#Three finger salute hunger games movie
Students watching the second installment of the “Hunger Games” movie in theatres were actually escorted out by undercover police- for flashing the sign while watching. The junta announced, with little success, that the symbol was banned. Later in 2014, when a military coup ended with General Prayut seizing power, Thai citizens took to the streets of Bangkok armed with signs and the three-finger salute. But what no one anticipated was how the movie would serve to symbolize protest movements to come.įor example: Hong Kong has seen its fair share of protests in recent years, but 2014’s Umbrella Movement was the first in which protesters used a three-finger salute-the one displayed by the main character in “Hunger Games,” after a fellow-participant in the game of survival dies in her arms.
The film was highly anticipated and set box office records. Based on a book of that name by Suzanne Collins, it told the story of a young woman fighting for her life in a cruel game of survival, organized by an oppressive and all-powerful government regime. In 2012, the first “Hunger Games” film was released.
While protests generally evoke a strong sense of division, these show a growing unity across country lines. An increasing number of young people in Asia are participating in their countries’ affairs, and they’re not being subtle about it. QUINN MCGANNON WRITES - Recent years have seen an explosion of protests across Asia, most stemming from a frustration with oppressive governments and lack of freedoms.
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