#Dimitri Abold

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in my reaper brainrot era because how on earth do you not stan a boy who was so defiant to the end that even as he died, he never begged or pleaded or cried, just calmly accepted his fate, because he was never going to give them the satisfaction of putting on the show they wanted, would never allow himself to be a pawn in any of their games, because fuck that and fuck them and fuck anyone who had anything to do with it

[ghost-nunya]

some doodles of reaper ash bc he didn't let the games change him, and bc him and dill parallel katniss and rue so much it hurts

i'm so thankful the movies let him die with so much dignity

[wornoutspines]

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes | Special Feature

In case you missed it an amazing special feature on #TheHungerGames prequel was released, and it makes me as excited to see The Ballad of Songbirds and Snake as I was for Catching Fire back in the day.

Writer: Michael Arndt and Michael Lesslie (Screenplay), Suzanne Collins (Novel) Director: Francis Lawrence Stars: Rachel Zegler, Tom Blyth, Viola Davis, Peter Dinklage, Hunter Schafer, Jason Schwartzman. The movie premieres November 17th If you’re interested in the source material, here’s my review of it, click on the image below:

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what’s up with all this snow x reader bullshit IM TRYNA SEE THEM REAPER X READER FICS

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THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS & SNAKES (2023) dir. Francis Lawrence DIMITRI ABOLD AS REAPER ASH He's torn down the flag.

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THE MORNING SKY

— (Young) Coriolanus Snow x Fem!Reader

CHAPTER ── 0 [ PREFACE + ADDITIONAL CAST ]

Hello! I promise next chapter will be… an actual chapter hshdnsdj buuut since THG / TBOSAS is obviously pretty popular I just want to clarify a few things before the story begins, as well as introduce some faces that’ll be featured in this story! Everything will be below the cut :)

only 3 people to introduce, your fellow district tribute and familiar faces. all characters from the film will just be played by their respective actors.

Harry Gilby as Archer [ AKA your fellow district 12 tribute ]

Dimitri Abold as Reaper (i need his character ok just pretend he’s in the 11th games not 10th)

Josh Rivera as Sejanus Plinth. (as i said self-indulgent ok he’s alive and coryo didn’t betray him asdf;asfhg)

THINGS TO NOTE BEFORE THE STORY ~

This is a self indulgent fic because I need to see Coriolanus in a world where he doesn’t turn completely evil hahdjzndfj. so don’t come into this expecting him to be exactly as he is in the film and book

There was nothing romantic between him and Lucy Gray. We’ll get into that in the first chapter when I explain how soulmates work

Before all of this, you knew Lucy Gray and even considered each other friends. This is something else that’ll be eventually touched on

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New Stills of Mackenzie Lansing, Luna Steeples, Dimitri Abold and Irene Böhm as Coral, Dill, Reaper and Lamina in ‘THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS & SNAKES.’

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The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Film Review

(This review contains spoilers!)

I consider The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes book to be a masterpiece that sets a standard of what YA Fiction can be; something that any young adult upwards can enjoy. Suzanne Collins does such an amazing job of pulling you into the world and characters she’s created, and doesn’t shy away from the truly grotesque things that make a dystopia feel impactful. I am glad to say that, for the most part, this film lives up to that standard.

Before anything else, I do want to get a few minor complaints out of the way. Keep in mind they did not ruin the film for me, but I feel they are worthy of pointing out.

Sejanus Plinth is my favourite character in the book, and while for the most part he is very accurate, there is one thing that really disappointed me: In the book, Sejanus knew damn well what he was doing with the rebels; he deliberately supplied them with weapons. But in the film, he has the line “I didn’t know there would be guns”, discovering for the first time that they used his money to arm themselves. This really feels like de-clawing his character to me.

It would’ve been nice to have at least a brief mention that Barb Azure is gay. I can understand why they had to cut out Pluribus Bell for time, but because the also cut him out, that means there’s no mention at all of the book’s queer characters in the film.

The relationship between Coriolanus and Sejanus has a much more bitter feeling in the film than in the book, and after sleeping on it, I think I know why: Because we don’t get to hear Coriolanus’s thoughts in the film, the film I think overcompensates by making him much more verbal about his snobbery towards Sejanus. Subsequently, it’s harder to believe why Sejanus sees Coriolanus as his best friend.

Okay now, onto the praises!

The story is extremely loyal to the book. In fact, there is a lot of dialogue that is ripped right of the page, and it all made me really happy to hear. I am especially glad they kept in this pinnacle Lucy Gray quote: “I think there’s a natural goodness built into human beings. You know when you’ve stepped across the line into evil, and it’s your life’s challenge to try and stay on the right side of that line.” Because this, of course, directly enforces the core message I took from the book: Good and evil is a choice. The choices that Coriolanus made are his to hold responsibility to, and as much as you can point at Dr. Gaul for introducing him to the path he takes, ultimately, he chose to walk it. Most of the changes were understandable cuts for time without any sacrifices being too detrimental. The things they added were all, in my opinion, enhancements to the story by expanding on what only happens on the peripheral of Coriolanus’s point of view in the book. For example, the things he only watches on screen in the arena are delved further into by shifting to Lucy Gray directly a few times. They also added a bit to Coral’s character at her time of death, which I liked because it made her out to be less of a cardboard antagonist and instead reminded the audience that she, too, is a victim of the system.

All the actors did a phenomenal job, from both the main and supporting cast. Tom Blyth does a great job at showing Coriolanus Snow’s progression down the path of a young villain in the making. Rachel Zegler does a great job at capturing Lucy Gray’s charm and free spirit. Josh Andrés Rivera does a great job at selling the weight Sejanus carries around with him, and has some of the best line deliveries in the film in my opinion. (My favourite being “I’m so blameless I’m choking”.) And I especially have praise for Viola Davis as Dr. Volumnia Gaul, who does an amazing job at bringing the unhinged character from the book onto the screen. She’s properly intimidating and strange at the same time. Dimitri Abold as Reaper was also a scene-stealer, in that he captures what I absorbed from the book really well; the western societal expectation that a young Black man is a danger that is then turned on its head. Not only does he not kill a single person, he has a very emotional moment of mourning for the tributes, collecting their bodies as he does in the book, and covering them with the Panem flag – something that outrages the audience more than the actual death of the children.

The scenery is very loyal to the descriptions provided in the book; I swear they stole it straight from my own personal imagination while reading.

The music… I don’t even know how to put to words my satisfaction in how the film adapts the music written out in the book, into an actual song. My personal favourite is “Nothing You Can Take From Me”. Rachel Zegler has a great voice, for sure.

The costume design is great. The Capitol’s eccentricities we know from the core trilogy haven’t evolved yet, but there’s still a certain flavour carried with characters like Tigris and Dr. Gaul for example, that tell a story of where the fashion will eventually end up. On the other hand, we see that things haven’t changed very much for District Twelve at all, which showcases how society’s change is stilted in poverty.

The colour palette of the film is mostly just a little desaturated, with one exception: whenever Lucy Gray takes Coriolanus outside of District Twelve. The meadow, the lake, and the forest are all noticeably more colourful, which I interpreted as representing the freedom these locations offer to the characters.

All in all, I think the film was fantastic. It is easily the most loyal Hunger Games adaptation, and I don’t think that’s coincidental in its quality.

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there’s just something about reaper’s big scene that gets me every time. like this boy—this actual child—who has been forced to fight to the death and torn away from practically everything he knows, just for shits and giggles, he actually takes the time to throw the other tributes’ weapons away, never mind that he’d be fully exposed to the career pack while doing so, cleans them up as best as he can, and basically tries to make sure that they look like they’re just sleeping. and then him raging at the cameras? OH FUCK YES why wouldn’t he? he’s hungry and tired and cold and hurting all over and for what? this farce of a government?? the very people that swore to serve and protect them, all of them, but instead, it’s up to a teenage boy to give his fellow tributes the final rites they deserve?? and not just that. don’t even get me started on the fact that every single person in that room reacted to the flag being ripped down, but not the actual reason he had to do it in the first place. panem et circenses indeed.

[incorrect-tbosas]

Have you seen the prequel movie? If yes🌹>>>

A. In your opinion, please rate TBOSAS movie with 1-10 scale.

(1 = I hate it, 10 = I love it.)

Things that you like :

Things that you don't like :

B. For people who also read the novel.

Your opinions about the difference between the book and the movie :

Thank you 🎼

@curiousnonny

Yes I have!!

A. Okay, I will give it a solid 9. The only reason it isn't a 10 is because I wish there was more of it and there are some more scenes I wanted to see. Other than that, pretty much a perfect book-to-screen adaptation!

Things I Liked:

The cast! Pretty much perfect casting all around. Tom, Rachel and Josh absolutely ate up their roles, and I'm gonna be disappointed if I don't see Oscar nominations for those three. But I'm biased 😉

Also Viola, Hunter and Peter!!

Jason Schwartzmann was excellent as Lucky Flickerman. His comedic timing? Perfect.

THE TRIBUTES!!! Every single one of them was portrayed so well, and big ups to Dimitri Abold and Irene Boehm for their portrayals of Reaper and Lamina respectively. Mackenzie Lansing as Coral was so so good, the way she portrayed Coral's depth and nuance as a character was excellent.

Nick Benson and Sofia Sanchez broke my hearts as Jessup and Wovey.

The score! James Newton Howard knows how to craft a narrative using just music, and the parallels by using elements from prior pieces of the score was just *chef's kiss*. Yuja Wang's solos are so beautiful!! "Victor" in particular is simply perfect.

THAT twist with Felix Ravinstill. Frankly, excellent choice and very very topical.

I think all of us could do with taking some very important lessons away from this movie.

Things I Didn't Like:

Lack of mentor content. I wish we saw more of them!

Lack of snowbaird content. And not just as a shipper, but also as a narrative device. Their relationship is the crux of acts II and III, and I feel like we could've used all of it to really drive home the scale of Coriolanus' change and betrayal.

They really should have kept the 4-hour long cut. Francis Lawrence release the 4 hour cut!! I want that extra hour of footage now!!

B. Okay, as far as differences go, I didn't mind them! I actually really liked some of the switches, as I feel like it compensated for the lack of Coriolanus' internal monologue.

I do feel like some things were sacrificed for time (like the depth of Coriolanus and Lucy Gray's relationship, Coriolanus' relationship with Sejanus and the Plinths) but Tom and Rachel made up for that with their stellar acting, and Josh Andres Rivera KILLED IT as Sejanus. Whatever I didn't see explicitly, Josh made up for it with his acting choices.

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“No right to take away their life and freedom. Those are things everyone is born with, and they’re not yours for the taking.”

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.

- Suzanne Collins -

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023).

Directed by Francis Lawrence.

Dimitri Abold

[wornoutspines]

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (Movie Review) | Unveiling Panem's Dark Past -A Cinematic Ballad of Ambition and Rebellion

#TheHungerGames The #BalladOfSongbirdsAndSnakes - A Captivating Dive into Panem's Origins 🐍🎶 From nuanced character exploration to stunning visuals, this prequel stays true to the source material. A psychological journey that enriches the saga. #Review

I still remember when the book this movie is based on came out, it wasn’t the prequel story I was interested in. Yet, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins still managed to grab enough of my attention at the time, even if I now barely remember the book but that’s ok. As for this adaptation, Francis Lawrence, who delivered excellent entries in this saga is back behind the camera.…

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A Lionsgate liberoum novos pôsteres de A Cantiga dos Pássaros e das Serpentes.

Em entrevista, o diretor Francis Lawrence comentou que gostaria de fazer mais derivados de Jogos Vorazes se a autora, Suzanne Collins, concordasse.

“Se a Suzanne tiver alguma outra ideia que ela sinta que faz parte do mundo de Panem, seja com novos personagens ou velhos conhecidos, como Finnick, Haymitch ou sei lá, eu estaria muito interessado em me envolver”, disse o diretor.

O filme é baseados no livro de mesmo nome e se passa 64 anos antes dos eventos com Katniss, e acompanha o jovem Coriolanus Snow. Ele é a última esperança de sua família, que caiu em desgraça na Capital após uma guerra. Com isso, Snow relutantemente aceita se tornar mentor de Lucy Gray Baird, uma tributo do Distrito 12. E, quando ela consegue conquistar Panem, ele vê a oportunidade ambos mudarem os seus destinos.

O elenco conta com Rachel Zegler, Tom Blyth, Viola Davis, Peter Dinklage, Hunter Schaefer, Josh Andrés Rivera, Jason Schwartzman, Mackenzie Lansing, Ashley Liao, Irene Boehm, Cooper Dillon, Luna Kuse, Kjell Brutscheidt, Dimitri Abold, Athena Strates, Dakota Shapiro, George Somner e Vaughan Reilly.

O filme estreia no dia 16 de novembro.

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Dimitri Abold deserves his flowers because this scene was great in the book but Dimitri made it extraordinary onscreen.

i need someone to talk about reaper ash from district eleven. i need someone to talk about him and how he had collected his fellow tributes’ body one by one after they died and covered them with ripped out flags as a way to give them their own resting place in the arena. and i need someone to talk about how, after lucy gray had tired him out, he just made his way to his own makeshift morgue, rested beside his fellow fallen tributes, and covered his body with the flag before he himself died.

and how that was literally all he did. he didn’t kill anyone there (which was not said to uplift him from the others because it is a kill-or-be-killed situation, just to make a point) despite what he had said to them the night before, and how he had his own way of resisting against the capitol by refusing to play its games. someone talk about him!!!!!

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Blade Runner 2099: Adds Matthew Needham

"Blade Runner," that trippy movie about replicants and noodle stands has an update. Get ready for a whole new chapter, because a TV series set in the same messed-up universe is coming to Amazon Prime Video. They're calling it "Blade Runner 2099," and it's about to blow your mind. We already know that Michelle Yeoh (who's basically a boss in every movie she's in) and Hunter Schafer (Rue from "Euphoria") are gonna be the stars of the show. But they just added a whole bunch of other actors to the mix. We're talking Dimitri Abold (dude was in the Hunger Games prequel!), Lewis Gribben (you might have seen him in "Somewhere Boy"), and a bunch of other talented folks. Some of them are series regulars, meaning they'll be there every episode, while others will pop in for guest appearances. It's gonna be a star-studded future, that's for sure. Top Secret Plot Nobody's spilling the beans on the exact plot yet. All we know is that it takes place after the events of the original "Blade Runner" and its sequel, "Blade Runner 2049." So, expect even more replicants, even more rain-soaked streets, and probably even more existential questions about what it means to be human (or a replicant, for that matter). Filming for "Blade Runner 2099" is already underway in Prague, Czech Republic. Yeah, not exactly the future cityscape we might have imagined, but hey, gotta start somewhere, right? Plus, they're planning to shoot in Barcelona too, so maybe we'll get some sunny beach scenes to balance out all the neon and rain. A Who's Who of Sci-Fi Bigwigs Behind the Scenes This ain't some low-budget knock-off. Ridley Scott, the OG "Blade Runner" director, is one of the executive producers. Basically, he's making sure things stay true to the original vision. Plus, a bunch of other big names are involved, so you know the production value is gonna be wild. Oh yeah, there's one more cast member we gotta mention: Matthew Needham. You might recognize him from "House of the Dragon." He's got a recurring guest star role, so keep an eye out for him. When Can We Stream This Sci-Fi Goodness? No official release date yet, but trust us, we're keeping our eyes peeled. In the meantime, you can rewatch the original "Blade Runner" and "Blade Runner 2049" to get yourself pumped. Just remember, in 2099, noodles might still be the best food option. Just sayin'. Let us know in the comments below: What are you most excited to see in "Blade Runner 2099"? And what do you think the future holds for replicants (and the rest of us)? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eI0BkWvY1w Read the full article