00:00The games of atonement are not simply the Hunger Games.
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00:06In The Hunger Games, the penance games are not just the Hunger Games.
00:10Their true objective is far more political than one might think.
00:13In the world of Panem, the Hunger Games are held every year.
00:17to remind the district of their defeat against the Capitol.
00:20Every 25 years, the government organizes a very special edition.
00:24These are the games of atonement, called Carter Kell in the original version.
00:29These editions have the distinction of introducing a rule that is completely exceptional.
00:33And each time, this rule allows the Capitol to strengthen its domination over the districts.
00:37During the 25th Hunger Games, for example, the inhabitants of the districts had to choose their own tribe.
00:42A way to force them to participate directly in the selection of their future sacrificial victim.
00:47During the 50th Games, what the new film tells us is that the rules are different.
00:51Each district must send twice as many tribes.
00:54This increases the number from 24 to 48.
00:55And remember, the 75th Hunger Games in Catching Fire.
00:59This time, the tribes are selected from among the former victors.
01:02This forces Katniss and Pitta to return to the arena.
01:05Do you see the common point?
01:07The Capitol is not simply organizing a deadly competition.
01:10He transforms rules into instruments of terror, propaganda, and control.
01:14And that is why the games of atonement occupy such an important place in the saga.