Thu, 19 Apr 2007
Cho and Violent K-film
Chuck C. pointed me to an article about the Virginia Tech killer (Cho Seung-Hui) may have been copying parts of Oldboy.
Officers believe he repeatedly watched Oldboy as part of his preparation for the killing spree.I'm not so sure about that. I'd need to see the video he sent to NBC to make that comparison. Plus, I'm not sure that the themes from Oldboy mirror what Cho did. Maybe I'm just writing this as a gut reaction for those who blame movies and videogames for real-life violence. My answer to that has always been that TV should show more boobs, fewer murders. Instead of CSI:Miami, which is grusome not just for the deaths, but everyone's acting, the show should be CSI:WP or CSI:itb (they're halfway there on CSI:Miami with the White Pants thing . . .)
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[in the video he sent to NBC] appears to include photographs of Cho re-enacting scenes from the film.
He is shown holding a gun to his head and wielding a hammer, images that appear in the movie.
19 Apr 12:05 | /movies | 7 comment(s)
CoJoNEs wrote:
mmmm more boobs
04/19/2007 13:03:54
angie wrote:
yeah, as i read somewhere else: "for norah jones sake, i hope they don't go through his music collection." all this comparison is truly ridiculous.
04/19/2007 15:52:10
Virginia wrote:
I agree look at this link
http://picasaweb.google.com/virginiatec/VirginiaTech/photo#5055174545336671394
04/19/2007 15:57:47
angie2 wrote:
They already have gone through his music collection, I think. I read today that he listened to Shine by Collective Soul repeatedly. I'm sorry but that song would make even the sanest person go on a shooting spree.
04/19/2007 20:52:14
angie wrote:
heaven's little light gonna shine on me!
04/19/2007 23:36:38
marc say's.....mmmmmmmmm white pants wrote:
Dude...you are brilliant. That yet another thing wrong with the US society. We're too HUNG UP on nudity and not enough on violence. I think you hit the nail on the head. More nudity and less violence on tv.
04/20/2007 12:01:34
insahne wrote:
+10 on your recommendation. boobies good. murder bad.
05/03/2007 16:58:23
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