North Korea threatens war over film

That isn't the title of the film but according to the BBC that lovely chappy Kim is not happy with the up coming film "The Interview" and has threatened war with the US if it is released, here is a trailer:



And here is the news story:



Now it does seem very extreme of the bloke to threaten war over being mocked in a film however they have to have known that this had the potential to stir up a lot of anger and hate. I remember when I watched "Death of a President" which was basically aimed at George Bush many people were rightly upset about it. I never liked Bush but putting a story of his death on screen in a very real fashion is something I felt uncomfortable with.

What do you think though? Is it okay to mock him in such a way? Is this just a comedy and therefore it is okay or should they take this with a lever of severity?

Sony CEO Michael Lynton said in the interview with Fareed Zakaria that Sony still wants to have people see this film but Sony does not have any partners to help them, Netflix, Youtube, DVD distributers like Walmart or Amazon, VOD sites have all refused to expose themselves to hacking their businesses. Sony's computers were wiped clean in this hacking attack and it will cost them hundreds of millions of dollars. I still think this film will see the light of day but it will take time and someone show some backbone and stand up against this new type of threat.

Well, you know somebody's going to make documentaries and maybe even commercial films about this incident, but who knows when?

Sony changes mind about not releasing the Interview: