The late North Korean tyrant Kim Jong-il had thousands of Hollywood movies in his personal collection, furnishing him with what he thought was a deep knowledge of a country he would never see. He was particularly fond, reportedly, of The Godfather—so much so that he ran his country like a Mafioso. His son and successor, Kim Jong-un—or someone in his coterie—has as impressive an understanding of the American media landscape as the elder Kim had of Francis Ford Coppola's oeuvre.
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