BuzzFeed - âMy goal is not for kids to be out there doing things that are getting them arrested,â director Francis Lawrence told BuzzFeed News. Thai student Natchacha Kongudom flashes a three-finger salute inspired by The Hunger Games in front of a billboard of the film outside the Siam Paragon cinema in Bangkok, on Nov. 20. Chaiwat Subprasom / Reuters In one of the most uncanny examples of life imitating art in recent memory, protesters of the May 22 military coup in Thailand have adopted a silent three-finger salute of protest, similar to that of the globally successful Hunger Games franchise. Most filmmakers dream of their work inspiring audiences, and fans of massively popular movies often adopt the language and symbolism of their favorite heroes, but a film rarely inspires as close a one-to-one translation as The Hunger Games films have in Thailand. While the protest started in June, it recently flared up again with the impending debut of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay â Pa
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