Alec Baldwin and his accident, my opinion based on the death of Brandon Lee.

I was quite surprised by the news that affected the American actor Alec Baldwin, a few days ago.

He accidentally shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during the shooting of his new movie "Rust" causing her tragic death. I couldn't help but think of that time when actor Brandon Lee was also shot dead in the cult movie "The Crow".

On March 30, 1993, my beloved Brandon Lee died at the age of 28. In one of the scenes in the movie, the gun they were using was supposed to contain a blank bullet, but instead it was pointed with a .44 caliber projectile, which went through his abdomen, damaged vital organs and lodged in his spine. It was never clear what really happened.

After months of investigation, in the end, justice did not hold anyone responsible for what happened on that set and the fact that the gun was not inspected before it was used in Brandon, was not a reason to arrest anyone. Which seems really very unfair to me 😢.

"Our hearts go out to the family of Halyna Hutchins and to Joel Souza and all involved in the incident on “Rust”. No one should ever be killed by a gun on a film set" Brandon Lee’s sister Shannon Lee tweeted late Thursday.

I wonder, is it really an accident that this kind of thing happens?

It seems more like irresponsibility to me. I guess wanting to do something quickly is better for them than doing it properly.

Earlier, there had already been at least three prop gun misfires on the set, sources told the Times. Hannah Gutierrez Reed, was the one who was supposed to check the firearms. She previously said she almost turned down the job, she didn't feel prepared to do it 🤦🏻‍♀️.

I was reading an interview with Simon Athertones. Who works in the film industry in the UK, as a armorer. A armorer is a person who is in charge of examining guns before they are used by actors. Of course, this person must have extensive knowledge to do this job. To be trained to know how to handle all types of weaponry.

He explained that there are protocols that must be followed correctly when working with firearms in the cinema, such as:

• Sufficient time to train actors.

• Have good communication with the directors and the main actors, so that they know that the armorer is work is very important. Put aside the ego of the superstar.

• Examine the weapon at each scene before using it, to make sure it is unloaded, both the magazine and the cylinder, if it is a revolver, and the barrel, to see that there is nothing in it, not even a pebble or mud.

What is unusual is that there are marked differences in how gun movies are made in the United States compared to how they are made in the United Kingdom. In the United States who is in charge of the weapons is simply the main prop, who was previously instructed with only one course. This is gross negligence, the unfair thing is that everyone gets away with it, while many die. The very thought that my beautiful Brandon Lee would still be alive, if it weren't for all these human failures, which could have been prevented, makes me extremely angry. Let's hope that the death of Halyna Hutchins at least serves to change the security measures with which they work in the North American film industry and that they begin to apply the protocol they use in countries like the United Kingdom.

Yes, I'm a Brandon Lee fan, so when I heard this news I was shocked. I never thought these things could still happen today. Hopefully after this there will be more awareness in this industry and they will start looking out for the safety of everyone who works on movie sets.

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