A film that will go down in history, not so much for the quality of its content, but rather due to the crisis that it provoked, The Interview has become the film with a reaction that is so bad it is actually good.

The film has received every form of negative criticism under the sun; from being a shameless nationalistic version of Team America to a juvenile case of pseudo-politics strewn with racist stereotypes and dick jokes, its detractors are endless. However, to be deemed an “act of war” by North Korean officials, while also receiving the stamp of approval from activist and former DPRK citizen Yeon Mi-park is a victory despite what the West may say in terms of taste.

As the late Monty Python member Graham Chapman said, this is another case of “anything but mindless good taste” and that is probably what such a cult of personality needs. In terms of twisted ideas, it is hard to top using an acoustic version of Katy Perry’s Firework as the song to accompany the Great Secretary’s onscreen death.

Yes, the West may attempt to disown The Interview, but bootleg copies now sell for a hefty $50 in many DPRK black markets, so perhaps a few leaked Sony emails were worth it in end.