The new Hunger Games prequel proves there’s one trend the series will never break.

Four years after release Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, hunger game The series is set to continue with a new prequel that will follow the trend the franchise has adopted with previous books and films. hunger game The film is based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Suzanne Collins. The series is set in Panem. A dystopian world in which two children from District 12 are forced to fight to the death in the Hunger GamesBut different hunger game While the films haven’t always relied on this setup, there’s one trend the series doesn’t break.

The Hunger Games: Harvest Sunrise The next installment in the series may continue the trend. hunger game The books are coming out one after the other, and not much is known about the new prequel apart from the few details revealed by Suzanne Collins. hunger game The franchise was a huge success, and Lionsgate It was released on the same day that the company announced it was making a prequel film.But while most of the information about the project is being kept closely guarded, some details confirm the continuation of key franchise trends.

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The Hunger Games only depicts the year District 12 won

Other districts of Panem have yet to be fully explored.

hunger game Panem has 12 districts, each with its own role in supporting the economy of Panem. We looked at only years in which the 12th District was won.The first book in the series, hunger game, It focuses on the year that Katniss and Peeta, the two District 12 tributes, won. hunger game, Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Set 64 years before Katniss and Peeta’s time, the film depicts the year Lucy Gray Baird won the 10th Hunger Games.

new hunger game Part 1, The Hunger Games: Harvest Sunrisecontinues this trend and focuses on another winner from District 12, Haymitch Abernathy. Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Other districts have been explored in more detail. Districts 11 and 2 were detailed in the first part, explaining how the Capitol controls the districts. District 12 continues that trend, but… Harvest SunriseIt’s worth noting that other years in Panem’s history are also worth exploring. The year Finnick Odair won the Hunger Games, becoming the youngest winner ever..

Why The Hunger Games Focuses on the Winners of District 12

The winner of District 12 is unique.

Although District 2 has had the most Hunger Games winners, hunger game The franchise has so far only focused on the winner of District 12. This is because what makes the winner of District 12 stand out is They have defied or embarrassed the Capitol in some way.District 12’s first victor, 16-year-old Lucy Gray Baird, survived the 10th Hunger Games, defying Dr. Gall’s plan to kill all the tributes in the arena to avenge the death of Arachne Crane. Similarly, District 12’s second victor, Haymitch Abernathy, won the 50th Hunger Games in a unique way.

Haymitch participated in the Second Quarter Quell, where he used the force field surrounding the arena to win against his final opponent. Haymitch’s knowledge of force fields and arena tactics humiliated the Capitol, leading to President Snow killing his mother, brother, and girlfriend as punishment, following the template set by Katniss and Peeta, whose victory over District 12 was similarly humiliating and ultimately ended President Snow’s tyranny. hunger game Focusing on the winners in other districts, it is clear that the winner in District 12 will have the most impact.

hunger game

The Hunger Games is a multi-film series starring Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen. The films are based on a series of young adult dystopian novels by author Suzanne Collins. The first film was released in 2012, followed by Catching Fire in 2013, Mockingjay: Part 1 in 2014, and Mockingjay: Part 2 in 2015. The fifth film in the series, The Ballad of Songbird and Snake, was released in 2023.

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Suzanne Collins

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Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Elizabeth Banks, Woody Harrelson, Stanley Tucci, Donald Sutherland, Lenny Kravitz, Willow Shields, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rachel Zegler, Tom Bryce, Viola Davis, Peter Dinklage, Hunter Schafer, Jason Schwartzman

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