Demand For ‘The Interview’ Is Shooting Up In North Korea And Its Government Is Freaking Out - Polidicks

[QUOTE=s5300;46811249]We need to fly drones carrying crates of the movie into North Korea We'll destroy that place with our terrible movies[/QUOTE] Fun fact: West-made movies and TV shows are smuggled into North Korea in balloon drops containing DVDs and USB drives. This documentary is really eye-opening to how the black market functions in NK: [video=youtube;yqdlXmsTP6Y]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqdlXmsTP6Y[/video]

[QUOTE=AJ10017;46811098]If they want to pay to watch it then its their loss, the movie was extremely dumb, and the script feels like its written by 11 year olds. It was so badly written i was cringing every other scene. But hey, hopefully the movie causes a bit of doubt between the people and their supreme leader[/QUOTE] Sad if you really think this way, cant take a joke? [editline]29th December 2014[/editline] [QUOTE=BlazeFresh;46811121]Im sure the penalty for possession of the movie in North Korea would undoubtably be extremely severe, probably somewhere along the lines of torture, death and maybe the slaying of their whole family.[/QUOTE] No/yes, but they will put you in a camp along with your family

I'll be honest, I haven't seen The Interview. But if it's anything like Apollo 18, I'm going to have to round up some friends from high school to start more stupid in-jokes. I wonder if there are Freedom Hammers and communist glass?

Oh god please don't let this be considered a 21st century analogue to Dr. Strangelove

[QUOTE=outlawpickle;46813655]He had a lot of grooming actually. Since 2001 iirc, when his oldest brother was caught trying to go to Japanese Disneyland with a fake passport. The other brother Il considered too feminine, so Un was next in line. He actually served in some of the same leadership positions Il did when he was being groomed. whether the people have any confidence in him is another matter.[/QUOTE] You know Un isn't his last name. It's the second part of his given name. it's like calling someone named "collin" "lin". Kim is his surname. Jong-Un is his given name

[QUOTE]The movie makes a blatant mockery of the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un - [B]who dies at the end[/B] - [/QUOTE] freaking spoiled everything :( Also, i wonder how exacty they are becoming aware of the movie. I mean, you cannot spread enough copies just by passing them from hand to hand, and i can imagine this is pretty much the only way they can use.

[QUOTE=AJ10017;46811544]75%+ and a movie that isnt terrible[/QUOTE] Right because Fight Club, which has a disgustingly large cult following, did better than 75% positive ratings when it came out, right? [sp] nah, more like it split reviewers right down the middle at a solid 50/50 love/hate ratio. That's not today's sentiment, but at release, this was the case.[/sp] Am I saying that Fight Club and The Interview are in the same ballpark? No. But should all movies that don't immediately gain 75% or more positive ratings be written off? Definitely not. You'll miss out on some good shit if you don't broaden your horizons a bit.

[QUOTE=antianan;46815936]freaking spoiled everything :( Also, i wonder how exacty they are becoming aware of the movie. I mean, you cannot spread enough copies just by passing them from hand to hand, and i can imagine this is pretty much the only way they can use.[/QUOTE] I watched the movie knowing this and it didn't ruin much, because the way it progresses, you'd be expecting it to happen anyways

[QUOTE=i_speel_good;46816450]I watched the movie knowing this and it didn't ruin much, because the way it progresses, you'd be expecting it to happen anyways[/QUOTE] This actually was attempt at sarcasm. As you can see, i have a pretty bad sense of humor.

[QUOTE=antianan;46815936]freaking spoiled everything :( Also, i wonder how exacty they are becoming aware of the movie. I mean, you cannot spread enough copies just by passing them from hand to hand, and i can imagine this is pretty much the only way they can use.[/QUOTE] Word of mouth is a very powerful tool in human history. And not to mention now that it will take only a dude with it on a laptop to start burning the movie onto DVD's and selling them.

[QUOTE=Mr.Goodcat;46816748]Word of mouth is a very powerful tool in human history. And not to mention now that it will take only a dude with it on a laptop to start burning the movie onto DVD's and selling them.[/QUOTE] How are non-government people in North Korea getting internet access though?

[QUOTE=GammaFive;46811480]Schools taught us that anything below 70% is a failure.[/QUOTE] that's because schools are about how efficiently you can memorize data and then enter that data into a form for eight hours with no pay. it's low-level clerical work, and sub-par clerical work makes the manager unhappy. that's not the intent, of course, and having school is tons better than no school, the education system is just funny in how it's structured. it's also because certain forms of criticism have more holistic rating systems than others. in videogame criticism, anything less than an 8.5 is somehow shit. in music criticism, it usually follows this pattern: 1 - total shit 2 - awful 3 - pretty bad 4 - kind of bad 5 - average/mixed 6 - okay 7 - good 8 - great 9 - listen to this immediately 10 - LORD AND SAVIOR i've seen some film critics use more or less the same scale.

[QUOTE=agentfazexx;46816752]How are non-government people in North Korea getting internet access though?[/QUOTE] People smuggle USBs along with other supplies to North Korea through the Chinese border. I know there is a Frontline documentary that has a segment on the smuggling and black market aspect of North Korean society.

[QUOTE=~Kiwi~v2;46816762]afaik the Chinese have a direct connection to North Korea so anyone can tap into that correct me if I am wrong thou[/QUOTE] ...if you can find a switch port to plug into or hack their wireless network, which I'm sure has an IPS on it.

[QUOTE=~Kiwi~v2;46816762]afaik the Chinese have a direct connection to North Korea so anyone can tap into that correct me if I am wrong thou[/QUOTE] Not anyone, although it is easier to go from China to North Korea, than South Korea to North Korea it is still extremely hard if you don't have a solid connection on the inside of North Korea. You have to remember North Korea doesn't like having to many people escape from the country and China is the most viable, option so its pretty much just a laxed version of the DMZ but still has countless obstacles to get there. [B]EDIT[/B] I think I misinterpreted that. But the answer is no, North Korea has a solid intranet that requires you to have a terminal inside the country and China only gave them a single line to connect them to the rest of internet. And no normal Chinese civilian would have access to that.

[QUOTE=Mr.Goodcat;46816748]Word of mouth is a very powerful tool in human history. And not to mention now that it will take only a dude with it on a laptop to start burning the movie onto DVD's and selling them.[/QUOTE] True, but the problem is that north koreans simply don't have devices to watch these dvds, since computers and dvd players are banned there, as far as i know. Also, i'm pretty sure most people there would simply be scared to discuss a forbidden theme with someone because of the risk of being denounced.

[QUOTE=antianan;46816833]True, but the problem is that north koreans simply don't have devices to watch these dvds, since computers and dvd players are banned there, as far as i know. Also, i'm pretty sure most people there would simply be scared to discuss a forbidden theme with someone because of the risk of being denounced.[/QUOTE] Wonder how they're watching it then?

[QUOTE=antianan;46816833]True, but the problem is that north koreans simply don't have devices to watch these dvds, since computers and dvd players are banned there, as far as i know. Also, i'm pretty sure most people there would simply be scared to discuss a forbidden theme with someone because of the risk of being denounced.[/QUOTE] North Korea has media of its own, I am pretty sure people can legally buy and own a DVD player, its just you better be watching Party approved media. Also, again the black market will be selling them as well and not to mention I believe people in South Korea send balloons filled with stuff like DVD players. Most people also know to not be stupid and shout on the street yelling "Fuck the goverment." But people will group together and talk about how shitty the government is and how the country is turning to shit. Just like most countries, albeit this in much more secretive and hushed version.

[QUOTE=Mr.Goodcat;46816894]North Korea has media of its own, I am pretty sure people can legally buy and own a DVD player, its just you better be watching Party approved media. [/QUOTE] Balloons filled with dvds is some crazy stuff, but i googled a bit, and it looks like i was wrong about about dvds being banned there. Well, this gives a clue.

[QUOTE=~Kiwi~v2;46817020]Ahh right ok that makes a lot more sense. But still the fact that they know about this is either sensational headlines in their country or something more.[/QUOTE] Maybe one day Facepunch will get North Korean members :)

[QUOTE=agentfazexx;46817026]Maybe one day Facepunch will get North Korean members :)[/QUOTE] It is possible that we might see this happen someday. The Soviet Union didn't survive and they faced the same issues that North Korea is facing today. The fact is, Russia today lives under a government that isn't much better than what existed before. What's to say that NK won't be any different after this regime dissolves? Edit: You can call me a pessimist, but I'm just trying to be realistic about it.

Great, ten years from now this asshole will be credited with sparking the liberation of North Korea [sp]and I wouldn't have it any other way.[/sp] [img]http://i.imgur.com/moench0.jpg[/img]

[QUOTE=TheManInUrPC;46817487]It is possible that we might see this happen someday. The Soviet Union didn't survive and they faced the same issues that North Korea is facing today. The fact is, Russia today lives under a government that isn't much better than what existed before. What's to say that NK won't be any different after this regime dissolves? Edit: You can call me a pessimist, but I'm just trying to be realistic about it.[/QUOTE] The fall of the USSR will most likely be completely different than that of the fall of the North Korean regime. The USSR disbanded relatively peacefully and member countries were allowed to control themselves autonomously without heavy handed outside influences from NATO countries. Not to mention Gorbachev willingly gave the power up after it was seen the USSR was disbanding and saw that he shouldn't be President of Russia to allow the country to move on and change itself into a democracy. North Korea on the other hand, unless the country somehow changes leaders and places a moderate much how Gorbachev was, then the country will either have a very bloody civil war that might drag in China and the US (unlikely for China to help.) or the country in either disparity or incompetence will trigger the cease fire of the Korean War to be void and get a conclusion of that fight. The final possible action is that the country goes through another famine like they did in the 90's this time the country simply implodes and it turns into a free for all. In either of these instances, America will somehow be interfering in someway (either overtly or covertly). After the bloodshed ends on the regimes downfall you will most likely see the US and ROK troops be stationed in North Korea as an occupational force to keep stability much like postwar Germany and Japan. North Korea has been under the boot of the Kim regime for over 80 years, so those people will have no idea on how to run a country with the current leaders either being dead, in prison awaiting trails against humanity, or in hiding. So the US and ROK setup a provisional government to let North Koreans get a taste of freedom and to see what politics will be coming forth. And you can be sure that no wanna be little Kim's are going to be winning the elections if the US and ROK have anything to do about it. And of course there is the thing of unifying both North and South Korea into one unified Korea. But, that is an entire debate on its own.

So North Koreans are just finding out about the movie from word of mouth from other NK people traveling abroad?

i find this hilarious because up until this whole fiasco The Interview was seen as pretty underwhelming by critics and now there are western citizens calling it the "greatest comedy ever made" It's an important movie, at least it is now, but i just found that humorous is all.

[QUOTE=ossumsauce;46818113]i find this hilarious because up until this whole fiasco The Interview was seen as pretty underwhelming by critics and now there are western citizens calling it the "greatest comedy ever made" It's an important movie, at least it is now, but i just found that humorous is all.[/QUOTE] I thought it was really funny and wanted to see it before this whole BS started

"And so it was that a Seth Rogen movie changed history, in no small part due to it's surreality" I'm still kinda waiting for the cameras to pop out because i can't fucking believe a SETH ROGEN movie is what is pushing North Korea over the edge, not their imminent demise when China has had enough of their antics, not the retaliatory attacks by America when it's finished being their bitch maid, nope; Seth Rogen. This is hilarious.

If this sparks some form of rebellion in North Korea, I'll be damned shocked. Not everything happening in the country currently, but a movie, that would be so depression but so funny at the same time.

[QUOTE=Rocko's;46818646]If this sparks some form of rebellion in North Korea, I'll be damned shocked. Not everything happening in the country currently, but a movie, that would be so depression but so funny at the same time.[/QUOTE]If this sparked a revolution the only sound Seth Rogen would make for about a month would be that goddamn laugh. You know, the one where he sounds like Fat Albert having an epileptic fit? All day, every day. Meanwhile the only sound from Franco would be a faint wheeze as he's gripped by violent spasms of stoner laughter, coupled with bouts of chesty coughs.

I really wonder what the actors think about this entire thing.