Gotta admire the speed at which the weak, the cowardly and those who prey on them have moved on this. The VT Massacre isn’t even a week old yet, and they’ve already found the pop-culture item that’s going to be blamed for “causing” Cho Seung-hui to murder people. Because, y’know, it can’t just be that random evil and insanity sometimes simply happen. No, that’s too scary. That’s too hard to face. Something must have “caused” it, and if they can just find what it is and raise a fuss, they’ll feel better.
Weaklings. Fools.
So, what’s it going to be this time? Chan Wook-Park’s movie “Oldboy.”
Why? Because apparently Seung-Hui had seen it, and because in one of his snapshots he was holding a hammer, and “Oldboy” killed guys with a hammer in one scene.
How perfect, eh? How clever the Encyclopedia Browns out there are: “OMIGOD! South-Korean movie! SOUTH KOREAN KILLER!!! IT ALL FITS!!!!” And, not for nothing, the film is a foriegn import, just like Hui himself, so they don’t even have the SLIGHT element of introspection that comes when they put the blame on American music/movies/whatever. Super, eh? Pro-censorship for one set of idiots, xenophobia for another.
What a disgrace.
MOVIEBOB CENTRAL 
While I don’t think Old Boy in anyway caused the massacre, to be fair I think it’s a leap to pin xenophobia on this one. It’s hardly a random association since the photo in question certainly seems to show him mimicing the pose in that very photo you posted, to the point where many film websites have made the connection of their own accord, not to mention the whole revenge theme in the film.
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Source on this connection, Bob? Your article is the first I’ve read of it.Also, Videogames have been blamed up and down since literally the moment the news began reporting on this…
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Casey:<>“Source on this connection, Bob? Your article is the first I’ve read of it.”<>http://www.nationalledger.com/artman/publish/article_272612811.shtmlhttp://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-1261563,00.htmlhttp://news.aol.com/entertainment/articles/_a/cho-seung-hui-oldboy/20070419103109990001http://edition.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Movies/04/19/virginiatech.movie.ap/index.htmlAlso, “Anonymous,” I’m not necessarily “blaming” xenophobia, but I’m sensing it’s starting to play a role in how the coverage of this is playing out. Part of what seems to make Seung-Hui so fascinating to the press vultures is his legal-alien status – his “exoticism.” So anything that can tie back to that is going to get a second look.Want a preview of coming attractions? Once they get done combing his DVD collection and dissecting his iPod, the NEXT big theory is going to be that he felt his parents loved his Princeton-graduate sister more – i.e. dredging up the tired stereotype of hypercompetitive Asian immigrant families turning siblings against one another (“Numbah One Son,” etc.)
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A quick thought on the word these busy bodies are trotting around lately to describe Oldboy. Nihilistic. To which I find using the word as relation to Oldboy to be poppycock , or better yet as Pen Jillete would say, BULLSHIT! Most of these people obviously have never seen this film or were in such a hurry to judge it failed to see any meaning the film might of had. That or they couldn’t find a character they pretend was Bush avatar. To call Oldboy nihilistic is misguided at best and downright ignorant at worst. It is obvious that Chan Wook Park does have a message in Oldboy, it may be one they don’t like but it’s there none the less. Park’s “Vengeance” trilogy could be more accurately described as the anti-Vengeance trilogy and Oldboy is a near perfect exploration of this theme(Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance would be a better one) . For example consider the fates of Lee Woojin and Oh Desu. Two characters who’s separate quests for revenge ends with them gaining nothing. Oh Desu fails in getting his vengeance and is left a broken, humiliated man. Lee Woojin succeeds in getting it yet finds it is unable to ease his dispair over his loss. So in my opnion is that this film is as far from nihilistic as you could get.
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grammatical errors abound in above post, my apologies
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MAY GOD BLESS YOUFrom,James Levi (Msc. Ph.D (incomplete, Organic Chemistry, IIT Kanpur – India)Servant of God cum High Priest successor to Late Moses and Aaron)Postal AddressTABERNACLE SYNAGOGUEEAST KALOOR P.O., THODUPUZHA, KERALA, SOUTH INDIAPin 685584Phone: +919447979667email: jameslevimanimala@yahoo.co.inTo,Gentleman/lady, After visiting your website I feel to convey the following information. Details of this Tabercacle are given below. As a fellow jew and a beliver of universal brother hood I want convey the following informations.1. Irrespective of civilization and time or what ever may be the scientific progress and variation in human life style, the Jewish people are allow to eat flesh (clean fish, animal and birds) only as roasted on fire built by firewood . Boiled with water or any form of cooking, fry in oil etc. are prohibited. If anybody ate flesh of any animal other than in the roasted form is not a jew before god and will be treated as Gentile. 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So please utilize my help an services for all constructive ideas including Jewish studies or teaching Judaism.Please feel free to write, call or e mail to tabernacle.Tell a friend who is traveling to India to visit the TABERNACLE.JAMES LEVIEast KaloorTHE SECOND TABERNACLE OF GOD (THE SPIRITUAL COURT)(The Second Tent of meeting )Established by propagating through the spiritual Trumpet during the period AD 1982 -2005 (Jewish year 5744-5767) for reiteration of JUDAISM and the Holiest Law Book THUMMIM’ by God the Creator of Universe (Genesis 1 words 1) (BRAHMINA in Sanskrit) by anointing the second levitical High Priest cum Servant successor to Aaron and Moses with URIM and THUMMIM.Historical References Jewish Torah:EXODUS CH;28words 30,Leviticus 8;8, Deuteronomy 38;8 Ezra 2;63,and Nehemiah7;65 Gospels;Mathew5;17,Relevation5;17,14;6,7, In Quran;chapter2 words 53-frukan The reiteration is also known as Re- Coming of GOD CHRISTLocation:- THE TABERNACLE (THE SPRITUAL COURT) is situated at Perumankandom near Kaloor 9 kms away from Thodupuzha in Idukki District of Kerala State in South India. It is the second tent of meeting (See Exodus 33 words 7,8,9)This reiteration of JUDAISM was conveyed to all believers of Judaism through out the world through Jewish Synagogue Mattancherry (in Kochi- Kerala) in 1993 and to the Christian community or Vatican through Major Arch Bishop of Kerala in the Year 1998 which led to the apology of late pope John Paul II to the Jewish Community in 2000 AD. The reiteration is recognized by Govt. of Kerala by renaming Kerala as ‘God’s own Contry’.General Information:-· The holiest Law Book THUMMIM is being taught from here (Exodus 28,30; Leviticus 8,8; Deuteronomy 33,8; Ezra 2,66; Nehemiah 7,65, Mathew 5,17; Revelation 5,1; 14,6-7;in Quran chapter 2 words 53 ‘Furkan’ in Arabic)· The only place in Earth having THUMMIM. 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TO 3.P.M. – ON ALL DAYS1 Passover 2 Grain offering (Leviticus chapter 2)3 Burnt offering (Leviticus chapter 1) 4 Offering of well being (Leviticus chapter 3)5 Atonement for sin and trespass 6 Cleaning Different type (Leviticus chapter 13,14,15)7 Nazirite vow (Number 6) 8 Atonement for violation of old and new covenant9 Votive offering 10 Atonement for grievancesAIM OF REITERATION1 To reveal to the world God’s scared law book- THUMMIM for both salvation and for peaceful materialistic life.2 As a creative correction to eradicate or prevent the spread of homosexuality plague by practicing Thummimic way of life.3 To correct the errors of 2000 years of evangelization. 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Even to day majority of the Christian evangelists are celibates which corroborates the fact that Jesus is homosexuality blessor. Another fact is that in Gospel Gabriel tells Jesus as to be son of Heavenly Father, while in Quran he tells Jesus to be prophet which it self is sufficient for sensible people to leave Jesus or doubt his credibility. Another fact is that any sexual intercourse between male and female without God’s dream permission is adultery and eating of fruit of tree of the knowledge of good and evil. But in child marriage it is not sin nor adultery. God saved several salvation desiring people, from Christianity by snatching several ways. 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