North Korea Should Stop Helping “The Interview”

North
Korean Ambassador to the UN Ja Song Nam recently sent a letter of protest to UN
Secretary General Ban Ki Moon regarding the new Hollywood comedy film “The
Interview”, claiming it promotes terrorism against North Korea. The letter
included a statement from the North Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs
requesting that a formal memorandum be sent to the UN General Assembly and UN
Security Council.


Calling
on senior officials to get involved in this case only lays North Korea open to
further ridicule. Could they possibly think that this type of behavior
would improve the image of Kim Jong Eun? Many films poking fun at political
leaders have been made down the years, and yet none has elicited such a
protest. This is of course because most of the world recognizes that film
content is subject to creative license and freedom of expression.

This
film is not a documentary. It is a comedic work of art intended to make people
laugh by pointing out, amongst other things, the ludicrousness of hereditary succession to a man who
has not even turned 30. Isn’t Kim Jong Eun, a portly
form in a land of hunger, suitable material for comedic ridicule? 

If he
doesn’t like it, he should find a better way to go about things. He’d be better
off acting naturally and not imitating his grandfather, Kim Il Sung. Perhaps he
should give some youthful qualities a shot. Ordering salutes from the people
and exuding arrogance in every photo further pushes viewers of the film to find
commonalities between reality and fantasy. He should bear in mind that this air
of pretension provides fodder for further mockery from the international
community.
 

* These are the views of Radio Free Chosun, and do not necessarily reflect those of Daily NK.