Like the events that transpired in Dunblane, the Port Arthur Massacre led to policy changes in gun control in Australia. He was eventually arrested by the authorities when he was forced to run out of a cottage he set on fire. Martin Bryant, a psychologically troubled man, brought out a semi-automatic rifle from his tennis bag and started shooting people in a café. Only a month after, another mass shooting occurred in the Australian state of Tasmania, in the tourist town of Port Arthur. The infamous Dunblane massacre led to gun reform in the United Kingdom, but the pain still remains to this day. 16 children and their teacher were killed before the criminal turned the gun on himself. Dressed in fatigues and armed with four guns, disgraced scout leader Thomas Hamilton went into the local primary school and started shooting. On March 13, 1996, one of the most despicable crimes was committed in the Scottish town of Dunblane. The Irish Film Censor Board saw the film's violence as quite irresponsible because it happened to be in the wake of two unfortunate events. Why then was it banned? Natural Born Killers may have been censored because of its alleged inspiration from real-life crimes, but Rodriguez' From Dusk till Dawn was banned because of events that preceded its showing.
However, From Dusk till Dawn was a horror film that apart from Richie assaulting their female hostage, was bereft of any "realistic" notion of violence. Its protagonists Mickey ( Woody Harrelson) and Mallory (Juliette Lewis) were a more sadistic Bonnie and Clyde, committing heinous acts along the way without any fear or remorse. The banning of the Oliver Stone picture may have had some semblance of merit.
As Ireland has become further separated from the church, its film censorship is not as strict today. This was mainly due to the Irish government being so closely linked to the Catholic Church. As a matter of fact, another Tarantino-written feature in Natural Born Killers was also prohibited to be shown in the country. Pictures such as Bad Lieutenant, A Clockwork Orange, and Monty Python's Life of Brianwere infamously barred from being seen on Irish screens. However, The Irish Film Institute has been notorious for its overtly strict guidelines when it comes to its film censorship. One can argue that there is nothing out of the ordinary when it comes to the bloodshed in the second half of the picture. Under the lens of those who are enamored with movies in general, there is nothing ultra-violent about From Dusk till Dawn.
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