It is kind of amazing how divided the United States is over racial issues, law enforcement and good ol' political agendas, but when a film studio gets hacked, it is fairly easy to get everyone on the same page — and quickly! Sony canceled everything in connection with its film The Interview last week, fearing that the group that has successfully hacked the company would make good on its threats of violence. Once it was confirmed that North Korea was responsible for the large security breech, the studio decided not to take any unnecessary risks and even the White House disagreed with the decision.
First, Hollywood as a whole chimed in collectively, not wanting to feel like its business was being controlled by Kim Jong Un's regime. Then political leaders such as U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Newt Gingrich started rallying for the film's release. By this morning, Dec. 22, Sony started contemplating exactly what the best way to release The Interview might be. While the logical possibility was either video on demand or Netflix, some other companies might be more than a little skittish, fearing that they, too, will be hacked.
This was never going to be an award-winning film, but now just getting it out and seen so our country is not taking orders from North Korea is the kind of motivation that could easily cause The Interview to break records.
Readers: What are your thoughts on this situation? Should Sony be governed by the threats and fear that have kept them crippled for the last few weeks, or does this movie need to see the light of day, just as an act of total defiance? Should the U.S. government do anything about the situation? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.
