Tragedy Strikes at ‘Dark Knight’ Screening: Will the Movie Now Be Cursed?
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2012/07/20 18:00:00
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For over 20 years, when a Batman movie was due to hit theaters, everyone knew that it would be event -- and “The Dark Knight Rises” just might have been the most anticipated flick of them all. But after Friday morning’s tragic event in Aurora, Colorado, it seems like a perhaps unshakable black cloud might hang over the final installment of Christopher Nolan’s trilogy.
The alleged masked gunman, 24-year-old James Holmes, killed 12 and injured many more. And as the details continue to unfold, no doubt the film itself will come under considerable scrutiny. One eyewitness on the “Today” show, said that she first thought the shooter was part of the spectacle of Thursday night’s midnight show -- just another guy in a costume, like so many others in the theater.
In an eerie similarity, the “Dark Knight’s” villain Bane leads a gang of bad guys into a football stadium in a bullet and explosive fueled rampage. Chaos ensues in a public space. Not the first time that’s the case in any action movie, let alone one that stars the Caped Crusader.
Warner Bros., the studio behind the summer blockbuster, has canceled tonight’s premiere in Paris. And according to breaking news, they’re considering canceling weekend screenings of the film. The New York Police Department has announced that they’ll be amping up security at theaters showing the “Dark Knight Rises.” And odds are a few moviegoers will be deterred from rushing out to see the film at a cineplex near them any time soon. The pall that this tragedy cast might just spell doom for “The Dark Knight Rises.” What do you think: Will the movie now be cursed?
The alleged masked gunman, 24-year-old James Holmes, killed 12 and injured many more. And as the details continue to unfold, no doubt the film itself will come under considerable scrutiny. One eyewitness on the “Today” show, said that she first thought the shooter was part of the spectacle of Thursday night’s midnight show -- just another guy in a costume, like so many others in the theater.
In an eerie similarity, the “Dark Knight’s” villain Bane leads a gang of bad guys into a football stadium in a bullet and explosive fueled rampage. Chaos ensues in a public space. Not the first time that’s the case in any action movie, let alone one that stars the Caped Crusader.
Warner Bros., the studio behind the summer blockbuster, has canceled tonight’s premiere in Paris. And according to breaking news, they’re considering canceling weekend screenings of the film. The New York Police Department has announced that they’ll be amping up security at theaters showing the “Dark Knight Rises.” And odds are a few moviegoers will be deterred from rushing out to see the film at a cineplex near them any time soon. The pall that this tragedy cast might just spell doom for “The Dark Knight Rises.” What do you think: Will the movie now be cursed?
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But most importantly, if we live in fear of this happening again - especially because of a stupid "curse" that doesn't even exist - then we may as well bend over and kiss that murderer's arse, because we're giving him what he was aiming for - fear.
The best way to go about this is carry on as we did before this happened.
No new rules in theaters. No bans. No laws. No manditory inspections before entrance to a movie. No modifications. None whatsoever.
Want to know what we should do?
Go to another midnight showing. We carry on, with every bit of freedom we had before this incident.
What good would it be to live in fear? If we do, the murderer wins. He wanted to harm people, and he has. Not just the injured and the dead, rest their souls, but all of us, by causing this shocking event.
I say don't give him that benefit and keep our heads up and carry on. THAT will truly be the best solution.
My family says "the REAL Batman, has been the Christian Bale/Christifor Nolan, series"... I think they are just too dark... But I understand, that's how they were originally intended