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Well said Chris. It’s a home for many of us.
I’m more interested in finding out if any will donate any of his blood money to the victims?
Blood money? Seriously? Don’t be such a schmuck
Do you even know the definition of “blood money”, you ignorant moron?!?!
You really picked the right time to troll.
Blood money?!?
Damn idiot
Yeah seriously, “blood money”? As if the filmmakers or anyone else wanted this tragedy to happen? Nolan showed a lot of class, it’s a shame you couldn’t Rick.
Blood money? the only blood money comes from the places where the psycho buy his weapons, that is the blood money, fiction is not guilty of the real-life psychos that can easily obtain weapons with the protection of the law… Arms control now!!!!
The solution for gun violence is not fewer guns, but MORE guns. Every adult should be required to own and be certified in the use of a gun. If the bad guys think that the person next to them is gun savvy, they’ll be less likely to commit gun violence.
See the books of John Lott for more info on this. More guns do equal less crime.
One man should not legally own this many weapons. Guns especially should be used for protection and in extreme situations. Why does anyone need this many guns?
In 2009, the United States had 10,224 firearm related homicides.
Japan had 7.
Do you think they had more or less guns than we did?
You have to be trolling. Please say that you’re trolling. It’s pretty obvious that strict gun control laws have a fantastic effect on this sort of tragedy, and gun crime in general. Look at the gun death statistics of the rest of the western world…it’s blatantly obvious that the U.S. needs to tighten it’s laws and quickly.
NO, see the actual EVIDENCE of nations where the public do not own guns. That is your prrof, with more guns comes more danger
The more guns everyone can possess the more it makes it likely for anyone to “just have a bad day” or “get bad ideas and start cleaning up society” their own way. What I’m trying to say is that with more guns you get alot more clinically insane people legally owning firearms who are mentally unstable and they will use them in unjust situations. This is an extremely sad but, great example of someone with a high education, no criminal background to commit such a senseless guncrime. He should be cut at least a thousand times with razorblades while being slowly pulled apart.. oh don’t forget the salt and limejuice! I’d vote to bring back capital punishment by slow and painful torture, for these kind of individuals and also make that a pay-per-view event that would help raise money for the families of the victims… Thats just my two cents…
People fail to realize that if every adult owns a gun, each one would be putting themselves at much higher personal risk if they tried to use one to commit a crime. Communities wherein every (or at least most) households had guns had fewer break ins and robberies, because the people that would be committing these crimes figured it wasn’t worth possibly getting shot.
Take into account that it is statistically proven that 90% of gun related crimes in america are caused by those who illegally obtain guns anyway. Arms control won’t do anything. You’d be disarming the wrong people.
Yeah…no one in the wild west EVER got shot because everyone carried a gun. Least of all when drinking and guns were mixed.
You know what else…we should mandate that all floors be covered in gasoline so no one smokes cigarettes. Nothing bad will happen then.
Hahaha, well said Andy!
Or not. I think instead of focusing on gun control, we should focus on mental health.
Hey genius, he had TEARGAS which IS illegal, so if guns were illegal he still would have had one….on the other hand, if someone amung the croud had been allowed to carry a gun in there, his rampage would have been short lived…unfortunately the Law abiding people obeyed the LAW that does make it illegal it carry firearms into the theater….so your argument is invalid.
yeah i’m sure more bullets being sprayed around would have totally helped the situation. everyone in the audience should have had a gun, that would make things better! let’s make guns easier for people to get!
if guns were illegal, perhaps it would make it harder for him to get *access* to them. just because they were able to get teargas doesn’t mean they’d automatically be able to get guns if they were illegal. so no their argument is NOT invalid.
Wasn’t he dressed head to toe in combat armor? He was basically bulletproof, someone would have had to tackle him, sounds like.
Not only was he in combat armor, he had 6,000 rounds of ammo with a high powered gun. In other massacres like this, the attacker is able to liberally spray bullets around without predjudice. Many people can be killed before anyone could even react.
So we take that situation, add in that it’s dark and loud and chaotic… And you expect anyone to believe that some random guy with a gun could have cool-headedly handled this situation? Probability practically screams that a defender in that situation would cause even more damage. We can’t even remotely pretend that people who legally own guns are trained for situations like that.
I’m so tired of this argument. Can someone send me a list of how many people have prevented a situation like this calmly and adequately? Why do we so rarely hear about it, even in gun-loving states?
The only study that I can think of covered shooting for defense… And that was a survey of about 4,500 people called randomly by phone and then extrapolated up to fit the entire US. To call that conclusive is a misnomer.
There’s a difference between owning a gun for self-defense and easily buying extended magazines, armor, thousands of rounds of ammo and so forth. Australia managed this after a similar massacre there and guess what? Gun related death is down and crime didn’t climb.
you know he passed all of the federal and state firearms control regulations with flying colors, right? there is nobody to blame but the culprit himself. stop trying to point fingers or find a scapegoat like the NRA or video games. we know who did this, and he will pay for his egregious actions.
Well said. Saying it was video games or that his mother didn’t love him enough or any other crazy excuse is just beyond me. It seems as if our society is so afraid that some people can just truly be sick in the head that they will make up any excuse in the world to “explain” a delusional man’s crazed act.
His actions were his own. Once we stop blaming outside forces for our own actions maybe we (Americans) can start progressing again.
How much damage do you suppose a deranged individual can do with a knife? People may always be crazy and violent, but the scope of their crime is limited only by the technology at their disposal. The purpose of a gun is to take a life. Bulletproof vests are made to save lives. This particular POS had both. If you’re gonna push the guns, let’s push the vests too huh fellas? Oooh, ooh and hollow points! But then double down the Kevlar.
Because we can control the flow of less threatening things like drugs, imported exotic animals, illegal immigrants, and invasive plant species?
People are going to get ahold of guns. That’s just a fact. It is a constitutional right that normal people be able to defend themselves. You really want to help, try talking about funding more mental health research and treatment options.
And Bananas!!
I think my right to live outweighs someone’s right to own complex weaponry.
Andy, do you think that gun control really would have stopped him? If someone is that crazy, they can find a way to acquire weaponry. You think once they have gun control that every criminal will just say, “Oh, you win, government”, and give up all of their guns? No. We need guns for protection against pretentious, insane, less than human things like the person who killed and injured everyone.
If he could illegally acquire guns, why not explosives or poisons? Instead of marching into a cinema full of armed citizens knowing he might be gunned down, he may decide instead to set off a truck full of fertilizer or poison the coke machine in the snack kiosk instead. Arguing that more weapons increases safety blissfully ignores the lengths to which some people will go to destroy lives.
So many are unable to grasp the simple concept that freedom equals risk. And too many interpret this tragic event through their biases. I’d say that both of these statements are true:
1. Easy access to firearms sometimes leads to tragic deaths
2. Films, TV Shows and Video games can push some mentally unbalanced people towards violent acts
So, what’s the response…
Do we ban guns and censor film/TV/video games, especially those which glorify criminal acts?
No, because these deaths, whilst undeniably tragic and shocking, are anomalies. A few unbalanced people abuse the freedom our society offers. Most do not. Most accept that with freedom comes responsibility.
We don’t roll back our rights because of the actions of a few. That stands regardless whether the few are terrorists, or just mentally unbalanced. The moment we respond by censoring or rolling back our freedoms we’ve let the few dictate the rights of the many
A gentleman and a scholar. I bet your kids will grow up to be well adjusted.
I think you meant to direct this comment towards the people who sold the guns, not a guy who told a story.
The people who sold the guns are not at fault either. The worst thing the shooter had on his records was one speeding ticket, so they were not at fault.
Gun control?! How about R-rated video game control?? The “Bane” of our society’s devolution.
Guns have been protected by the Second Amendment since the founding of this great nation. Moral decay is an altogether different animal.
Yes, a virtual video game that doesn’t affect anything in real life is definitely going to do more damage than a gun. You sir, are a one off genius.
Because people weren’t senselessly killing each other with guns before video games and movies?
I play games like that all of the time. The point is, they are FICTIONAL, and I recognize that. Which is why I will not ever go crazy and shoot a bunch of people. But I know I am mentally stable enough to handle it, and I enjoy these games, and it is my right to. The people that go crazy may have been influenced by these games, but if they did not have the games, I can assure you they would find other sources of inspiration. So, I guess we should also burn all violent books, make all movies G-rated, and live in a censored world with unicorns puking rainbows and such.
Seriously, I guess nobody actually knows shit about government. The constitution was written by the founding fathers who fully intended on a new constitution to be written every aprox 50-100 years according to Jefferson. The 2nd amendment was meant to ensure that if the gov got out of control they citizens could over through it, lets think about this logically here. If the government were to become a complete dictatorship what would happen if people took their guns and went at it? Well, the government would order our military, which we pay more money into than the other top 26 (I believe) military countries combine to stop them. They have access to much better guns and other much more powerful weapons. Who would win, a trained military or the citizens? Seriously the 2nd amendment is an outdated law with no real reason these days. I’m not saying this wouldn’t have happened if we had repealed it long ago, but many other crimes would not have happened, and quite frankly it probably wouldn’t have happened. As a member of the USAF I can say that it really isn’t hard for a person to illegally obtain tear gas the military honestly has virtually an unlimited supply used for training purposes, but if guns were illegal the perpetrator would have likely had a much harder time getting ahold of a viable weapon.
Man, I wish you had as much respect for the First Amendment as you did for the Second. Or at least learn to count. First is more important than Second.
If you’re not going to respect my First Amendment Rights, how DARE you expect your Second Amendment Rights to be respected.
Rick, you’re an idiot.
no one can control what one a**hole does least of all chris nolan.how is the profits blood money, that is just ludicrous
Rick, you’re an a-hole. Go back to MSNBC so you can wallow in hate.
bloody money? you’re stupid and crazy. stay on topic.
Guys, guys, chill out. He clearly meant to say blood OR money.
Let’s hope so…
He’s not responsible for those deaths so I dont see how he would need to give or even donate to them.
There is only one suspect in the shooting, and I think it’s safe to say that a 24-year-old college dropout doesn’t have any significant money to pay his victims. So no, blood money is probably out of the question.
To be fair, the shooter was far from a college dropout. I despise him as much as anyone else that wasn’t directly affected, but make sure you get your facts straight.
Pretty sure he decided to drop out when he shot up a theater full of people. Or is he still taking classes next semester?
Wtf dude… his blood money? really… he made an incredible series of films and you call it blood money?
remove thine head from thine buttocks.
troll. C’mon, don’t raise the question of handouts after something like this. There’s no need for that.
Could you any more insensitive and out of touch with reality?
Blood money??? Are you serious? ignorance like yours is what allows our problems to continue to run rampant & unchecked. Everything is always about money and who has mor than you. Human life has no price. What amount would make you happy sir?
seriously, your comment is not only irrelevant but false!
Yes, too bad the home Nolan has made for us has been so filled with hate, violence, greed and grime that it makes the ugly seem somehow normal. It’s time to admit what we all know — that putting violence on screen contributes to violence in life. It’s not an opinion, and there aren’t two sides to every story. Look it up, because there are tons of actual studies that prove it. Unless you’re one of those who don’t believe in science, which is fine, but then you can’t take antibiotics when you’re sick, and you can’t get a flu shot or any other vaccination. You must die from preventable diseases.
My only problem with your opinion is that you are missing a critical point in human behavior: *WE* decide what we do. I have played video games, watched “violent” programming and who knows what all else people will attribute to bad behavior.
Want to know something though? I’ve never ran from the cops like in GTA. I’ve never beaten up someone like a crazed vigilante. Why? Because I know not to.
That is the difference between a “good” and “bad” person. We as adults make our own decisions and saying “GTA made me do it” is just passing the buck. No one is expected to be held accountable for their own actions anymore and it makes me want to puke.
Nolan has made cinematic magic with his Batman series. He is not some hate monger out to make others miserable and the world a worse place. He is just making damn good movies and kudos to him for that.
Tell ya what, Ed, how about you cite some of those studies for us, if you’re so confident they prove your point? I’d really like to see some specifics, and I think the burden of proof is upon you.
Also, um, if your proof is so convincing, why do you feel you have to intimidate us with that “don’t believe in science” silliness? You’re invoking something you obviously don’t understand — dissent isn’t settled in science by name-calling or telling people they’re Just Plain Wrong. It’s settled by years and years of study, of taking dissenting opinions seriously and comparing them very seriously and carefully against established doctrine. A real scientist would be the last person on the face of the earth to say “I already know this person’s opinion isn’t worth entertaining at all, before even hearing their side of things.” A priest thinks like that, not a scientist, and I’m sort of insulted you would even try to invoke the scientific method on a matter like this that is CLEARLY not definitively settled, to defend an opinion you’re not even willing to make citations to defend.
There has never been a verifiable study showing that violence on screen correlates in any way to violence in real life. Over the past 50 years, as on-screen violence became more acceptable, violent crime decrease in real life. While it would be hasty to say that on-screen violence is good, it is definitely not harmful.
You know violence exists with or without media. It all starts with a simple story, like the ones your grandfather would tell you. Some people like to see a story visualized in movie form, others like to read them. Whether or not this man was copying one of the film’s characters or not makes no difference. The batman comic has been out for decades. Movies are entertainment for those of us who know right from wrong. To people like the shooter, it’s inspiration for something terrible. You cannot punish all for the acts of one.
obvious troll is obvious
there’s nothing wrong with violence on the tv screen or in the movies. it’s a substitute for sex because this country is too uptight about sex. ..The real problem is understanding that it is fantasy and not reality.That should be instilled in children growing up. The baby boomers grew up on violent shows on tv..from Wyatt Earp, have gun will travel etc…hundreds of westerns–none of the limp-wristed Sesame street, dora the explorer and such. Don’t remember too many crazies going around killing or shooting people back in the fifties. I personally and many of my friends acted out stuff at play, but knew it was make-believe and never had a thought of inflicting harm on real people.
Excuse me, did I hear that right? No crazies going around killing people in the 50s? What about Ed Gein, the mass murderer who would later serve as inspiration for such fictional characters as Buffalo Bill, Norman Bates, and Leatherface. What about Dick Hickock and Perry Smith, the murderers made famous by Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood. That’s three “crazies” who were “going around killing or shooting people back in the fifties.” Don’t try to pretend that we live in a more dangerous world. We just live in a more exposed one. If the shooting that happened last night happened in the fifties, people wouldn’t have known about it as quickly, if at all. There have always been dangerous people in this world, from the beginning of time.
It’s funny how there is no legit studies that have been scientifically accepted to prove this. Did you know that in the 90s there was actually a fairly low crime rate compared to previously? It’s funny cause I can name A LOT of very violent movies that came out in the 90s, a lot of very violent (yet spectacular) music too, 90s were a dark time in media and they actually had a fairly low crime rate particularly in major cities.
Leave it to Chris Nolan–what an appropriate and beautiful sentiment.
Hear Hear. Well said Christopher.
Say what you want, but if movie makers continue to bombard society with “entertainment” that glorifies violence and evil, the weak and the unstable will take it as a cue to do something like what they see on screen.
I ask you, where did this guy get the idea to dress up like the Joker and shoot up a movie theater?
Right out of the movie……
That was incredibly eloquent, sensitive to the victims and their families, and really appreciated. Thank you for posting.
Beautiful sentiment. Not sure I’d call the movie theater an innocent place though.
Agreed. ‘Innocent’ may not be an accurate sentiment in regards to the movie theater. But I get his overall point, and agree with the idea of a community experience. What a tragedy…
Yes, rather than “innocent,” perhaps “communal” or “nostalgic.”
Why is a movie theatre not innocent? I worked at one for 3 years and it sucked, it was full of corporate bullshit, but there was nothing not innocent about it. We simply sell ticket and over priced food to people to see movies. Realistically we keep it as innocent as possible. We weren’t aloud to sell R rated tickets to people without ID (Unless they looked over 30) and trailers are chosen for specific movies to ensure age group friendliness. I HATED working there but it was totally innocent.
Why would you say the movie theatre wasn’t an innocent place? The movie theatre is a building that employs people and sells a product. Those employees are as innocent as anyone. Movie theatres are not the bad guys in this horrible act of violence. The guy is a nutcase.
He’s not saying that theaters are guilty of anything. Rather that theaters are sophisticated cultural emporiums which are not ‘innocent” in a Walt Disney sense.
Maybe Warner Bros, Nolan and the cast could put together a pool of money and pay for the medical bills of those wounded. Not that I’m implying any blame on their parts. Just that it would be the right thing to do on a weekend where they are all going to profit so much.
Maybe the ones that have the real obligation to put togheter a pool of money for the victims are the weapons manufacturers, sellers and protectors… those are the ones with the hand filled with innocent blood, not the filmmakers
I call bullshit. Should car manufacturers be required to maintain a fund for people who are injured by some asshole who decides to mow down a bunch of people at a crosswalk? The gun is a TOOL. You should not blame the manufacturer of a LEGAL product if some douche decides he’s going to misuse that tool.
I have 0 problems with hunting, but honestly I cannot abide by this bullshit of “a gun is a tool.” No. A gun is a weapon, what is the purpose of a gun? To threaten/kill things. Weather it is humans or animals, there is no legit other use for a gun. It is a weapon and while I agree with the point you made, it’s not a tool it’s a god damn weapon.
An assault rifle is a tool? An automatic glock is a tool?
No. A hammer is a tool for building stuff. A bow is a tool for killing animals. A musket is a tool for hunting.
An assault rifle, a shotgun, and glocks are tools used for maiming and destroying human beings. They are tools of destruction, oppression, and devastation. These manufacturers should not be innocently thriving on blood money.
An “automatic glock”?! Let’s see, an hysterical rant from someone who knows sweet FA about firearms. You do realize that to effect change you have to convince someone other than yourself.
Maybe a more interesting point is that the rampage killer is largely a late 20th Century phenomenon. The weapons to facilitate such rampages have been around for quite a while, yet it’s only in the last thirty to forty years that they’ve been directed towards mass murder.
I know it must be tempting to assume that evil automatic glocks are possessing innocent people, but perhaps the cause lies elsewhere. Just a thought
It’s so funny how libs don’t want any censorship. They’re fine with any killings performed on the screen, because people should be able to discern between fantasy and reality. Instead, they continually blame the gun manufacturers. You can’t have it both ways. People are not always able to discern between fantasy and reality, and the guy could have just as easily threw a bomb into the theater.
It’s so funny how conservatives think it should be ridiculously easy to buy fully automatic weapons and 6000 rounds of ammo without background checks, but are in favor of censoring movies.
Because movies are what kill people. Not fully automatic weapons and infinite ammo.
You’re right. I agree 100%. We shouldn’t allow any characters in any form of narrative art to die or be killed. That will solve the problem of world violence. Free guns for everyone! Politicize all tragedies! Censor all that lib propaganda to liberate our minds from the oppressive… uh… something!
Not all “libs” feel that way. I’m a “lib,” and I think there’s way too much violence on screen. Especially in Nolan’s Batman movies. And yes, I think gun control is an answer. I know guns don’t kill people, but people with guns do.
Walter, if you have difficulty determining whether Batman is real, I sincerely hope that you can’t get your hands on a gun.
Also, he could not have “just as easily” thrown a bomb into a theater as explosives are more rigorously regulated than guns, making them, in point of fact, more difficult to attain. For example: you can’t buy a bomb at the local sporting goods store.
While I totally agree with the point you are making, sadly it is actually really easy to make high end explosives with simple items so actually he could just have easily thrown a bomb in the theater.
How many times do I have to explain this! It had NOTHING to do with the movie! It ONLY happened there because the psycho knew that that was where a vast amount of people would be in the losers hometown. It was a conveniently simplistic means to leave a brutal lasting mark for himself!
And you know this how?
It’s amazing that after only a short time, you know, without a doubt, the exact motivations of the perpetrator. You must have auditioned for CSI: Wherever
The whole argument is silly. So what if the guy did it because of TDKR. Does that mean that he’s any less responsible or that TDKR should be censored? No, of course not. You cannot predict what will set off a mentally unbalanced person, and you shouldn’t censor or restrict the many based on the crazed actions of one.
You are a moron. Weapons manufacturers and sellers often make weapons and sell them with the intent to sell them to people with permits. These are people who know and understand how and when guns should be used. Just because one asshole decided to misuse guns doesn’t mean that the manufacturers/sellers are at fault. And what the hell are protectors?
My issue is that the people who get these permits understand what guns should be used for, self defence right? then what would be the use of a “semiautomatic rifle, .223-caliber assault-style rifle with a 100-round drum magazine.” which is apparently what this guy had. Or any big gun, with such a large ammunition capacity. If the reasoning behind guns is to defend yourself, or to hunt, you really don’t need such cray cray guns. They shouldn’t be made available.
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With that being said – People get guns – legally or illegally, it’s bound to happen.
Shit happens – terrible things happen.
Even if a law was in place whose to say he wouldn’t have gotten a hold of it unlawfully.
Shit probably would still happen.
This guy clearly just had problems, he’s probably got a laundry list of personality disorders and wanted to make a scene.
You’re being ignorant, Andy Phillips.
The people who sold the guns have a right to sell them. The right to bear arms. It’s the people who use them “with the hand filled with innocent blood”.
Do you think the people who sold the guns to them knew, “You’re going to kill a bunch of people?” No. Let’s say we weren’t allowed to purchase guns. Many people would be injured or dead because they don’t have any means of self-defense for robbers and other assorted insane people.
The firearms used in this despicable event did not fire themselves. The madman wielding them did. Firearms are tools; nothing more. Blaming the gun manufacturers and sellers is really easy to most; they provide an easy out without having to admit that they don’t have all the answers to such dire events such as this. I am most definitely not saying that we should make everyone pack iron either, because that solution is far worse.
Knives are tools. They can be used to do numerious things like cut bread, carve wood, and kill things. Hammers are tools. They can be used to nail wood, break walls, and yes, kill things.
Swords are not tools, but rather they are weapons. They are designed for one purpose… to kill things as efficiently as possible. Likewise, firearms are not tools, but they two are weapons. Their design… their whole purpose, is to kill as efficiently as possible. These purposes may be at times noble… vital even. But, at the root of it, their purpose is to kill, to take life.
I say this not to try to say that weapons should be banned. Tragedies like this happen. It’s not the gun manufacturer’s fault. It’s not the gun seller’s fault. From the bit’s I’ve heard, the guy’s record was clean… where was no reason NOT to sell them. The reason I bring all this up is to provide some further clarity into the discussion.
I really appreciate that you are trying to clear up this discussion. To add to what you we’re saying, I feel we spend too much time, resources, and energy pointing fingers. Some say “it’s the manufacturers fault” or “it was the movie”, all of which I feel is wrong. From what I heard on the news, he obtained his weapons from Gander Mountain and I another hunting store, making it illogical to say that they should have known. Also, making it illegal to obtain weapons such as the man’s AR15 would help cut down on these crimes. Why would anyone need a assualt rifle anyway? The purpose of assault rifles is combat, not hunting.
Another brilliant idea… Jeez.
As nice a gesture as it would be for Nolan and company to help pay the victims’ medical bills, they have absolutely no relation to the incident other than the coincidence that the movie showing was theirs. They are just as responsible or obliged as anyone else…and that is not at all. If anyone (other than private donations) helps pay the bills, it should be the government. And yes, I realize that ultimately translates to the American taxpayer.
Now, if it were to come out that someone really WAS to blame, such as the theatre for not following protocol…then that would be a different story.
Thank you for releasing a statement Chris.
Our country grives for the tragedy that happened last night.
Well said… there are a lot of bad things that happen here and there, but it really makes me sick knowing that these people were probably incredibly excited and expecting to see a great show for a few hours, before someone took that and everything else away in a matter of minutes.
Nice thoughts on what has to be a tough day for Nolan.
I wonder how many lawyers read, edited and approved that.
What a stupid fucking statement. It’s not like Nolan has any legal liability to be worried about.
There is always, 100% of the time, legal liability to worry about. If you don’t think at least one of victim’s families hasn’t begun lawyering up and naming everyone from the kid that sold the movie tickets to the guy that wrote the script to the studios that distributed it, then you need to step back and take a second look.
You don’t know how the law works, do you?
You don’t know how America works, do you?
You’re dumb. Law student here, he can totally be technically “liable” but the thing is, it doesn’t matter, the case would be shut down by a judge immediately even if nolan said “They had it coming to them.” America used to work that way, but surprisingly it’s improved, plus despite the news and all other sources of media, it’s actually almost hard to sue for something dumb now. You can do it, but it will probably be thrown out by the judge 9 times out of 10 now before anything even happens.
How dickish the cynics who want to parse Noalan’s comments as anything other than the sincere sentiments of a man of the cinema. This violation of what I regard as a sacred space – for in dreams do we best express the better angels of our nature – will haunt us all for a long long time. My prediction is that the 24 year old gunman will soon be diagnosed as a Schizophrenic — and folks should reflect on how he fell through the cracks — an evidently smart kid who suddenly heard voices etc — this is a tragedy on so many levels made worse by the dick-ish comments seeking to impugn the motives of Mr. Nolan. For the record I have not seen and have zero interest in seeing any of Mr. Nolan’s Batman trilogy – but I have seen Inception and Memento and know him to be a true man of the cinema — so to those who would say otherwise — I say – Get stuffed.
Well, it’s obvious no one of intellect approved yours
good one.
hahaha, Hank, so naive.
Considering he co-writes all his movies, I don’t understand where your snarky comment is coming from.
Probably a lot of lawyers and publicists had a hand in that statement. As for the other histrionic responses to this comment, your excessive and bizarre anger is ironic. Get help. Everyone connected to this movie seems like a mental patient.
Agreed. Maybe not a tasteful question, but there is no doubt lawyers for WB, Nolan, and maybe Legendary saw that note before Nolan’s publicist sent it out.
Exactly!
It may seem difficult for you to grasp, but sometimes powerful people have the ability to release a heartfelt statement without having their lawyer peruse it.
While Mr. Nolan certainly has the power to write a heartfelt statement, he would be a fool (which he is not) to release such an important statement without first running it by a number of people (including his own attorney).
Very classy, Mr. Nolan. Thank you.
One of the victims was one of my relatives, Christopher. She is still unaccounted for … her name is Micayla Medek. Friend call her Cayla.
She is 23 years old. She is a beautiful soul, a good person from a good family who believed in Jesus Christ and God and is from a close knit family. We are suffering terribly waiting to hear if she is still alive or one of the ten who perished inside the theater.
There is nothing to do but pray and wait and hope that she is somewhere unidentified in one of the many hospitals the victims were transferred to, but hope for is running thin.
Please pray for the Medek family.
I’ll pray for you. For you, the Medek family and the beautiful of your friend.
I’ll do it right now, with all my heart.
I will certainly add your family to my prayers as well.
The Medek family has my heartfelt intercession. Grace and peace to you.
God bless her and her family and all those who love her.
I’m throwing the good joss for the safe return of your beloved relative and for your family, Anita. Stay strong Little Sister.
I’ve known Cayla for almost 10 years now. It saddens me that such a beautiful bright young girl is still missing. I’m keeping the Medek Family in my thoughts and pray that Cayla comes home soon.
I’m so sorry for your family’s tragic loss. Love and light to you all.
Anita,
following your story everyday. I am tremendously sorry for the loss of Cayla.
I will continue praying for you and your family. That they are surrounded by love and can find strength in this unfathomable time of loss.
sincerely.
The last film he had the loss of Heath Ledger to contend with and now this. Nolan is a thoughtful, sensitive man. This showed great class.
Very respectful. Thoughtful and mindful. We all share your sentiments.
Wow. well said.
Of course it would be a nice gesture, but they made a popular, critically acclaimed trilogy and they deserve their profits. Maybe the chain where the gunman purchased the weapons should give the victims compensation.
What a great idea! No civilian has a need for an automatic rifle. Whoever sold this should be held accountable and this has nothing to do with a right to bear arms. You lose that right when innocent people are injured and murdered.
It’s funny reading this thread, some people want Nolan to pay for the medical bills…others want the gun manufacturer to pay for the bills. But nobody really seems to point there finger at the man who killed 14 people and injured dozens more. I think it’s probably his fault for this terrible tragedy and no one else’s
Let’s make the psychopath pay for this, not a gun seller. Blame who’s responsible–the murderer. Some people are just evil. They do evil things and they should get all the blame. No one owes anyone anything to compensate for the self-directed savagery of an evil man.
I think he meant the “act” of going to the movies is innocent.
Dude. Total douche comment. Get off your moral high horse.
Nolan is just expressing his condolences. Let’s not get into this whole blood money, who’s paying for what discussion.
What a beautiful statement. In no way was this necessary from Mr. Nolan, for it could have happened at any movie… but its absolutely appreciated. Even in such a horrific time, its words like this that remind us that love ultimately wins.
Thank you from all of us in Colorado.
I ‘ve heard about the shootings at the Dark Knight Rises premiere. I am shocked. Establishments like cinemas should have metal detectors and security officers in the name of public safety.
I disagree. A gunman could chose to commit this terrible act anywhere; on a bus, in a supermarket, in a restaurant. Do you really want to be checked for weapons every time you enter a public place?
A real solution would be to make it harder to obtain guns, not just to make them harder to carry around.
Terrible, terrible idea. Not only would that make people not want to go to the cinemas, it would raise prices at movie theaters to accommodate wages for unnecessary security.
You sir are a muppet. This is how you get to live in a police state. This is how everywhere you go you have to go through metal detectors, get a pat down, a good old crotch grope and have all your stuff rifled through. This is how you lose all your freedoms.
It’s also how you send cinema ticket prices through the fucking roof thanks to the increased costs. One fucking incident and you want security at every cinema, period, thanks to one psycho.
You’re a bellend mate.
Classy note from Chris Nolan, a classy guy. Condolences to all in Aurora who lost friends or loved ones in this senseless, cowardly act of violence.
Why is it relevant who did or didn’t edit it? He is speaking on behalf of the cast and crew and it should be approved by others first. It’s a classy statement and very heartfelt.
I am sure that statement was very very carefully constructed with an army of attorneys. Warner Bros & Chris Nolan should set up a fund for the families affected. That would be the best gesture of solidarity with the victims of this tragedy. Words are nice but actions speak louder.
My fullest prayers and thoughts go out to all the victims. Chris remains one of my heroes, and to think of this tragedy after what happened to Heath, is unbearable for me. If I had one message for him in return, it would be this: “I support your sympathies, and your films. Don’t stop making them, because I’ll keep watching them.”
Prettytoes/Emma: stay strong! And thank you Mr Nolan for your heartfelt statement.
If the NRA didn’t own our members of Congress these horrific events would never happen.
Wrong! You’ve got it completely backwards! Thank God for the NRA who are steadfastly and determinedly defending and protecting our Second Amendment rights as guaranteed to us by the U.S. Constitution, PERIOD! If you don’t like it, tough, too bad…..why don’t you leave the United States then!!!! Further, if more people were armed under protected concealed and carry laws, then maybe 12 people wouldn’t be dead and 58 injured!!!! I suggest you take a basic U.S. 101 history course since you are so obviously in desperate need of one!
Whoa, Dave
Considering the number of exclamation marks in your post, you’re quite clearly a reactive personality – and therefore the sort of person who I’d be very glad to see not owning a gun.
Dave, you are too dumb for words. You’re the prototypical example as to why America’s becoming the laughingstock of the world.
Arming people in a dark theater so they can randomly fire back in a gun fight? How stupid are the people in this country exactly.
Actually, eric, you pathetic, left-wing LOSER, it’s YOU, YOU who are too dumb for words!! If people were armed in hat theater, which was NOT darkened by the way, since the film was running, think about how many innocent lives could have been SAVED, but I guess that’s simplt too much for a brain-dead left-wing zombie extremist like yourself to comprehend!! Further, I would add we have a Second Amendment guaranteed to us by the U.S. Constitution!! If you are unable to deal with that fact, I suggest you leave the country immediately and go to Europe!! I’m sure they would love having a witless lefty moron like you.
Nothing like a good old fashioned reasonable argument. Do you realize that getting emotional and tossing a bunch of obtuse insults around doesn’t strengthen your argument? Shouting about “liberal this” and “pathetic that” is just sad and empty. You’re the only one that stands to get anything out of it (getting your jollies by putting someone down). How about a cool head and some facts to educate the other side? I’ve been working for the NRA for years and it’s rage like yours that gives us a terrible name. We’re about defending the second amendment for heavens sake! What happened in Colorado is a terrible tragedy that underscores the need to understand what makes a homicidal maniac do something like this and how the media should respond (not making him a source of fear…but a source of public ridicule). I think that guns are beside the point here… screaming more guns, more guns right now only makes our side look pathetic (as does the other side saying less guns! less guns!). Let the emotion subside. We’re never going to get anywhere with extremists who get their rocks off at the shooting range babbling and yelling about putting guns into everyone’s hands in movie theaters. It’s time for cool considerate men and women to stand forth. So sit down Dave until you’ve calmed down…then try to speak with respect in your heart for the things you believe in…otherwise you’re not doing anyone a favor. It’s people that act like you just did that will kill the NRA.. not liberals and gun law supporters.
I thought Chris’s note was classy. He’s doing his best. How awful for everyone affected by one madman’s violence. And please let this not be the start of metal detectors at movie theaters. Let it be the start of better mental healthcare facilities (and/or better prison systems) for disturbed and violent individuals. I am very sorry that this horrific incident occurred.