Not Such a Basic Instinct

Luka Rocco Magnotta (31)

Luka Rocco Magnotta seems like a normal guy, some might even consider him attractive. He's a Canadian porn-actor and model born on July 24, 1982. But, what's so special about Magnotta? He's currently facing charges for the murder of Jun Lin committed in 2012. It seems like Magnotta was a big fan of the movie Basic Instinct (1992) and emulated a particular scene from the movie. 

Basic Instinct is one of the most iconic movies of actress Sharon Stone. In the movie, a police detective (Michael Douglas) is in charge of the investigation of a brutal murder, in which a beautiful and seductive woman (Sharon Stone)could be involved. 

Basic Instinct (1992)

The movie was highly successful and it had incredible following, fans that fell in love with Catherine Tramell, the seductive character played by Stone. Magnotta loved the movie, particularly the opening scene, which shows a woman killing a man who's tied to bed with an ice pick, just like Lucca did with Jun Lin (33), international chinese student.

However, in real life, Magnotta took this scene to a different level. Recording the crime and uploading it to a website. And in an  even more disturbing note, he also dismembered Jun Lin (33) and mailed his body parts to different political parties and schools. So, definitely there was something different about this horrendous crime, but we can't denied the resemblance to the movie

Magnotta was obsessed with Stone’s character and considered himself as being “really devastatingly good looking,” just like her, and used the nickname Katherine Tramell to write in several forums. Additionally, in the movie, in a conversation with Det. Curran (Douglas), Stone’s character says “Killing isn’t like smoking. You can stop,” similarly, Magnotta wrote in a letter “Killing is different than smoking… with smoking you can actually quit.”

Finally, this case seems to have reached its end, Lucca Rocco Magnotta was captured June, 2012 in Berlin, and is currently awaiting for trial, which has been set for September 15, 2014. He will face charges of first-degree murder; committing an indignity to a body; publishing obscene material; criminally harassing Prime Minister Stephen Harper and other members of Parliament; and mailing obscene and indecent material.

For those interested in the development of the case so far, here’s a link:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2295978/Luka-Magnotta-Canadian-cannibal-collapses-court-video-evidence-shown.html

Let's Talk Castle! Season Premiere: Valkyrie

The moment we've all been waiting is finally here! Our beloved series are back and some new ones have started. It's hard to choose which one to watch, but Mondays wouldn't feel right without CASTLE. This Monday we finally got to see what happened with Castle and Beckett, at least for the moment. If you have not seen the episode, you should probably stop reading because SPOILER ALERT! 

Last season we were left with a major cliffhanger, what's going to happen with Castle and Beckett? Is she going to say yes to Rick's marriage proposal? or is she going to take the job in Washington and leave Richard? It was hard waiting to see what would happen, but I must say, it was worth the wait. 

The episode starts right where we left off a couple of months ago, with Richard Castle down on one knee and clueless Beckett thinking he was going to break up with her, as if! So obviously Kate said... suspense music ... YES!

Two months later Castle is doing a book tour and Beckett is in Washington, at her new job as a federal agent, way to go Kate! Long distance relationships are hard and these two are dying to see each other, but when Beckett cancels their romantic weekend because of a case, Castle flies to Washington and surprises her. Thinking it will be like old times, Castle tries to help Kate, but sorry Rick, not this time! Now everything's classified and he can't help because he doesn't have the security clearance. 

What's great about this episode it's that we get to see a new dynamic between Castle and Beckett, they can't work together anymore, and Richard learns that the hard way when he gets arrested by Beckett's mentor, Agent Rachel McCord. Who's this mysterious mentor? Lisa Edelstein from House M.D.

But is Castle really in trouble because of the arrest? Thankfully, it's simply a way for Beckett's boss to teach him a lesson, and what a tough lesson it was. Castle, like the gentleman he is, returns to New York, only to be dragged by federal agents and taken back to Washington after they discovered he's been infected by a chemical toxin that's been aerosolized and give him maximum 24 hours to live. Cue for the credits! What? It's that really how the episode's going to end? After all that wait we get yet another explosive episode that like always leaves us wanting more. I personally believe it was a great episode! 

Natural Born Killers?

Natural Born Killers (1994)

Do you remember that movie on the left? It’s Natural Born Killers, directed in 1994 by the controversial Oliver Stone and written by Quentin Tarantino. For those who don’t know the movie or don’t remember, here’s the premise: “Two victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and psychopathic serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media.” Starring Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis as Mickey and Mallory Knox the movie delves deep into the future of our society, or the Stone’s vision of it. In his words, “a society consumed by media” which far from looking down upon Mickey and Mallory, they idolized them, and turned them into celebrities. 

The movie certainly made its point, but was that revelation about our society the only thing that came out of it? Or was it an inspiration for people out there looking for fame? There are various cases of the latter, but the most famous one is probably the Columbine High School massacre on April 20th of 1999. Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, who committed this horrendous crime, were extreme fans of the movie. But did the movie really have anything to do with the crime? The young men were clearly disturbed and took liking a movie to a whole new level. In Harris’ journals, there were several references about the movie. On April 10th of 1998, Harris wrote in his journal "When I go NBK and people say things like "Oh, it was so tragic," or "oh he is crazy!" or "It was so bloody", just because your mommy and daddy told you blood and violence is bad, you think it's a fucking law of nature? Wrong, only science and math are true; everything, and I mean every fucking thing else is Man made. Before I leave this worthless place, I will kill whoever I deem unfit for anything at all, especially life." Are these references made in the journals enough to say that they were inspired by the movie or are there any other aspects? The crime in of itself is similar to the one committed by Mickey and Mallory who went on a spree killing and killed 52 people. Are these things just a coincidence? Or is there a connection between the two? 

Do you believe the movie and the crime are connected? Give your comments… 

For those of you who haven’t seen the movie, here’s a trailer.