I'm sure many of you have gone already, but I know there's still a tone of fear in society due to the sad unfortunate incident played out the first night.
Don't let this hinder you from enjoying probably the best movie of the summer.
After the 9/11 attacks, both Marvel & DC Comics published comics as an effort to raise money for charity. These comics delved into people's fears, but more importantly, into hope.
One of the most prominent stories I read - I think DC (Batman's company) published it, but it's irrelevant - was a conversation taking place in a bar between sports fans in Boston.
As baseball fans well know, there's a longstanding rivalry between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees. During a conversation while watching the game, one of the longtime hometown BoSox fans mentions the horrors of the recent terrorist attack, and says how a win for the Yankees would be good for New York.
Immediately, however, his friend turns on him for defecting. As tragic as the event is, if you live in fear because of it, you've let the terrorists win. If they can incite fear into you, so much so that you change your regular patterns, you've let them win.
In many ways, I think that storyline applies to many circumstances in life, the Colorado incident included.
If you let this one gunman (never say his name - he doesn't deserve it) change your way of life, he's accomplished everything he set out to do.
Remember the victims and their families. My thoughts and prayers continue to be with them daily, as well as once I purchased my ticket, and entered the theatre.
But don't let fear win.
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