The Hunger Games: 10 Biggest Changes From The Books
7. How Katniss Gets The Pin
In both the books and the films, the Mockingjay pin plays a very important role in how Katniss becomes an icon for the people of Panem. However, her procurement of the pin changes drastically between both mediums. In the book Katniss is given the pin by the Mayors daughter, Madge. The book explains how the pin represents a subtle dig at The Capitol, as the real life Mockingjays were the result of bio-genetic spying programme that the public became aware of and used against the government. In the film however, Katniss finds the Mockingjay pin at a market, but there is no explanation of the importance of the pin nor why it is a clear show of defiance to the Capitol. Leaving all of this out of the film is actually a poor choice from the filmmakers. By making it just a pin without a backstory, it means that Katniss transforms the Mockingjay into a symbol of rebellion, rather than simply being the wearer of a symbol, which already has significant meaning. Also, by removing that significance from the pin, it takes away the idea that there was already some opposition to the Capitol before the events of Katniss Hunger Games, meaning the momentum from the next two films is somewhat held back and it makes the revolution more hasty rather than the culmination of a long build up.
