A Fiction film is a film and that is all that it is. Wether it be about a world leader being slain or something to do with religion etc... In America - the core value of the constitution is Freedom of etc... Freedom to make a film about what ever the heck you want to. And to me, the freedom goes to the viewer as well. Freedom to view what ever they would like to see. As for the studio, they have the Freedom to do what ever they want to do. They made the choice to not screen their film. At least the filmmakers had their freedom to create it. I would like the freedom to set my own opinion on The Interview. Now a country that completely lacks Freedom has created fear taking away mine. We all know The Interview will be released in some format sooner than later. And with all this controversy.... well controversy sells. And Selling/ Capitalism/ is another American Freedom. Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2014 08:13:49 -0800 From: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MOPO] The Interview To: [email protected]
I think it is worth noting that Paramount Pictures- which is a US corp.- has now pulled a 10 year old film from South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone from exhibition. Their 2004 comedy film TEAM AMERICA: WORLD POLICE about by Kim Jung Un’s father (Kim Jung-Il) was to be shown on Christmas Day by Alamo Drafthouse Cinema and other theatres. If one is to believe the US Government (an understandable reach for many of us) there are/were no credible threats of violence at movie theatres showing The Interview. What does this mean for the exhibition of controversial films and documentaries in the future? Prior films about abortion, homosexuality, the death penalty and integration have prompted actual demonstrations and credible threats, yet they were shown. Would anyone suggest that the new film SELMA not be shown because there are still racists, Martin Luther King haters or some poorly trained police in our country? I also think it is worth noting, that prior to World War II when the US actually had a Neutrality Act that limited political comment in films, Columbia Pictures (now SONY owned) and The Three Stooges made and released YOU NAZTY SPY despite the law and rampant fear and paranoia across the US. At the same time, Warners made CONFESSIONS OF A NAZI SPY, despite the law, security issues on the Warners lot, credible threats to actors and executives, lawsuits and all kinds of distribution issues. From: MoPo List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Simon Oram Sent: Friday, December 19, 2014 7:15 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MOPO] The Interview I think it still amounts to giving in to a terrorist threat. Also Japan economically is not in a good place, I would think that has allot to do with the decision to pull the film as well but I think if Sony had gone ahead with showing the film it would shown the world that they are a strong nation. Unfortunately this is not the case and is worrying. Simon Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone.From: PosteropolisSent: Friday, 19 December 2014 14:32To: [email protected] To: PosteropolisSubject: Re: [MOPO] The Interview Hi, Toochis: Death of a President (2006), about the assassination of George W. Bush was controversial, though not as much as this and it had only limited release anyway because it was not a major studio film. One thing that never gets mentioned in this controversy is that Sony is a Japanese company and thus much more sensitive to pressure to North Korea than a US corporation might be, given the dark history that connects Japan and Korea and of course Japan’s physical proximity to North Korea. Dave From: MoPo List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Toochis Morin Sent: December-19-14 9:20 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MOPO] The Interview I think the 9/11-type threats made it tough for the release. Also the other studios were upset that audiences would be too afraid to go to the movies. One question: which movies have the assassination or killing of a contemporary living person in them? What kind of controversy did they cause? Toochis Sent from my iPhone On Dec 19, 2014, at 4:11 AM, Simon Oram <[email protected]> wrote:Sony have no backbone but that's typical of many if not all Corporations. I would of imagined Team America was more controversial? Nomis Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone.From: Tommy BarrSent: Friday, 19 December 2014 10:38To: [email protected] To: Tommy BarrSubject: [MOPO] The Interview All very quiet here about what I thought would be an item of extreme interest. Who is to blame for pulling the film - Sony or the American cinema chains who refused to show the movie? Tommy To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
