The Hunger Games

In Panem, the Capitol forces the 12 districts to send one boy and one girl each year to the Hunger Games. When little Prim is reaped, Katniss Everdeen volunteers in her place. The other District 12 tribute is Peeta Mellark, who confesses his love for her on TV. In the arena, Katniss teams up with Rue from District 11 and covers her body in flowers after she's killed. A new rule allows two winners from the same district, and Katniss nurses a wounded Peeta in a cave. At the end, the rule is revoked. The two threaten to eat nightlock berries together, and the Gamemakers name them both victors. Haymitch warns that the Capitol took it as defiance. On the train home, Peeta learns the romance was partly an act.

1. ChangeMadge is gone from the movie

   In the book, the mockingjay pin comes from Madge, the mayor's daughter. In the movie, Madge doesn't exist and Katniss gets the pin from a woman at a District 12 market.

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2. ChangeHaymitch sends notes

   In the book, Katniss has to work out what Haymitch means with every gift that arrives, or doesn't. In the movie, he just sends notes with instructions.

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3. ChangeSnow and Seneca get scenes

   The book never leaves Katniss's head. The movie cuts away to President Snow talking with Head Gamemaker Seneca Crane in his rose garden and in the control room.

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4. ChangeDistrict 11 riots on screen

   After Rue dies, the movie shows District 11 rioting and Peacekeepers cracking down. Stuck in the arena, book Katniss sees none of it.

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5. ChangeMutts without human eyes

   In the book, the mutts at the end have the eyes of the dead tributes, which sends Katniss into a panic. In the movie, they're just giant dogs.

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