Eight years after the end of the Hunger Games series starts tomorrow November 16, 2023 a new part of the popular sci-fi franchise in the cinema: The Hunger Games – The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes. The fifth film is still set in the future of the dystopian world of Panem, but long before Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) is born. We’ll tell you what it’s about and why going to the cinema is worth it.
The new Hunger Games prestory: This is what The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes is about
Like the first four Hunger Games films, the new sci-fi adventure is based on a book by Suzanne Collins: The Hunger Games X. The Song of the Bird and the Snake *. The focus is on the young Coriolanus Snow (Tom Blyth)which takes place ten years after the end of a devastating war during the 10. Hunger Games wants to earn his laurels. In this deadly competition, 24 children from the defeated twelve districts compete against each other, with only one able to win. Capitol students like Snow coach these so-called tributes.
But to be successful, the Hunger Games competition, which is still in its infancy, needs to attract more audiences. As Snow dies Tribute Lucy Gray Baird (Rachel Zegler) from District 12 is assigned, he quickly recognizes its potential. He just didn’t expect that he would get closer to his candidate on a personal level.
You can watch the trailer for the new Hunger Games film here:
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes – Trailer 2 (German) HD
Anyone who knows the first four Hunger Games films knows that The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes is the one Villain origin story told. Because Snow is President (Donald Sutherland) during Katniss’s time and her greatest enemy.
The four original films in the sci-fi series cracked the 2010s with worldwide grosses of $2.9 billion almost the 3 billion mark:
That’s why it’s worth going to the cinema to see the new Hunger Games film
We have compiled everything you need to know about the Hunger Games prequel in detail elsewhere. Strictly speaking, because it’s a prequel, you need it no prior knowledgeto enter the sci-fi franchise with The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes. Although fans of the previous films will of course discover many Easter eggs.
The first reactions on the Hunger Games prequel were predominantly positive. Some even praised it as the biggest highlight of the entire series.
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What Hunger Games fans should prepare for is The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes uniting in its dystopian future dark tone of voice strikes. The original author Suzanne Collins enthusiastically compared the new film on Instagram after her first viewing with Catching Fire, which many consider to be the best film adaptation.
With the stunning new cast the desire to see Jennifer Lawrence again is quickly forgotten. In addition to acting greats like Peter Dinklage as the bitter game inventor and Viola Davis as the diabolical game director, the new young stars are particularly convincing. In addition to Tom Blyth and Rachel Zegler, they also include Hunter Schafer and Josh Andrés Rivera as Snow’s cousin and best friend.
If you don’t know the original book and think you’re just experiencing the Hunger Games one more time, you should be prepared for a few surprises. Because even if we see how the Hunger Games mature into the deadly spectacle into which Katniss is thrown 64 years later, the Thematic focus this time is elsewhere: in the study of the human psyche and the question of how our upbringing and our environment influence our decisions for good or evil. And that’s an exciting new approach when we thought we’d seen everything in the Hunger Games series.
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