Continuity mistake: Prim's cat from the first movie is black and white. In this movie, it is orange. (00:04:30)
Continuity mistake: At the start when Katniss tells Haymitch to take a bath, he is holding the bottle of alcohol at and angle close to his chin. Camera cuts and now the bottle is at an angle the opposite way and further from his chin. (00:06:00)
Continuity mistake: When talking with president Snow at the victors village, There is one lock of hair by Katniss' right eye that is constantly moving despite no-one touching it. (00:08:50)
Continuity mistake: Effie motions Katniss down the steps of her house and her arms are outspread. Camera cuts to a view in front of Katniss and Effie now has her hands on Katniss' back. (00:12:20)
Continuity mistake: When they bring the old man from District 11 to the front of the crowd to be shot down, after Katniss is dragged back inside the building, the old man turns his head to the right, to face the crowd. In the next shot, he's suddenly looking straight forward. (00:20:45)
Continuity mistake: When Peeta is given the pink drink at the mansion, he is holding the glass by the stem, camera changes to a long shot and he's now holding the glass much higher. (00:27:15)
Continuity mistake: President Snow's backwash turns his champagne red. However in the long shot, it is still golden, with no hint of red. (00:30:00)
Continuity mistake: When the peacekeepers are placing the structure in the square, there is a camera cut and all the peacekeepers' positions have changed. (00:35:20)
Continuity mistake: When Haymitch is talking to the head peacekeeper, the cut on the peacekeeper's forehead disappears in some shots and reappears in others. (00:36:10)
Continuity mistake: The new head peacekeeper for District 12 draws his nightstick to attack the woman on the ground. Gale runs towards him, it cuts back and he draws his nightstick again. (00:36:10)
Continuity mistake: When Katniss is assisting Ripper, she puts a cloth to her eye, holds it there with her right hand and looks back. When the angle changes, Katniss is looking back, but is no longer holding the cloth. (00:36:50)
Continuity mistake: When Katniss is stood in the square, and Haymitch is talking to the peacekeeper, her hair is either in her face or not depending on the shot. (00:37:50)
Continuity mistake: Mrs Everdeane puts the bottle of alcohol down on the table and the bottle is empty by the sound it makes, and the absence of any evidence of liquid moving in the bottle. H then picks it up and now there is liquid in the bottle. (00:39:30)
Continuity mistake: Just as President Snow starts to give his speech we see Prim, Katniss and Mrs. Everdeane sat on the sofa. Mrs. Everdeane has her legs crossed in one shot and side by side in the next. (00:43:45)
Continuity mistake: When President Snow is giving his speech about the Quarter Quells, his rose goes from open to closed depending on the shot. (00:44:00)
Continuity mistake: Just after the Quarter Quells announcement we see Katniss go to Haymitch who is drinking from a bottle. The bottle is up by his mouth, camera cuts and now it's resting on the arm of the chair. (00:45:50)
Continuity mistake: When Gale and Katniss are talking atop the hill about how they should have left earlier, Katniss removes her hand from Gale's neck/face. The camera cuts to the other side and her hand is back there. (00:47:30)
Continuity mistake: When Katniss' name is read out at the reaping, she has a tear on her left cheek that runs down past her mouth. She then turns her head and the tear runs down her face again. (00:48:50)
Continuity mistake: When the group is on the train and Effie is talking about getting each of them a gold token, Peeta's legs and arms keep moving between shots. (00:50:30)
Continuity mistake: When the tributes are in the procession we see District 12's tributes still passing the drummers. Camera cuts and now they are a long way past the drummers. (00:56:25)
Answer: Peeta knows that he and Katniss are Capitol favorites and that their fans have been enthralled by their (fake) romance. By announcing their bogus elopement and a faux pregnancy, he is attempting to win over peoples' sympathy in hope they will demand that the games be halted in order to protect the "unborn child." People generally have more empathy when infants and small children are involved, though his attempt was unsuccessful.
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