North Korea threatens war over film

When was the last time North Korea has followed through with a threat?

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They just confirmed that the Sony hacking indeed came from North Korea. Apparently there was some debate/skepticism/nothing was confirmed that North Korea was responsible for the hacks and the threats.

One of the main satirical aspects of the film is to ridicule things that are actually happening in reality. Like the joke you can see in the trailers about Kim Jong-Un never having to go to the toilet, for instance. It's something his grandfather (Kim Il-Sung) actually said in his memoir:

"My grandfather's opinion was this: If pupils peep into their teacher's private life frequently, they lose their awe of him; the teacher must give his pupils the firm belief that their teacher neither eats nor urinates; only then can he maintain his authority at school; so a teacher should set up a screen and live behind it."

It's meant metaphorically of course, but later witnesses (North-Korean defectors) actually declared that they did actually believe this stuff litterally.

"To my childish eyes and to those of all my friends, Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il were perfect beings, untarnished by any base human function. I was convinced, as we all were, that neither of them urinated or defecated. Who could imagine such things of gods?"

Anyway, I'm just mentioning this anecdote to point out that the comedy is (mostly) completely grounded in reality, which is also confirmed by Rogen and Franco. That's why they probably, "artistically" chose to set this film in a comical version of real life. It makes everything more effective (both the comedy and the satire).

Now, I get that they could've just pulled a Chaplin ("Adenoid Hynkel") and renamed the dictator and country that they were targetting, but in essence, this shouldn't really matter.

Now, I get that many people are thinking that this stupid film isn't all that important and that they could've just toned it down a little bit to avoid controversy, but that's not really the point.
The real issue I'm having with this whole situation is that terroristic threats limited our freedom today (it probably sounds overly dramatic, talking about a Rogen/Franco film, but I don't care). I understand why the theater chains and ultimately Sony pulled the film (they have their valid financial and ethical reasons), but I simply don't approve of the implications that go with it.

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At the very least, at least the movie's been made.

It exists. This controversial movie. People will see it - somehow. May not be soon, but it exists and it's out there. It's legendary now. They will never be able to stop the legend of this movie.

True. It now has a major story behind it that kind of elevates it as one of the most significant films of this century so far. It's a legend that will live on.

It's pretty weird to say this, but Franco and Rogen have become an important part of Hollywood history today.



I'll confess. I always kind of liked both guys.

I take Seth Rogen and James Franco seriously. Sure, they may have their "lesser" moments -- especially Franco -- but in our modern world today, where there's so much I hate and don't care for, they've always managed to get my attention.

Never stopped liking Seth Rogen. Dude is awesome.

If nothing else hopefully this will help the film's publicity if it does get released in theaters at a later date - or at least during the DVD or online releases.

It'll just make people want to see it that much more. I'd nearly forgotten about it in fact prior to this hack - now I'm going to make an extra effort to watch it once it does finally come out.

I don't buy it, but: http://variety.com/2014/film/news/so...ew-1201382167/

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lol - Texas Theater to show Team America in place of The Interview

https://www.yahoo.com/movies/texas-t...491244997.html

Here's a thought experiment:

What if Hollywood made a movie showing the beheading of The Prophet Mohammed by a time-traveling Christian zealot?

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It would certainly justify an Islamic terrorist attack

I'd watch it to see what all the hype was about.

I have some choice words for Sony.

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I think Sony was in a pretty tough situation. All or most of the major cinema chains backed out from showing the film. I don't think Sony had much of a choice right now but to delay the release. The cinemas are the cowards.

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I may go back to hating you. It was more fun.

The major chains only backed out of their contractual agreements with Sony's permission.

They're a company, this is capitalism.

They got hacked and threatened that more would happen, they're protecting their bottom line not the integrity of the american government.

Effing effers!