The fact of the matter is that a huge, movie loving audience, many of which were fan boys and fan girls, who thought they were going to watch the movie they'd been waiting years to see, would turn into an early morning horror show as a diabolical, human piece of garbage shot up the movie theater killing 12 and seriously injuring 58 innocent people, leaving families and friends without their loved ones. A night that was supposed to be about the celebration of pop-culture geekiness was marred by this catastrophic and unjust act.
All these people were guilty of was trying to escape to a world where a dark, masked vigilante swoops in to brutally defeat the bad guys. There's sort of a sad irony to that as one would wish that would have actually happened. We all wish that a dark avenger would have come out of nowhere before this crazed pile of evil got off one shot and would have swiftly broken his bones and cracked his skull, leaving him a bloody, bruised mess for law enforcement to deal with.
Sadly, that is just dreamland and the the harsh reality of it is that didn't and could never happen. Such is the suckage of the real world that we live in. Perhaps thoughts of such dark fantasies are what keep us going and keep us attending the dreamland that is the movies. I doubt that the movies will be of much condolence to those that lost loved ones.
I was going to write a full review of the film as I got the chance to see it today. But, I think I'm going to wait a few days and see it again (yes, it needs multiple viewings to give it a more introspective review).
So stay tuned for a review of the most anticipated Batman movie of all time.
In the meantime, keep you thoughts with those that lost their lives in the tragedy as well as their loved ones that are either worried or mourning for their loved ones.
I think the great George Takei said it best after the incident took place....
Zangz.
