There are many horrors in the post-apocalyptic world of The Hunger Games that have not been translated to the screen. From prompting children to sign up for tessera to enforcing mandatory viewing of the Capitol’s visual propaganda, the government of Panem ensures social order in several other ways apart from holding the Games. However, the films miss out on showing the full extent of its cruelty — especially as they reduce Avoxes to background characters more or less.