After all, public opinion cannot be completely biased towards those who criticize Murphy, and the development of Hollywood movies has created a community of interests headed by the six major companies, and it is not easy for the Catholic Church to directly interfere in Hollywood like the previous world. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

If the Catholic Church reproduces the moral censorship of Hollywood in the last century, it is undoubtedly very inconsistent with the interests of this community of interests, which is also an important reason why many media outlets take the initiative to justify or blame Murphy when he is attacked.

However, there are many people who have a good relationship with Murphy, and there are many people who don't like him in Hollywood.

Many of the latter saw the opportunity now, and they also jumped out and stepped on a few feet.

Especially in "Dark City", it seems to be under a curse, and all kinds of accidents occur frequently.

On a weekend at the end of July, "Dark City" caught fire in a large theater in Guadalajara, Mexico's second-largest city, and more than 800 spectators were evacuated in time due to the arrival of firefighters, but fortunately the local fire department reported no casualties.

But that's not all.

By the afternoon, Los Angeles police confirmed that they had arrested a man with a gun and a knife in the theater and had found a large shipment of weapons and ammunition at his residence.

According to a Los Angeles police bulletin, they were alerted by a theater manager to find the unusual man, and during the interrogation, they found a "Glock" pistol with bullets, two loaded magazines and four knives in his military bag.

This incident once again pushed Dark City to the forefront.

According to the news from Robert's lawyer, the Los Angeles police checked the man's background information, and through some comments and pictures he posted on social platforms, it was determined that he belonged to the very avid Murphy fans, and that night they regarded the man as the number one suspect in the shooting at the Chinese Theater in Hollywood and the murder in the park.

Even though the man strenuously denied that these things had anything to do with him.

"There was no evidence of his alibi." Bill Rothes told Murphy on the phone, "At the time of the shooting at the Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, he said he was home alone, and the police searched his home for a large number of colorful balls and posters of magicians, some of which were marked with red 'X' by him. ”

The suspect was caught, and Murphy was somewhat relieved, if that crazy guy who imitated the magician continued to commit crimes, maybe under the huge social opinion and religious pressure, Hollywood might really be interfered with by foreign forces.

But with the revelation of the incident, the discussion of Hollywood movies has once again become a topic of frenzied media hype.

Driven by the intentions of many forces, the media has once again brought the topic of "whether movies should review themselves to give birth to violence", and as Robert Downey Jr. said before, this is not the first time that people have committed crimes because of movies or imitations: criminal groups committed crimes modeled on "Italian Mission", American young John Hinckley assassinated Judie Foster Reagan, "Born Born Murderer" brought imitators......

Today, the tragedy is no longer a simple murder, assault and explosion, but a challenge to the public order by creating public chaos, and this ideological anti-civilization and anarchic tendency is about to emerge. With Hollywood's spectacle of violence becoming an escalating norm of escalating on-screen violence, are all the elements involved in the narrative – medium, communication, audience, epistemology – to blame?

One of the most heated discussions is whether movies should be held accountable for violent crimes.

"In today's mass communication, violence is often entertaining, rampant, and aestheticized, although there is still not enough evidence to prove that violent scenes in film or television are linked to violent tendencies."

Not only does Murphy seek out specialists, but so does Catholicism, as Dr. Michael Wynner, a well-known psychiatrist in the United States, said in an interview, "But what is certain is that a person is ready to commit a crime, and when watching these movies, he may be influenced by the movies to push the criminal mood to a critical point, which can lead to the commission of atrocities." ”

Not only experts, but also some Hollywood insiders who had conflicts with Murphy before, also stood up.

In an interview, Harvey Weinstein said very seriously: Filmmakers should sit down and review the impact of violence on people in Hollywood films, and the role of Murphy Stanton in it!

Renowned movie star Leonardo DiCaprio supported this view: "Our films are now surrounded by gore and violence, and Hollywood and some directors like Murphy Stanton, should pay for it. ”

Similarly, there are many people who have come forward to support Murphy, and Jessica Alba, who has worked with Murphy many times, said that the innocent movie "Dark City" was just a baptism of coincidence and tragedy.

Charlize Theron, who is an Oscar-winning actress, also mentioned this in an interview: "Don't accuse Murphy and his films, criminals always grab a random thing to justify their distorted behavior. ”

There are even related psychiatrists who defended Murphy: "A young man who watches a violent movie and kills people because he thinks it's cool is not valid, and the motive for committing the crime is insufficient." Something must have happened in his life that prompted him to sin, but we don't know yet. ”

So, should movies be held accountable for violent crimes? Is cinema really to be blamed as such? This is undoubtedly a very, very complex social proposition, and the aesthetics of violence are often inseparable from creation, style, and splendor.

This difficult question, this situation that cannot be balanced, is in fact like all the paradoxes in the world that are difficult to come to a conclusion.

There are also those who look at these things from a relatively fair standpoint.

For example, when Steven Spielberg was asked by a reporter what he thought about these things, he said, "I can only say that film is a vehicle for artistic presentation and reflection of people's hearts, and many directors are more keen to use villains and violence to express their views on the world, which is not wrong, and even has a double reflective significance: the magician of "Dark City" has resonated with people with his crazy speculation, and his crazy questioning of the crowd, the judiciary, the system, the rule, and the general environment has largely expressed the resentment and anxiety of the entire era, so it is far-reaching, exciting, and more emulatory, but because of this, Chris Dane's insistence on justice and the maintenance of life are more valuable, which is another message conveyed by the movie, perhaps, there are some ordinary people who aspire to become a magician who destroys and doubts, but I believe that more people want to become real night walkers. ”

The New York Times has added a special issue to the topic, as if it were serious political news.

"Usually only after a tragic event has occurred and innocent civilians have died, but the most important actions for the preservation of civilization have occurred. The real heroes are not policemen, nor politicians, nor fictional movie characters, but ordinary people. ”

"So, whether it's in Columbine, or in Lower Manhattan, or now Aurora, Colorado, or even in New Orleans after the floods, each of us ordinary people is supporting each other through the deep valley shrouded in the shadow of death, and off the screen, before the tragedy, they have ensured through their actions that the magicians and murderers can only achieve temporary victory in this world...... And that's going to be the most important thing this hit movie, this violence, this great tragedy to tell people. ”

Inside the Wave Manor, Murphy put down the "Los Angeles Times" in his hand and asked Gal Gadot, who was sitting opposite him slowly sipping tea, "What did Bill call just now?" ”

"Some updates on suspects captured by Los Angeles police." Gal Gadot put down the teacup in his hand and said, "The suspect himself argued that he was very scared after seeing the shooting at the Chinese Theater in Hollywood, fearing that someone would commit a copycat crime in a theater near him, but he also wanted to watch a movie." So, he made the difficult decision to take a Glock pistol and a few knives to the theater himself, even if someone came. ”

She shrugged, "Then, he was arrested, because he had always been a loner, and he couldn't find any witnesses to prove his innocence." ”

"Could he be a murderer?" Murphy frowned, "Why don't I feel like it?" ”

"Think?" Gal Gadot shook his head, "You're not a police officer, and you haven't actually participated in the investigation, so it feels unreliable." ”

"Hmm." Murphy nodded, "I hope he's the murderer." ”

If the killer is still out there, it is possible that he will continue to commit crimes, and the pressure on him and "Dark City" will be even greater.

Although they are not afraid of pressure, no one wants to stand on the cusp of public opinion.

And things have developed so far, the North American box office of "Dark City" has been more seriously affected, since it has exceeded the $700 million mark, and now the daily growth number can only be said to be better than nothing.

"We'll see Carla in the afternoon." Murphy stood up, "That's it for the box office, let's go talk about awards season." ”

At the same time, Columbia TV reporters rushed to the small office building in the Santa Monica Beach area, where a producer, with the assistance of church staff, directed the crew members to transport pieces of equipment used for live broadcasts to a large conference room in the small building.

This evening, His Excellency Archbishop Márquez Costello of the Diocese of South-Central California prepares for a televised interview.

This is quite important news for any television station.