6.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023)
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023)
Overview
64 years before he becomes the tyrannical president of Panem, Coriolanus Snow sees a chance for a change in fortunes when he mentors Lucy Gray Baird, the female tribute from District 12.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Neutral
Female Combat: Yes
Viewer Rating
6.3
Overview
64 years before he becomes the tyrannical president of Panem, Coriolanus Snow sees a chance for a change in fortunes when he mentors Lucy Gray Baird, the female tribute from District 12.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The film's central thesis explicitly promotes progressive ideology by critiquing the rise of an authoritarian dictatorship, systemic oppression, and class struggle, highlighting the dangers of unchecked government power and the manipulation of fear.
The movie features visible diversity in its casting, with prominent roles filled by minority actors. Its narrative strongly critiques systemic inequality and social oppression, portraying the powerful, privileged Capitol and its figures (often aligning with traditional identities) in a negative light as the architects of a cruel system.
Secondary
The film features Tigris, identified as a transgender woman in the broader Hunger Games universe. Her LGBTQ+ identity is present but incidental, not central to the main plot. The portrayal is neutral, neither explicitly affirming nor denigrating, serving as background context rather than a focused narrative arc.
The film includes a female character, Coral, who engages in direct physical combat using a melee weapon and is shown to be victorious against multiple male opponents within the arena.
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes does not feature any explicit transsexual characters or communities within its narrative. While a trans actress, Hunter Schafer, plays Tigris Snow, her character is not portrayed as transsexual. The film's exploration of gender and sexuality focuses solely on cisgender characters, resulting in no identifiable trans themes or representation.
The film's characters retain their original gender identities as established in the source novel. There are no prominent instances of a character canonically established as one gender being portrayed as another.
No significant race swapping is noted in the film adaptation or source material; the story maintains its original character backgrounds and social dynamics without major alterations to racial identities.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.6
7.0
Critic Ratings
6.4
5.4
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