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Topic: The U.S. would lose its shit if another country made a movie about assassinating its leader

beckyderp !8ElfFaoFao started this discussion 11 years ago #38,821

I disagree with Sony's decision to pull the movie, and I believe in free speech.

But let's be honest: we would have the CIA kill everyone involved in making a movie about assassinating our president.

I think it was a really tacky move on Sony's part to make such a movie in the first place.

Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 3 minutes later[^] [v] #517,446

Good point. USAmericans would be waving flags, and shouting all sorts of bullshit.

!OhBrie5EHg joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 17 minutes later, 21 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #517,451

There have been movies about assassinating US Presidents, though... right?

Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 23 minutes later, 44 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #517,458

@previous (!OhBrie5EHg)
If you're not going to name any I don't really see the point of your post. Since I don't even know what the fuck you're actually referring to I can't really properly respond to your question, but in general those kinds of movies refer to fictional presidents, and even so they tend to not actually kill the president. Just a plot to do so. I don't think I know of any movie that ends with an american president dead, and everyone being all like "Mission fucking accomplished!" (and it being a serious movie also counts. Humour and shit doesn't.)

But yeah like I said, it'd help if you actually named some movies that you believed to be like that.

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Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 14 minutes later, 59 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #517,467

@517,451 (!OhBrie5EHg)
There have been movies about historical presidents who have been assassinsted (Lincoln, JFK, etc) and there have been movies where fictional presidents of the US have been assassinated but I'm having a hard time thinking of one where a current president is killed.

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Anonymous F joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 1 hour later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #517,487

@previous (Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU)
I think the Republicans might have a movie about Obama being assassinated coming soon. Don't back me up on that one though.

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Anonymous G joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 5 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #517,489

America is like an annoying fat kid on school who is always picking and bullying his classmates, but the when thr same it happens to him, he cries for his mom like a little bitch.

squeegee joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 8 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #517,490

um, no. i don't think so becky.

dw joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 41 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #517,492

@517,467 (Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU)
The difference is that in all of those the presidents aren't antagonists. In this one the killers are basically heroes (from what I can get from the trailers at least).

Anonymous J joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 11 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #517,493

@517,467 (Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU)
"Death of a President", circa 2006.

Anonymous K joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 2 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #517,495

@517,490 (squeegee)
Quiet, you. The US is pure evil and would secretly murder anybody who insulted it.

Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU replied with this 11 years ago, 9 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #517,497

@517,493 (J)
Oh huh cool I don't remember that one. Apparently that also caused a stir, but we haven't invaded and overthrown the government of the UK yet and the film directors and producers are still alive. Looks like Becky was wrong. Typical.

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beckyderp !8ElfFaoFao (OP) replied with this 11 years ago, 1 hour later, 5 hours after the original post[^] [v] #517,514

@517,493 (J)
Oh wow! Interesting.

@previous (Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU)
Kill yourself.

dw replied with this 11 years ago, 46 minutes later, 6 hours after the original post[^] [v] #517,517

@517,497 (Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU)
that movie doesnt portray the president as evil and murders him with an rpg though

Anonymous L joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 1 hour later, 7 hours after the original post[^] [v] #517,533

@OP
I disagree, the CIA would just torture them for fun and false information for about 6 or 7 years.

Metæ joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 25 minutes later, 7 hours after the original post[^] [v] #517,535

@OP
Our government would never execute anyone without due process. Thanks.

Anonymous N joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 18 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #517,697

@previous (Metæ)

Now you know that ain't true

Anonymous O joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 6 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #517,754

yeah I thought the same thing when they started that heavy as hell ad campaign like months ago
whatever
stupidest issue of the year
My freedoms are not being limited bc a shitty dumb james Franco winter blockbuster got canceled

Anonymous P joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 2 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #517,755

@517,535 (Metæ)
See: mike brown Eric garner Tamir rice etc

squeegee replied with this 11 years ago, 30 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #517,762

@previous (P)
you don't it as terrorists engaged in terrorism over free speech, a cornerstone of western culture?

you really just see it as a cancelled movie?

are you french then? that sounds like frenchman defeatism.

Anonymous G replied with this 11 years ago, 1 minute later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #517,765

@517,755 (P)
That's not "the gubmentz"

TTEH !JXsxEkDBLs joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 2 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #517,767

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_a_President_%282006_film%29

Nothing happened. No US reaction.

Discuss.

Anonymous L replied with this 11 years ago, 12 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #517,770

@previous (TTEH !JXsxEkDBLs)
Americans are stupid and force fed their sensationalized half truths to be outraged about by fox news.

FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 54 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #517,783

Sony is a company, not a government. They are being threatened by the government of a volatile and unstable country. This is a political issue that the US government needs to deal with, not a corporation.

beckyderp !8ElfFaoFao (OP) replied with this 11 years ago, 38 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #517,794

@517,767 (TTEH !JXsxEkDBLs)
Yes we already discussed that @517,493 (J)

Killer Lettuce !!iNo3FkiZx replied with this 11 years ago, 18 hours later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #518,107

@previous (beckyderp !8ElfFaoFao)
But the USA is still as evil as North Korea, right? :(

dw replied with this 11 years ago, 4 hours later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #518,151

@517,794 (beckyderp !8ElfFaoFao)
Iam still annoyed that my valid argument is a retarded comedy with a country as its antagonist where you see the presidents face exploding and death of a president is a serious film

Anonymous S joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 1 hour later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #518,165

@517,770 (L)
...or they don't have thin skin.

Anonymous L replied with this 11 years ago, 6 hours later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #518,255

@previous (S)
wat

Syntax joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 27 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #518,257

Terrific movie "The Day of the Jackal" plot to assassinate French president Charles de Gaulle. Made my French-Brit company under Universal Studios Brit n France and it is one hell of a good movie

Wiki article says nada about any complaints on the attempted assassination and move won a lot of awards including one Academy award
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Day_of_the_Jackal_%28film%29

Found this movie but have not viewed it yet
> The Assassination of Richard Nixon is a 2004 American film, directed by Niels Mueller. It stars Sean Penn, Don Cheadle and Naomi Watts, and is based on the story of would-be assassin Samuel Byck, who plotted to kill Richard Nixon in 1974. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.

Doubt it wood have been a big deal to make this movie while Nixon was in office.

Betting there are going to be many many Youtube movies soon where people take a shot at many world leaders. Wood make a great contest to see who could do one good enough to pull off a George Lucas THX1138 student film which later made it to the big screen in a bit more bigger budget THX1138A

Anonymous L replied with this 11 years ago, 3 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #518,258

@previous (Syntax)
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