The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
Summary
Lucy Gray Baird started an unusual tendency inThe Hunger Games : The Ballad of Songbird & Snakesthat was go on by Katniss Everdeen over six decades later . The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakesintroduced audiences to Lucy Gray Baird , a District 12 tribute with a particular talent . Lucy Gray stunned viewers of the Hunger Games by doing something completely unexpected , only for Katniss to do the same thing afterward intheHunger Gamestimeline .
A prequel to the originalHunger Gamesfilms,2023’sThe Ballad of Songbirds and Snakesrevolves around the 10th Annual Hunger Gamesand the ascent of Coriolanus Snow . The movie contains many references and Easter ball to the principal serial , and there are severalHunger Games moment that have unlike meaningnow thatSongbirds & Snakeshas been released . One such moment occur during the 74th annual game , and it relates back to Lucy Gray ’s telling .
The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes references the other Hunger Games movies with some smartly written pieces of dialogue , allude to other characters .
Lucy Gray’s Singing In Songbirds & Snakes Was Likely A Hunger Games First
The Games Themselves Were Still New At This Point
During the tenth Annual Hunger Games , it ’s decide that , for the first clock time , an emphasis will be put on entertainment over selection . In other Bible , the winner wo n’t inevitably be the one who makes it out alive , but the one who attract the most viewer . Lucy Gray , who displayed her resplendent tattle interpreter at the reaping ceremonial , is encourage by her mentor , Coriolanus Snow , to use her talent to win the Games . In the scene of action , Lucy Gray manages to survive by charming Snake with her representative . In doing so , she also wins over the Hunger Games viewership .
The first fourHunger Gamesfilms are presently uncommitted to pour on Netflix .
The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakesis set at a point in Panem ’s history when the Hunger Games is still a comparatively raw concept . Lucy Gray was , therefore , most probable the first instance of someone scorch during the Hunger Games . After all , the Games center on a fight to the death ; they are hardly the obvious effect to start a singalong at . Nevertheless , Lucy Gray show that music might be just the matter needed to be successful at the Games .
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Katniss Sings In Her First Hunger Games Appearance Too
The Events Of The 74th Hunger Games Mirror Those Of The 10th
Like Lucy Gray before her , Katniss also sings during her first Hunger Games appearance . However , whileevery song Lucy Gray sings inSongbirds and Snakesis one of defiance and small-scale victory , Katniss ’s reasonableness for singing is far more heartbreaking . betimes on in the Games , Katniss befriends a new District 11 girl named Rue , who Katniss strives to protect . Sadly , Rue is killed by one of the other competitors , which causes Katniss cracking sadness . As Rue dies in Katniss ’s arms , Katniss spill the beans a lullaby which starts with the line " cryptical in the hayfield " . It ’s a heartbreaking and amazingly powerful present moment .
The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakesalso confirms that , despite there being a divergence of 60 + age , the two charwoman are colligate by song .
Whether anyone else sang during the 63 other Hunger Games between the 10th and 74th is unknown . Nonetheless , the symmetry between the two juncture is interesting . Many comparisons have already been made between the character reference of Katniss Everdeen and Lucy Gray , so the fact that they share this detail in rough-cut only add together to their similarities . Both are District 12 tributes who refuse to adapt to the barbaric nature of the Games . The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakesalso confirm that , despite there being a difference of 60 + old age , the two women are connect by song .
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