I just could never see that movie

[cali]

not in the theater and not at home. not in a plane or on a train or in a car or- oops, sorry to lapse into Seussian.

I just couldn't watch that movie without thinking about what happened and the victims and the real terror that enveloped that theater.

Honestly, I don't see how anyone could.

[Fumesucker]

1. It'll increase the thrill for a whole bunch of people..

Not everyone is wrapped completely tight or even the same way for that matter..

[madaboutharry]

2. I agree with you.

It would seem very macabre to sit through that film.

[HappyMe]

3. Yeah, I don't think

I will be getting it from On Demand.

[HopeHoops]

4. I'll watch it when it comes out in the RedBox. It's not the movies fault.

The fault lies in a culture that allows military grade arsenals to be easily and legally obtained by deranged individuals. This isn't about hunting. It isn't about self defense. It's about slaughter. That's all the things are good for.

[cali]

6. I didn't say it was the movie's fault. I said that I, personally,

can't see it because I know that all I'll think about is the horror of Aurora. I didn't suggest that other people should feel that way or that it is the movie's fault.

[HopeHoops]

8. Understood.

[Edweird]

5. I find that bizarre, but to each their own.

[cali]

7. What do you find bizarre about it?

Oh, and I should mention I'm much more a Forsyte Saga type than a superhero type, so it's not as if I would have felt some great draw to see it. Had this not happened I probably would have seen it, but I'm not a huge fan of the first one and I didn't even see the second.

[Edweird]

11. Ok saying that you prefer Forsyte Saga and Batman isn't really your cup of tea

makes perfect sense to me. We all have our individual interests and there are movies and TV shows my friends like that I think are dumb as hell - and they feel the same way about me.
However, claiming that you won't go see a movie because something bad happened while that movie was playing - in a theater that you weren't in - seems a little over-the-top to me.

[cali]

13. I would almost inevitably have seen it if not for what happened

or at least tried to have watched it.

[Edweird]

19. Yeah, that's where you lose me.

It doesn't grok.
Unless there is something you haven't mentioned like that you were there or lost a loved one there. It might make a little more sense then, but even then....

[CBGLuthier]

9. I never watched Titanic for pretty much the same reason.

[ananda]

10. Me either.

I couldn't watch it anyway.. too dark and violent.

[Nye Bevan]

12. Could you visit the Holocaust Museum? Pearl Harbor? Or the Ground Zero Memorial? (nt)

[cali]

14. huh? that is like the worst comparison I've seen here since, well,

yesterday. DU does have such an abundance of piss poor comparisons, analogies and metaphors.

Is this latest Batman movie in any way a memorial to what happened at that theatre? Uh, clue: No. Not. Zippo.

[HappyMe]

16. +1000

[Nye Bevan]

17. I couldn't visit the Holocaust Museum without thinking about the victims and the terror.

Which us the reason you gave for not going to the Batman movie.

The question is, do you live your life trying to avoid anything that reminds you in any way of something unpleasant? I don't, but I guess some people do.

[HappyMe]

20. Comparing Ground Zero and the Holocaust Museum

to a damn Batman movie is ridiculous.

[Nye Bevan]

21. The OP said she would avoid the movie because it would remind her of the victims and the terror.

There are lots of things out there that will remind people of victims and terror.

[cali]

23. That's one of the main purposes of the the Holocaust Museum.

That and education. Sorry you didn't know even that, dear. Pretty fucking basic stuff. The purpose of the Batman movie franchise is to entertain.

See the difference? It couldn't be more in your face obvious.

[Nye Bevan]

27. Uh-oh. Cali is saying "dear" and using the f-word?

I think this argument is over.

[HappyMe]

15. I have been to Ground Zero twice.

They were building the memorial, I have seen the memorial to the firefighters across the street. My son and I clutched one another and cried.

[cthulu2016]

18. Have you ever seen Titanic?

[cali]

22. again, that's a really poor comparison.

let me explain precisely why: Titanic is a movie about a tragic event. The Aurora shooting is not like a ship hitting an iceberg.

[Nye Bevan]

25. You said Batman would remind you of the victims and the terror.

How would "Titanic" not do that?

[Nye Bevan]

24. Or Schindler's List? How about Saving Private Ryan?

Real events. More deaths. More terror.

[loli phabay]

26. i cried at titanic as it was so bad and i spent money to watch it

But i understand were the original poster is coming ftom i just dont feel the same way.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

28. I cannot watch it

I was going to take my grandson but not now

[davidpdx]

29. My wife and I were planning on going to see it last weekend

here in Korea, but I ended up busy with other stuff. After what has happened I think I'll wait until it's on torrent and get it. The thing I dislike is the movie is too long, 2 hours 45 minutes.

[Nye Bevan]

31. Yes. Nothing shows respect for the victims like watching an illegally pirated copy of the movie

for free.

[davidpdx]

32. Newsflash: I would have probably done this whether there was a shooting in Colorado or not

One thing has nothing to do with the other. I was commenting that I had planned on going, but was busy. Check your reading comprehension skills.

[seabeyond]

30. not that i would watch it anyway. after the second one i was done. but, i agree. nt

[Zalatix]

33. And this is why that idiot shooter did this.

He wins if people avoid seeing the movie just because of him.