Take a look at this short article by TMZ which sums up the whole fiasco. Apparently the hacker group was so satisfied with their victory, they decided to stroke their ego even further by demanding that Sony take down any and all content related to The Interview from their social media pages. And guess what? Without even blinking an eye, Sony obeyed its master like a bitch obeys her owner (female dog, that is). Sad. Just sad. Is this the new standard for 'Murica now? To give in to every whim posed by any outside threat? Even one as insignificant as North Korea or a couple of basement dwellers looking to get a good laugh by making shit up like this? What ever happened to the 'Murica that would never back down? C'mon! This country excels at bullying and picking on other countries and other peoples that did absolutely nothing to us (*cough* Iraq *cough cough*), why doesn't it make a stand now against a few hackers working for a country that still uses FLOPPY DISKS? Or was it all just a way to make yourself feel stronger by picking on the weak? Is this hack exposing more than just weaknesses within the cinema industry? Perhaps the U.S. of A. has finally met its match--a nuisance, mind you--and now that it could put its unnecessarily expansive military power to good use, it doesn't. Let me guess, you'd still rather go after illegal immigrants and other "criminals" looking to make a good life for themselves here, right? On the plus side, it's about time hack-tivism finally pays off and sheds light on what we're truly dealing with right here at home. I mean, think about it. Why would Sony give in to G.o.P. without a single objection unless they were hiding something else? What other dirty little secrets are they hiding behind their closed doors?
Now, I'm not gonna entirely blast this country for its shameful cowardice. I do understand that there is a logical side to all of this. True, North Korea is full of it and they could never accomplish anything they threat even if they tried. But would you be willing to take that risk? Would you give the green light on screening the film amid all the incoming threats and have them turn out to be true? How would you deal with the thousands upon thousands of deaths on your conscience? Exactly. It's pretty clear that the "better safe than sorry" rule still applies even in this scenario; but like everybody knows, it's North Korea. They're not to be taken seriously. Kim's ego is so inflated that he would actually pull of something like this to make himself feel like #1 evil villain in the world. And you know what? By giving in to the hackers' demands, the U.S. might as well say, "Ohh yes, all hail Kim Jong-Un" or however the hell you spell it.
So what does this mean for the future of cinema and the freedom of speech? Are we now to suppress any and all free will just because a tiny piece of land is threatening us? Imagine what it will be like for future journalists (ahem, me) who want to give their full, unrestricted insight into current events in the world and not be able to because North Korea said so. Am I now supposed to give up my dream and stay at McDonald's for the rest of my life? NO. Hell to the no! Stand up, 'Murica! Prove that you are the biiig baaad police force of the world and put down these hackers and send a message to those North Koreans that you will not take any more of their crap. What about movie directors and actors? Are they also supposed to give up their lifelong aspirations for creativity and free expression? Because that's what the U.S. is saying by obliging to these demands. "Screw you all, I want to live, but have no purpose in life anymore because North Korea took it away." Jesus Christ people. I find it hard to believe that this country could so easily make war with other countries, pick on hard working people, and play police of the world, but not put down a group of lowlives.
Of course, all this hysteria could be just another result of the media's inflation of everything (remember the Ebola outbreak that spread across the U.S. like wildfire and killed thousands and thousands of people? Yeah, me neither). I'm sure that out of the realm of possibility, this is just another episode of gullibility to scare the weak-minded sheep that'll shortly come to pass. But on the other hand, you know it's serious when these cave-ins are continuous and there is proof that the threats actually work on us. Just saying.
There's my update peeps. If you made it to the end, thanks a bunch for reading and stay up to date! I'm sure there's a bunch out there thinking "tl;dr" and I understand you. Once I gain momentum when I'm writing, ain't no stopping me. Anyway, don't let them N.K.'s scare you guys. We all know they're full of it and are only stroking their inflated ego. Stay safe out there and until the next post :)
I close this post with a fairly old favorite of mine by Modest Mouse. Enjoy
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