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RVHorror
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
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 Posted - 05/12/2006 : 3:40:25 PM
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I have no real interest in seeing "The Da Vinci Code" but I found the following bit from IMDB's News section curious:
"A British film critic who has seen Ron Howard's The Da Vinci Code says it depicts the novel's most controversial proposition -- that Jesus married Mary Magdalene and fathered a daughter -- by staging the hypothetical events."
As opposed to...what, exactly? Unearthing historical newsreels? How can you "depict" something in a movie without "staging" it? |
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Neville
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
Spain
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Posted - 05/12/2006 : 4:00:24 PM
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If I recall properly, in the book some sideshow explained to the main characters the whole thing. It's a wise move, because otherwise the film would be packed with tedious exposition scenes.
I guess some may found the whole thing even more ophensive now, hence (I imagine) the emphasis.
Personally, I'm no fan of the book, but since my main problems are with Dan Brown's prose, I may even watch the movie. |
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Sardu
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
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Posted - 05/12/2006 : 4:23:16 PM
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Well, in for a penny, in for a pound. There's no reason to pull any punches in a film most people have already made their minds up on. Well, maybe one or two- I'm guessing it's more the "married" part they depict and not the "fathering' part- now THAT would make some feces hit the rotating oscillator!! Either way this is going to make the controversy over Last Temptation pale in comparison. Which means it will be a huge hit, in spite of (I suspect) not really being very good.
Coming soon-
Eraserhead: The Musical!! |
Edited by - Sardu on 05/12/2006 4:24:56 PM |
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Ken HPoJ
Supreme Potentate
USA
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Posted - 05/12/2006 : 4:24:54 PM
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Well, obviously, this is not the sort of issue where one should worry about the religeous sensitivity of others...unlike, for instance, when deciding whether to print the cartoons that are 'causing' Muslims to riot all over Europe.
PEGGY: I don't see how having a girl on the team would ruin it. Did a woman judge ruin the Supreme Court?
HANK: Yes, and that woman's name was Earl Warren.
--King of the Hill |
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cschack
Preeminent Apostolic Prelate of the Discipleship of Jabootu
Norway
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Posted - 05/13/2006 : 04:15:18 AM
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I read in the paper yesterday that catholics in Mumbai, India have been burning copies of the book in the streets and have also declared that they are going to picket the movie theatres and fast - until death, if necessary. Shallow being that I am, I have to admit that there's nothing like this sort of thing to make me want to see a movie (or read a book).
(The group also called for a second film, "Tickle My Funny Bone," to be banned saying it told the story of a "sexy nun".)
"Imagination without skill gives us modern art."
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jackspencerjr
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
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Posted - 05/13/2006 : 04:48:52 AM
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Rioters burn copies of the Da Vuinci Code in the streets!
Sales of the Da Vinci Code skyrocket! |
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Jet
Altar Boy of Jabootu
Australia
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Posted - 05/13/2006 : 05:17:00 AM
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Yup. Just like I've always said... controversy sells.
"Seagulls, as the film stresses, subsist on garbage. And, I guess, you are what you eat"
-John Simon on Jonathon Livingstone Seagull |
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Neville
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
Spain
1590 Posts |
Posted - 05/13/2006 : 3:31:59 PM
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| I think jackspencerjr is suggesting Dan Brown will be pleased if people burn his books... provided they buy them before. I agree. |
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Asta Kask
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
Sweden
263 Posts |
Posted - 05/17/2006 : 01:42:53 AM
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I imagine that a Jesus porn movie would make an even greater controversy. As for being sensitive to the religious feelings of the Christians, I see neither more nor less reason for this than I see for being sensitive to muslim religious feelings - or, for that matter the feelings of Objectivists.
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New Hinda
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
Israel
469 Posts |
Posted - 05/17/2006 : 04:01:04 AM
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Originally posted by cschack
Shallow being that I am, I have to admit that there's nothing like this sort of thing to make me want to see a movie (or read a book).
AND HOW!!!!! |
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MikeC
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
749 Posts |
Posted - 05/17/2006 : 07:23:34 AM
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The thing about the whole 'controversy'
about THE DAVINCI CODE is that the 'history'
it is based on has long been known to have
been an utter fabrication by a racist con
man in France.
But: the truth rarely intrudes on faith,
whether it be the faith of the religious
or the faith of those who believe that the
whole world is one big conspiracy by someone.
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twitterpate
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
Canada
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Posted - 05/17/2006 : 09:35:50 AM
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| Hmm, heard someone on network TV this morning say "I haven't heard one person who actually saw it yet say anything good about it...." That's not ... really promising, seeing as they're generally rah-rah about everything. |
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hbrennan
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
Philippines
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KurtVon
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
387 Posts |
Posted - 05/17/2006 : 11:17:06 AM
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Originally posted by Asta Kask
As for being sensitive to the religious feelings of the Christians, I see neither more nor less reason for this than I see for being sensitive to muslim religious feelings - or, for that matter the feelings of Objectivists.
Ken was being sarcastic. Hollywood has no issue with pissing off large chunks of Christianity, but will pussyfoot around even the most minor of controversies when Islam is involved.
On the other hand, freaking out over a political cartoon suggests a very low level of tolerance for dissent. I've seen plenty of them aim much higher levels of vitriol at my own personal beliefs with nothing more than a plaintive sigh as my response.
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"The easy way to tell is monkeys have a tail and apes don't."
"What's the hard way?"
-- Actual conversation with my daughter
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Terrahawk
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
644 Posts |
Posted - 05/17/2006 : 11:39:42 AM
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Ouch, those are not good reviews. I wonder if this is similar to "The Firm," when they made it into a movie? I read the book and thought it was enjoyable. However, the film was just so-so. It wasn't bad, just not very riveting.
The ROPe gives you three options, convert, submit, or die. There is a fourth, resist. |
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Ken HPoJ
Supreme Potentate
USA
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Posted - 05/17/2006 : 11:45:48 AM
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Spot on. I could care less about the Da Vinci Code. First, I'm not Catholic, and to the extent that the book/movie feeds into a more general anti-Christian thing...eh, whatever. The book is probably more dangerous for feeding into the inane but more general conspiritorial trend that sadly seems to be sweeping the nation, turning us into a nation of delusional paranoid nitwits.
Still, in an era in which it was considered somewhat 'controversial' for 24, a terrorism-themed show, to feature Muslim terrorists in it's *fourth* (!) season, and in which all the major newspapers decided not to publish cartoons that were obviously of tremendous news value, I find the idea that a general 'sensitivity to religion' is something they are concerned about rather comical and, ultimately, depressing.
PEGGY: I don't see how having a girl on the team would ruin it. Did a woman judge ruin the Supreme Court?
HANK: Yes, and that woman's name was Earl Warren.
--King of the Hill |
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