1.0RATINGS GAME MUSIChttps://ratingsgamemusic.comWill Joneshttps://ratingsgamemusic.com/author/willjones0716/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="IU6kF8OUeF"><a href="https://ratingsgamemusic.com/2023/11/18/hunger-games-the-ballad-of-songbirds-and-snakes-takes-the-series-to-new-heights/">“Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” Takes the Series to New Heights (Movie Review)</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://ratingsgamemusic.com/2023/11/18/hunger-games-the-ballad-of-songbirds-and-snakes-takes-the-series-to-new-heights/embed/#?secret=IU6kF8OUeF" width="600" height="338" title="““Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” Takes the Series to New Heights (Movie Review)” — RATINGS GAME MUSIC" data-secret="IU6kF8OUeF" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://ratingsgamemusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/the-hunger-games-the-ballad-of-songbirds-snakes-092023-6-3ec301a14aca4197a9233e5154a2a12d.webp750500If there's a complaint to be levied at Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes it is that perhaps even with its lengthy runtime, it bites off a bit more than it can fully chew. In ambitiously looking to tackle the whole of Collins' novel, the final act can feel a bit rushed through. But honestly, the performances, filmmaking, and craft on display are so exemplary that it is still more than capable of delivering an emotionally raw and altogether satisfying conclusion.