I don't think the issue surrounding "The Interview" is important enough to clog the media with the idea of Freedom of Speech. It is Christmas Day, haven't we had enough of tensions on Christmas Day?
I really have to blame the industry for the lack of patron security. It was the movie theaters that failed, not the First Amendment.
To believe movie theaters have to be sensitive to the public and they failed this time. They need to develop a sense of security to the public and have it in place as a value to the consumer. Security is important and I sincerely believe the theaters didn't make enough noise about the federal government securing them when all this began more than a decade ago.
I attend movie from time to time on Christmas. I think "War Horse" opened on Christmas and the Tweens were all about it that year. We went to a late afternoon Matinee and they loved it. Having movies open on Christmas Day is important. The theaters have to pay attention to the public and the safety of the public otherwise they aren't in business. I think this had to happen.
December 22, 2011
By Richard Corliss
How many Steven Spielbergs are there, anyway? (click here) One Spielberg released a 3-D animated comedy yesterday: The Adventures of Tintin. Another has an emotionally urgent live-action epic opening Christmas day: War Horse, the story of a boy who so loves his horse that he follows it into World War I. These Spielbergs: they contain multitudes—vast crowd scenes....
It is a cousin thing on Christmas Day. The gifts that age group receives are more sophisticated and social. Clothes, electronics. The littlest people want to play with their toys, but, the Tweens like the socializing of being in the theater together. It was a bonding thing between cousins that day. It was nice.
Why have them all worried about a stupid threat? It makes no sense to state to these wonderful young people, "...there is a threat at the theaters, you know? Do you still want to go? I don't want to here how we get there and everyone turns chicken, okay?" No, no, no. That sort of upset scenario doesn't belong near our Tweens or otherwise on Christmas. The theaters weren't ready. It's silly to think something like this can effect young people on Christmas Day.
I really have to blame the industry for the lack of patron security. It was the movie theaters that failed, not the First Amendment.
To believe movie theaters have to be sensitive to the public and they failed this time. They need to develop a sense of security to the public and have it in place as a value to the consumer. Security is important and I sincerely believe the theaters didn't make enough noise about the federal government securing them when all this began more than a decade ago.
I attend movie from time to time on Christmas. I think "War Horse" opened on Christmas and the Tweens were all about it that year. We went to a late afternoon Matinee and they loved it. Having movies open on Christmas Day is important. The theaters have to pay attention to the public and the safety of the public otherwise they aren't in business. I think this had to happen.
December 22, 2011
By Richard Corliss
How many Steven Spielbergs are there, anyway? (click here) One Spielberg released a 3-D animated comedy yesterday: The Adventures of Tintin. Another has an emotionally urgent live-action epic opening Christmas day: War Horse, the story of a boy who so loves his horse that he follows it into World War I. These Spielbergs: they contain multitudes—vast crowd scenes....
It is a cousin thing on Christmas Day. The gifts that age group receives are more sophisticated and social. Clothes, electronics. The littlest people want to play with their toys, but, the Tweens like the socializing of being in the theater together. It was a bonding thing between cousins that day. It was nice.
Why have them all worried about a stupid threat? It makes no sense to state to these wonderful young people, "...there is a threat at the theaters, you know? Do you still want to go? I don't want to here how we get there and everyone turns chicken, okay?" No, no, no. That sort of upset scenario doesn't belong near our Tweens or otherwise on Christmas. The theaters weren't ready. It's silly to think something like this can effect young people on Christmas Day.
