Why North Korea is so good at propaganda
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We watched a ton of North Korean films. Here’s what we learned about propaganda from them.
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@jobobminer8843 Рік тому
Lol, the story where a women and her ex-husband get kidnapped and forced to make movies in North Korea only to eventually escape to the US embassy in Vienna is a better story than the fiction they were forced to make.
@emsan3684 Рік тому
I'll pay good money to see that movie 😂😂😂
@spencerdokes6056 Рік тому
Lol? Ya their lives were ruined so lol
@tiobetio9501 Рік тому
It's one of the plot lines of Tropic Thunder!
@faisaliqbal2436 Рік тому
5c cþþt5😊❤and axbccwèr
@ivalicetifalucis Рік тому
There should be kdrama or movie for that
@GuyThePerson 2 місяці тому
Kidnapping movie stars and directors for a guy to make his dream movie is such a generic villain role that it fits right in with the entire country.
@haven621 Місяць тому
would be fun if it was true
@thomashartmann5625 8 місяців тому
In the late 90s I was at a North Korean film Festival in Berlin, and at one movie we were all sitting there waiting for the movie to start, in walks a woman in military uniform, she sits herself down in the very last row, turns on a desk lamp and dubs the movie (I think it was a film about so called shock brigades, large groups of young people who would show up at big construction sites to get shit done) right then and there, truly surreal
@avirei98 Рік тому
I'm sitting here trying to fathom dating in North Korea. Imagine disagreeing with the supreme leader, but being afraid that your partner would find out and wondering if they would turn you in if they knew.
@shaec3405 Місяць тому
And they would
@lume.music___ Місяць тому
1984
@TheFakeyCakeMaker 20 днів тому
You're not allowed to date unless you get permission.
@TimeBucks Рік тому
Extremely interesting
@santoshdangi4935 Рік тому
👍
@vanminhNguyen-eh8kn Рік тому
Good
@YourAverageMongus Рік тому
I agree
@kapypes Рік тому
Are u a bot? Did Johnny Haris bought a bot? How
@aseradam Рік тому
Good video
@isaacmartinez6904 Рік тому
I remember this story. Thank goodness both the filmmaker and his wife escaped and lived in South Korea until their deaths.
@280SE Рік тому
Ah thanks for ruining it. You’re the first comment 👎🏼
@CharlieBam Рік тому
Spoiler alert dude!
@thegamingwolf5612 Рік тому
Did they remarry?
@Blex_040 Рік тому
@@280SE When you read the comments _to a video_ before watching the video itself, you have nobody else to blame but yourself.
@280SE Рік тому
@@Blex_040 oh so you save the comments until the end do you? You’re the only one
@kristhebard 2 місяці тому
This makes me want a video on ‘when politician hobbies turn into policy’
@AnxWhisperer Рік тому
This episode was made so well. The editing was some of the best I’ve seen, and the best of all your episodes. Who helps you with this!? The topic was interesting, but the filmmaking was so good, I was emotionally compelled to watch this episode three times.
@andor4668 8 місяців тому
28:50 credits
@ahn155 7 місяців тому
Hating Japan is just one of the propaganda of South Korean communists, and highly educated, high-income South Koreans don't sympathize with hating Japan at all.
@generalcommentator-iu2wr Місяць тому
Perhaps this comment reveals that it is the American's who are good at propaganda.
@4rk Рік тому
I think it's worth noting that the fact Mt Paektu features as important in plot points etc is not just because Kim Il Sung claimed to be born there. Rather, conversely, he claimed to be born there because it is considered important or sacred in its own right. By some accounts all Koreans may claim to descend from people of that mountain. IE Dagun descended from heaven onto that mountain specifically and then went on to become the first mythological king of the earliest Korean nation.
@pedrob3953 Рік тому
Mount Paektu sits right in the middle of the Korean historical homeland. It's like Mount Ararat for Armenians. Koreans ended up migrating further south in the peninsula, but even today there's an important Korean minority in the Chinese side of Mt Paektu (Yanbian region).
@buzzy1010 11 місяців тому
Yup, Mount. Paektu (or Baekdu?) is the iconic mountain in Korea, north or south. It's the second word in the south korean national anthem. I grew up thinking Mt. Baekdu as a national mountain somewhere in south korea until my early teens 😂
@ahn155 7 місяців тому
Hating Japan is just one of the propaganda of South Korean communists, and highly educated, high-income South Koreans don't sympathize with hating Japan at all.
@Cultural_Encounters Рік тому
Hi Johnny, thanks for another fascinating video as always. What's shocking is how this wasn't an isolated incident. Hundreds of young Japanese people were kidnapped off of the coast of Japan and taken to North Korea in a similar fashion. The goal in this case was to train North Korean spies to speak Japanese. While this mostly included young couples, 13 year old Megumi Yokota was among the victims, and her family didn't learn about her whereabouts until 20 years later. A few of the abductees were returned to Japan in the early 2000s, but Megumi has yet to be allowed to return. Her father has passed away and her mother, now in her late 80s, continues to appeal for her return.
@DimaRakesah 10 місяців тому
Not just Japanese, people from all over the world! They would kidnap people from various countries and force them to teach their language to North Korean spies and mafia members (Bureau 39) or kidnap someone with a skill they wanted and force them to teach it so they could use it in North Korea. Thousands of people have been kidnapped over the years. It's totally bonkers.
@henrietta5969 9 місяців тому
Damn this is heartbreaking…
@taylorbug9 9 місяців тому
Japan honestly should have forced them to give their people back. This makes them look incredibly weak.
@def3ndr887 8 місяців тому
@@taylorbug9give them back or we colonize
@Mrwutevah 8 місяців тому
@@taylorbug9What a... brilliant idea. Did you come up with it yourself?
@windell_king Рік тому
Johnny style of story telling is insanely good! The start of this video looks like an actual movie story, what a man! ❤
@dhirendrakumar276 Рік тому
I liked all the subtle production designs/choices (and editing choices too) in this video. Keeps your video style from being redundant Johnny. Quite liked it. Keep innovating in these terms too.
@samuelbrown9665 Рік тому
I just love this style of sit-down, long-form content on UKposts. Thank you so much, Johnny!
@leeargent58 Рік тому
Ye man Johnny and team totally cool
@t00bgazer Рік тому
Just search johnny harris debunked. You are literally watching propaganda meant to brainwash you. Regardless of how you feel about north korea you are more likely to walk away more informed talking to a 5 year old about the subject rather than watching this clown.
@samuelbrown9665 Рік тому
@@kaylastarr7863 ahh I will have to check it out, I guess that is the problem with condensing for youtube and trying to make it entertaining for a large audience...
@ahn155 7 місяців тому
Hating Japan is just one of the propaganda of South Korean communists, and highly educated, high-income South Koreans don't sympathize with hating Japan at all.
@robert48719 7 місяців тому
Although my name isn't Johnny, you're welcome
@Zombie_Trooper Рік тому
I watched Pulgasari a few years back and discovered this story and was shocked at what this duo went through. It makes me think of the artists during WW2 who didn't make it out and all the talented people who have become puppets to their captors.
@mikhailshishin5701 Рік тому
@Blown Gasket wdym
@RadzHexz Рік тому
@Blown Gasket alright but what about the artist censored for speaking out against the war? Or those paid by the government to spread propaganda? This is a two way street and you are choosing to blind yourself from the opposite side.
@avirei98 Рік тому
@Blown Gasket 😐(🤡)
@someonee3186 11 місяців тому
@Blown Gasket writing that one down
@ayowhat998 11 місяців тому
@Blown Gasket istg every vid Somebody is like "yeah thats cool but did you know the us-" ok then go live in north korea or any middle eastern country embroiled in civil war and terrorism OR any single sub saharan african nation "Ruined by colonialism" and totally not nepotism, Corruption, Ethnic conflict, Tribal disputes, Warlords ETC. Cause honestly id rather live in a house with electricity and water and being able to be free and say what i want and not live in a dystopian reality where warlords and corrupt politicians thrive due to the environment created by their country's OWN citizens. So honestly stfu.
@aakarsh20200 3 місяці тому
What a man! Never fails to impress. Amazing production. Kudos to you, Johnny and the whole TEAM.
@Pussinator.69 Рік тому
EXCELLENT.!! Now we need another documentaries on _HOW AMERICA BRAINWASH ITS CITIZENS_
@mr.someone6128 11 місяців тому
America dosent brainwashed anyone
@NEXUSNEST Рік тому
Is nobody gonna ask Johnny about where the hell did he find these North Korean movies from?!
@acetate909 Рік тому
His intelligence handler.
@Mmadingo Рік тому
CIA
@OlTimeyChara Рік тому
Tor browser maybe, lol
@CodingExpress Рік тому
From the CIA archives
@andrewfranco8523 Рік тому
He watched Atrocity guide's video and rehashed it for your simpleton viewing pleasure.
@chrisdawson9312 Рік тому
There is a great “autobiography” of Kim Jong Il written by Michael Malice called “Dear Reader,” he went to North Korea, grabbed all the North Korean books he could get his hands on of KJI and basically wrote a first person biography of him through the stories that are told of him in North Korea. Quite a fascinating book
@puttapakasaiprasad7005 Рік тому
Thanks brother for mentioning the book ❤❤❤
@ahn155 7 місяців тому
Hating Japan is just one of the propaganda of South Korean communists, and highly educated, high-income South Koreans don't sympathize with hating Japan at all.
@historyandmoviemom 8 місяців тому
As a film and history enthusiast, this video was so compelling. Well done! Bravo.
@astra1653 10 місяців тому
Great video, and it's fun to watch all the threads you pull... Always goes to really interesting places. 💯
@imsomewhatcertain1024 Рік тому
The Kim family never ceases to surprise the outside world with their malicious acts and cruelty.
@kimjong-unrocketman9443 Рік тому
kaboom
@lost_porkchop Рік тому
How dare you insult hamburgers like that
@lllool8404 Рік тому
Not just NK one, all hereditary dictatorships are cartoonishly crazy.
@Yeppo_ Рік тому
How dare you insult pigs like that?
@agps4418 Рік тому
it is human nature. not exclusive to the Kims. Putin, Russia, ISIS, Nazi, KKK, The Kims, They all think, "i am better, holier, and more important than everyone else".
@megamcee Рік тому
I still have a fairly vivid memory of watching the second version of the movie with my grandma in a cinema. I never knew the history of that movie, but I'm so glad that it's so fascinating.
@Thaidory Рік тому
There was a western adaptation of this movie. The title name is Galgameth.
@megamcee Рік тому
@@Thaidory yep, that's the one I'm talking about.
@leahjackiepeah4130 Рік тому
Dear christians if you took the covid 19 vaccine and didn't know it was the mark please go in closet close door and tell jesus christ the truth of not wanting the mark and to forgive you and never take it again. If a woman please put on a headcoverig when praying.
@harrykehoe5178 Рік тому
@@megamcee short films like this remind us of how Europe could've been the greatest socialist society if not for the terrorist capitalists.
@storikobane Рік тому
@@harrykehoe5178 yeah cuz socialism works right?
@apprendrelitalienavecdoria5990 3 місяці тому
It's was really mind blowing! I loved your video,i'm french and i love all the research you did to make this video possible👏
@yinyinbun 8 місяців тому
I've watched every single video on North Korea I could find just looking for any new scrap of info I could find. So glad I found this video! This was so incredibly interesting and I never knew any of this. Please don't apologize for how in depth this goes. It was all so fascinating
@DeadRyGuy Рік тому
I had no idea that North Korea kidnapped an actress and director; it's in that spot of recent enough it wasn't "history" as I was growing up, but also slightly before my time and awareness of world events. Great storytelling and production as usual! I really enjoy the longer pieces. Many of these topics deserve the time and discussion, not to mention this is probably the only thing I've ever seen on North Korean cinema. At least from this viewer's perspective, the longer vids are great!
@matthew_natividad Рік тому
Even crazier the movie pogasari is supposed to be a metaphor of how communism was supposed to help NK but didn’t really
@t00bgazer Рік тому
I dare you to search johnny harris debunked.
@DeadRyGuy Рік тому
@@t00bgazer Thank you, but I'm well aware of the controversy. Not everything or everyone is simply a binary of good or bad. No content creator is perfect and the best we can do is take the good while being aware of potential short comings. We're all free to form our own opinions. In my opinion, I don't think Johnny is a bad person or that he has bad intentions. Quite the contrary. Though I think you're trying to be helpful, try to embrace the nuance of life and people.
@deadheadwsp705 Рік тому
You should also read into what happened with mao in China, Soviet Union and countless other totalitarian countries. Why we don’t learn more about these in school is beyond wild as these were some of the biggest travesties of the 20th century
@calibribody6776 Рік тому
They unfortunately weren't the only the people North Korea kidnapped. I believe there was also a series of kidnappings in Japan.
@lagcom Рік тому
Fun fact: the Bulgasari and Pulgasari movies have the same names in Korea, the apparent differences are from differences in romanization between NK and SK
@rachellee2680 Рік тому
Was just about to comment this 👍
@weom1536 8 місяців тому
Westerners will say its a completely different dialect 😂
@myspleenisbursting4825 8 місяців тому
@@weom1536tbh north korean dialect is a bit different than the south korean one, they're completely different countries... Even if they were unified, the language will still be different, especially in pronunciation
@weom1536 8 місяців тому
@@myspleenisbursting4825 yeah but they can understand each other perfectly fine. Its like accents in America or UK.
@myspleenisbursting4825 8 місяців тому
@@weom1536 yes, that's what makes it a dialect as opposed to a language... Mutual intelligibility
@lillymurray8408 7 місяців тому
I’m sorry but the DVD icon bopping around the screen is just so nostalgic.
@GodlikeIridium 9 місяців тому
North Korea seeing Hollywood movies: "That's way better socialist propaganda than ours! Quick, copy this like China copies electronics or Russia copies rockets and nukes!" 😅
@TheFoxClaws Рік тому
If you want to learn more about the kidnapped filmmakers, Atrocity Guide has a great video on them. There’s even recorded audio of them casually talking with Kim Jong-Il
@WTFb0rn Рік тому
Strongly suspect that he leveraged her previous video (which is excellent and longer than this one) in creating this video. She really deserves more views, all of her videos are fantastic.
@Velumbra Рік тому
Hora.
@onehapaboy Рік тому
This American Life also did a great segment on this back in 2020, with interviews and recorded audio.
@kaylastarr7863 Рік тому
So many details left out of this batshit story that she covers.
@PokhrajRoy. Рік тому
I remember being shocked when I first heard about this story and happy to see this being covered.
@dxnixble Рік тому
Jesus is coming back
@MrGolu1991 Рік тому
Bong communist
@eaturcookiescookie7462 Рік тому
@Don't Read My Profile Picture dont worry I won’t
@simulify8726 Рік тому
@@dxnixble Source: Trust me bro
@Wesleyminaker Рік тому
@@simulify8726 facts. It’s called faith
@TheRealBarryChopsticks 9 місяців тому
For a film released in 1997, the famer movie looks like a PSA from the 60s 😂
@laurhawk 8 місяців тому
I’m making a creative decision to rename this book “how to further brainwash your citizens through cinema”
@tonipwneroni9846 Рік тому
This is the amazing content I signed on for. Aside from the geopolitics, maps, and travel vlogs, this cultural stuff is gold. It's a great window into the cultural bubbles of places you don't normally get to hear much about. Great stuff, dude!
@sanjaymishra7892 Рік тому
Nice
@ahn155 7 місяців тому
Hating Japan is just one of the propaganda of South Korean communists, and highly educated, high-income South Koreans don't sympathize with hating Japan at all.
@fridaynighttherapy Рік тому
I love film making/ cinematography so this was fantastic! Production value was off the charts, and the editing enhanced the overall story perfectly! Thanks again.
@Amylan1 10 місяців тому
I love the editing and graphics on this channel! It makes every topic fascinating, and not unlike North Korean films (ha!) Feels like cinema itself
@thewalkingthinker6561 8 місяців тому
Nice…this essay informs more about how cinema works in the USA…
@verecion Рік тому
"The best way to keep a prisoner from escaping is to make sure he never knows he's in prison." - Fyodor Dostoevsky
@mr.benchwormer7723 Рік тому
Wow perfectly described capitalism
@Chip_in Рік тому
"Only three ingredient in egg fry rice...egg...fry...and rice" - Nigel Ang ⛳
@smileyday Рік тому
Can you imagine being the actor of Godzilla, told you're going to China for a film, and you pull up to DNK and greeted by over smiling Kim Jong Il. I would be absolutely terrified.
@Jocelectro 8 місяців тому
25:39 My favourite Pulgasari Scene. It's so cute. In my imagined version of the film, since I don't know any of them, Pulgasari is, after coming to life, a pure being that begins to change and becomes the dark shadow of humanity. 😢Since Pulgasari is bond by blood to this woman, who does NOT sacrifice herself, it is healed by compassion and love in the end. I believe that deep down every human being longs only for love and the bigger the ego, the sicker the mind and the more distant the person is from themselves, the more difficult it is to ever feel love and compassion. Some human beings, as crazy and twisted as it may be, will do everything for it, they will need to have everything they don't actually need, exploit everything around them and even commit murder and genocide. If you observe and look closely you can see in their faces that they already live in their own freaking hell and there is no escape from it.
@PashaAnn8888 6 місяців тому
THE KEYS TO HAPPINESS.....struggle, starvation, watching public executions, washing your clothes in a freezing river/stream in the winter. WHO KNEW??!!🤣😂
@motro1301 Рік тому
As a south korean myself, i can notice the video's korean is a bit too translated (like the korean dialogues in hollywood movies that are almost unintelligible)and mostly south korean.But that said, yeah i think it is still a decent cover of the famous north korean kaiju movie.Also it was interesting to see how you are reading kim jong il's book while you were in south korea, cause in south korea it is mostly in a very restricted section usually in a library with heavy heavy security so i wonder how you brought it to the south. Like i was very surprised when i was studyimg overseas that these bibliographies are just casualy in school libraries and can be bought so easily. Also johnny, yeah the translation for the art of the cinema might be a bit clunky because its more direct. It must be because your copy was translated by the north koreans themselves cause most of these books are translated by the foreign language house in pyongyang, possibly from those noeth korean translators passionately trying to learn english to a bbc textbook(yes they hate america but they are still ok with learning it from the british for some reason. Thae yong ho, the north korean diplomat who later defected, said he learned it from the bbc textbooks).
@kokopuffs8318 Рік тому
At my university in Canada, we have an entire library full of North Korean books and propaganda materials. They are sort of just collectors items
@motro1301 Рік тому
@@kokopuffs8318 I think it is also possible to be donations
@CinematicSeriesGaming Рік тому
Johny's videos make me feel like I'm the president getting a fancy briefing 🖤
@jordeahgrosko 8 місяців тому
So im curious if you have a film projector or if thats just stock clip that you bought? If it was a real projector thats pretty cool!
@Fabian-gw3cp Рік тому
small note to your animator: the second rainbow of a double rainbow has inverted colours, nothing important, just wanted to point that out
@FacelessOnes Рік тому
As a Korean, thanks for showcasing this. The West usually doesn’t know the darkest side of our histories and of course, North Korean entertainment. Also, praying for unification of both Korea’s.
@b_em0 Рік тому
❤❤❤❤❤
@SevenEllen Рік тому
Kim must be overthrown first. If North and South Korea were to unite, what horrors do you think Kim could unleash on the South? He'd try to brainwash the WHOLE country and fashion it to suit his self-obsessed ideals.
@RO0MBAA 10 місяців тому
South Korea will never want to become a part of North Korea. The same goes for North Korea
@WarFoxThunder 9 місяців тому
@@DililahSitiwat--
@schoolofA Рік тому
Don't the Top Gun fighter pilots risk their lives to destroy an underground uranium facility of a country not part of NATO? They're asked to sacrifice their lives and fly old-generation fighter jets against highly advanced ones. "It's not the plane, it's the pilot." Let's not forget that American cinema is very capable and does produce great propaganda.
@harrietjameson Рік тому
basically, everything is propaganda. Everyone wants you to believe a certain truth Especially since a lot of that "truth" just benefits a small group of people at the top
@halflifeproductionz 7 місяців тому
you guys dont break out for a song every 10 minutes?
@MrCharkteeth 2 місяці тому
"Brainwash" is one word, so "brain wash" is cleaning brain
@ArchOfWinter Рік тому
The couple remarried, that's one heck of a way to reconcile their marriage. There has been a documentary made about the couple. Wouldn't mind watching a dramatic retelling of their stories.
@rockchicjaja Рік тому
This is the first time I've ever heard about kidnapped film makers. Thanks for the fascinating story, Johnny!
@mkim4091 Рік тому
For what it's worth, Kim Jong also kidnapped scientists from Japan and many other places.
@LifeandTails 8 місяців тому
There is a huge mafia that still controls Hollywood too. . .
@owen0617 9 місяців тому
Weird question. But does anybody the song that starts playing around 4:45. (i know Tom fox is most likely the artist, I can’t find the specific song). I have heard either this song in many different mystery or historic type UKposts videos and have never been able to find it.
@icecreambeats101 8 місяців тому
You mentioned you were at the border of North Korea. I have a friend who’s black, born and raised in Cuba and he’s the only black person I met that’s been to North Korea. He speaks fluent Korean and he said the guards were amazed he spoke their language. But it’s a damn shame that North Koreans are easily manipulated by their leader. Just like when I deployed to Iraq, our translator Ali was telling us that Saddam told his people that our eye pro can see through the people’s clothes and the weakness of their body on how to kill them. I was shocked to hear that.
@erikaacharya948 Рік тому
Your videos are truly incredible. Your final product clarifies how much dedication, deep dive, and hard work has gone into it. I am really delighted to have a journalist like you in youtube
@framesfc Рік тому
The visuals, the research, the structure. Mind Blowing Storytelling. I am amazed Mr. Jonny Harris And Team!
@yuckyyy Рік тому
and with a bunch of fake news and anti-communist propaganda, but hey, he's american, the land of the free
@joshuaaugustin5005 Рік тому
You fool, he's nothing more than a mere puppet. Its the people behind the scenes who are pulling all the strings. Anyone could get up there and read a script. Not that hard at all. Things aren't always what they seem bro.
@TejasShastri-lh2mq Рік тому
I wonder sometimes if these comments are actually bots
@joshuaaugustin5005 Рік тому
Homeless bums are recruited for five bucks and a pat on the back plus stock options to "do something really simple!" for mister harris and the shady mormon corporation he works for. Turns out these bums get human trafficked and forced to work on the set of the videos. They spend 15 hours a day doing hard labor at the "facility" as they call it. This is meant to break them down. Next the bums are sent off to school. They are forced to learn video editing software and stage production and everything that goes in to making and producing the videos. Failure is not an option. They are also involved in this huge ponzi scheme. But that's another rabbit hole I dont have time to get into
@artuniique2 Рік тому
Same
@alexmarkevich1760 6 місяців тому
North Korea never ceases to amaze me. It’s mind blowing what their leaders will go to in order to maintain their power. I would like to wish Johnny and his team patients and strength to continue their work . Guys, you are the best!
@florencemarcoux9814 3 місяці тому
I never leave comments but omg thank you!! You’re videos are so good!! Very very interesting
@challalla Рік тому
Pulgasari and Bulgasari represent the same name in Korean, 불가사리. Pulgasari follows the McCune-Reischauer romanization system that served as the basis for the official romanization in both North and South Korea before 2000. South Korea then adopted a new official romanization system, which spells it as Bulgasari. That's also why Busan was known as Pusan before 2000.
@reedlheureux7466 Рік тому
North Korean Godzilla is now at the top of my list for movie night
@Trancymind Рік тому
The villain- The japanese long legged crab from Nagasaki.
@Relic-eo5cc Рік тому
Bro took UKposts journalism to another level 🎉
@HoldenRoss808 2 місяці тому
This has quickly become my favorite channel
@montyollie Рік тому
You missed a golden opportunity to talk about J Dresnok, one of the most famous N Korean movie stars. He was an American defector to North Korea who got cast as the nasty American in all the propaganda movies. He lived out the rest of his life in the country, as a famous movie star.
@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 Рік тому
I guess that's one way to achieve fame.
@Trancymind Рік тому
@@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 People love self loathing people because they are ultra rare but they do exist.
@KDG702 Рік тому
Extremely interesting, thanks Johnny. I’ve researched a lot about North Korea and their propaganda and the uniqueness of how they function, and videos like this are not only super cool but also super interesting because all of which you covered about has been sitting there for us to see this whole time. I’m glad I learned something new. Thanks for the video, I look forward to the next!
@johnwilmer2047 Рік тому
Hollywood is a U.S government propaganda tool as well.
@t00bgazer Рік тому
Search johnny harris debunked.
@abdo19code Рік тому
now do research from non-western sources and research the western propaganda about north korea and how they function. you might be surprised how much of what we're told is completely made up bullshit
@vxvx2010 Рік тому
I think somehow even the us used this kind of propaganda in movies , series,etc against communism and rival states
@mr.someone6128 11 місяців тому
Communism sucks.
@SolracNexus 10 місяців тому
"politics and film are now kind of the same thing" Modern hollywood: "wait, I thought it was always a thing"
@MissKim...333 Рік тому
Again you managed to find something I've never heard of. I love movies and documentaries and no one seems to have covered the kidnapped actress. If they have it's not widely seen. Thanks. Great topic.
@mOOOp42 Рік тому
Johnny, another amazing video as usual. One thing you didn't mention but I can't stop thinking about, is how are the citizens of North Korea supposed to consume these movies? I would assume with the older movies that government officials would get free movie tickets to take their families out to a theater but, how would this influence remote farmers or just the average working citizen? I highly doubt even during the VHS or DVD age that many citizens owned those machines, so distributions of physical format movies were probably few and far in between. Now in today's age, I would assume that there is a free government streaming platform that most citizens can access through their state computers but what do you think? I'm very curious about this.
@nobii 9 місяців тому
this is actually so well-made
@steelerfaninperu Рік тому
There's a good work of fiction called The Orphan Master's Son, the story follows a person who abducts people for North Korea. And it used a lot of the details of the filmmakers' story to paint some really cool scenes of those abductions and what they were for.
@RebelGorilla7384 Рік тому
"The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within that spectrum." - Noam Chomsky.
@origami83 Рік тому
Oh you mean anything related to LGBTQ nowadays?
@RandomUser_360 Рік тому
@@elfrjz yea
@galacticpotato607 Рік тому
sounds like what happens when we get trapped in social media bubbles/ echo chambers
@Clarencekswong Рік тому
Come on US have like GI Joe, Rambo, Rocky and Top Gun. Nothing special about NK movies.
@Seth-mu3wo Рік тому
@@Clarencekswong Rambo literally fights against the state, shows how poorly many vets are treated, and tries to portray the huge difficulties many face after serving, so no they're not the same.
@laurhawk 8 місяців тому
The graphics & edits in this video are amazing 🎉
@cocoloco9588 Рік тому
Jonny, holly !!!!! Love your work and honesty. I can actually watch your work and enjoy it! Hard to find these days. I have to ask one thing. Will you please do another piece on Ukrainian? Regarding all the fake videos emerging and all the conspiracy gaining speed and VIEWS. Your bios opinion and amazing work needs to be shined into this subject. For the world. Given all the fake news and lies and just NOISE I ask that you shed the truth no matter what you find because your the best y'all find everything you share it and make a piece on this. Thank you Jonny to the moon ❤
@electricblade5 Рік тому
I'm home alone on Wednesday's and it can get pretty lonely, but for at least the length of your video I feel like I have a friend over. Thank you for uploading on Wednesday, Johnny. I am looking forward to the next one.
@Mira_Poix Рік тому
The film edits, animations, and storytelling in this video were fantastic. Bravo!
@markvillamor7724 Рік тому
They actually kidnapped a south american director for this video.
@vivitow873 Рік тому
Not historically accurate tho.
@akhileshmoparthi383 Рік тому
hey Johnny, can you make one on how horrible the pet food we find in stores is? and perhaps how the whole thing is a scam
@grahamsmith7017 Місяць тому
Thank you for sparing us from watching them Johnny- I hope no permanent damage was done to you after so many North Korea films.
@NightDocs Рік тому
Ha I’m so glad you’re covering this, this is one of the wildest North Korea stories in existence… right up there with the long held rumor that the founder Kim Il Sung wasn’t actually the real Kim
@gixmax Рік тому
So fucked up to think Romania had a North Korea phase in the 80's and all this movies feel really familiar and much too personal. We are still recovering from that. Can't really imagine how much it will take for those poor people...
@JacobNascar 3 місяці тому
What's crazy is, without context like dates, it's hard to tell what decade different clips of propaganda, video, etc are filmed in. Like the film mentioned from 2006, looked like I could've been in the late 70s.
@globetrekker86 9 місяців тому
The metallophone intro sounds like the dark reprise of “Got Five On It” during the showdown between Adelaide and Red in the movie *Us*
@cath1none Рік тому
"struggle is the only way to happiness" thats just the most northkorean thing ever haha
@Munkenba Рік тому
tbf it sounds like that's just what google translate would pump out if you fed it "the dignity of hard work", which is a common phrase employed in western political speech writing. Convincing the working classes that they're happiest when they're tied to the production line is politically universal.
@Araanor Рік тому
It's not that far from the truth. North Korea just takes it to the absurd.
@eriksatlher1 Рік тому
sounds like american working culture for me. Work hard, break your back and its your problem to pay the medical bills
@jevoistout_ Рік тому
Nicholas Howard🙂: We, ukposts.info/have/v-deo/rZWVdqRtcIF_rok.html the West and China, will not allow Africa to develop
@middleagebrotips3454 Рік тому
@@Munkenba the American right says that a lot too
@hyderabbasi Рік тому
Easily one of the best videos your team has produced. Love the innovation and creativity. Definitely setting the standard here on UKposts.
@chervbs 9 місяців тому
Honestly loving the smoky void. Its a vibe
@madmex123 Рік тому
No apology needed man. Your work is always fantastic. Thank you very much.
@nasalghul Рік тому
Cinema is the greatest art form, artists will always add a secret meaning to their work. There are three different interpretations of Pulgasari (see Accented Cinema), and they all make sense. I am fascinated with the back story of this movie from the kidnapped director and his spouse, to the fact that Kim Jong Il was a movie buff, not to mention that the film itself is a masterpiece. We definitely need this insane story to be brought to the big screen. If done right will more impressive than ARGO.
@oldfellaoldfella8535 Рік тому
This channel mastered narrating stories in a way that makes you feel you uncover the mystery yourself ... Thank you Johnny 👏 By the way, may I also remind you the fact that our Native American population in our motherland, the Continent of America before the European Colonizers arrived, was around 15 millions, while the European population in their motherland, the Continent of Europe was around 25 millions. Today, Native American population is 15 million, while the European population, in the Continents of America + Europe, is a staggering TWO BILLION! A shocking sad truth. 😔 In my humble opinion, it's about time to decolonize the Colonized lands, and return it to rightful owners Native American people. Notorious global cardinal crimes the Christian West has committed, and benefited a great deals, such as Slavery & Colonialism had long been over, why on earth is notorious Colonization still lingering on, may I ask? 😔
@JohatsuSha Рік тому
Hell yeah.
@romystumpy1197 10 місяців тому
Yes Jonny found his vocation ,after years in the wilderness,he's made for this type of content ,he's made it his own
@olefella7561 10 місяців тому
The West would commit and practice a great many cardinal sins, many of them knowingly, such as centuries-long global; - 'Colonization', - 'Genocide', - 'Slavery', - 'Colonialism', - 'Global Warming', etc which benefits them enormously for centuries worldwide; then they would initiate and take a measure to ban those practices worldwide, and take credit for it. [Note: Today's global warming is caused in large part by nearly two centuries of excessive coal burning, mainly in the West.]
@jondoe9548 10 місяців тому
" Native American population in our motherland, the Continent of America before the European Colonizers arrived, was around 15 millions, while the European population in their motherland, the Continent of Europe was around 25 millions. Today, Native American population is 15 million, while the European population, in the Continents of America + Europe, is a staggering TWO BILLION! A shocking sad truth." 😔
@Somebody9666 9 місяців тому
I like to imagine Johnny some day doing a collab with Mr.Ballen😂
@treysomerandomnumber 9 місяців тому
This type of propaganda seems to happen in all nations to a certain extent, world ideologies will clash
@sheschillin 8 місяців тому
The unexpected comfort of hearing a VHS tape being put in ..
@adam45z Рік тому
Hi Johnny I really want to thank you and your team for all the incredible videos on some fascinating, very interesting and very important topics. This is my favourite You Tube channel by far. I find everything you guys do so great to watch, whether it me historical, political or just interesting info. It's great that some talented and intellectual people are out there making content about things we all should be aware of, even if they are not what people want to hear always (in the case of the 'how the US stole' series for example) Thanks so much! ❤ You have many fans but I certainly am a massive one! Take care and keep up the incredible work 👍👌 And hi from Australia lol
@violetviolet888 Рік тому
*Johnny Harris:* I remember when you started this channel having been laid off by VOX. You've evolved exponentially and are now deep diving and exploring your curiosities on your own terms. GREAT JOB. Keep it up and never stop exploring with every map you can get you hands on.
@keerthichandra376 8 місяців тому
I dont think got laid off. He left
@minilea25 8 місяців тому
Hollywood and the Department of Defense do the same thing. The DOD is a financial backer or loans equipment to the movie studio. In return the American military is glorified and the govt. has final say over any scene and can make them literally change parts of the movie to better suit the American military's propaganda.
@slylover123 8 місяців тому
The irony that the dictator was obsessed with movies yet executes any of his citizens that watch even 1 foreign film
@rejectranch5486 Рік тому
I love how you merge history and comedy together
@greyhoodie1012 Рік тому
i hate it when he apologizes for the video being “long and in-depth” that’s what we want make em longer and more in-depth actually thank you -Us viewers
@Ayeo801 4 місяці тому
More long videos please!
@rhyses_ 9 місяців тому
Take a shot every time this dude highlights something
@hprofile7089 Рік тому
This is a appreciation comment for Johnny Harris and his team. Thank you for producing this amazing content.
@PatrickTT Рік тому
@13:25 to 13:35 is just some awesome editing. The craft (sound!) meeting the story... BIG!
@youtube-army Рік тому
True.
@john-wiggains 7 місяців тому
This is wild. Thank you for making this video!
@ilijazz 4 місяці тому
Please make this a series extending it to different countries
@ilijazz 4 місяці тому
Spain, nazi germany, Soviet Union and the United States
@tylert167 3 місяці тому
Including the us 🙄
@djnestle69 Рік тому
Blessing to you Sir Johnny Harris. I truly appreciate your work and efforts. You & your crew have outdone themselves far beyond what most people can imagine or even think in the realm of this matrix world.
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