Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Directed by Francis Lawrence
Written by Michael Arndt, Michael Lesslie
Produced by Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, Francis Lawrence
Based on The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
Starring: Tom Blyth, Rachel Zegler, Peter Dinklage, Jason Schwartzman, Hunter Schafer, Josh Andrés Rivera & Viola Davis.
Cinematography: Jo Willems
Music by James Newton Howard
Edited by Mark Yoshikawa
Production companies: Color Force, about:blank
Distributed by: Lionsgate
The plot: Years before he becomes the tyrannical president of Panem, 18-year-old Coriolanus Snow remains the last hope for his fading lineage. With the 10th annual Hunger Games fast approaching, the young Snow becomes alarmed when he’s assigned to mentor Lucy Gray Baird from District 12. Uniting their instincts for showmanship and political savvy, they race against time to ultimately reveal who’s a songbird and who’s a snake.
The hunger games the ballad of songbirds and snakes movie was fine.
Pros: Seeing this film done like a truthful character study of a young snow in separate charters and also the actor Tom Blyth was really good as young snow. I like how the rules for each district worked. Viola Davis was intimidating at times as the head Gamemaker. Rachel Zegler was so good when she was singing, and the action was brutal & intense.
Cons: The full film did drag a lot. Peter Dinklage’s Casca wasn’t that memorable in the film in my opinion. The other contestants were not that well developed properly, and I thought like, Were the film still going I was struggling to keep watching.
The Cast & Crew:
- Tom Blyth as Coriolanus “Coryo” Snow: A mentor for the upcoming 10th Hunger Games and future President of Panem.
- Dexter Sol Ansell as young Coriolanus.
- Rachel Zegler as Lucy Gray Baird: The female tribute from District 12 who forms a connection with Coriolanus, and a member of the Covey, a travelling musician group.
- Josh Andrés Rivera as Sejanus Plinth: A classmate and friend of Snow, and the mentor to a tribute from District 2. He is from District 2 but now lives in the Capitol.
- Viola Davis as Dr. Volumnia Gaul: The head gamemaker of the 10th Hunger Games and the person who first implemented them.
- Peter Dinklage as Casca Highbottom: Dean of the Academy and intellectual author of the Hunger Games.
- Jason Schwartzman as Lucretius “Lucky” Flickerman: The first television host for the 10th Hunger Games and assumed ancestor to Caesar Flickerman, who would host later editions of the Games.
- Hunter Schafer as Tigris Snow: Coriolanus’s older cousin and confidante, who advises him in everything. She would go on to become a stylist in the Games and an ally to Katniss Everdeen and the resistance against Panem.
- Rosa Gotzler as young Tigris.
- Fionnula Flanagan as Grandma’am: Coriolanus and Tigris’s strict grandmother.
- Burn Gorman as Commander Hoff: The leader of the peacekeepers in District 12.
- Ashley Liao as Clemensia Dovecote: A classmate and friend of Snow, and a mentor to a tribute from District 11.
- Max Raphael as Festus Creed: A classmate of Snow, and mentor to a tribute from District 4.
- Zoe Renee as Lysistrata Vickers: A classmate of Snow, and mentor of the other District 12 tribute, Jessup.
- Aamer Husain as Felix Ravinstill: A classmate of Snow, and mentor to a tribute from District 11.
- Lilly Cooper as Arachne Crane: A classmate of Snow, and a mentor to a tribute from District 10.
- Nick Benson as Jessup: The male tribute from District 12 alongside Lucy Gray.
- Isobel Jesper Jones as Mayfair Lipp: The daughter of District 12’s mayor and a rival of Lucy Gray.
- George Somner as Spruce: A rebel citizen from District 12.
I still recommend watching this film to those who saw the previous movies.
Rating: 2 out of 5 Stars
Ryan Balkwill:
Resident film reviewer,
Level Best Art Cafe