The Hunger Games: The 5 Most Accurate (& 5 Most Inaccurate) Scenes From The Book
The Hunger Games Trilogy is both a beloved book series and film franchise. With all book adaptations come changes, and while those movies can never be exactly identical to the books, some come very close. The Hunger Games trilogy is a great example of an adaptation done right because, for what it's worth, its very loyal to the book series.
However, there are some scenes that are completely different from how they happened in the books. Here are the 5 most accurate and inaccurate scenes from the books.
10 Accurate: Cinna's Death
Cinna's death is one of the most tragic and unexpected main character deaths of the book trilogy, and the same thing goes for the movies. Cinna is Katniss's stylist, who continuously creates bold and rebellious looks for her to wear that make a statement. When he goes too far by making her a Mockingjay dress, he's killed just as Katniss enters the Quarter Quell arena in Catching Fire.
9 Inaccurate: Gale's Whipping
While Gale's whipping in Catching Fire is pretty similar to that of the books, the reason behind it happening is different. In the books, Gale is whipped by Peacekeeper Thread, who now controls the people of District 12, because he hunted a turkey. In the film, he is whipped for attacking Thread when he starts terrorizing citizens. Obviously that is a little bit more dramatic than the turkey, so it works out in the end.
8 Accurate: The Tracker Jacker Scene
The most frightening things about The Hunger Games are the creatures that are created to terrorize the other tributes. The tracker jackers are horrifying wasps that cause hallucinations if you get stung, and this scene is pretty much identical to how it was written in the books. The scene is terrifying and ends up with one tribute dead and Katniss struggling with intense hallucinations.
7 Inaccurate: The Mutts In The First Arena
The Hunger Games is actually pretty loyal to the books, so much so that one of the biggest differences from book to film is towards the end of the movie, when Katniss and Peeta rush to the Cornucopia to end the games.
While the mutts that attack them just look like very scary big dogs, in the book they have a more sinister meaning. They resemble the other tributes that have died.
6 Accurate: Caesar Flickermans' Interviews
Catching Fire is arguably both the strongest film and the strongest book of the series, and part of the reason why is because it's very loyal to the book. A scene that's particularly accurate is when Caesar interviews all of the victors who decide it's their opportunity to try and get the games canceled. Each tribute tries in their own way, and just like in the books, the scene ends with all of the victors joining hands.
5 Inaccurate: Katniss Gets Her Mockingjay Pin
It's interesting that one of the first and most pivotal scenes of the book is different to the film. In the books, Katniss's iconic Mockingjay pin is given to her, but in the film, she finds it in the market as some sort of lucky pin. It's a much more symbolic moment in the books, and considering its importance, the film just dismisses it.
4 Accurate: Finnick's Death
Finnick Odair is one of the best characters of the series, and his death is both unexpected and sudden. His death scene in Mockingjay Part 2 is extremely similar to the book, in which he gets attacked by weird human-lizard hybrids. His death was so quick in both the film and the books that it's hard to believe it even happened. In fact, most of the main character deaths in the films remain pretty loyal to the books.
3 Inaccurate: Peeta Draws Rue
Catching Fire is solely about the previous victors being reaped for the Quarter Quell, which means they will do everything in their power to make symbolic statements to stop the games from going ahead. In the books, when Peeta is judged by the game makers, he uses supplies to draw Rue on the ground, obviously nodding to her death in the previous games.
He does the same thing in the film, but the only difference is that Katniss actually sees it and this spurs her on to hang a dummy version of Seneca Crane in the training room.
2 Accurate: Prim's Death
The Hunger Games is full of unexpected character deaths, and Katniss's sister Primrose, whom she entered the games in tribute to in the first place, is one of those. Prim gets killed when hundreds of bombs disguised as sponsor parachutes are released on her and a large number of kids. It's a sad scene and it's pretty much identical to her death in the books.
1 Inaccurate: Peeta In Mockingjay
A lot happens in Mockingjay, including Peeta being a prisoner to the Capitol, and then eventually being saved by those at District 13, but a lot of his scenes in the Capitol are quite different. Most of the big changes in Mockingjay Part 1 have to do with Peeta, including his interviews with Caesar Flickerman. In one interview in the books, Peeta warns District 13 about an attack and gets beaten up by Peacekeepers. In the film, the attack isn't seen at all.
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