
The Hunger Games
(3.62 / 71 votes)OPENING:
KATNISS:
(V.O.)
Winning means fame and fortune.
Losing means certain death. I guess
I wouldn’t mind dying, but dying
means losing the ones I love.
INT. Cinna’s workroom.- DAY.
The lights flicker on. KATNISS bats her eyes at the sudden
light, trying to adjust her eyes to the bright lights,
slightly startled. She is naked, except for a bra,
underwear, and a tank top. CINNA circles her, examining her
body like a piece of work.
DISTRICT 12
DAYS EARLIER:
INT. Everdeen household- DAY.
Katniss stretches on her bed from the effects of just waking
up. She finds the other side of her bed empty. She props
herself on one elbow, finding PRIM curled up by her MOTHER
on another bed, both asleep. BUTTERCUP, the cat, sits at the
feet of Prim. Katniss gets up to get ready to hunt. Once
ready, she takes goat cheese from the table. Katniss goes to
Prim and kisses her on the forehead.
KATNISS:
(whispered)
Thanks, Prim.
Katniss puts the cheese in her pocket as she steps outside.
She proceeds to walk towards the edge of Seam. She leans
towards the fence and listens. It’s silent. She slips
underneath the fence. She picks up her archery set and
equips herself. She looks at a kid trying to retrieve an
apple from a tree.
KATNISS:
District Twelve. Where you can
starve to death in safety.
She climbs hills to join GALE. She sits beside him.
GALE:
Hey, Catnip. Look what I shot.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
2.He holds up a loaf of bread with an arrow stuck through it
for Katniss to see. She laughs. Katniss then takes the bread
from Gale’s hands and pulls out the arrow.
KATNISS:
Still warm. What did it cost you?
GALE:
Just a squirrel. Think the old man
was feeling sentimental this
morning. Even wished me luck.
KATNISS:
Well, we all feel a little closer
today, don’t we? Prim left us a
cheese.
Katniss takes the cheese out from her pocket.
GALE:
Thank you, Prim. We’ll have a real
feast.
He rips a piece of the bread off.
GALE:
I almost forgot.
(capitol accent)
Happy Hunger Games! And may the
odds-
She finishes the phrase in a similar imitation.
KATNISS:
(capitol accent)
-Be ever in your favor!
They laugh. They settle down and eat.
GALE:
We could do it, you know.
KATNISS:
Do what?
GALE:
Leave the district. Run off. Live
in the woods. You and I, we could
make it... if we didn’t have so
many kids around to take care of.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
3.KATNISS:
I never want to have kids. Prim and
my Mother are enough. How about
you?
GALE:
I might, if I didn’t live here.
KATNISS:
But you do.
GALE:
Forget it.
Beat.
KATNISS:
What do you want to do? I was
thinking hunting, or fishing. Maybe
gathering too.
GALE:
Let’s fish at the lake. We can
leave out poles and gather in the
woods. Get something nice for
tonight.
They leave.
CUT TO:
TRADING:
EXT. Lake, Forest at border of Seam- DAY.
Gale fishes. Katniss gathers. Gale glances at her.
GALE:
Having fun there, Catnip?
Katniss smiles at Gale and they go back to work. He casts
his line.
CUT TO:
They enter the Hob with seven fish, 4 salt water filled
bottles, vegetables, a dozen strawberries, and a butchered
paraffin.
EXT. The Hob, Seam- DAY.
They walk to GREASY SAE’S stall.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
4.GALE:
So, we got six fish, two salt water
bottles, 4 strawberries, and a few
chunks of paraffin to spare. Wanna
trade?
GREASY SAE:
Whatever tickles your fancy. I’ll
give you twenty five for it.
GALE:
Done.
They hand Greasy Sae the food. Greasy Sae gives them a stack
of money.
GREASY SAE:
There you are, folks. Twenty-five
for your families.
KATNISS:
Thanks, I’ll stop by for some soup
in a few days. Hey, what’s the meat
you put in there?
GREASY SAE:
Variations. But once it’s in the
soup it’s always beef.
Greasy Sae winks. Katniss raises her eyebrows. Gale yanks
her away.
CUT TO:
GALE’S EQUALITY
EXT. Mayor’s house, District 12- DAY.
They go to the mayor’s back door to sell half of the
strawberries to him. They knock on the door. After a few
moments, the mayor’s daughter, MADGE, opens the door.
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