On May 22, Thailand's military took over the government and imposed martial law. The popular new Hunger Games movie has become very popular over seas and generated over 400 million dollars in revenue. Because of its popularity, and its message about protesting, has become the center of attention for activists in Thailand to use the popular "three-finger symbol" as a symbol for their protests. The military government has banned the symbol and the movie from being shown in Thailand because of the start of protests. I think that this is not right. Since we do not have the same laws as Thailand, and since they are under a military dictatorship, there is nothing we can really say about this. If this happened in the United States, people would fight for their freedom of speech and their right to an opinion, but since this is happening in a country with different laws and views, we cannot really stop them even though it is wrong. It is not right to ban a popular movie, because it has a symbol that is being used for protests.
Works Cited
""Hunger Games" Salute Now Banned by Thailand's Military Leaders." Newsela. Web. 05 Dec. 2014. <https://newsela.com/articles/thai-hungergames/id/6140/>.
"The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014) - Box Office Mojo." The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014) - Box Office Mojo. Web. 07 Dec. 2014. <http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/? id=hungergames3.htm>.
I think it is immoral to take away people's right to protest, but that it our world right now. If Thailand's government feels like they don't want anymore trouble than they've already got, then they can ban whatever they choose. Hopefully, some countries will sometime see that people have a right to protest about things that they find unjust. For now, we must just sit and watch.
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