Here is everything fans need to know about The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snake before watching the movie.
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is a prequel to the original Hunger Games trilogy, and there are quite a few differences between the two, especially when it comes to the importance of the lore and the history of Panem. If they haven’t read the books, there are some crucial details that fans should be aware of before watching the movie.
This article will list some of the most relevant details about the history behind The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes so that fans can contextualize themselves before watching it.
This article contains light spoilers for The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. Coriolanus Snow
Coriolanus Snow is the main character in The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. This character was an important part of the original trilogy, and those who watched it will know him as a cold-hearted villain who rules over Panem and tries his very best to take down Katniss Everdeen.
Since Snow is 64 years younger than in The Hunger Games, fans get to see another side to this man — before he becomes the threatening tyrant they always knew. The War
The Panem civil war is mentioned quite a lot throughout the events of The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. Since the story is focused mostly on Coriolanus Snow and everything that goes on inside his mind, it’s crucial that fans understand how the war destroyed the lives of many of the inhabitants of Panem.
