When people say Hunger Games Katniss Everdeen is one of the movies greatest modern action heroines how come she never uses guns like machine guns or fly armed helicopters or have big fight scenes?

Answer 1

If you have not read the books I suggest you do. To answer your question, is because she lives in a very poor society ruled by the dictating 'Capitol' of Panam. She never has used a gun or helicopter because she simply cannot, plus she is just as good with her bow and arrow, if not better, than a person with a gun at killing, besides where was she going to learn to fly a helicopter. The movie stayed very close to the book as to not upset viewers and critics which allowed them to make much more money. So to make Katniss what she is not, was not on the agenda of the directors and screen writers.