Realizing that they would be killed by the fog if they could not move faster, Mags kissed Finnick and courageously sacrificed herself by walking straight into the fog so Finnick, Katniss, and Peeta could live.
Chia Mags kisses Finnick on the mouth to briefly let him know that this is the last time she will see him. It's her way of saying "Goodbye" but in a more affectionate way.
Mags was like family to Finnick. Mags volunteered for Finnick's love Annie Cresta in the 75th hunger games. And even though Finnick had a way of being outwardly suave and nonchalant to most people, he loved Mags so much. "She basically raised him," as Haymitch pointed out in Catching Fire.
When Finnick was reaped to the 65th Hunger Games, Mags was his mentor. In the 75th Hunger Games, Mags volunteered for Annie Cresta, Finnick's true love. He also said that she was one of the only people who actually liked him as Katniss and Peeta were about to leave the bloodbath with them.
Before they can decide what to do, Mags kisses Finnick and runs into the fog, collapsing in a horrible seizure. Katniss wants to scream, but she drags herself behind Finnick as he carries Peeta away.
The Life of Finnick Odair: Hunger Games Explained (From the Books)
Was Johanna in love with Finnick?
Finnick was always very attracted to Johanna, but she didn't know what to think of him at first. They became friends, but nothing more. They kissed once in this book, when Johanna was drunk in District 4, but nothing more.
Katniss briefly mentioned that a previous stroke could have caused Mags's garbled speech. However, post-traumatic stress disorder could have also caused her speech incapacity. Both Annie and Katniss suffered from PTSD, as many other Hunger Games victors did.
After winning the games, Snow forced Finnick into prostitution and sold his body to Capitol residents to gain their trust. Finnick only agreed to take part because Snow threatened to torture his loved ones. Even though he bedded several women throughout his time as a victor, Finnick's love for Annie remained true.
I think the reason Finnick loved Annie so much was because she wasn't like the rest of them. She never was like drooling over him.. It was a simple pure love.
It was confirmed by Capitol Couture that Mags had won the 11th Hunger Games, meaning she was 16 when she won. It is possible that Mags was a Career Tribute in her previous Hunger Games, as District 4 is known for having Career Tributes, although it is not known how early the Careers began.
Finnick describes how Snow used him, and other desirable victors, sending them as sexual favors to gain influence over members of the Capitol. Finnick's “patrons” would share secrets with him, and this is how he learned that Snow rose to power by poisoning his rivals, his enemies, and even himself to deflect suspicion.
Realizing that they would be killed by the fog if they could not move faster, Mags kissed Finnick and courageously sacrificed herself by running straight into the fog so Finnick, Katniss, and Peeta could live.
Finnick learned many secrets, including that Snow, in his rise to power, poisoned his adversaries but to divert suspicion often drank from the same poisoned cup followed by an antidote that only Snow used. Segments of the propo of Katniss and Finnick are aired.
In a scene deleted from the final cut of the film, Claflin gets to showcase a new skill he learned for the part. "I sort of tie a noose and I practiced and practiced how to learn to tie a noose in about 10 seconds," he explained in a making-of featurette.
The group eventually outruns the fog except for Mags, who sacrifices herself so that Finnick can help Katniss save Peeta. They trip and tumble down a hill but eventually stop, and Katniss watches the fog approaching. It stops just before it can get to her because it is being contained by some type of force field.
She's from District 4 — a fishing-centric District located in the Pacific Northwest, where Finnick hails from — and witnesses another competitor behead her fellow District tribute during the Games. She survives when the arena gets flooded, by virtue of being the best swimmer, but is left with permanent emotional scars.
Annie was reaped a second time to participate in the 75th Hunger Games, but Mags, an older tribute, who helped Finnick mentor Annie during her Hunger Games, volunteered to enter the Games in her place. Annie was the only true love of Finnick Odair, who was the victor of the 65th Hunger Games.
Before he rescued Peeta, Katniss saw Finnick as a threat and someone she will eventually have to kill. However, she admits she will never be able to kill him because he saved Peeta. She won't be able to look past the debt she owes him for saving Peeta's life.
As a Career tribute, Finnick won the 65th Hunger Games at the age of 14, where he was mentored by the previous District 4 victor, Mags. During the 74th Hunger Games, he served as mentor alongside Mags for District 4, as revealed in Mockingjay when he became the expert on Peeta's memories of his two times in the arena.
Peeta later explained to Katniss that Johanna did this to get a reaction, since she and the other tributes obviously saw Katniss as being the most "pure" of the Victors. In the book, Chaff and Seeder were also in the elevator, but in the film, their place was taken by Haymitch Abernathy.
Peeta used the dyes to paint a picture of Rue after Katniss covered her with flowers when she died. He says he wants to hold them accountable for killing Rue, and Effie tells him that that kind of thinking is forbidden. Katniss then tells the team she hung a dummy of Seneca Crane.
Trivia. She has a granddaughter that participates in The 66th Hunger Games . However, that tribute dies anyway, even though she was a career. She died at age 80, the same age Furelle Faith died.
