Why The Hunger Games Killed Off Finnick In Mockingjay
Finnick Odair is a beloved character in The Hunger Games franchise, so many have wondered why he was killed off in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2. Finnick, played by Sam Claflin in the films based on Suzanne Collins's YA trilogy, starts off as an arrogant former Hunger Games champion from District 4, but develops into an endearing character motivated by his love for Annie Cresta and his hatred for the oppressive Capitol. There are plenty of deaths in the Hunger Games series, but Finnick’s death is often considered one of the saddest.
In the book version of Mockingjay, Finnick is killed after a lizard-like «muttation,» a modified animal created by the Capitol, rips his head off. Mockingjay – Part 2 differs from the book by making Finnick's death scene less graphic. A team of rebels, including Katniss and Finnick, travel in the sewers on the way to the Capitol to assassinate President Snow. While inside the sewers, they are ambushed by a group of muttations sent by Snow to kill the rebels. Finnick managed to kill multiple mutts and attempts to escape with the rest of the group, but one mutt drags him back down into the water. The remaining mutts end up overwhelming Finnick and devouring him, with his suffering only cut short by Katniss using her Holo's self-destruct t0 grant him a quick death.
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From a storytelling perspective, it is clear why Finnick was killed off. Mockingjay is the final installment (for now) of the series — not including the impending Hunger Games prequel — and when there’s an epic finale like this one, there’s bound to be some casualties. The story also deals with the harsh realities of war, which includes people dying on the
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