The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is a dystopian action-adventure novel by the American author Suzanne Collins. It is a prequel to the original The Hunger Games trilogy, set 64 years before the first novel’s events.

The prequel movie to this book was terrific. It is thought-provoking, political, and full of familiar themes you found in the original movies. Tom Blyth is a terrific actor who takes you on a journey from a young Coriolanus Snow to the man who will eventually rule future Panem with an iron fist. This cast is rich in talent with Rachel Zegler, Peter Dinklage, Jason Schwartzman, and Academy Award winner Viola Davis. I look forward to future installments of this franchise.

Seeing this movie on the big screen is a good move. It’s worth the price of admission to your local motion picture house.