Past year's:
THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES AT IMAX
Recommended. This part of the franchise was shot in Berlin and Wrocław, Poland. The Capital and the 12 districts are seen first at war, then at the 10th Hunger Games. Tom Blyth dyed blonde appears as Corio aka Coriolanus Snow. Book author Suzanne Collins wrote or checked all the songs. The music's James Newton Howard's. Smoking hot Tom Blyth as Corio and Rachel Zegler as Lucy Gray Baird (whose surname carries a meaning too) are so gentle, loving and, Snow at least, innocent and naive, they win you over in no time. Viola Davis is creepy as a callous psychopathic mastermind. The story, perfectly consistent with subsequent events from the earlier movies, explains everyone's motivations plausibly and is true in how life works. The costumes, while far from the splendour we're used to in the other movies, represent post-war poverty and the elite school uniforms make it obvious no gender is excluded. Even though the Games Arena is austere as yet, traps and plots keep you glued to the screen. Brutality outside the arena makes for a compelling viewing for the remaining part. That and the obvious curiosity of how the young gentle Snow crosses to the dark side. The legends of the realm find their grounding too. "The Hanging Tree" kept playing in my head after leaving the cinema. Once again a complete world you believe in. Definitely a worthy edition to the cracking franchise.
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