"That's the sound of snow … falling."
Prequels are always a tricky proposition, maybe even trickier than remakes. Ideally you end up with something genuinely interesting like the recent Planet of the Apes trilogy, or at least a wildly entertaining movie such as Rogue One. On the other end of the spectrum you get corrosive dreck that actively undermines key elements of the original film like Prometheus and Alien: Covenant.
The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes belongs in the former category.…