By now I suppose that most of you will have heard about the terrible events of last night, at a screening of The Dark Knight Rises in Colorado.
There will be a lot of hand-wringing over this in the next few days, I am certain, so for right now, I'm keeping it simple: this was a ghastly tragedy, and the victims and their families are in my thoughts & have my deepest sympathies. Talking about the movie will wait for another time; right now I'm putting up this post as the blogging version of a moment of silence.
20 July 2012
3 comments:
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Woke up and read the story - horrifying. My condolences to the families of all involved.
ReplyDeleteDepressed. Outraged. My condolences to the families of the victims. That could have been any of us last night. I don't know if I can ever look at these films the same way again.
ReplyDeleteHow is it horrifying or shocking? It's going to keep happening, and no one that could ever be in the position to, will ever be willing enough to change the system that allows it to happen, since it's so tied in to America's psyche and narrative.
ReplyDeleteForgetting about it until the next one happens in 5 months is everyone's fault, on the other hand. The people have chosen that it's an acceptable price to pay.