Cinema, Literature, Theater, Music, Art.

In our real time amnesiac society, writing about The Interview today may be like arriving a little late to the party, but I have to say that, watching it last night with the Katherine and the kids, some notes are in order. For starters, don't be fooled. This is a family movie. Today's American 12 and 14 year olds are really adults disguised as children. They will see more on the interweb and talk more supposed "trash" at school than The Interview could possibly hope to do. Furthermore, if you are looking to suspend your disbelief because you seek realism, look somewhere else. The Interview shamelessly mocks itself and kids not only get that "it's only a movie", but this knowledge grants the filmmakers and audience license to ill. Satire, parody, and comedy, as we have seen recently in Paris, can really piss off individuals, splinter groups, clans, tribes, or nations. It would be too much to say the "offended" parties lead humorless lives. A...