What's the Difference between The Hunger Games the Book and The Hunger Games the Movie?

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The Hunger Games

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Released: 2008
Author: Suzanne Collins

The Hunger Games

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Released: 2012
Director: Gary Ross
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In the Book In the Movie
Katniss
Katniss
Portrayed by: Jennifer Lawrence
Peeta
Peeta
Portrayed by: Josh Hutcherson
Gale
Gale
Portrayed by: Liam Hemsworth
Madge
This Character does not appear.
Effie Trinket
Effie Trinket
Portrayed by: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006969/?ref_=sr_1
Prim
Prim
Portrayed by: Willow Shields
Nine eLivin
Nine eLivin
Portrayed by: Bob Ross
The Hunger Games Book vs Movie
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In the Book In the Movie
   Katniss meets and befriends an "Avox", a mutilated traitor who has had her tongue removed for trying to escape. She is not revealed.
   Katniss is rewarded for helping Rue when she receives a gift dropped in from District 11. We see the reaction of District 11 and they start to revolt against the capitol.
   Katniss receives the Mockingjay pin from the mayor's daughter as a gift. She buys the pin at the Hob and plans to give it to Prim as a gift before she goes, but her sister tells her to keep it.
   Early in the games Katniss struggles with dehydration and wanders around trying to get her bearings. This is all cut out.
   During The Reaping, Haymitch is drunk and falls off the stage. Doesn't happen.
   Haymitch's advice is "Here's some advice, stay alive." He says, "Embrace the prospect of your imminent death."
   Katniss is not pleased about the stylists. Haymitch tells her to do what they say so she can attain sponsors. She goes into grooming without any mention of not liking it.
   Cinna yells that Katniss and Peeta should hold hands in front of the opening procession crowd. It is Peeta's idea.
   Katniss gets to keep the Mockingjay pin after it barely clears the review board. Cinna smuggles the pin in for her.
   Katniss believes the romance between herself and Peeta is just a way to lure sponsors. It's not clear that Katniss thinks they are pretending. Peeta doesn't.
   Katniss tells Peeta a story about how her Mother and sister nursed a sick goat back to health. Doesn't happen.
   Katniss uses a sleeping potion on Peeta so she can go and get him medicine. She gets it from Haymitch. She waits for him to sleep, but doesn't drug him.
   When the gifts arrive from the sponsors via parachute, Katniss must interpret what they mean. They arrive with notes from the sponsor. Haymitch can tell Katniss what to do with them. There are less shown.
   Katniss runs from the fire along side deer and other forest animals. She runs alone.
   Peetas father goes to see Katniss before the games and gives her cookies. This part is not in the movie.
   Peeta injures his leg so badly it is amputated. Peeta keeps his leg.
   Peeta gives Katniss the burned bread after she is told to go away from the garbage cans by his mother. She is starving and it is only a short time after her father died. She was 12 at the time. Katniss and Peeta appear to be 16 or 17 when she gets the bread from him.
   The mayor reads the history of the Hunger Games during the Reaping in District 12. A film is shown that gives the history.
   During their training, Peeta and Katniss dress the same. The other tributes do not. They are given a number to pin onto their clothes to indicate their district. Everyone is wearing matching uniforms. The uniforms have the district numbers stenciled on them.
   Glimmer wears a see-through gold gown during the Tributes' Interview Glimmer wears a simple cock-tail dress
   "FoxFace" dies after Thresh. "FoxFace" dies before Thresh
   Peeta realizes that Katniss was pretending to love him for the sponsors and gets upset with her, and they are no longer friends. It isn't said if Katniss was pretending or not, so Katniss and Peeta weren't upset with each other.
   Cato runs to Clove's screams at the feast. He kneels besides her and begs her to stay. He doesn't appear.
   Peeta strip down completely when Katniss finds him so she can tend to his wounds. He is wound is also blood-poisoned. None of this happens in the movie
   Rue chews up bits of leaves and spits them onto Katniss' tracker jacker stings Rue places whole leaves onto Katniss' stings
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   The cat is white and ruffed up The cat is orange and looks fine
   Buttercup is an orange tabby cat. Buttercup is a black cat.
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   According to all known laws of aviation, there is no way a bee should be able to fly. Its wings are too small to get its fat little body off the ground. The bee, of course, flies anyway because bees don't care what humans think is impossible. Yellow, black. Yellow, black. Yellow, black. Yellow, black. Ooh, black and yellow! Let's shake it up a little. Barry! Breakfast is ready! Ooming! Hang on a second. Hello? - Barry? - Adam? - Oan you believe this is happening? - I can't. I'll pick you up. Looking sharp. Use the stairs. Your father paid good money for those. Sorry. I'm excited. Here's the graduate. We're very proud of you, son. A perfect report card, all B's. Very proud. Ma! I got a thing going here. - You got lint on your fuzz. - Ow! That's me! - Wave to us! We'll be in row 118,000. - Bye! Barry, I told you, stop f According to all known laws of aviation, there is no way a bee should be able to fly. Its wings are too small to get its fat little body off the ground. The bee, of course, flies anyway because bees don't care what humans think is impossible. Yellow, black. Yellow, black. Yellow, black. Yellow, black. Ooh, black and yellow! Let's shake it up a little. Barry! Breakfast is ready! Ooming! Hang on a second. Hello? - Barry? - Adam? - Oan you believe this is happening? - I can't. I'll pick you up. Looking sharp. Use the stairs. Your father paid good money for those. Sorry. I'm excited. Here's the graduate. We're very proud of you, son. A perfect report card, all B's. Very proud. Ma! I got a thing going here. - You got lint on your fuzz. - Ow! That's me! - Wave to us! We'll be in row 118,000. - Bye! Barry, I told you, stop f
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   In the book, it is said that Peeta has blue eyes. Peeta has brown eyes
   Cannibalism happens to some player because most kids are HUNGRY. One such a cannibal won one of the games and was a very scary dude. There is no cannibalism.
   In the book, Katniss and Peeta assume Cato is dead and wait all night for the cannon to fire. In the morning, it still hasn't, and they discover that Cato is still alive despite the fact that most of his body has been eaten. Katniss kills him to put him out of his misery. Cato falls into the dogs and they begin to eat him. Katniss instantly fires an arrow into his heart to end him sooner.
   After Katniss enters the games we no longer learn about Gale back in District 12. We see Gale as he lives and watches his friend in the games.
   The story is told from Katniss's perspective. It is told in the third person so we don't get to hear her thoughts.
   Before Katniss goes to prepare for the games she meets many people from her life. Her mother, sister and Gale visit. She also gets cookies from Peeta's father. She is visited by her mother, sister and Gale. Peeta's father never makes an appearance.
   Katniss feels a closeness to Rue because she reminds her of her sister. She feels close, but doesn't mention why.
   Once Katniss starts the game the focus is solely on her and her survival. During the games we see much of the behind the scenes work done to keep the games interesting. The president takes part and communicates with the Seneca regarding it.
   Thresh is murdered. It is assumed that he is killed by Cato. Thresh is killed by the mutant dogs.
   Nothing happens to the Game Maker until the sequel. We see his punishment as he is forced into a trap like he set for the games.
   The end features dead tributes that have been reincarnated as mutant dogs. The creatures are not said to be reborn tributes. They are simply wild beasts that fight the other competitors of the Hunger Games.
   Once Katniss and Peeta win the Games, they are pulled away from each other and don't see each other again until the interviews. This doesn't happen in the movie
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