Despite being from here in Canada, I wanted to write something about the whole Aurora incident that happened on Friday, yet nothing would form well. So, I will just put what I can.
I woke up early on Friday, July 20th, so that I could go to an 11 a.m. showing of The Dark Knight Rises...I'd purchased my tickets in advance. Oddly, before leaving the house I went online, something I rarely do until much later in the day, and somehow came across the headline that took me to what had happened. While I am far from stone hearted, I felt terrible for the people, but thought how freakish this was and quickly wiped a thought from my mind that maybe I shouldn't go that morning.
The theatre was very full, especially considering a weekday morning, and while I focused rather well on the movie I did find myself taken out in certain loud moments and thinking back to the article and noticing i'd do a quick glance around the two side entrances to the theatre. It wasn't too major, but the fact that I was torn away from the movie and thought about the 'what if' scenario really began to bother me.
All through my life I have used movies to help me cope with life itself...things get tough? No problem, go to a theatre and get transported away from your life for a bit. So, the thought that the one certain hiding place that I've always had has become not only found, but defiled in such a pathetic and unforgivable manner has shaken me. After all, if you can't relax and get comfortable why go there...seriously, you can't let your guard down, because you just don't know what is coming, if anything. Mind you I am aware that you can't spend every second trying to save yourself from an unknown death, hell you'd probably give yourself a heart attack in trying to do so.
What I am saying is this: society has forced me to realize, yet again, that the world is dangerous and can get me anywhere...albeit this time they showed me that by tearing down the illusion that my hiding place was never, and can't ever, truly be safe. I'm never safe...none of us are. We trust that society will treat us as we do them, until that lone wolf breaks from the pack and shows us the unflinching reality.
Obviously we can't all walk around in terror, no more than we will stop driving because it's more dangerous than flying. Yet it still sucks that we have to know this world is as terrible as it is wonderful and we can't control which of those we encounter, or when.
My heart goes out to all of those in the Aurora incident, and I hope that each of us has the opportunity to see how our own movies draw to a close, without having somebody else choosing to rewrite the ending for us.
Here's an article that really impressed me, by Jason Alexander (yes, that Jason Alexander): http://www.twitlonger.com/show/if2nht
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