I know you know how to handle a mob. If you can't scare them, give them something to root for.
Year:
2012
Country:
USA
Genres:
Sci-Fi, Thriller, Adventure
Sequels and prequels:
Katniss Everdeen voluntarily takes her younger sister's place in the Hunger Games: a televised competition in which two teenagers from each of the twelve Districts of Panem are chosen at random to fight to the death.
— He's a Career. You know what that is?
— From District 1.
— And 2.
— They train in a special academy until they're 18. Then they volunteer. By that point, they're pretty lethal.
— But they don't receive any special treatment. In fact, they stay in the exact same apartment as you do. And I don't think they let them have dessert. And you can.
— How are you finding The Capitol? And don't say, «With a map».
— It's different. It's very different than back home.
— Different. In what way? Give us an example.
— Okay. Well, the showers here are weird.
— The showers?
— Yes. We have different showers.
— I have a question for you, Caesar. Do I smell like roses to you? Take a whiff?
— All right. You see?
— Yes. Do I smell like it?
— You definitely smell better than I do.
— Well, I've lived here longer.
— So what happens when we get back?
— I don't know. I guess we try to forget.
— I don't want to forget.
I think it's our tradition. It comes out of a particularly painful part of our history. But it's been the way we've been able to heal. At first, it was a reminder of the rebellion. It was a price the districts had to pay. But I think it has grown from that. I think it's something that knits us all together.
— So you like an underdog?
— Everyone likes an underdog.
— I don't. Have you been out there? 10? 11? 12?
— Not personally. No.
— Well, I have. There are lots of underdogs. Lots of coal, too. Grow crops, minerals, things we need. There are lots of underdogs.
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