The Hunger Games Page #3

KATNISS:

Mother! It’s time to go!

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EXT. The square- DAY.

The whole town is there. Two of three chairs onstage are

filled by the MAYOR and EFFIE. The town clock strikes two

and the Mayor steps up to the podium.

MAYOR:

Welcome, citizens of Panem. Welcome

to District 12’s reaping of the

74th annual Hunger Games. As you

may know, disaster struck what used

to be North America, and what rose

from the ashes came the new land of

Panem. Panem is the land we all

stand on now. Panem was a shining

capitol ringed by thirteen

districts, each contributing to one

type of work in the majority. That

is, until the Dark Days. The

districts began rebelling against

the capitol which obviously

resulted into the unfortunate event

of a total civil war breaking out.

And yet, the capitol predictably

took the title of “winner” by

taking total destruction seriously

and erasing District 13’s

civilization forever. Now, the

Hunger Games was the result of this

happening and must go on. In the

event of the uprising, each of the

twelve districts must offer one boy

and one girl tribute to participate

in the Hunger Games, and must

strictly be the ages of 12 through

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10.

MAYOR (cont’d)

18. The contestants will be put

into an outdoor arena where they

must survive all types of danger

and fight to the death, or leave it

up to nature. The last tribute

standing wins. It is both a time

for repentance and a time for

thanks. In the past 73 Hunger

Games, we have had only a few

victors representing district

twelve. A living victor

representing district twelve is

here today. Welcome, Haymitch

Abernathy.

HAYMITCH stumbles onto the stage in a completely drunk

manner. He shouts in gibberish. He slurs his words.

HAYMITCH:

Puthabidtha Hoonga Gaims!

He stumbles into the third chair, starling Effie. He checks

her out. Effie’s wig tilts to the right.

HAYMITCH:

(cont’d)

How you doin’?

MAYOR:

Oh dear... Please welcome Effie

Trinket of the Capitol!

Effie hurriedly attempts to fix her wig with no avail. Effie

goes to the podium. Haymitch shrugs and walks off, falling

off of the stage in the process. Effie Trinket, a

representative of the capitol, speaks in the standard

capitol accent.

EFFIE:

Happy Hunger Games! And may the

odds be ever in your favor!

In the audience, Gale and Katniss lock eyes from afar. They

turn away as Effie crosses to the Girl’s glass ball filled

with the names and shakes it.

EFFIE:

Ladies first!

Effie pulls out a name, and walks back to the podium, opens

the slip up, and reads it in her head before saying it

aloud.

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11.

EFFIE:

Primrose Everdeen.

The crowd of district twelve citizens murmur unhappily.

Katniss’ eyes dart around to find Prim. Prim begins to walk

toward the stage. Katniss runs towards her.

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