Here's MY big problem with the premise of THE INTERVIEW:

[Ken Burch]

Comes down to this:

Yes, " 'Lil Kim" is a psychotic maniac.

Perhaps it would have mellowed him somewhat if Franco and Rogen had gifted him a lifetime supply of "Pineapple Express".

But what good would killing him actually do?

EVERYONE ELSE in the Korean Workers Party leadership has exactly the same views on everything as the Kimster.

And there's no known opposition group ready to take power...the capacity to oppose anything may not, in fact, exist among ordinary citizens of the DPRK any longer.

So offing Bowlcut Boy would be emotionally satisfying to hardline Cold Warriors(somewhere out there, a very ancient Frank Burns might be sexually aroused for the first time since "Hot Lips" Houlihan dumped him-not that ANYONE wanted that image)but why even indulge the fantasy that any possible good would come of it?

[Cha]

1. Kick.. I haven't seen it nor do I plan to.. but you make an excellent point.

"Perhaps it would have mellowed him somewhat if Franco and Rogen had gifted him a lifetime supply of "Pineapple Express".

Hey, I liked Pineapple Express.

[joshcryer]

2. The premise was he was going to use nukes.

Not regime change.

[Nuclear Unicorn]

3. It's a comedy, not a foreign policy petition. nt

[CJCRANE]

4. I haven't seen it

but I assume the premise is that they pose as journalists to get close to Kim Jong-Un.

That tactic has actually been used by Al Qaeda a couple of times. The most famous one was on the eve of 9/11 when they took out Ahmed Shah Masoud, leader of the Northern Alliance. Another suspected one was when two men approached the hotel where GWB was staying on the morning of 9/11 to interview him but were turned away (I'm not sure if there is any official documentation about this but it has been mentioned a lot over the years).

IMO the movie is just a form of propaganda attack, a provocation designed to get a response from NK. The artistic merits (or lack of them) are not an important factor in all of this.

Of course freedom of speech is an important principle, and I'm not advocating banning the movie, but things become murky and less something to be proud of when political propaganda is involved.

[Glassunion]

5. You have the premise all backwards...

Step 1. Two stoners make a comedy.
Step 2. See step 1.

[PeaceNikki]

6. There are no deep political or cultural messages in this film. none.

We did that. The filmmakers didn't. There's a touch of a message about the power of media.

I don't know, South Park does stuff like that, but they do it in a much funnier and far more powerful way.

[GummyBearz]

7. Easy answer

"EVERYONE ELSE in the Korean Workers Party leadership has exactly the same views on everything as the Kimster."

Thus enabling the possibility for multiple sequels...

[Avalux]

8. The movie is an idiotic comedy written by a couple of potheads.

They aren't trying to make a political statement; however, using real names was intentional because they knew of the publicity that their mediocre movie would garner. Maybe not to the extend it did though.

[aikoaiko]

9. Ridiculousness is the premise of much humor.

Folks need to lighten up of this comedy flick