THOUGHTS ON THE AURORA MASSACRE
I'm no news reporter, you can ask anyone. But when I heard of the Aurora, Colorado movie theater massacre last Saturday...well I didn't know what to think. I was at a hotel and the news just sort of stunned me. At the time it was reported 15 people killed and dozens more injured, and I was sort of in a state of shock. After learning more details, and seeing the suspect's disturbing profile, confusion and frustration quickly transferred into anger and melancholy. As I said I'm not a news reporter, but I'm a movie critic. I'm not even a real movie critic, I see films I want to see and write my stupid opinion about them. But I am an avid moviegoer, and that is why I'm talking about this....because it hits home; hard. The movies are a place to relax and avoid the drama and complications of everyday life while watching someone else go through those things. Going to the movies is as American as it gets, and not even being abl...