While I agree with the sentiment that foreign entities shouldn’t be in a position of dictating to us what’s “acceptable” to do or not, I don’t think putting people in jeopardy is a tenable position. What would the response be if someone were to get hurt or killed because Sony decided to be “strong” and release the movie any ways? (not that there were any theaters willing to show it) I think there would be a lot of people on these boards condemning Sony for ignoring warnings and releasing it any ways.
I do think Sony’s to blame for green-lighting a film with the premise of killing a currently sitting leader of a hostile foreign country and not taking the slightest precaution against any kind of possible blow-back. I remember when I first saw the trailer, I thought “wow, that’s ballsy, making a film about killing Kim Jong-un, I’ll bet he’s none too thrilled about it”. That’s not to say I don’t think they shouldn’t have made the movie, but maybe Sony should’ve considered the consequences of making it.
Has anybody talked with Ed Snowden lately? I mean, he’s just sitting there in Moscow with a lot of time on his hands. If he’s spotted walking around giggling to himself…I’m just sayin’.
How did N. Korea get a pre-release screening of the movie to conclude it was offensive to them? If they actually saw it, they might think it was funny, or even be able to use it as “evidence” against the US for its plot to destroy the Korean Utopia.
It’s interesting living in the world today where 99% of everyone in the developed world has forgotten that the Korean War is still alive and well. That war never ended. We’re just currently in a cease fire. It’s only the N. Koreans who seem to fundamentally believe that the war is an active occurance in everyday life. Are there really any N Koreans alive from the time before the cease fire was declared? If not, every single North Korean was born into a time of war, and it’s still going on, every single day. Dear Leader is there to remind them of that farce by maintaining a state or martial law over the entire country, all because Benghazi!
Sort of like how Paramount learned this lesson when they made Team America? Or every hilarious cartoon or SNL skit over the years mocking the Dear Leader’s various forms of weirdness? Gimme a break.
Team America is unwatchable–not for the subject matter, it’s badly written, and the puppet thing didn’t work. This, from someone who has enjoyed South Park and Robot Chicken. I was disappointed. And SNL? Who watches that anymore? I can’t really respond to questions regarding those skits, since I haven’t seen one. I loved Jim Ward’s Kim Jong-Il impersonations and mockery (Jim’s a regular on the Stephanie Miller radio show). My point may be lost on you, but Sony is rethinking few things, cyber security being at the top of their list.
Cleverly enough to fool the same FBI that fingered the wrong man in the Atlanta Olympics bombing and missed the clear signals from one of their own field agents regarding Al Qaeda flight training pre-911?—Nah!
