the hunger games movies came out in 2011.
when did the hunger games movies come out?
2011
the first film in the franchise, "the hunger games" was released in theatres in the us on march 23, 2012. the story takes place in a dystopian post-apocalyptic future in the nation of panem, where boys and girls between the ages of 12 and 18 must take part in the hunger games, a televised annual event in which the "tributes" are required to fight to the death until there is one remaining who will be crowned the victor. katniss everdeen (jennifer lawrence) volunteers to take her younger sister's place in the games. joined by her district's male tribute peeta mellark (josh hutcherson), katniss travels to the capitol to train for the hunger games under the guidance of former victor haymitch abernathy (woody harrelson).
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haymitch abernathy is a "paunchy, alcohol loving, middle-aged man" who won the 50th hunger games (the second quarter quell) 24 years prior to the first book. he comes from the seam, like katniss and gale, as he is described with similar physical characteristics: dark hair and olive skin although in the hunger games movies he is portrayed with blond straight hair and blue eyes. when he was 15, haymitch was reaped for the second quarter quell, wherein four, instead of the normal amount of two tributes from each district. he became an ally to a girl named maysilee donner, the original owner of katniss's symbolic mockingjay pin, but was later forced to watch her die. during the games, he discovered a wall of shrubbery at the edge of the arena that concealed a force field, which ricocheted anything thrown in its direction. during the final moments of the games, a severely wounded haymitch positioned himself by the edge, knowing that when his opponent flung her weapon at him, he could duck and the force field would hurl it back at her. his plan was successful, leaving haymitch the victor. within two weeks of his victory, haymitch's mother, younger brother, and girlfriend were killed by president snow as punishment for haymitch's having used the force field to his advantage. haymitch became an example of what happens to those who defy the capitol.
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