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Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Playing Columbine

A days ago we watched "Playing Columbine", a film about the video game "Super Columbine Massacre RPG!". It was made by the vid game creator, and it lacked a narrative thread, instead piecing together endless soundbites justifying the game on artistic and constitutional grounds. (2 its credit, there were three dissenting views)

I agree that in theory it could have been an expression of art created w/ a desire to spur debate, but I call B.S. I think he made it knowing it was in poor taste but thinking it would have an intimate audience. When it blew up and he lost his anonymity he was more than happy to embrace the role of "constitutional martyr" and milk the attention.

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