North Korea's Kim Jong Un guides missile launch in filmy style. Twitter reacts to viral video with memes
India Today
The movie-like footage featuring Kim Jong Un shared on Twitter has now gone crazy viral.
North Korea’s state-sponsored television released an edited movie-like video of Kim Jong Un on Friday. The clip was shared a day after North Korea test-fired possibly its biggest intercontinental ballistic missile. Kim Jong Un was seen taking note of the launch and celebrating as the missile lifted off.
However, the movie-like footage shared on Twitter has now gone crazy viral. The cinematic background score and the cut-throat edits that can be seen in an action movie contributed to the amusing content netizens churned out regarding the video.
Take a look at the videos:
NEW: North Korea's state-run television shows the moment the country's military officials count down from 10 before they push what appears to be the launch button for Thursday's ICBM.Read more about the launch: https://t.co/1pa0Xs9ryd(Video: KCTV) pic.twitter.com/03mwM0haBS
While some pointed out that the video should have ended with a dance to the 2012 viral hit song Gangnam Style, others had a bevy of memes and jokes about different portions of the video.
In this article we have compiled some of the tweets:
We simply can’t deny the likeness:
