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This movie had no right to be as good as it was! Soft-rebooting a franchise from about a decade ago? Somehow it works and was almost better than anything I still remember from the original movies.
Also I did not really warm up to that Snow actor but I guess that makes the movie almost a hint better.
And unexpectedly, the songs are really good, reminding me of Dolly Parton and some are earworms right now.
"...it is the things we love most that destroy us."
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes is one of the biggest surprises of 2023 because I did not expect to enjoy it. I cared what was happening and liked that we saw a different side to Coriolanus Snow, so much so that I often forget he is the Antagonist.
It's a tragic tale that we all know the ending to, but we watch anyway with foolish hope for everyone involved.
Suzanne Collins is a wonderful and underrated writer, capable of creating captivating stories and interesting characters. I adore the book and feel like the film mostly does it justice. Sure, it’s long, but there was no way to make it shorter. It’s an extremely hard story to tell without Snow’s internal monologues but they succeeded. It’s not perfect, but mostly triumphant.
The movie was great, but Lucy Grays' character development was missing. Instead, she sang, and the audience was expected to gravitate to her because the actress can sing. It setup for a lacklustre character
If this happened to me. I too would have become a villain! Pleasantly surprised by this. I enjoyed revisiting this world that I haven’t been in since the last one. The sets, sounds, and costumes were all great. The acting for the most part is also solid. Viola Davis, Peter Dinklage, Jason Schwartzman are all on there A game. I’ve never seen the actor that played Snow before but he was a good lead. Rachel Zegler was decent but slightly annoying character quite a few times. Could of used with less singing.
This makes me really want to revisit the original films!
I dont believe Im saying this but the movie was better than the book.
Great visuals, lousy movie. Kristen Stewart seemed an odd choice for Snow White. Also didn't like the ending much.
