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Movies are just a prism we use to try and make sense of life. For some it's books, or art or architecture. It might be science or math or astronomy or astrology. For a lot of people, it's money. It's any way of viewing the chaos in a way that makes sense to us. If you come to this site regularly, though, it's probably movies. They're a haven. And it's okay to cling to those things. In the wake of a tragedy like this, please remember that it isn't our havens that drive others to such awful things. Face up to it. Own up to it. It's us. It's in all of us. If you take away movies that make us uncomfortable, anything that gives us a safe place to feel the way we already feel, then things like this will happen more often, not less. It's easy to put the blame on something we can control like music or movies. In the dark and frightening days after we've been reminded of the fragility of human life and sanity, we want to point at something tangible and concrete and say "There is the source of our pain and misery and fear!" But I believe down to my soul that art is a reflection of the things we already feel, not the cause of it. Cho was drawn to Oldboy for reasons we can't ever know, but they are reasons that were already there. Be strong. Have courage. And when those around us tell us that art is the reason these things happen, stand up and say art is the reason these things don't happen more often.

Or don't. It's up to you.

Posted in Moviegasm , Newsgasm by Sutter Cane at 1:07 PM | Permalink | Comments (5)
Last Comment: sutter kane on May 6, 2007 01:32 PM.

Comments (5)

nmk01 :

You deserve a standing ovation for that. Well said.

1 of 5 | Posted by nmk01 | Posted on April 25, 2007 2:20 PM

JayhawkAnne :

Amen, Sutter. You've succinctly and eloquently said what's been bouncing around in my mind since the horrific incident. Thank you. Ditto the standing ovation.

2 of 5 | Posted by JayhawkAnne | Posted on April 25, 2007 2:51 PM

jack:

Sutter, are you a Wahoo?

in any case, well said, friend--i'm from central VA, had dozens of friends at Tech, and have two cousins there now--one in the grad. engineering school and another on the aeronautical engineering faculty--they were both elsewhere when Cho entered Norris (the main engineering classroom building at Tech) but I too have felt more personally affected by this than I might otherwise have been . . . I can also remember watching the Columbine story unfold in my apt. in C'ville way back in the day . .

Nice work; unexpected sincerity at TVGasm. Your sober account of this sad story is refreshing in comparison to the hysteria of the major news media outlets. kudos.

3 of 5 | Posted by jack | Posted on April 26, 2007 8:53 AM

Megolopolis :

Why isn't anyone blaming Collective Soul? Apparently he was obsessed with one of their songs - Shine?

Kudos for such a courageous statement.

4 of 5 | Posted by Megolopolis | Posted on April 26, 2007 11:48 AM

sutter kane :

Thanks, everybody, for your comments.

5 of 5 | Posted by sutter kane | Posted on May 6, 2007 1:32 PM

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