Titles are often tied to the main events of the movies. The Hunger Games is no different Throughout its four installments, The Hunger Games The franchise revolves around the Hunger Games 74 to 76, where teenagers kill each other to survive until there is one winner left. Katniss and Peeta challenged the Capitol and won in the first game. His victory eventually led to a war between the 12 Districts and the Capitol. The Mockingjay becomes the symbol of the Rebellion, which explains the shared title of the third and fourth films. On fireon the other hand, it is less clear.
As the franchise gravitates toward war, “Catching Fire” is symbolic of what was happening beyond the Arena. When Katniss and Peeta won the 74th Hunger Games, they gave hope to the people of the 12 Districts. And even though President Snow returns them to the Quarter Quell, he is unable to stop the fire from spreading, eventually leading to a full-blown war. Name On fire seems appropriate to describe the main event of the sequel.
The book clarifies the symbolic meaning of Catching Fire
Unlike the fancy game-oriented film adaptation of on fire, the book clearly states where the title comes from. At the beginning of the novel, President Snow visits Katniss and tells her, “Katniss Everdeen, the girl who was on fire, you have provided a spark that, if left unattended, can turn into a Panem-destroying inferno.” The line didn’t make it into the movie, but the fire, which Snow is talking about, refers to the Rebellion and echoes his earlier discussion with Seneca Crane in the first movie that the purpose of the game is to give people hope.
Too much hope will give the Districts the courage to rise up against the Capitol. That’s what “Catching Fire” stands for, and seeing Katniss and Peeta successfully challenge the authority of the Capitol does just that for the Districts. The Rebellion has been going on ever since Katniss and Peeta won the 74th Hunger Games, despite what Katniss chose to believe.
Catching Fire shifts its focus to rebellion
In the film, there are hints and traces of the Rebellion rising: a bloody Mockingjay symbol at the side of the tunnel on its way to the Capitol. Prim tells Katniss that she and her mother are on her side. Gale hinting that there have been talks. The fire that Katniss started is spreading, and while the Quarter Quell is the most obvious event, it’s no longer the most important. Instead, it is the uprising of the Rebellion.
The tributes, which are collected from the winners of past Hunger Games, form a secret alliance. President Snow aims to put out the fire by using the game to kill Katniss and Peeta in Quater Quell. Instead, the fire rages the Capitol and the creator of the game is the mastermind of the Rebellion. The fire is catching on, and Quarter Quell is the catalyst that started the war. Like the darkness of its title, On fire it’s about what’s happening beyond the Arena.
The Hunger Games franchise is available to stream on Prime Video.
