Risks of 'The Interview'

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-sony-hack-north-korea-the-interview-20141210-story.html

This article is about the upcoming film The Interview and the risks it hold behind its release. Before Sony Pictures Entertainment was hacked, there were skeptical debates on whether they should actually release the film for theaters and the audience around the world. There were in fact threats made by North Korea concerning the film, calling it "an act of war." It was said that the studio executives were constantly being warned about possibly provoking retaliation by the Homeland Security. Then again, it was a film based on a fictional assassination attempt on Kim Jong Un. Rumors have it that the North Koreans had some sort of contribution to the hacks on Sony, but but no one truly knows the real perpatrators who were to blame. As a filmmaker and student, this helped me realize that film is much more than just a picture on a screen. It's what people around the world use to send a message. Theres always a moral or central message behind a film that can really change a person's life. It just so happens that with The Interview it was a strong political statement against the North Koreans. It was sort of like a growing sense of pride saying that Americans aren't afraid of anyone. It was a statement against the cruel doctor who brain washes his very own people. It was in fact a powerful act to continue, even after the threats came in. As a consumer, it's sort of a scary thing to do, because you never know how serious of a problem this was until North Korea decides to retaliate. Let's say they were involved with the Sony hacks; that just means they were warning us about what was to come if we ignored their wishes. It was an attack on our people's freedom of speech because of all the private information that was released. Obviously this made people feel afraid and less free, which is why there were debates on whether the movie should continue to screen in the first place. This raises a lot of questions on not only film, but political issues as well: Will the film continue to screen even after all the problems have gone through? What will North Korea's reaction be? Was this film ever intended to make North Korea angry ( act of war) in the first place?