Things Wrong With The Hunger Games That We’re Only Now Noticing

The Hunger Games took the world by storm when it first came out in 2012, as an adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ novel series with the same name. While millions of copies of the book were sold worldwide in several languages, the movie series was also a huge box-office success, starring some of our favorite stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, and of course, Liam Hemsworth. But no matter how much of a fan a person may be, some obscure undisclosed facts about the series may be a turn-off. Check out some of the most troubling facts behind The Hunger Games.

The Mutant Dogs AKA Wolf Mutts

Towards the end of the movie series (and the book), several mutant dogs, also known as Wolf mutts, are thrown into the game. The Mutant Wolves were created in the control room and were sent to places chosen by the game makers.

But one of the things that game makers didn’t think through was that these mutant dogs were so vicious and dangerous, that they could easily kill and destroy every single contestant on the show. That would mean that there would be no winners, kind of destroying the whole point of the game.

Peeta’s Camouflage Abilities

In the first movie of the series, Peeta gets to show off his pretty impeccable camouflage skills. In one scene, after the announcement that two fighters may win the games together, Katniss starts frantically looking for him. She eventually finds him completely camouflaged between a rock and some grass.

But there is something weird about this scene. There is no explanation as to why Peeta has such flawless camouflage skills. Before being selected for the games, Peeta worked with his father as a cake decorator, but that doesn’t really teach someone how to camouflage themselves, or does it? Also, he had no tools to help him do so.

Peeta And Katniss Flame Suits

Something about the Hunger Games crowd is just dumb. Just like they laugh at everything during Peeta’s interview, they react to things in the weirdest ways. For instance, when Peeta and Katniss enter the training center for the first time while wearing flammable suits, their suits catch fire in a second.

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For some reason, that completely amuses the crowd as they burst out laughing and going crazy. Their reaction is confusing because in a place with tons of advanced tech and entertainment, watching the contestants’ suits bursting into flames seems so insignificant. Apparently, though, it’s significant enough to impress a whole crowd.

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When Katniss Taps Out

One of the most heartbreaking scenes in the series is the moment that Katniss sacrifices herself, volunteering herself just so her sister is protected from having to put on a fight in the games.

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Even though Primrose was originally chosen during annual reapings to become one of District 12’s tribute, Katniss jumped in so that she would take her sister’s place. But even though the scene was heartbreaking and Katniss’ action was courageous, this isn’t the first or the last time that an older sibling stands up for their younger ones. So we wonder, why all the fuss around it?

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