North Korea: At War With Hollywood
Hollywood pushes the boundaries of comedy with The Interview
Source- Global Issues In Context
''The most blatant act of terrorism and an act of war,” raged Kim Jong Un. So apparently Kim Jong Un’s review of The Interview wasn’t very positive. The movie that came out in late 2014 has been shrouded in controversy ever since its release. It’s caused an uproar so large Kim Jong Un, once again, threatened “merciless” retaliation. The movie showed Kim Jong Un partying, pooping, and even jamming to Katy Perry making him a little more human but also less of a “god” to his people.
Personally, the release of this movie made me feel proud to be an American. Kim Jong Un threatened bombings to any movie theater that played it and he even hacked Sony in order to try to prevent The Interviews’ release, so the fact that it got released is pretty amazing. This movie, in my opinion, represents America’s freedom of speech. Our founding fathers would have marveled at how we gloriously laughed at Kim, then threw a copy of The Interview in his face, even at the cost of a potential third world war.
Some question why The Interview caused such a hype, but when you look closely the movie was a total representation of power. Kim Jong Un threatened “merciless retaliation,” if the movie was released, potentially meaning all out war. Regardless, America released The Interview causing a mass uproar but no “merciless retaliation” and certainly not a war. The release of the movie put Kim in his place, and it proved America still stands on top in terms of power.
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