Thursday night I went to bed seeing a headline that read: "Shooting at Colorado theatre. Developing..." No details were available. In the morning, that's the news that was plastered everywhere. At least 12 dead and dozens were injured over the senseless, mindless, stupid killings by a crazed madman. The attack which occurred during a midnight showing at Aurora, Colorada undoubtedly affected the box office potential of The Dark Knight Rises which was tracking on par with Marvel's The Avengers. That no longer matters. The Dark Knight Rises will not set any records beyond the biggest superhero midnight opening. Its expected to make $163 million for the weekend, but because of the shooting tragedy, Warner Bros will not be releasing any box office numbers until Monday.
July 20, 2012, will not be remembered for the massive box office opening the latest Batman film could have been. Instead, this date will be remembered in infamy for changing the entire movie experience altogether - for the worst. Parents and patrons will live in fear of possible copycats attempting to repeat the attacks. Theatre chains will beef up security and perhaps even install metal detectors. Don't rule out possible "TSA-like" security from being implemented at the theatres, shopping malls and other public places. The entire social experience that we knew and enjoyed has now been changed by the doings of a maniac that deserves the death penalty for the lives he's taken, and the families he's destroyed.
For months I been hyping up this movie event. Four years ago, Warner Bros invited me to an advanced screening of The Dark Knight. A few days later I attended a midnight showing at the IMAX for it. The experience was amazing and perhaps the best movie-going experience ever. I had hoped to repeat that movie magic with my wife, family and friends. What was a meant to be a memorable experience will now be a traumatic happening for not just the victims and their families, but for the movie-going public as well. People will be concerned and worried when it should never be like that. Alas, the world we live in is a world of corruption and sin. No one is unaffected by this tragedy. An acquaintance of mine has her brother in a Colorado hospital recovering from the wounds he sustained at the theatre.
This has been a sad, sad weekend. I lament over the tragedy in Colorado. My heart goes out to the victims and their families. I pray for the speedy recovery of the injured, for the Spirit of Consolation on the families of the victims, wisdom for law enforcement and prosecutors, and for God to forgive me because I want to see James Holmes tried and executed for his heinous crime.
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