This was a revolution ignited with nothing more than a camera and some questions. Questions that led a man that was once revered as a god among mortals to cry and shit his pants. – I think this closing quote from The Interview so appropriately sums up the whole drama. I just watched the movie, and it was a lot of fun. I saw critics calling it a bad movie, and of course its bad, like any foolish, lighthearted, funny movie w/ Seth Rogen is supposed to be, regardless of inflated expectations. Im not one for raunchy jokes, but overall this is bad done well, I think. Its like these are critics who would never opine about stuff in this category but decided to given this whole drama, and they just come across as dry. What made the movie more enjoyable to me was they conveyed the essential truths of the North Korea story in a way thats accessible to a wider audience than the geopolitically aware, and certainly so now that this fiasco brought about all this press. The nuclear threat, the tightly controlled image, the brainwashing, the pudgy dictator with his Western fancies, the starving masses – you dont need to make this stuff up, as the reality of the reclusive hermit nation is plenty fodder for an interesting story. And thats whats most fun about all this – that the regime played right into it and confirmed how ridiculous they really are. Indeed, with nothing more than a camera and some questions this movie led a repressive regime to cry and hack and threaten. It wont change the reality in North Korea, but it does spread awareness, prompt questions, and demonstrate to their leaders what we think of their nonsense. Im just glad Dennis Rodman didnt make a cameo. #theinterview
Posted on: Thu, 25 Dec 2014 21:54:01 +0000
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