The Interview

The movie The Interview has caused extreme controversy recently in the media. When I saw the trailer for the first time, I thought, “Uh Oh, Kim Jong-un isn’t going to be happy about this…” I have always been a James Franco and Seth Rogan fan so personally I was excited to see the movie and very curious as to how they were going to make the plot non-offensive so that a nuclear war wouldn’t break out after its release date.

The movie itself is another Rogan-Franco, ruthless comedy that will make you laugh until you cry, but also make you ask your “Why in the world am I watching this movie?” Dave Skylark (James Franco) is a celebrity talk show host on the show “Skylark Tonight”, which Seth Rogan plays the producer of and best friend of Skylark. They decide they want people to take the show seriously and brainstorm who would make an impact on both their show and the people of America. Somehow they learn that Kim Jong-un is the biggest fan of Dave Skylark. One thing leads to another and Skylark and his best friend (Seth Rogan) are flown to North Korea to conduct the interview under strict North Korean regulations. However, they are contacted by the CIA to secretly assassinate Kim.

I don’t want to give anymore of it away, but I recommend this movie because it sheds some light on the North Korean situation in a comedic way. Rogan and Franco never fail to make me laugh with their raunchy jokes and outrageous plots.