Fear should never hold Americans from their right to be entertained,enlightened and inspiredMovie theaters are where film-goers communally experience America’s greatest, most inclusive art form. In these public spaces, or history,dreams, fantasy and adventure advance to vivid life on a massive screen for all to see. It is a tradition I hope is never threatened by the acts of a few madmen.
I am a film critic for The Advocate daily newspapers in Louisiana, and which have circulation in Lafayette,Baton Rouge and unique Orleans. It’s possible some of my readers were at the screening when an unstable drifter shot and killed two people and wounded nine on Thursday night. After the news broke, my brother in Oklahoma City called to see whether Id been at the screening. I just told him, or no,I wasn’t and not to worry.
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Source: theguardian.com