| This is a documentary about the future as much as the past. Kim Jong-un is still not yet 30, his childhood years too recent for a lingering look. Instead, he's shown in his new role as North Korea's supreme military commander, inspecting troops, saluting, sitting in a tank. Other images, meant to reassure, show him doing all the things his father used to do, visiting factories, talking to officials, and inspecting their work. Websites linked to the North Korean government have already begun describing the new young leader as having the wisdom of great men, and extraordinary competence. Kim Jong-il's sudden death left a dangerous vacuum in a society raised to venerate one supreme leader. Less than a month on, North Korea's unique media machine is already working to fill it. |
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