[ WP ] The year is 2065 . The world still reeling from nuclear fallout , a surviving veteran chronicles how a 2014 Hollywood movie taunting North Korea ignited World War 3 .

“ The radiation is strong here. We should keep moving, ” Zach grumbled, leaves crunching under his feet as he walked. 
 
 Bella paused. “ Not yet. I remember this place. ” 
 
 She studied the clearing. She knew where she was. “ Zach, look. ” She pointed to an open spot on the side of a nearby mountain, overlooking miles of rubble and debris. 
 
 He squinted his eyes, not sure what he was looking at. “ What is it? ” 
 
 “ The Hollywood Sign. That ’ s where it stood. I ’ m sure of it. ” 
 
 He sat down on a nearby rock, taking in the sight. “ Then this was the first target, the first place hit. I ’ m surprised so much has grown back since then. ” 
 
 “ This is where it ALL began, ” she whispered. 
 
 “ What? ” 
 
 “ This was where the movie was produced. World War III, or as I like to call it, The Interview War. ” 
 
 “ North Korea nuked Hollywood first. It was because of a movie? You told me there had been threats for years. ” 
 
 She sat down next to her son, holding him close. The only person she had left. 
 
 “ There had been threats, and lots of rumors to go with them. No one ever really expected the US to declare war. They didn ’ t want another World War. The government could have made peace with the North Koreans. But Americans pushed them. 
 
 “ I remember the movie. It was about two men, hired by the CIA to land an interview with Kim Jong Un, dictator of North Korea, to murder him. It wasn ’ t a comedy to the North Koreans and their ruthless leader. We took advantage of the 1st Amendment. We said too much. ” 
 
 “ Why could a movie cause so much hate and protest? ” 
 
 Bella thought for a moment. “ No one could ever agree on anything. We didn ’ t agree with Kim Jong Un. But instead of leaving him alone, we made a movie about murdering him. Depicting him as evil. We may see him as evil, but he ruled a country with enough nuclear weapons to destroy us. And that was our downfall. 
 
 My favorite movie was Saving Private Ryan. It was just a movie, but it made me hate war, something I ’ ve now lived through. ” She sighed at the thought. “ I never thought it would happen to us like this. The Interview. It was just a movie, but it ruined the world. ”
