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Though these hybrids cannot speak, they can repeat melodies and were therefore used to send signals - for instance, by the workers in Rue’s home district. After the uprising was quashed and the jabberjays were released into the wild, they mated with mockingbirds and created mockingjays. However, when the rebels figured out the birds were spies, they started feeding them false intelligence to mislead the Capitol. One of these was a bird called a jabberjay, which would fly out to the districts and listen in on rebels’ conversations, and then repeat these conversations to intelligence gatherers in the Capitol. In the book, Katniss explains that the mockingjay is “something of a slap in the face” for the Capitol: during the last rebellion, the Capitol had created several genetically modified animals to use as weapons against insurgent districts. The Hunger Games Movies Abandon the Mockingjay Pin Origin Story Leaving slight tweaks aside, what follows is every major difference between The Hunger Games movies and books. The Hunger Games movies are broadly recognized by fans for being loyal to Collins’ novels however, as is inevitable with any book-to-screen adaptation, the franchise did change some aspects of the book trilogy to accommodate the big-screen format and runtime. Related: The Hunger Games: Hanging Tree Song Origin & President Snow Connection Explained The series feature Josh Hutcherson as Peeta Mellark, the other District 12 tribute and Katniss’ eventual love interest, Liam Hemsworth as Katniss’ childhood friend Gale Hawthorne, Woody Harrelson as District 12 victor Haymitch Abernathy, Elizabeth Banks as Effie Trinket, Stanley Tucci as Caesar Flickerman, and Donald Sutherland as President Snow. The movies brought together industry newcomers and veteran actors alike to round out their ensemble cast.

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