Mahiya_Borden wrote:This is just awful.

Seriously America, you gotta stop selling guns in freaking Walmarts!!!!

JMan wrote:A crazy man with guns. The injured and the dead must be remembered, helped, and mourned.

But if you hear any political bloviator today--left, right, center--use "The Dark Knight Rises" as an example of our nation's "violent culture," tell 'em:
1) It's PG-13.
2) Batman doesn't use guns.
3) The bad guys have more guns than the cops.
4) The film is anti-terrorism/anti-anarchy.
4) He/she is a bloviating idiot.

didich wrote:

JMan wrote:A crazy man with guns. The injured and the dead must be remembered, helped, and mourned.

But if you hear any political bloviator today--left, right, center--use "The Dark Knight Rises" as an example of our nation's "violent culture," tell 'em:
1) It's PG-13.
2) Batman doesn't use guns.
3) The bad guys have more guns than the cops.
4) The film is anti-terrorism/anti-anarchy.
4) He/she is a bloviating idiot.

But it's too soon. Let's wait some days before any political messages.

JMan wrote:

didich wrote:
But it's too soon. Let's wait some days before any political messages.

I agree. My point was that people who saw and appreciated the film will know it's too soon.

But I'm sadly sure that some political media hack (Fox or MSNBC, although I'll admit I'm an MSNBC fan) is going to use the film wrongly to make a stupid non-TDKR political point.

I love the fact that TDKR could be used to discuss issues of politics (the individual vs. society, totalitarianism vs. order) as well as issues of the heart (how can one overcome fear, how/why one chooses to act, the fact that Selina Kyle is hot on every physical and metaphysical plane possible).

I guess I've watched too much political discussions on TV to think that some political bloviators won't try to misrepresent TDKR for their own purposes.

Michelle and I are shocked and saddened by the horrific and tragic shooting in Colorado. Federal and local law enforcement are still responding, and my Administration will do everything that we can to support the people of Aurora in this extraordinarily difficult time. We are committed to bringing whoever was responsible to justice, ensuring the safety of our people, and caring for those who have been wounded. As we do when confronted by moments of darkness and challenge, we must now come together as one American family. All of us must have the people of Aurora in our thoughts and prayers as they confront the loss of family, friends, and neighbors, and we must stand together with them in the challenging hours and days to come.