In the movie The Interview, Dave Skylark (James Franco) and his producer Aaron Rapoport (Seth Rogen) run a celebrity tabloid show called "Skylark Tonight". The characters land an interview with a surprise fan, North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, and they are recruited by the CIA to turn their trip to Pyongyang into an assassination mission. The Interview is an important movie because not only was Kim Jong-un actually assassinated but his character was assassinated, via satire.
Out of all the different satirical techniques there is, the movie utilized situational irony. In real life, there are legitimate fears and a genuine sense of impotence surrounding Kim Jong-un. In the movie, however, Kim Jong-un is portrayed as a silly, lovable, and sensitive man. He even befriends Dave Skylark. Thus, the movie does not portray Kim Jong-un how many people would have expected them too. Although there are a lot of sexual jokes and many references to pop culture in the movie, the movie was not made to be simply a comedy. The movie was made to show that there should be a limit to the fear Americans feel toward North Korea. The movie also offers political suggestions by showing that assassinating Kim Jung-un is not the only option (or best option) in dealing with North Korea. Thus, the Interview is a lot more than a silly comedy.
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