The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
Summary
Like many movie prequels , The Hunger Games : The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakescleverly alludes to the previous movies in its enfranchisement . Ballad of Songbirds & Snakestakes blank space 64 geezerhood before Katniss Everdeen ( Jennifer Lawrence ) wins the Hunger Games and any connections between the motion picture might seem far - fetched . The premise of the prequel nods to Katniss ' story , wherein a young Coriolanus Snow ( Tom Blyth ) mentor Lucy Gray Baird ( Rachel Zegler ) another 16 - class - old girl from District 12who is selected for the 10th Hunger Games . However , Ballad of Songbirds & Snakescleverly references the other movie in subtle ways .
The Hunger Games : The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes explores the earth of Panem before Katniss Everdeen but will there be a sequel to the prequel ?
9“Your Father Is Dead Coriolanus. It Was A Rebel, They Say. A Trap Out In The Forest In 12.”
Said By Grandma’am Snow
Ballad of Songbirds & Snakesopens with what might seem like a hokey reason for Coriolanus " Coryo " Snow to detest those from the dominion . During the war that do the Capitol to make the Games , Coryo ’s Father of the Church was killed by a rebel in District 12.This event likely does play some part in how Coryo view the district . However , the prologue scene where Coryo ’s grandmother " Grandma’am " ( Fionnula Flanagan ) informs him of his father ’s death alludes to Katniss and the future rebellion in more ways than one .
First , merely the word"rebel"connotes what it will mean in the future of this world . audience immediately associate the terminus with Katniss and her ally . to boot , Grandma’am says that Coryo ’s father was catch in"a snare out in the timber in 12.“The woodland outside District 12 would become Katniss ' sanctuary , while Coryo will always view it as a place of risk . to boot , Katniss and GaleHawthorne ( Liam Hemsworth ) set traps to arrest game , although Coryo ’s begetter was likely caught in a different variety of trap .
8“What Is That Dress? Is She Some Sort Of Clown?”
Said By Arachne Crane
Tigris proceed on to become a stylist for the Games and possibly plays a function in popularizing the hopeful coloring worn by Lucy Gray .
One of the majortheories surroundingBallad of Songbirds & Snakesis that Coryo ’s full cousin Tigris ( Hunter Schafer ) was urge on to produce Capitol manner by Lucy Gray . In theHunger Gamesmovies , the Capitol is known for its outlandish and colorful fashion sensation . Coryo ’s classmate Arachne Crane ’s ( Lilli Cooper ) comment about Lucy Gray ’s clothes is incongruent with this . Notably , most of the mass in this fit are wear out satiny attire in indifferent colors . Dr. Volumnia Gaul ( Viola Davis ) is the only Capitol eccentric who wears anything like what audiences recognize as Capitol fashion .
Arachne ’s line supports the possibility that there was a major upheaval in the Capitol ’s tastesin the meter between the tenth and 74th Hunger Games . At the time of her Games , Lucy Gray is a popular fame in the Capitol and people would have wanted to mimic her style . Meanwhile , Tigris goes on to become a styler for the Games and perchance play a part in generalize the lustrous colours wear by Lucy Gray . Tigris herself makes an appearance inThe Hunger Games : Mockingjay — Part 2 , bring by Eugenie Bondurant .
7“Your Role Is To Turn These Children Into Spectacles, Miss Crane. Not Survivors.”
Said By Casca Highbottom
When Dean Casca Highbottom ( Peter Dinklage ) announces that Capitol students will be mentoring the tributes in the Games , he clarifies to Arachne that they are supposed to entertain the Capitol , not save the tributes by making them"survivors . “This touch to a conversation that Katniss and Haymitch Abernathy ( Woody Harrelson ) have inThe Hunger Games : Catching Firewhere he tells her that no one make headway the Games , they only survive it . This is because it is an event design to serve the Capitol ’s stake and not the territory .
Highbottom is the rueful Godhead of the Hunger Gameswho perceives more about their structure and purpose than most . He tries to distance himself from the tributes he inadvertently condemned , and parrots this philosophy as though he is trying to force the Capitol educatee to greet the truths about the Games . In addition to referencing Haymitch ’s word , this quotation mark demonstrates what micturate Highbottom an interesting fiber .
6“We Have A Reservation Tonight, Flickerman. Party Of Two And A High Chair.”
Ballad of Songbirds & Snakesintroduces the bizarre character of Lucretius " golden " Flickerman ( Jason Schwartzman),the first commentator to host the Games . His surname make a connection to an originalHunger Gamescharacter evident . Additionally , a throwawayline from Lucky inBallad of Songbirds & Snakesseemingly confirms that Caesar Filckerman(Stanley Tucci ) is his son .
5“That Little One. She’s So Sweet, So Young. Something About Her Reminds Me Of My Cousin Maude Ivory.”
Said By Lucy Gray Baird
Like how Lucy Gray is drawn to Wovey because of Maude Ivory , Katniss bond with Rue because she cue her of her younger baby Prim .
Lucy Gray has some heartbreaking moments with Wovey(Sofia Sanchez ) , the young girl from District 8 . Lucy Gray remarks to Snow how vernal and unfermented Wovey is , and how she reminds her of her cousin Maude Ivory ( Vaughan Reilly).This create a parallel with Katniss and Rue ’s ( Amandla Stenberg ) relationshipwhen they are ally during their Games . Like how Lucy Gray is depict to Wovey because of Maude Ivory , Katniss Bond with Rue because she reminds her of her younger sister Prim ( Willow Shields ) .
It also draws more parallels between Katniss and Lucy Gray , who do their best to protect the younger girls . The deaths of Wovey and Rue particularly highlight the brutality of the Games because anyone as young as 12 can be chosen as tribute . Theirs are among themost tragical death in theHunger Gamesmovies .
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Book fans will know more than pic sports fan about Lucy Gray Baird , the enigmatic superior of the 10th Hunger Games in The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes .
4"Quite The Rebel.” “Oh Yeah, I’m Bad News.”
Said By Sejanus Plinth & Coriolanus Snow
When Coryo conceal away some nutrient from the dining Granville Stanley Hall to bring to Lucy Gray , his classmate Sejanus ( Josh Andrés Rivera ) remark that he’s"Quite the insurrectionist . “Similarly , when Coryo goes to get together Lucy Gray when she arrives in the Capitol , she ascertains that he is at least bending the rule by being thereand also calls him a insurrectionist . Once again , Ballad of Songbirds & Snakescreates interesting contrasts merely by using the word"rebel . "
While the prequel flick give him some large-hearted import , it is clear thatCoriolanus Snow was destined to become theHunger Gamesvillain . Other characters apply the term"rebel"to Coryo further develops the tension between him and Lucy Grayand all that she represents . By extension , it touch on how the consultation perceives his interaction with Katniss in the original moving-picture show . While Coryo believes in order and dominance , both Lucy Gray and Katniss are associated with insurrection and exemption , embodied through symbols like music , songbirds , and the timberland .
3“Now I Don’t Love Your Odds, But May They Be In Your Favor.”
Said By Lucky Flickerman
Notably , the characters inBallad of Songbirds & Snakeare not going around reiterate the infamous line"May the odds be ever in your favor"associated with the Games . Lucky may be the originator of the"may the odds"line , base on a brief fundamental interaction with Lucy Gray . The tenth Hunger Games is the first twelvemonth that the tribute give interviews beforehand of the game . After she plays a song for the audience , Lucky wish Lucy Gray luck with a edition of this quote .
By the time of the 74th Hunger Games , this quote is synonymous with the event . Characters like Effie Trinket ( Elizabeth Banks ) and Caesar say it all the timeas part of their introduction to dissimilar events that are part of the leash - up to the Games . Katniss and Gale mockingly quote them while they are in the Grant Wood . In the substantial world , it has a pathological outcome when most of the tribute will be killed in the arena .
2"Who Will Watch The Games If There’s No Victor?”
Said By Coriolanus Snow
Ironically , this same dilemma is what allow for Katniss and Peeta Mellark ( Josh Hutcherson ) to both survivetheir Games . Katniss and Peetaplan to take their own lives , chance that the Gamemakers would rather have two victors than none . Snow makes it clear after that he believe it would have been smarter to kill them both , and Head Gamemaker Seneca Crane ( Wes Bentley ) is executed for his supervising .
The fortune of several characters from The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes are unnamed , but one line from Catching Fire offers a hint about one .
1"Some People Call It ‘Swamp Potato,’ But I Think ‘Katniss’ Has A Much Nicer Ring, Don’t You?”
Plants play an important use in the franchise . rose wine are beloved by extremity of the Snow kinsfolk , flowers which are associated with decadence and careful breeding . On the other hand , Katniss , Prim , and Rue are all named after wildflowers or plants of practical utility . It is an unpretentious yet muscular comparison , which is why the nod to the rootage of the name Katniss is a fitting extension forThe Hunger Games : The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakesto let in .
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The Hunger Games : The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is a prequel film lay 64 year before the effect of the original movie with Katniss Everdeen . The film centers on a unseasoned Coriolanus Snow ( Tom Blyth ) and shows his rise to power as the loss leader of Panem . take place during the tenth Hunger Games , Snow is tasked with mentoring Lucy Gray Baird ( Rachel Zegler ) , the testimonial from District 12 .
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is a prequel movie set 64 years before the events of the original movie with Katniss Everdeen. The film centers on a young Coriolanus Snow (Tom Blyth) and shows his rise to power as the leader of Panem. Taking place during the 10th Hunger Games, Snow is tasked with mentoring Lucy Gray Baird (Rachel Zegler), the tribute from District 12.
