Saturday, July 19, 2008

Cops and the Dark Knight

It all started at the stoplight on the way to batman, when a man sprinted through the intersection crossed all lanes of traffic without looking for oncoming cars. My friends and I looked on thinking it was strange to see a man sprinting through an intersection. (I'd have to say, it's the first time I've seen such a thing.) A few seconds later, a police officer sprinted through the very same intersection after this man. I was shocked; it was my first experience seeing real cops and robbers. It was usually just a game I played as a child. It was surreal, something you would see straight out of the movies. I wanted to follow them and see if the cop could catch him, although, it appeared the cop didn't have a chance.
My night continued to produce disturbing scenes, as I watched "Batman: The Dark Night" . I have low tolerance for violence and graphic injuries. People think it strange that I work in the health field, when I have such a terrible reaction to seeing injuries. I maintain that my aversion is to witnessing the act of the injury, not to the actual wound. I have seen narly wounds and terrible burns, but I cannot handle the actual occurence. All the youtube videos with crazy stunts, especially skateboards, are intolerable for me. I cannot watch them break their arms or split their heads open. It is disturbing to me. I covered my eyes several times during the movie, reverting to my 5 year-old self in the movie "Willow" screaming, "What about the baby?!!" I think I'll stick to movies like "Wall-E" from now on.

1 comment:

A Plane Family Story said...

Love your first post...how exciting that you actually were able to witness the chase. I'm always at the other end trying to find out where the officers are and hope nothing happens to them. It would be awesome to just be an inocent out looker. I look forward to reading more of your blogs. Take care.

Stefi