Writing for IndieWire, David Ehrlich named the film both the best young adult dystopian film and "by far" the strongest installment in The Hunger Games film series, describing it as "the rare prequel that manages to stand on its own two feet and still feel taller than the other stories it's ultimately meant to support". [46] RogerEbert.com 's Christy Lemire complimented the "subtlety of this supervillain origin story" and described Blyth's performance as Coriolanus Snow as "a star-making performance". [47] Brian Truitt of USA Today praised it as "an enticing blend of dystopian action epic and musical drama that surpasses the previous films". [48] In a negative review for The Guardian, Peter Bradshaw wrote that "the interest, dramatic momentum and energy" of the franchise "have frankly expired", concluding that "this movie finally ties itself into various knots to prefigure the later world of Katniss, but the time to end the Games came long ago". [49] Clarisse Loughrey of The Independent criticized the film for "[squandering] the anger of novelist Suzanne Collins's source material" and "[diluting] its biggest villain", further deriding Snow's characterization as a " yassification of a future monster". [50] See also [ edit ] what if everything that made the hunger games so appealing and well-done - the action, the satire, the quiet and subtle moments of revolution - did not exist here?

In a recent interview with Empire, Lawrence spoke about the ongoing relevancy of the Hunger Games movies, all of which (including this latest one) are adapted from Suzanne Collins' novels. Gajewski, Ryan (October 30, 2023). " 'Hunger Games' Prequel Nabs SAG-AFTRA Interim Agreement". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved October 30, 2023. Italie, Hillel (May 17, 2020). " 'Hunger Games' prequel 'Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes' to receive virtual launch". Spokesman-Review . Retrieved May 19, 2020. a b "The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes". The Numbers. Archived from the original on November 22, 2023 . Retrieved November 25, 2023. Without Coriolanus Snow, we would only have been able to read about this time through a newly made-up character. As loathsome as Panem’s president is, it was a brilliant and logical choice to write from his perspective.

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Nina Jacobson: I think that Suzanne was very interesting in this book, exploring sort of the allure of authoritarianism, what draws people towards that kind of power. And also how we feel about each other, whether we trust or distrust each other when we are polarizing each other, how that fuels the pull towards extremism, towards authoritarianism. Me: Uh huh. *signalling desperately to the waiter for a glass of wine* Those aren't really hobbies you know.

But as they prepare to flee District 12, a number of suspicious circumstances amp up his paranoia that Lucy Gray is betraying him the same way he has turned on so many important people in his life. When they stop at a house near District 12’s lake, he discovers the rebels’ store of weapons. When Lucy Gray takes a long time to go cut up some katniss plants, he convinces himself that she has abandoned him and even now is revealing the murder that will snatch away his bright future.

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While the older President Snow has a number of villainous signifiers, the only one explored in this novel is his affection for roses. That he inherits from the Grandma’am, who stubbornly continues to grow her acclaimed collection of roses on their penthouse roof even as the Snows slide closer to poverty. She bestows various colored roses upon Coriolanus as he conducts his mentorship, and he appreciates the significance of each treasured bloom. I also hated and loved Snow. There's no doubt that he's an AWFUL being. Like completely and utterly terrible. Dave Cobb: There wasn't a whole lot of handholding to do. She's such a pro. Whatever we had with the pre-record, she beat it. She was so good, so real and so honest, and she made my life easy. However, Coriolanus' family has fallen on hard times followingthe death of his father who was killed in the ongoing war between the districts and the Capitol.Snow wants to restore his family name.