Scene It Sunday #1 - The Mockingjay Pin

Scene It Sunday is an original feature started by me, here at The Book Babe's Reads. Do you remember that silly game that you used to play when you were younger, Scene It? It was a great trivia game. But let's get to the point... sometimes, I see book to movie adaptions that just leave something vital out. So, I've started a feature where I can showcase the differences that I've noticed. Hence, Scene it Sunday was born! I hope to make this a regular feature, so let me know what you think, and if you've seen something similar to this anywhere!

{Everything in this feature is potentially a spoiler. If you haven't read/watched this, and are planning on it, please skip this.}

The Mockingjay Pin, Book Scene:

"My next guest is also unexpected. Madge walks straight to me. She is not weepy or evasive, instead there's an urgency about her tone that surprises me. "They let you wear one thing from your district in the arena. One thing to remind you of home. Will you wear this?" She holds out the circular gold pin that was on her dress earlier. I hadn't paid much attention to it before, but now I see it's a small bird in flight."

The Mockingjay Pin, Movie Scene:

In the movie, Katniss takes her "kill" (rabbits/birds whatever) to the market, and gives some to an old woman in exchange for something. She sees the pin in a junk tray, asks how much, and the old woman gives it to her. Later in the movie, Katniss gives the pin to Prim, and Prim gives it back to her when she volunteers as tribute in Prim's place.

Honestly, the reason I chose this scene as my first scene it Sunday post because I felt like it was perfect. It's the perfect scene to start my new feature, and only because I have a lot to say about it. I feel like by eliminating the scene with Madge, they kind of messed up a lot of the story arc. Madge is a big secondary character, in my opinion. They kind of gave the pin new meaning by making Katniss just stumble upon it... and now something is just missing! Madge giving Katniss the pin is like the cornerstone of the book - the entire reason of the rebellion hinges on that. Maybe I'm being overdramatic, but for me that was a big scene, and they just chopped it out like it was nothing!

Do you have an opinion on the changing of this scene? Did you like the movie version or the book version better? Vent!

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