History Film / TheHungerGamesTheBalladOfSongbirdsAndSnakes

* VomitIndiscretionShot: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kMH0xZUhOs During a preview clip,]] one of the mentors vomits at the sight of one of the tributes getting shot in the back during the beginning of the games.

* DemotedToExtra: Aside from Sejanus, most of Coriolanus' fellow Mentors have reduced roles compared to the book. This hits Clemensia hard; in the book, she's a constant presence, as we learn how she suffers and slowly recovers from being bitten by Gaul's snake mutt. In the film, she disappears after the scene where she's bitten, [[UncertainDoom and is never seen again]].

* DesperatePleaForHome: When the snake tank is brought in the arena, Wovey comes out pleading to go home. She's the first killed by the snakes.
* DirtyCop: Panem’s security forces are riddled with corruption. Sejanus is able to bribe a guard into letting him ''enter the arena in the middle of the Hunger Games'', and at the start of the third act Coriolanus uses all the money he has left to bribe an officer to [[spoiler:assign him to a post in District 12 instead of District 8, as Casca Highbottom had intended.]]

* RiddleForTheAges: As in the books, [[spoiler:what becomes of Lucy Grey Baird? The last we see of her is a quick glance of her running through the woods before Coriolanus shoots at her. She seems to fall as if hit but when Coriolanus reaches where she was, the only sign of her is one of her earrings and a trail of footprints. And when Coriolanus follows the prints, they simply stop in the middle of the woods, with no sign of where she could have gone. Did she die in the woods and Coriolanus simply never found her body? Did she escape, and if so, to where? Even her motives are unclear. It’s implied she realized Coriolanus was responsible for Sejanus’ death but she never confirms this. She also seems unsurprised that the guns have been hidden in the shack. And while she lays a trap for Coriolanus, it seems to be a completely nonlethal one.]] Ultimately, the movie heavily implies the mystery haunts Coriolanus for the rest of his life.

* RiddleForTheAges: As in the books, [[spoiler: what becomes of Lucy Grey Baird? The last we see of her is a quick glance of her running through the woods before Coriolanus shoots at her. She seems to fall as if hit but when Coriolanus reaches where she was, the only sign of her is one of her earrings and a trail of footprints. And when Coriolanus follows the prints, they simply stop in the middle of the woods, with no sign of where she could have gone. Did she die in the woods and Coriolanus simply never found her body? Did she escape, and if so, to where? Even her motives are unclear. It’s implied she realized Coriolanus was responsible for Sejanus’ death but she never confirms this. She also seems unsurprised that the guns have been hidden in the shack. And while she lays a trap for Coriolanus, it seems to be a completely nonlethal one.]] Ultimately, the movie heavily implies the mystery haunts Coriolanus for the rest of his life.

—>‘’’Dean Highbottom:’’’ It’s a mystery and mysteries have a way of driving people mad.

—>’’’Dean Highbottom:’’’ It’s a mystery and mysteries have a way of driving people mad.

** When Coriolanus meets Lucy Gray for the first time in District 12, she is singing "The Hanging Tree", the same song Katniss sings in ''Film/TheHungerGamesMockingjayPart1''. It seems that the song was conceived around this time, as we see that the Capitol publicly executes people in District 12 by hanging them from a big tree.

** The Arena is a literal indoor sporting arena rather than some elaborate simulated outdoor environments. The location being bombed by rebels likely results in later Games using the more familiar format as seen in previous films.

* GoryDiscretionShot: [[spoiler:Lamina opts to give the badly beaten Marcus a mercy kill. After raising her axe over him, the camera cuts away just as she brings it down on his neck, showing the reactions of the audience instead.]]

** Arachne Crane in the book wasn't shown to be very pleasant, but didn't get a lot of characterization. For the film, she shares book-Livia Cardew's traits of an AlphaBitch and Coriolanus's most despised classmate.

** [[spoiler:When Coriolanus is sent to retrieve Sejanus from the arena, he's forced to bludgeon Bobbin to death with a piece of rebar, who then falls backwards through the turnstiles which causes them to let out their automated cheery greeting as his lifeless corpse hits the ground.]]
** [[spoiler:After Lucy Gray is surrounded by Coral's pack, Snow saves her by sending multiple supply drones into the arena, their shoddy design causing them to violently smash into her attackers at breakneck speed and create chaos. Lucky Flickerman then points out in a deadpan tone how the drones aren't very good at doing what they're supposed to.]]
* BloodlessCarnage: Many people, the tributes especially, suffer from horrific injuries that should leave them bleeding profusely, [[spoiler:such as Arachne's tribute stabbing her in the neck with a broken bottle,]] but no blood is ever shown. [[spoiler:When Lamina is speared in the stomach by Coral, she even looks at her hand as if it were covered in her own blood, but nothing can be seen.]]

* BitchInSheepsClothing: Clemensia. While playing like she is friends with Snow, after leaving him to write the entire proposal for Gaul by himself, she takes credit for the entire project. Gaul tests her, stating the proposal had "accidentally" been placed in a cage of venomous snakes. She assures Clemensia that since ''she'' wrote the proposal and not Coriolanus, then the snakes will recognize her scent from the proposal and leave her be. In turn a frightened Clemensia tries to retrieve it, but is bitten by one of the snakes. In turn [[AssholeVictim she is led away screaming in agony,]] while Gaul comments that it will be good research to see how the venom affects her.

* AdaptationExpansion: The Games are covered in more detail. There is a proper Cornucopia bloodbath in the film, compared to most tributes running away in the books. In addition, the pack are shown in more detail, chasing Lucy Gray and trying to kill her.

* MockMillionaire: The Snow family lost everything in the war and are barely eking out a living in a rented place. However, this isn't public knowledge, so when Coriolanus shows up at the Academy, he's dressed as best he can, claiming he walked to give the driver a day off and his hunger is because "the cook burned the breakfast steak." Only Highbottom knows this is all an act.

* {{Tagline}}: "Everyone hungers for something."

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** [[spoiler: When Coriolanus is sent to retrieve Sejanus from the arena, he's forced to bludgeon Bobbin to death with a piece of rebar, who then falls backwards through the turnstiles which causes them to let out their automated cheery greeting as his lifeless corpse hits the ground.]]
** [[spoiler: After Lucy Gray is surrounded by Coral's pack, Snow saves her by sending multiple supply drones into the arena, their shoddy design causing them to violently smash into her attackers at breakneck speed and create chaos. Lucky Flickerman then points out in a deadpan tone how the drones aren't very good at doing what they're supposed to.]]
* BloodlessCarnage: Many people, the tributes especially, suffer from horrific injuries that should leave them bleeding profusely, [[spoiler: such as Arachne's tribute stabbing her in the neck with a broken bottle,]] but no blood is ever shown. [[spoiler: When Lamina is speared in the stomach by Coral, she even looks at her hand as if it were covered in her own blood, but nothing can be seen.]]

* GoryDiscretionShot: [[spoiler: Lamina opts to give the badly beaten Marcus a mercy kill. After raising her axe over him, the camera cuts away just as she brings it down on his neck, showing the reactions of the audience instead.]]

** [[spoiler: When Coriolanus is sent to retrieve Sejanus from the arena, he's forced to bludgeon Bobbin to death with a piece of rebar, who then falls backwards through the turnstiles and causes them to let out their automated cheery greeting as his lifeless corpse hits the ground.]]

* BloodlessCarnage: Many people, the tributes especially, suffer from horrific injuries that should leave them bleeding profusely, [[spoiler: such as Arachne being stabbed in the neck with a broken bottle by her tribute,]] but no blood is ever shown. [[spoiler: When Lamina is speared in the stomach by Coral, she even looks at her hand as if it were covered in her own blood, but nothing can be seen.]]

** [[spoiler: When Coriolanus is sent to retrieve Sejanus from the arena, he's forced to bludgeon Bobbin to death with a piece of rebar, who then falls backwards through the turnstiles and causes them to let out their usual cheery greeting as his lifeless corpse hits the ground.]]

** After Arachne is stabbed in the neck with a bottle the guards' reaction is to manhandle the only person trying to help her instead of giving her first aid.

** [[spoiler: After Lucy Gray is surrounded by Coral's pack, Snow saves her by sending multiple supply drones into the arena, their shoddy design causing them to violently smash into her attackers at breakneck speed and cause chaos. Lucky Flickerman then proceeds to state in a deadpan tone how the drones aren't very good at doing what they're supposed to.]]

** [[spoiler: When Coriolanus is sent to retrieve Sejanus from the arena, he's forced to bludgeon Bobbins to death with a piece of rebar, who then falls backwards through the turnstiles and causes them to let out their usual cheery greeting as his lifeless corpse hits the ground.]]