Catching Fire Caught Fire

               The differences in Catching Fire the movie and Catching Fire the book are much the same, but I will try to focus on a bit different of areas. The book and the movie differ on the use of Plutarch Heavensbee, the Peacekeeper presence in the Districts, and the nature of the uprisings.

               In the book, there is heavy foreshadowing for Plutarch Heavensbee. It is almost obvious that he is on Katniss's side from the readers perspective, even though Katniss does not realize it. He foreshadows that the arena is in the shape of a clock by showing her his pocket watch, while it flashes a mockingjay symbol. This foreshadowing does not occur in the movie, but still comes to the conclusion that the arena modeled after a clock. Another way the movie uses Plutarch differently is you see him and President Snow often having conversations about how to quiet the districts or eliminate Katniss's influence. This makes Plutarch's betrayal all the more personal than is portrayed in the book, but it also leads us away from thinking he is on Katniss's side during the movie. This lack of sympathy also shows in his willingness to kill off Peeta when he says "ready on the cannon" after Peeta's heart stopped.

               The Peacekeeper presence and nature of the unrest in the Districts is  also different between the book and the movie. It is distinctly shown in the movie the increased presence of Peacekeepers in the victory tour, and that people are being dragged away mid ceremony. These events don't occur during the book, and lend more of an air of open rebellion to the movie, rather than the independent uprisings in the book.