Score: 7
"You really don't get it..."
date: August 20, 2007
Admitted, u did a fair job on this short, but you must understand... That is not the full story of how it happened. they did not kill the teacher, they shot him in the chest, left him to die, and 2 students pulled him into a room where they attempted to treat the wound. they didnt just start the conversation with "do you really believe in god?" there was more there, she says "god please stop this" and he bends down and asks "who can help you now," THEN says, "do you really believe in god, she doesnt say "Oh god" or whatever the hell you put in there, not exact dialog, don't ever claim to have exact dialog when you do not even know the half of what happened that day. now as for the autumn tree, that has no factor whatsoever in the events that unfolded that day, you made the veiwers focus on that object when it was in veiw more than anything at all. as for the couple sitting on the tree, they didnt even exist. those two did not ever exist. you show the killing begin with the teacher, the truth is, the killing began in the library, directally above the cafeteria where they 2 propane bombs were set in place to kill everyone there. as some of us know, the bombs did not detonate, neither of them did, on time of course. they went downstairs to see why, shot one of them, it combusted but didnt deal as much damage as it would have. there was no laugh after she says she believes in god, he shot her through the forehead as she said yes, end of conversation. the police did not demand they come out with their hands up, they offered to nagotiate, but when one of the shooters came out of the door, fired upon 2 cops, and fled inside after being fired upon, nagotiations were obviously not an option. the girl lying on the floor, she held her breath untill she passed out, later waking at a hospital 6 hours after the shooting was over. they only killed around 20 people, i have forgotten the exact number. for the fact you left out an important part of the story (aside from dialog) the library, that is a quite crucial part of this tale. they came into the library. everyone ducked under tables and desks. they followed to shout, "everyone with a white hat, leave this room, everyone else, prepare to die" (wearing a white hat at their school was a symbol meaning you were a jock or "popular") when the kids with white hats stood up, they killed them without hesitation. sadly, the only one not hiding was a mentally retarded student playing a game on the library computer. when one of the shooter's fired at the "jocks" a bullet blew off a chuck of a desk, impailing him in the head, causing him to die instantly.
I have read countless retellings of the events that happened that day.
I have been to columbine
I have walked down the exact path they followed
I have seen the weapons used by them (Tec-9, 2 shotguns, one modifyed to look like the shotgun in the popular game "Doom", one .45 calibur pistol ((this is the only firearm im unsure of)) )
there was much missing from this re-telling, but i have to say, the events you showed, the note that was down to the letter flawless. you did a great job. i must admit. but please, next time you want to make a short describing this offensive of a subject, please tell the whole story, don't allow those who dont know what happend to assume that the reason they did this was because they got beat up, it was a number of reasons, outcasts from society, had 5 friends, everyone at school picked on them, everyone dissaproved of them because they lookd and acted differently. i actually applaud them. they did what so many threaten to do, yet never carry it out. they were quite strong willed. they had the mental strength to kill without mercy, and yet our military sends troops home every day because they are mentally devistated by killing others. do not think i support these actions, or disaprove of the militarys ways. i have a friend who just returned from iraq, so do not think i am saying this and dont know how bad it is. just the fact that theywere able to do this, i doubt 99% of us could. out of space cant say more
August 25, 2007
Author's Response:
They're names also werent Alex and Christian, they weren't drawn characters and there were no songs in the background when they were doing their daily stuff. You write as if you were there on that moment, but you weren't. Neither were we. We did some research (sources credited in the credits) and we even saw the videos they taped of themselves. It was never the goal of this flash to make it accurate in every little detail, simply because that is impossible. It is a movie about 2 people losing it, based on the columbine events. It mixes some of the happenings with fiction/our own view, as every movie does which is based on real life events.