Most people are painfully aware of the horrific events that took place in a Aurora, Colorado movie theater Friday morning during The Dark Knight Rises. There are a lot of questions surrounding the incident, including questions about the movie-goers themselves. I still have an honest question despite the tragedy: who in the world brings an infant to a movie theater? Especially at midnight, and Batman? I don't get that, and honestly it irks me in ways. I have a two and a half year old, and I wouldn't bring her to a movie theater at all because she wouldn't be able to sit still throughout the whole movie, whether it's an hour and a half or closer to three. It's straight up disrespectful to the other patrons.
Not the point, while there are many questions, the most important one is concerning the shooter. What was his motive? Yeah, his university ID picture makes him look psychotic, but it was very planned out. I just recently read that before his arrest he told police he was the Joker... The senseless violence suddenly makes sense with that statement. I am a Joker and Harley Quinn fanatic, they're my favorite villains, and at times I've thought about senseless crime sprees, but this... This is absolutely too much.
His booby-trapped apartment is what scares me the most. Equipped with trip wires and superior explosives, the bomb squad isn't certain that they'll be able to defuse it. They might have to detonate it... With such a well-thought out terrorist plot, it begs the question: Why? It has to be a psychological thing, because I cannot see or understand the reason you would murder people watching a movie... Whether you're the Joker or not, there's a bigger plan. He was obsessed with Batman, and more specifically, the more often than not blurred lines of sanity of the villains.
It's a tragedy. The work of a brilliant director and brilliant A-list actors means much less than the lives of people who were out for a good night, but it's certainly also sad that their work has been taken and misused by a homeland terrorist. The meaning of the movie - Good triumphs even when hope is hopeless - has been almost erased. Can somebody tell me how the good guy triumphed on this one? People lost their lives, loved ones, and feelings of safety. This changes things, and yet Batman is nowhere to be seen. His story is tragic, and now there's a real life tragedy using Batman as it's base.
I wish we had the Knight.
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