Inside A Mind I Don't Care to See

A new movie is in production about the man behind Lennon's murder, Mark David Chapman. Dubbed "Chapter 27", its plot is to explore his mind and why he committed the crime. However, 25 years after the Beatle's death, who cares about Chapman? There isn't much of a story there. Anyone can tell you that he was obsessed with The Catcher in the Rye and thought Lennon a phony. That's it. Plus, we already know he was/is a looney obsessed, case closed.

"Chapter 27," is a reference to the 26 chapters in the J.D. Salinger coming-of-age novel "The Catcher in the Rye," which Chapman cited as his inspiration for the murder. Chapman has said he identified with the book's hero, who hated phonies, and gunned Lennon down because he thought him a hypocrite."

The film will star Jared Leto as Chapman and Lindsay Lohan as a crazed fan who befriends him. Not only am I skeptical about the subject matter, but also of Lohan being in the movie. I can't lend credibility to an actress whose last film was Herbie: Fully Loaded.

25 years later, don't you think we should be focusing more on the person Lennon was rather than on his cowardly killer?

(via CNN)