Why Kim Jong-Il Kidnapped Filmmakers
It had to do with monster movies
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We watched a ton of North Korean films. Here’s what we learned about propaganda from them.
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I still have a fairly vivid memory of watching the second version of the movie with my grandma in a cinema. I never knew the history of that movie, but I’m so glad that it’s so fascinating.
@Stori Kobane It does, why wouldn’t it?
@Harry Kehoe yeah cuz socialism works right?
@SilverNiKr short films like this remind us of how Europe could’ve been the greatest socialist society if not for the terrorist capitalists.
@Дмитрий Веселов yep, that’s the one I’m talking about.
The Kim family never ceases to surprise the outside world with their malicious acts and cruelty.
How dare you insult hamburgers like that
kaboom
I remember being shocked when I first heard about this story and happy to see this being covered.
@Dxnixble nah
Extremely interesting, thanks Johnny. I’ve researched a lot about North Korea and their propaganda and the uniqueness of how they function, and videos like this are not only super cool but also super interesting because all of which you covered about has been sitting there for us to see this whole time. I’m glad I learned something new. Thanks for the video, I look forward to the next!
I remember this story. Thank goodness both the filmmaker and his wife escaped and lived in South Korea until their deaths.
@Mr A that’s your fault buddy lol
@Mr A nope. it’s all on you buddy. I think most of us wait.
You know I really like the ending of averngers end game where tony stark dies and kills thanos after going back in time
I mean South Korea was also a dictatorship in 1978
If you want to learn more about the kidnapped filmmakers, Atrocity Guide has a great video on them. There’s even recorded audio of them casually talking with Kim Jong-Il
Strongly suspect that he leveraged her previous video (which is excellent and longer than this one) in creating this video. She really deserves more views, all of her videos are fantastic.
The visuals, the research, the structure.
Mind Blowing Storytelling.
I am amazed Mr. Jonny Harris And Team!
I love film making/ cinematography so this was fantastic! Production value was off the charts, and the editing enhanced the overall story perfectly! Thanks again.
I had no idea that North Korea kidnapped an actress and director; it’s in that spot of recent enough it wasn’t “history” as I was growing up, but also slightly before my time and awareness of world events. Great storytelling and production as usual!
I really enjoy the longer pieces. Many of these topics deserve the time and discussion, not to mention this is probably the only thing I’ve ever seen on North Korean cinema. At least from this viewer’s perspective, the longer vids are great!
Is nobody gonna ask Johnny about where the hell did he find these North Korean movies from?!
Joe Mama’s basement.
durr the internet durr
nk may cut off its people from the world but they don’t hesitate to spread their stuff to the world, thus its easy to find with just googling. recently they even made youtube channels featuring young influencers to spread their propaganda on how great they are.