Lucy is nothing like Katniss Everdeen.
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes director Francis Lawrence explains what makes the new female protagonist Lucy Gray Baird so different from Katniss Everdeen, even going as far as to call her the "anti-Katniss.
In an interview with Empire, Lawrence shares that Lucy is no Katniss, and questions whether audiences will want to watch The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes without their beloved archer. While Katniss and Lucy are both District 12 natives, that is where their commonalities seem to end. Lawrence explains why he believes Lucy is the "anti-Katniss." Read his full comment below:
"Katniss was an introvert and a survivor. She was quite quiet and stoic, you could almost say [she was] asexual. Lucy Gray is the opposite. She wears her sexuality on her sleeve, [and] she really is a performer." How Lucy Could Be A Welcome New Example Of Female Representation When the Hunger Games franchise was released, Katniss was celebrated as a refreshing, empowering example of female representation. Unlike other female protagonists in young adult fiction and movies, Katniss was not driven by romantic relationships and courageously took control of her own destiny, eventually becoming the face of a revolution and liberating her nation from an oppressive regime.
Katniss's characterization is not without faults or criticisms, however. Much of her story is driven by strife and trauma, whether that be the physical suffering she experiences competing in two Hunger Games or the emotional loss of people whom she loves. She actively resists her relationship with fellow District 12 tribute, Peeta Mellark, when they first meet and struggles to open up emotionally throughout most of her character arc.
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