Directed by: Francis Lawrence
Starring: Rachel Zegler, Hunter Schafer, Tom Blyth
Continuity mistake: When Coriolanus and Sejanus are eating lunch at the Academy, Coriolanus has three cookies on his plate. He places a cookie into his lap to take to Lucy Gray, leaving two cookies on the plate. When the camera angle changes, the third cookie reappears on his plate.
Continuity mistake: When Coriolanus and Sejanus are eating lunch at the Academy, Coriolanus' sandwiches switch positions several times, stacking and unstacking, and turning several times.
Trivia: When Flickerman cancels his dinner reservation, he tells the restaurant, "Two, and a high chair," a reference to his son, Caesar, the future host of the Hunger Games.
Question: When Felix Ravenstill was declared dead, why did Dr. Gaul think that the way to get back at the Districts was to kill off the remaining tributes in the "rainbow of destruction"? If you were chosen as a Tribute, you basically were already dead before actually dying. That's pretty much the essential nature of the Hunger Games. Wouldn't the government announcing a retaliatory missile strike have made much more sense?
Answer: Doing something unexpected and even more violent during the Games sends a warning but also adds a "shock value" that "thrills" Capitol viewers, keeping them engaged and increasing TV ratings. Launching a missile strike would be an extreme and counterproductive move that only causes extensive and expensive damage, disrupts the districts' productivity and adversely affecting Panem's commerce, directly hurting the Capitol and its citizens.
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