gem!’s Reviews > The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes > Status Update

A really fascinating one. I keep thinking of a movie I watched half of, where a white woman preys on the image and presence of a POC one for her own success, showing their clear class divisions. Snow is acting in a similar way; while his empathy for the District folk may be real, it's only his respect for Lucy that makes him feel that way. Interesting themes of tokenization here, as a result.

also crazy but in a different way