Other mistake: In the shot where Katniss walks up the steps after volunteering to replace Primrose, Effie's fingers are waving her forward, but on the giant screen visible in the background, her hand is still. (00:16:05)
The Hunger Games (2012)
Plot summary
Directed by: Gary Ross
Starring: Woody Harrelson, Donald Sutherland, Elizabeth Banks, Stanley Tucci, Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Wes Bentley
The Capitol of a former country, Panem, maintains a grip on its 12 districts by forcing them to select a boy and a girl, called Tributes, to fight to the death in a popular event titled The Hunger Games. Every citizen must watch as the young tributes (12-18 years) fight to the death until only one remains. District 12 Tribute Katniss Everdeen has just her hunting skills and sharp instincts to survive and overcome the unknown feeling of love.
More mistakes in The Hunger Games
Katniss Everdeen: I volunteer! I volunteer as tribute!
Trivia: Isabelle Fuhrman, who plays Clove, originally auditioned for the role of Katniss, but was told she was too young for the part. When she was later called back for the role of Clove and succeeded, they had to make Clove incredibly skilled with knives to make her seem just as intimidating as Cato, Glimmer and Marvel.
Question: This is more for the book than the movie, but how was Rue able to enter the arena with a "homemade" sling shot if no weapons could be taken in there?
Answer: In the book Rue never received any gifts she only grabbed a few things from the cornucopia so the slingshot must have been one of them.
Chosen answer: The tributes could not take anything in with them, but the arena is filled with different types of weapons and tools, if they can get them. Rue was clever and agile, and she could have found or stolen the slingshot or the tools with which to make one. Also, anyone, for a price, can send "gifts" into the arena to sponsor a favorite tribute.
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