For whatever reason, I had never had a chance to see Oliver Stone's, Natural Born Killers, until tonight. Whoa. Now some might begin to watch this movie and be immediately offended at the thoughtless, wanton, random, incessant violence. I on the other hand was offended by the jumbled edits, skewed camera angles, formats, lighting effects, psychedelic animations, and what not meant to tell me in no uncertain terms that this film is supposed to be an "art" film. I get it. Just like the film's over the top portrayal of a violence lapped up by the media and fed to a public who's craving to witness human misery and suffering just can't seem to be satiated. Both messages were sent with all of the subtlety of a sledgehammer. Still, a good movie making an important point. Oh and Tommy Lee Jones character was great! ...but I seem to be getting off track...

After I finished watching the movie I couldn't help but think of the media circus surrounding Operation Iraqi Freedom and I gotta admit I watched far more coverage than was probably healthy. And what was it that finally broke the spell of those embedded reporters warning that chemical and biological weapons attacks could come at any moment!? Why, it was news that what was left of a murdered woman and her baby son had washed ashore a beach near Modesto, California. And while Scott Peterson won't be as glorified as Mickey and Mallory were in Natural Born Killers, we will certainly be hearing plenty about him as the investigation, psychological exams, and trial, and made-for-tv movie, and so forth plays out.

Strange days.