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Top 10 TV Shows & Films That Criticize North Korea
“The Interview” is a film about the fictional assassination of Kim Jong-un by TV journalists, starring Seth Rogen and James Franco.Sony Pictures, which made “The Interview,” was the subject of a massive data hack last month, and now U.S. officials have said North Korea was involved. “The Interview” was supposed to come out on Christmas Day. Now the release has been put on hold. The good news there are 10 other places you can watch North Korea being criticized…Here they are:
Mix Top Ten
10. Salt (2010):
Evelyn Salt (Angelina Jolie) is being tortured in a North Korean prison on suspicion of being an American spy. Her boyfriend gets so much publicity that the CIA is forced to do a prisoner exchange, despite the agency’s policy not to negotiate with terrorists and enemies. Salt received generally positive reviews from critics. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 62% based on 231 reviews, with a rating of 6 out of 10 (average).
9. Die Another Day (2002):
In this James Bond installment, the British intelligence agency is send to investigate the connection between a North Korean terrorist and a diamond mogul who is funding the development of an international space weapon. The film received mixed reviews. Some critics praised the work of the directors, while others argued that the film’s heavily focused on the use of computer-generated imagery, which they found unconvincing and a distraction from the film’s plot.
8. World War Z (Book/Movie):
North Korea is completely empty and the entire population has disappeared without a trace. Although the exact origin of the plague is unknown, it officially started with a young boy from a village in China who is identified as the plague’s Patient zero. Reviews about the book have been generally positive. Gilbert Cruz of Entertainment Weekly gave the novel an “A” rating, commenting that the novel shared with great zombie stories the use of a central metaphor, describing it as “an addictively readable oral history.” The film was radically different in plot fromthe book.
7. Shiri (1999):
An dishonest North Korean military officer, along with a number of soldiers from his unit, has made the decision that having two Koreas is not acceptable, so he hatches a plan to steal a top-secret South Korean weapon that looks like water, but can be utilized as a bomb. The weapon itself is irrelevant, it’s just the McGuffin to get the plot going. Years before, the gung-ho communist officer had sent over a woman to spy on the South Korean agency that monitors all of these type of events (think CIA or FBI). Activated once again, the spy becomes an assassin, turning Seoul into a shooting gallery. Although the film tries to offer up a love story, it’s mostly lost in the hail of bullets and loud explosions. Not only that, but the identity of the female assassin is relatively easy to figure out; and if you can figure that out, then the whole subplot about a possible mole in the good guys’ agency becomes somewhat irrelevant.
6. 30 Rock:
On the popular and comedic TV show, Margaret Cho appeared in 5 episodes as Kim Jong Il. The fictional Kim Jong Il captures Avery Jessup (Elizabeth Banks), the wife of Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin) and holds them hostage. Cho also portrayed Kim Jong Il’s son, Kim Jong Un on the sam show. The writers of “30 Rock” had to go back and adjust the story plans after Kim Jong Il’s death..
5. Double Agent (2003):
A North Korean intelligence officer on duty to East Berlin attempts to cross Checkpoint Charlie with the hope of defecting to South Korea. During his attempt to defect, he is wounded by NorthKoreans attempting to prevent his defection. Double Agent was the first film Kim Hyeon-jeong directed and upon its release was considered a technically competent film, although somewhat grim.
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