<p>From what I read, a lot of the cyber theft occurred when the hackers stole the credentials of a senior ops guy which allowed them into his system, where the Sony employee had very cleverly hidden his passwords under a file named -wait for it - “passwords”. </p>
<p>Haven’t read this whole thread but anyone interested in actually learning about North Korea in a fictionalized way might want to read “The Orphan Master’s Son” by Adam Johnson. I wouldn’t call it one of the best books I’ve ever read but it did win the Pulitzer Prize and handled its subject pretty sensitively.</p>
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<p>Considering the general quality of Sony PCs…including notebooks, all I can say is…it figures. </p>
<p>I watched The Interview. Hilarious and truly awful. Very sophomoric humor. It was only bcs of the hack & hype that I even bothered, as teenage boy humor not a genre that I find appealing. If the NKoreans had done nothing, I imagine this film would have just died an obscure death. </p>
<p>I didn’t see the film as racist; white Americans are portrayed as buffoons too (hats off to Eminem for poking fun at himself, lol). As far as the issue of appropriateness of portraying a sitting world leader goes, I imagine that if obama was lampooned like this he would have laughed his head off. The bottom line is that people w legitimate power aren’t defensive about their dignity.</p>
<p>I also watched the flick in the spirit of free speech and in support of general silliness. I totally agree with @GMTplus7 . Take that NK hackers!</p>
<p>I may actually watch it tonight. One thing I always appreciate is a politician with a sense of humor and a healthy respect for freedom of speech. </p>
<p>This was a small triumph for democracy over the rantings of totalitarianism. Here’s a big oof-dah to North Korea. Joe Strummer’s and the Clash’s lyrics are appropriate here;</p>
<p>The Sharif don’t like it
Rockin’ the Casbah
Rockin’ the Casbah
The Sharif don’t like it
Rockin’ the Casbah
Rockin’ the Casbah</p>
<p>Yup, I saw it. It was funny and silly. Glad I had a blanket handy to hide under during all the sex jokes, etc. while watching with my HS/college boys! 
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<p>I also watched it w highschool aged boys. It was so silly that the sex jokes elicited groans rather than embarassed cringes.</p>
<p>We watched it for the principle of the thing. It started off somewhat amusingly, but really, really ran out of steam. Terrible movie.</p>
<p>I didn’t see it, but my H and kids did. They thought it was a typical, dumb, vulgar-but-amusing-if-you’re-in-that-mood type of movie. No extra security or anything - just a typical movie theater and crowd. </p>
<p>I watched it on Christmas Eve with my H and two sons – 23 and 27. It was just dumb, vulgar but amusing as referenced above. I particularly thought that the Seal Team 6 reference was very funny. Not a movie I would have chosen to watch but for the principle of the thing.</p>