While I agree that the US may react the same way, the reaction itself remains ludicrous. Nothing about this movie poses any credible threat to North Korea or Kim Jong-Un; you can't treat people like criminals based on their opinion of you. Everyone is entitled to their thoughts and their words, it's called freedom of speech.frobalt said:
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you mean, like the hundreds of mindless action movies and comedies in the 90s? oh yes it was definitely these movies that caused 9/11! such terrorism. In fact, there was a movie last year whose whole premise is attacking the white houseDemagogue said:
it wasnt banned, it wasnt intentional and i find it strnage to begin with just how the hell somone though that was bush to begin with. i mean the hair alone make it look completely different.sleeky01 said:
As much as I expect tantrums would be held, I cannot see it actually being banned, and if the US took such a thing to the UN I would ridicule my country as mercilessly as North Korea's getting.frobalt said:
I don't really see the double standard you're talking about here. North Korea has made quite a few videos about vividly nuking the US, and there was no formal envoy complaint or request for apology. And to that point, NK actually sponsers those videos as opposed to this these private ones. I'm not saying no one in the US complains, but no one in the US is saying that they shouldn't have the right to make it.Demagogue said:
I think the issue is more one of 'err, is this really a war-worthy thing?' - I'm pretty sure the US wouldn't threaten war if a country produced a movie where someone shot the president. I'm sure Obama wouldn't be too happy about it, and there'd be people angry enough to threaten things like war, but the nation of the USA wouldn't say 'let there be war!'.Demagogue said:
That's not really it getting 'banned'. It was people getting upset over something that wasn't a political (or any kind) of a statement in the first place, and then the thing being removed from the future DVD releases.sleeky01 said:
Heh, maybe they're even friends with him and asked him to publicize the movie?Robert Marrs said:
He was also Kim-Jong-Ill IIRC, who was the leader of NK before his son. Again, if I recall correctly. So, yeah. I don't see how they can say "oh that ones fine, we like the south park guys(or whatever they'd say.) but this one is overstepping a line that I invented because reasons."Calbeck said:
After a quick Google Search to see if that was true, I found this British Film where George W. Bush (The one Everyone hates) is assassinated. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_a_President_(2006_film)] Sure, it's more dramatic then this film (And it's apparently not very good), but we never sued the Brits for making it, and it's currently available on Hulu Plus to watch.frobalt said:
