The Interview responds from beyond the grave, and that response comes courtesy of critics’ feedback. The long awaited and highly controversial satire has just been denied a theatrical release due to the Sony hack attack that happened in November. The Interview has stirred up quite a lot of people because of the plot involving the assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, something that ultimately lead to numerous threats from cyber terrorists of an attack akin to that of 9/11. Now it seems that the movie has an outstanding rank on IMDB. How outstanding? Let’s just say that it’s got a better mark than Citizen Kane, Casablanca and Godfather.
Sony Pictures is still considering distributing The Interview through other streaming methods (Bittorrent offered help) but until now, only some critics and attendees have seen the flick. The film which stars James Franco and Seth Rogen is currently fluctuating from a 9.9 to a perfect 10 rating on IMDB from over 32.000 reviewers. Not only does this put The Interview on top of all 250 highest-rated films but it’s also Seth Rogen’s most succesful comedy ever. The only other movie that comes close to The Interview (and that is by a long shot) is 2011’s 50/50 which currently has 7.2. Aside from IMDB, the satire has a 53 % approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes while on Metacritic it has earned a rating of 47 out of 100. Nevertheless, there is still a strong chance that we will eventually get to see the movie soon. Numerous personalities, including George R.R Martin, have offered to screen The Interview in their private theaters and even the government has had a say in the matter. President Barrack Obama strongly believes that Sony should have released the film and not give in to terrorist demands. Not just Obama, but everyone in the Republican National Committee wants to see The Interview released.
The high ratings seem to have come from 4chan users as a response to the hacker attack according to Motherboard. So, The Interview may not be a cinematic masterpiece, however, it does appear to be a vessel for those who want to get rid of cowardice and the limitation of free speech. Who knows how long Sony’s movies will keep up this near perfect rating.