Now it’s time for
what is unarguably the most controversial movie of 2014; The Interview. When this
movie was first announced, people were quick to assume that North Koreans
wouldn’t be too thrilled about a movie where people are trying to kill their
leader. They weren’t. The North Korean government threatened action against the
United States if the movie was released. Even after several edits and a pushed
back release date, there was still the overwhelming threat.
On November 24th, 2014, Sony Pictures Entertainment was hacked, leaking internal emails, employee records and unreleased Sony films, such as Annie and Mr. Turner, along with a threat to cancel the release of “the movie of terrorism”. On December 16th, a threat was made to people attending the premiere of the movie on Christmas Day. That was the final straw, and Sony pulled the movie from theaters. On Christmas Day, the movie was actually released on the Internet, on sites like YouTube and Google Play. So, was a movie that caused so much trouble across the world worth it? Let’s see
Aaron Rapoport (Seth Rogen) is the producer for the Skylark Tonight, a celebrity news talk show hosted by Dave Skylark (James Franco). After the shows 1,000th episode, Aaron and Dave find out that North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un (Randall Park) is a big fan of the show, and they are able to set up an interview. However, CIA Agent Lacy (Lizzy Caplan) proposes that the two assassinate Kim while they are there. With an incredibly risky task on hand, Aaron and Dave attempt to take out one of the nation’s biggest threats with their lives (and careers) in tact
As soon as the movie starts, it is laugh out loud funny. Almost every seen from the very beginning will have you laughing uncontrollably. James Franco and Randall Park are particularly great in this film, with both them delivering some of the best lines and scenes in the movie. Seth Rogen is also great, and Lizzy Caplan also provides a few good jokes her and there. The whole cast is cast perfectly.
I also enjoyed the celebrity cameos a lot. Ones like Rob Lowe and Bill Maher were particularly funny ones, as they provided some good quick laughs. But the best one by far is Eminem. He is on Skylark Tonight where Dave is interviewing him about his controversial lyrics. The whole scene just gets funnier from there on out. It is arguably the funniest moment in the entire movie
This movie does have a couple of problems though. For starters, it is horrendously offensive to North Koreans. Things like Dave trying to address the people of North Korea aside, any movie about trying to assassinate one country’s leader is bound to offend those people. On top of that, the jokes really start to die out as the movie goes on, especially at the second half of the movie, where there are so few funny jokes.
So, was a movie that ticked off an entire country enough to threaten us worth the trouble of releasing it? Absolutely. The first half of the movie alone is worth the trouble. And besides, no one got hurt because the movie got released, so that’s a big plus in my eyes. So go find The Interview, and enjoy the great comedy, awesome cast, and Eminem.
On November 24th, 2014, Sony Pictures Entertainment was hacked, leaking internal emails, employee records and unreleased Sony films, such as Annie and Mr. Turner, along with a threat to cancel the release of “the movie of terrorism”. On December 16th, a threat was made to people attending the premiere of the movie on Christmas Day. That was the final straw, and Sony pulled the movie from theaters. On Christmas Day, the movie was actually released on the Internet, on sites like YouTube and Google Play. So, was a movie that caused so much trouble across the world worth it? Let’s see
Aaron Rapoport (Seth Rogen) is the producer for the Skylark Tonight, a celebrity news talk show hosted by Dave Skylark (James Franco). After the shows 1,000th episode, Aaron and Dave find out that North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un (Randall Park) is a big fan of the show, and they are able to set up an interview. However, CIA Agent Lacy (Lizzy Caplan) proposes that the two assassinate Kim while they are there. With an incredibly risky task on hand, Aaron and Dave attempt to take out one of the nation’s biggest threats with their lives (and careers) in tact
As soon as the movie starts, it is laugh out loud funny. Almost every seen from the very beginning will have you laughing uncontrollably. James Franco and Randall Park are particularly great in this film, with both them delivering some of the best lines and scenes in the movie. Seth Rogen is also great, and Lizzy Caplan also provides a few good jokes her and there. The whole cast is cast perfectly.
I also enjoyed the celebrity cameos a lot. Ones like Rob Lowe and Bill Maher were particularly funny ones, as they provided some good quick laughs. But the best one by far is Eminem. He is on Skylark Tonight where Dave is interviewing him about his controversial lyrics. The whole scene just gets funnier from there on out. It is arguably the funniest moment in the entire movie
This movie does have a couple of problems though. For starters, it is horrendously offensive to North Koreans. Things like Dave trying to address the people of North Korea aside, any movie about trying to assassinate one country’s leader is bound to offend those people. On top of that, the jokes really start to die out as the movie goes on, especially at the second half of the movie, where there are so few funny jokes.
So, was a movie that ticked off an entire country enough to threaten us worth the trouble of releasing it? Absolutely. The first half of the movie alone is worth the trouble. And besides, no one got hurt because the movie got released, so that’s a big plus in my eyes. So go find The Interview, and enjoy the great comedy, awesome cast, and Eminem.