Film Overview Of The Totalitarian Administration Of Kim Jong-Un

The film gives an overview of the struggles faced by North Koreans because of the totalitarian administration of Kim Jong-un. It shows that access to media is controlled by the government and that media is used as a tool of indoctrination, also spreading fabrications about abundance of prosperity in North Korea when, in reality, many of the nation’s people are starving. In addition, it illustrates that the government uses fear to manipulate the population and that nonconformists are punished severely. Also explored are elements of rebellion within North Korean society. The film also gives a bit of background on Kim Jong-un and varying views regarding his legitimacy.
The film comes from a Japanese journalist’s efforts to shed light on the situation

Foreigners and rebels within the country smuggle goods, information, technology, and money into the country. Those who are simply caught making use of controversial media are, of course, punished, but the diffusion of ideas cannot be halted. There are numerous factions forming within North Korea, and dissention from the norm is increasing as more foreign media penetrates the nation. Several people interviewed in the film aiding in the exposure of the corruption of the North Korean government were formerly big wheels in the system such as propagandists. There have also been several occurrences of average citizens standing up to the authorities, usually in situations that do not concern national political matters. In one example show in the film, a women harassed by an officer openly yells at him and shoves him multiple

However, I am surprised that smugglers have had such a large amount of success in bringing forbidden media in and out of the country. Another thing I found interesting was how many of Kim Jong-un’s propagandists later turned their backs on him. The discussion of the similarity of his appearance to his grandfather was interesting. There, I noticed another example of contradiction. He is nothing like his grandfather, but he looks much like him. I agree with the people who believe he had plastic surgery to enhance this resemblance. The film makes a good point that Kim Jong-un is likely too young and inexperienced to be saddled with the responsibility of running a country. They basically portray him as not knowing how the world actually works. Dictators have made rash decisions before, but it appears that, as a whole, he is either oblivious to or deliberately ignoring the struggles of the regular