Watch the VICE doc instead


Yeah save your time and watch the 30 min VICE doc that was on HBO but I believe is on YouTube or vice.com as well. That one was very engaging and well done while this one tends to ramble on and not make a whole lot of sense much like DR himself and North Korean state propaganda. What I found the most interesting about this one was the og stock footage of NK military and even of POTUS Jimmy Carter, meeting the og Dear Leader Kim Il Sung(?), who was the current leader's grandfather. While I found this one quite boring and low budget, the reality IMO, is that any footage of the current (or previous) Kim is quite fascinating due to the fact that we rarely get an extended or up close look at the Marshall, really, in any situation. This is due to the iron grip the DPRK has on every aspect of life in NK so the only images or video we see are completely filtered and sanitized for propaganda purposes. The stock footage, footage of Kim, bizarre Rodman tirades and bball game at the end are the highlights and while that should be enough to keep one engaged, it comes off as a chore that you have to labor(camp....jk bad joke) thru.

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