Summary

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakesis reigniting the love forTheHunger Gamesmovies , but the prequel is also framing some consequence from the original series in a new luminosity . Lucy Gray Baird ’s Hunger Games take shoes 64 years before Katniss Everdeen ’s time in the arena . The tenth yearly tourney is much different from the Games shown in the original moving-picture show , butthe prequel still finds elbow room to link up to 2012’sThe Hunger Gamesand its sequels . Some of these links are noticeable , while others are more insidious .

WithThe Ballad of Songbirds and SnakesfollowingHunger Gamesvillain Coriolanus Snowduring his younger age in the Capitol , it ’s insufferable to disregard some of the nods to what stretch afterwards on . After spend time in Coriolanus ' view and witnessing what early tournament were like , fans will perceive thefirst fourHunger Gamesmoviesdifferently . There are a number of scene whose impingement hits harder afterThe Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes , total layer to the series overall .

All four movies in the Hunger Games serial are thankfully available to watch on the net for those with the correct streaming platforms .

Collage of Gale (Liam Hemsworth), Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence), and Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) in The Hunger Games

10Katniss Bowing Before The Gamemakers

The Hunger Games (2008)

While train for the 74th Hunger Games tourney , Katniss finds the gamemakers ignoring her and gets angry about it . To draw their attention to her , Katniss shoot an pointer into an Malus pumila on the tray of food they ’re eating . After making her point , she bows before them , an human activity of rebelliousness wrapped up in pleasantries . Lucy Gray takes a exchangeable bow when her name is called for the 10th tournament . Before she walks off - stage , she bows before District 12 in a manner that ’s eerily similar to Katniss ' gesture inThe Hunger Games . The two characters have a mountain in common , and watch Katniss ' bow again after the prequel underscores that .

Katniss takes a like bow after hanging a dumbbell with Seneca Crane ’s name on it inCatching Fire , but it ’s a more direct argument to the gamemakers .

9The Hunger Games' Opening Ceremony

The Hunger Games (2008) & Catching Fire (2013)

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakestakes placeduring a time when the Hunger Games tournaments are n’t that interesting or loud , which makes ascertain the 74th and seventy-fifth Games even wilder . When Katniss and Peeta partake in the Games , they ’re parade around the Capitol in ostentatious costumes . This is a will to how much of a spectacle the tourney becomes between the prequel and the original film . The tribute inThe Ballad of Songbirds and Snakesare cart off to the Capitol without fanfare , and they ’re scarcely give food or shelter . By line , Katniss and Peeta ’s Games seem more merciful in their execution but more sinister in the Capitol ’s reception .

8Caesar Flickerman Covering The Hunger Games

Because the Hunger Games were n’t as much of a spectacle duringThe Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes , the news coverage was nearly nonexistent . Lucretius Flickerman reveals he ’ll be cover Lucy Gray ’s Games during the prequel , a first for the Capitol ’s pernicious tournament — and a development that seems to lack preparation and structure . By demarcation , Caesar Flickerman ’s reporting during the originalHunger Gamesseries seems way more over the top . It ’s open that a draw more preparation and ontogeny went into the tourney following Lucy Gray ’s time in the arena , andHunger GamesandCatching Fireemphasize that .

7President Snow’s Meeting With Katniss

Catching Fire (2013)

President Snow visits District 12 to threaten Katniss at the showtime ofCatching Fire , andhis fundamental interaction with her takes on new signification after watchingThe Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes . He asks Katniss when Peeta bring in her " nonchalance " towards him , a statement full of malice — one that may be more directed at Lucy Gray ’s flavour about him than Katniss ' view of Peeta . give Katniss ' law of similarity to Lucy Gray , it ’s likely Snow sees his former honey involvement in her . That may be why he ’s so vicious to her from the very kickoff ( and so interested in her romance with Peeta ) .

6Katniss Showing Off Her Mockingjay Dress

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakesreveals that Coriolanus Snow encounters Jabberjays long before Katniss Everdeen look at on the title , and Lucy Gray even utilize them to turn tail from him . He already has negatively charged associations with the birds , and he likely is n’t any fonder of the Mockingjays that acquire from them . The fact that Katniss takes on this symbol while pushing back against him likely triggers Snow as much as the ill-affected nature of her actions themselves . This makes theCatching Firescene where Katniss ’s wedding dress plough into a Mockingjay hitting that much harder , and it makes sense of Snow ’s response .

5The Jabberjays Attacking Katniss In The Arena

Jabberjays do n’t just seem at theend ofThe Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes;they feature conspicuously throughout the picture . Coriolanus even practice one to report Sejanus ' perfidy , condemning his protagonist to pull ahead reentry into the Capitol . This scene sheds Christ Within on a keyCatching Firemoment , during whichKatniss is attacked by jabberjays in the sports stadium . They use false sounds of her loved ones being rack in ordering to cause her pain . After theHunger Gamesprequel , it ’s clear this bit of the seventy-fifth tourney is President Snow ’s doing . The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakesshows where he mystify the idea to utilise the birds as weapons .

4Katniss Singing “The Hanging Tree”

Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)

Katniss sings a tragic Song dynasty called " The Hanging Tree " inMockingjay - Part 1 , which becomes an anthem of the revolution brewing in Panem . The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakesunveils the chronicle behind this lay , revealing that Lucy Gray in the beginning compose the song . This mark a compelling connectedness between the film , and it paint Katniss ' performance in a unexampled Inner Light . It emphasise how far back the painfulness and oppression in Panem goes , and it ’s fitting that a former protection ’s vox is used to tantalise the the great unwashed against the Capitol . It also highlights the connection between all those born and raised in District 12 .

3Finnick’s Broadcast About President Snow

Finnick does a broadcast inMockingjay - Part 1 , one that ’s meant to distract the Capitol while Gale and other soldiers rescue the tributes taken absorbed at the end ofCatching Fire . During Finnick ’s broadcast , he talks about how poison is President Snow ’s artillery of choice — a revelation that takes on new meaning afterThe Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes . Not only does Snow give Lucy poison to shoot down the other tributes , but he kills Casca Highbottom with this artillery at the movie ’s ending . It ’s cleared Snow ’s tendency to expend toxicant goes way back , and judge by the beginning ofMockingjay - Part 2,it remains his primary attack .

2"It’s The Things We Love Most That Destroy Us"

Mockingjay - Part 1

In the thick of Gale and the rebels attempting to extract the live tribute from the Capitol , Katniss contacts Snow to unhinge him . Despite Katniss ' bargaining , Snow continue firm in his penalty of the territorial dominion and Peeta . He also tell Katniss , " It ’s the things we love most that ruin us . “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakesadds Modern import to this line , as Snow clearly has a negative experience with his first " love . “This mindset belike stems from his metre with Lucy Gray , whose relationship with Snow pee him see at making love like a weakness .

1Tigris Helping Katniss

Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015)

When Katniss and the rebels are making their path through the Capitol inMockingjay - Part 2,a woman who owns a pelt shop helps the group hide from the foeman . This adult female is President Snow ’s cousin-german , Tigris , who is usher in inThe Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes . Although Tigris and Snow are show to have a unaired relationship throughout the motion-picture show , it ’s clear that Tigris is question her cousin by the end of the prequel . The fact that she helps Katniss inMockingjaysuggests their relationship went south after the 10th yearly Hunger Games . Her account with Snow makes thisHunger Gamesscene more powerful , showing how Tigris grows .

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Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen aims a bow and arrow in The Hunger Games Mockingjay Part 2

Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen shooting an arrow toward the gamemakers in The Hunger Games

Jennifer Lawrence & Josh Hutcherson as Katniss and Peeta wearing clothing that’s on fire in the parade in Catching Fire

Donald Sutherland as President Snow standing behind a desk and glaring at Katniss in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen In The Mockingjay Dress In The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen screaming and holding her head in the arena in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

A split image of Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games and Rachel Zegler as Lucy Gray Baird in The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes with music notes over them

Sam Claflin as Finnick Odair doing a broadcast in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes