GamerTab That was an excellent one.
SeeQuant Blending excellent reporting and strong storytelling, this is a disturbing film truly stranger than fiction
Sabah Hensley This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama
s Chung Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable
sorosoria 'The Interview' - film commentaryJust why a reputable company like SONY chose to produce this film is beyond me. Nor can I see why Canadian film development authorities had any part in its production for it is one of the most vulgar films in recent memory. If anything, "The Interview" speaks more about the moral depravity of its producers and the decadent society that would defend such a piece of propagandist vulgarity than it does about its subject, Kim Jong Un, ruler of North Korea. You have to ask yourself what the intent of the producers was. Was it to show the world the moral vacuity that exists in Hollywood? Was it to hasten the ethical decline of a society that is already perceived world-wide as having no moral authority left? If so, it succeeds. Not only is the film filled with references to homosexuality, bestiality, sexual exploitation, it shows just how far American English has deteriorated, especially among the media who ought to be upholding standards in communication, not degrading them. The film is filled with language for which we used to get our mouths washed out. But then this is contemporary America, and you hear vulgarity in TV programs like "Breaking Bad" - degenerate language, illustrative of degenerated minds, symptomatic of a society gone rotten. And of this society feel themselves superior to those of North Korea? I realize what defenders of this film are likely to argue. They will say they are working within a tradition of satire, the kind practiced by Francois Rabelais; they will claim that the grotesque, the crude, and the bawdy are all part of the fun, part of a clever artistic tradition. Perhaps. But the world at large doesn't understand this. Instead, it will see this film, and other products of American culture, as an expression of the American soul, or what's left of it. And the resulting impression isn't very uplifting or respectable. Defenders of the movie will say Charlie Chaplin did something like it in the satirical film, "The Great Dictator." But I don't buy it. To me "The Interview" is deliberately vulgar and shocking to generate controversy and cash flow. It's all about making money. It's not art. The film's defenders will say they are upholding freedom of speech. What speech? If this is how America has to do to defend its values, there cannot be much left worth defending. For a long time now, American popular entertainment has not been reflective of its cultural best. On the contrary. Hollywood had led the moral decline of a nation that was once emulated. Today the global image of America (spread by Hollywood) is one of unprecedented violence, vulgarity, anti-intelligence, and bad taste, an impression of a mindless, shameless society undergoing economic and moral decline. Perhaps "The Interview" will be ed for contributing to such impressions. I had expected better of SONY, but perhaps the company has succumbed to the diseased atmosphere of Hollywood.
bikash0601 Humiliating a nation and trying to garner laugh out of it is purely sadistic. This movie serves nothing but evil sentiments. Acting wise also it is worst of all.
jrgiffordjames Enough said. However, I need to say more to fulfill IMDBs requirements on review length.
Asif Khan (asifahsankhan) What's not to like about this here? The Comedy? the Bromance? the Franco-Rogen duo? Comedy buddies James Franco and Seth Rogen play the host, Dave Skylark, and producer, Aaron Rapoport, respectively. And in a show called Skylark Tonight, a fictional and popular celebrity news talk show. It just so happens that the Supreme Leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, (played by Randall Park), is a fan of their show. When the CIA learns about Kim's penchant for the TV show, it devises a plan to have Skylark and Rapoport assassinate North Korea's leader.It feels better when you imagine it happening right now in front of you. A real life Comedy duo mixed with a Comic version of "the most dangerous man on the planet" right now, and who happens to love "Firework" by Katy Perry?Although, the brilliance fades near the end. But still manages to be really entertaining. So I liked it. And would recommend it as a must see for most of you! It's a good comedy. As long as you see it without any kind of resurrections.
