Sony, Theaters Pull North-Korean Comedy 'The Interview' Release Due to Terrorist Threats: Shocking, Unprecedented, Pointless

 

 Though major theater chains decided not to screen the controversial comedy in light of terror threats, Seth Rogen and James Franco's film will probably live a long life online.

 
 

"Still, many are pointing out the scary precedent of Sony bowing to unspecified threats, especially when the Department of Homeland Security said the threats were not credible. Say someone disagrees with the premise of an upcoming film—one that deals with a hot-button issue like abortion or race, for example. If a terror threat gets called in, would theaters be compelled to make the same decision they made here? Though the Sony hackers have displayed their might in a sense—by ripping hundreds of terrabytes of information from its private servers to publicly embarrass the company—they haven’t demonstrated the capability to make good on the more horrifying threat they made Tuesday.

The Internet has enabled the hackers’ power, but it has also neutered them: The Interview will almost certainly be seen, whether in theaters or not."

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