We have another trailer, so you know what that means! It’s time for a Victor’s Village reaction post!
This one starts off on a bit of a sad note– You’ll notice that Them There Eyes is no longer with us. She’s stepped away from the Internet for a while to focus on some real life commitments, but we still love her to death and wish her all the best!
As for JJ and The Girl With The Pearl, We March Together with you through the glorious battlefield of fandom (See what we did there?!) And so, the reaction post goes on!
Be aware that this baby contains spoilers if you haven’t read the books! Also, there’s lots to it, so be sure to hit the “READ MORE” link if you’re viewing from the main page!
WHY ARE WE MARCHING?!
The Girl With The Pearl: Let’s start with this: The trailer has a name, which is not always something we’ve seen in the past. What do you think of We March Together?

Are we referring to this *cough* TOTALLY NATURAL marching scene?
JJ: Eh, it’s got that revolution vibe, which is good. And there is that scene of Katniss strutting down to “get” Snow. But… is does it add much to the actual trailer? Not sure. It feels like something they did to track views better online actually.
TGWTP: Being the picky bastard that I am, I couldn’t help but think about how they NEVER march together
JJ: Lol. But Paylor wants them too.
TGWTP: All these District are essentially using the same guerilla warfare tactics. No marching! Katniss sure never marched anywhere with anyone
JJ: Katniss doesn’t march with anyone, you’re right. It’s more of an afterthought of something that sounds good for trailer title.
TGWTP: It should be called We Want To March Together, then! Though it doesn’t have the same ring to it.
JJ: Marching together is for winners!
THE SNOW-DOWN

The greenhouse! The mansion in the distance! Hoooooly….
TGWTP: But I suppose the title doesn’t matter, because man… did this start with Snow’s final conversation with Katniss?!
JJ: Yes, I think they did. That’s one of the amazing thing about both the teaser and this trailer. They mush the timeline all around, yet it presents the story beautifully!
TGWTP: It’s not something non-readers would recognize, but for books fans… OOF! You can hear the raggedness of his voice, plus the image of Katniss approaching the greenhouse…
JJ: If you’ve got Donald Sutherland, use that’s man’s voice for all it’s worth. What a chilling open.
RECITING AND RECYCLING
TGWTP: And then we get Paylor, which is just so welcome. I kinda worry that characters like hers will be written off, but she’s prominent in a trailer!

Pay attention! Paylor knows what’s up!
JJ: I love that they are building her up. In the books, we don’t really see her rise because it happens away from Katniss, but I like how they’re really going to show her as a leader. Will make the ending make a lot more sense. And it was a great way to explain the plot of the movie quickly too.
TGWTP: Yes! We saw the tar before, now the people who haven’t read the books know what that’s about. And it establishes Paylor as a tactical leader.
JJ: Just in those few secs of her speech it solidifies her credibility as a leader. Good stuff
TGWTP: I did kinda laugh at the beginning of her speech though, because we get a quick look at Plutarch, Effie, and Haymitch– our only look at all three from this trailer– and it’s THE SAME CUT from the last trailer. We couldn’t find three different shots of those three?!
JJ: Yeah, bah, come on! There were a bunch of those reused shots.
TGWTP: Oh, I get that. We got plenty of recycling of scenes but that was so very obvious because it was a montage-y sequence.
THE FUTURE STARTS WITH REFERENCES OF BOOK LOVERS
JJ: But can we talk about the timing of when she talks about THE FUTURE STARTS TOMORROW.
TGWTP: YES. YES WE CAN. Because we see the future there! *flails*

The moment at which we all squealed!
JJ: That was just for us fans. Thanks to whoever cut that. You could think that was just a natural thing… but WE KNOW. A lot of the trailer has those type of fan-friendly moments. So thanks, guys!
TGWTP: Yes, somebody definitely said “Let’s throw THIS in here real quick for the big fans.”
TGWTP: And there were a couple moments where everything was combined to inflict maximum hurt, so let’s discuss those. Katniss talks about nothing good being safe while Snow is alive as she dances with Prim.
JJ: Yup, another moment taken from the teaser, but understandable since it’s the core of what she’s fighting for. And we need to make that end hurt more.
TGWTP: Gale talking about how Katniss needs to make her one shot count. URGH. That got to me.
JJ: Oooh, I didn’t pick up on that.

Tigris’ hair: Cockblocking Gale’s lines since last week
TGWTP: It’s very quick. She says she only has one shot. He says “Let’s make it count”
JJ: Oh yes, when he’s in Tigris’s shop. I was distracted by Tigris’s hair! But “making it count.” Ugh.
TGWTP: Exactly. Those are probably two different scenes (and yes, it’s Tigris!) but they’re blended for the best effect to reference Coin’s death later.
JJ: Messing with the timeline again! But it works. Then you have Peeta’s part.
TGWTP: I think it’s NO COINCIDENCE that they’re showing lizard mutts while Peeta is talking about Snow owning their deaths and how the deaths matter if Katniss defeats Snow.
JJ: “Our lives were never ours…” *tears* Finnick battling the lizards was a great shot.
TGWTP: That is an incredible line. Screenwriting prowess, ftw!
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