hunger games in bangkok
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/nov/20/hunger-games-inspires-thai-protesters-three-finger/
One of the most popular movies in 2014 was Hunger Games: Mockingjay. With moderately positive reviews,
Hunger Games has grossed more than just more than 566 millions of dollars just in first month of showing. The movie became globally popular. On the other hand, how Hunger Games became "extremely" popular in Thailand in late 2014? What are those fingers mean in Thailand? Why people were arrested because of doing that gesture?
The general idea of movie Hunger Games is all about "opposition against rule." Especially, showing or raising three fingers signals opposition toward harsh control or rule over their rights. Through Facebook and Twitter and also showing of movie in Thailand, movements of raising three fingers in front of the poster of Hunger Games began to signal the opposition against military rule in Thailand. Many of Twitters called this movement as "ThaiMockingjay," and still there are many people who are "raising three fingers" in many areas in Bangkok.
This is just one type of activism movement that happened after coup d'etat. However, this symbolic movement, spread by SNS websites such as Twitter and Facebook, gave great meaning to not only Thai citizens but also world; "people will understand what military and NCPO are doing right now, and eventually, all people will recognize how much evil military and NCPO are."
One of the most popular movies in 2014 was Hunger Games: Mockingjay. With moderately positive reviews,
Hunger Games has grossed more than just more than 566 millions of dollars just in first month of showing. The movie became globally popular. On the other hand, how Hunger Games became "extremely" popular in Thailand in late 2014? What are those fingers mean in Thailand? Why people were arrested because of doing that gesture?
The general idea of movie Hunger Games is all about "opposition against rule." Especially, showing or raising three fingers signals opposition toward harsh control or rule over their rights. Through Facebook and Twitter and also showing of movie in Thailand, movements of raising three fingers in front of the poster of Hunger Games began to signal the opposition against military rule in Thailand. Many of Twitters called this movement as "ThaiMockingjay," and still there are many people who are "raising three fingers" in many areas in Bangkok.
This is just one type of activism movement that happened after coup d'etat. However, this symbolic movement, spread by SNS websites such as Twitter and Facebook, gave great meaning to not only Thai citizens but also world; "people will understand what military and NCPO are doing right now, and eventually, all people will recognize how much evil military and NCPO are."