The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes

From, what i've seen, this movie was peceived badly somehow? Rachel has gotten into controversy over her most recent preformance, but in my opionion, she did really well in this movie. She is a little annoying, but this movie shouldn't be written off the way i've seen others do. I honestly prefer this movie over Mockingjay Part One (Movie) and Catching Fire (Movie). This movie introduces adds a fresh spin towards the plot of the old movies, while not straying too far that it feels like it's from a different series. I enjoyed the plot, and a more tragic instead of action angle was more appreciated, even if that indirectly caused more violence in the movie. All in all, I feel like most of the hate on this movie is undeserved, however there is valid criticism to be told.

Suffering through Rachel Zegler was enough to make me turn it off 3/4 of the through. Sorry. The story wasn’t bad at all, but Rachel is insufferable.

After reading the book, I was expecting to be disappointed when the movie came out but they did an amazing job!

Very dark and disturbing. Totally depressing. The actress who played Lucy gray was wonderful. But the movie is bad. Bad. Bad.

I watched it and is lacks of everything so do not recommend watching this movie but I do recommend the old hunger game movies unlike this one

Not the best of the series by far. A few of the actors were good, but Rachel Ziegler did not belong in this film. She overacts and is only used for singing.

Having watched the movies and read the books, I considered myself finished with the Hunger Games franchise. But it would seem that there is more to be told in a prequel after the sweet end that was the second part of Mockingjay. I didn’t know if I was ready right away after the last one, as of course, there are no surprises with a prequel. But boredom creeps in and I have to admit I liked the looks of some of the performers and some fresh faces could work well with some familiar ones. Panem, 77 – 64 Years before the events of The Hunger Games. Coriolanus Snow and his family endure the Dark Times after the Former United States of America was overcome by natural disasters, disunity, reformation into the nation of Panem, and finally, terrible war. But peace was won but built on a shaky foundation as the Snow family’s status is determined by the young and brilliant Coriolanas or Corio by those close to him. Panem is not the nation that it would become in another 64 years, with the main theme keeping the nation intact is the Hunger Games, a spectacle that cultivates tributes, children from 12-18 years of age of Panem, to be sacrificed in a fight to the death. A political tool that has not fulfilled its purpose as acts of terror still plague Panem. But Corio sees a chance as a member of the Mentors who exist from Panem’s highborn students as they see fit to help these tributes, by making it all about the show. His tribute, a girl from District 12 known as Lucy Gray Baird is a free spirit who he opens his heart towards and becomes responsible for. Snow’s ambition is tempered by fear of political rivals but also by fear of his own feelings as he fulfills his destiny but at a great cost. This was amazing. Not as strong as the previous films, but still as engaging. Tom Blyth does an amazing job as the young Coriolanus Snow, with splendid acting and a modest appearance to a young Kiefer Sutherland, if not a perfect image of Donald Sutherland. This was a good drama that had action, but a level of political intrigue and Blyth delivered, it made me feel sad for the character that he portrayed. Rachel Ziegler played a crazed though spirited human being that you could sympathize with but if Snow was the tragic hero, then I saw Ziegler’s Lucy as the tragic villain. The rest of the cast shined, with great performances from Peter Dinklage and Viola Davis. I can’t wait for the next story.

Overall, the movie is very well done. Great acting, good effects! But, if you compare it to the timeline of the book, everything is off. I was really disappointed about how this turned out😭

Rachel Zegler is shaping up to be a poison pill for every film she touches. Now, if she’s in a film I’m likely going to steer clear of it. There’s something about the way she carries herself & then what she says about the film after the fact that turns me off. Her comments after the film is finished really sours the milk for potential audiences. She appears to believe her views are the only valid ways of interpreting the film she’s in, or the character she played. From “West Side Story,” to “Snow White,” and now “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,” she is just an unlikable character and personality when interviewed about her role in the production. She appears to believe that her presence in a scene is the most important, and puts all other actors behind her. She wants to dominate the scene with her political views, and her personal beliefs, which don’t always sync up with the people who are going to the film to be entertained. She’s just not that talented. Sure, she has a nice singing voice, she pretty… but the vileness of her personality and her views both personally & professionally are just too hard to swallow. She’s just not that important. She costs the studios money & attaches her vulgar attitude to the entire production. Studios should think, long and hard before employing Zegler as their leading lady. As soon as I see her name attached to a project, I automatically start thinking about how disastrous she will be not only in the overall message of the film, but in her personal interviews thereafter. She’s just an entitled, unlikable person. Her true calling would be to get a job stealing Christmas toys from children!!!

I just watched the first 4 movies this month and thought they were great. Can't believe it took me this long, but I always assumed I would not like them. I was wrong. I needed more Hunger Games and wasn't sure if I could love a new cast but again, I was wrong. Great cast. The game maker was a very interesting character, and Peter Dinklage delivered a good performance as usual. Tigris and Snow were great. Can't believe that is Tigris from Mockingjay. The movie kept me interested all the way through. I watched it as I was lying in bed to go to sleep assuming I would fall asleep, but it kept me engaged and interested the entire time. This movie does a good job of helping you understand the villain from the first 4 movies. This is the first time I have seen Rachel Zegler in a movie and for all the people that diss on her, finally I get to see her perform for myself and now I know these people are all idiots. She was great in this, and her character was awesome. The song she sings to the snakes was my favorite part of the film. The audience meter speaks for itself but should be higher imo. As usual, the critics got it all wrong. The Hunger Games Host was pretty funny too.