Internet Terrorism: North Korea Vs. Sony, Seth Rogen, and James Franco. Stuck at La Guardia in NYC. Have no clue if the fog in Toronto (my connecting city) will lift by 10pm this evening. If so, then I sleep over in Toronto. If not... then Im spending the night in NYC (boo hoo). Nothing to do but read the news. Have you heard whats happening to North Korea and the producers of the new satirical movie with Seth Rogen and James Franco? The Interview is a new movie about a fictional assassination attempt of North Koreas leader Kim Jong-un. Apparently, they hacked into the emails of Sony Executives and found some pretty embarrassing stuff, like the story of one exec whos personal email leaked as she was talking crap about Angelina Jolie ---and bumped into her at a Hollywood breakfast. (awkward). They are threatening to release more, if Sony releases the movie. Internet Terrorism! Welcome to a new age. Lets just say the North Koreans dont find the movie concept the least bit funny. Got a hand it to the North Koreans: They are geniuses. Whether or not you agree that they were right to have the reaction they did, how they decided to respond showed some brilliant strategy: To hack into Sonys email and leak some embarrassing information that will destroy the reputation of many people who work for Sony. Hit them where it hurts. Instead of destroying schools and hospitals, they destroy reputations.. This is a great lesson to Hollywood and the planet, that everything we do whether we agree with it or not, has a consequence. This is going to be one entertaining thing to follow over the next little while and the release of the movie, which now is going to be a blockbuster, (Im sure Sony will be fine as they trade cash for their damaged egos) but the best part is that this will now be a perfect distraction for the fact that American civil liberties and rights are slowly being taken away. Go USA. Go Seth and James. Go North Korea. (Watching with popcorn on the sidelines)
Posted on: Tue, 16 Dec 2014 00:44:52 +0000