slightly over-emotional and fangirlish post, I just want to say how completely and utterly ridiculously excited for this film I am. I think I might even go re-read the books now (for the 100th time) just to get in the spirit.
May the odds be ever in your favour!
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