tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10396019.post114668336885479708..comments2023-09-22T03:30:22.978-04:00Comments on intermittent bright ideas: Barbara's On Fire About Da Vincilarzmarshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10461136765568332306noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10396019.post-1147115021746767912006-05-08T15:03:00.000-04:002006-05-08T15:03:00.000-04:00I've not read the book nor seen the film, nor foll...I've not read the book nor seen the film, nor followed much of the press about it, so please take a block of salt with everything I have to say.<BR/><BR/>My understanding, though, is that DVC is a work of <I>fiction</I>. The film is based on this same work of fiction, so it will, in many ways, resemble the basic story points of the book.<BR/><BR/>Is this worth all of the fuss it's getting? Didn't we object to criticism about Gibson's <EM>Passion</EM> because it seemed to be opposing the message of the content and not the film itself. Aren't we being asked to do the same thing?<BR/><BR/>Are we seriously expected to bury our proverbial heads in the sand and protest or boycott or "othercott" [rolleyes -- for crying out loud] a film we haven't seen? Isn't that exactly what they would expect Christians to do?<BR/><BR/><I>Hi, I'm here to rail against the pointless drivel, Da Vinci Code!</I><BR/><B>Great! So you've seen the movie?</B><BR/><I>No - No, I haven't.</I><BR/><B>But -- OK, then, you've read the book, right?</B><BR/><I>Well, no, not exactly.</I><BR/><B>So, you're basing your opinion on what, exactly?</B><BR/><I>Some lady on the internet told me that I should hate "The Da Vinci Code" and go see "Over the Hedge" instead!</I><BR/><B>That's some kind of animated creature movie, right?</B><BR/><I>Yeah!</I><BR/><B>Did any of the creatures in the movie happen to be -- lemmings?</B><BR/><I>Uh-umm -- I dunno, I just went cause the lady told me to, alright?</I><BR/><B>Fair enough. One more question -- This internet lady, does she happen to own stock in DreamWorks Animation?</B><BR/><I>Gee, I don't know. Why do you ask?</I><BR/><B>Nevermind.</B><BR/><BR/>I doubt that I'll see it in theaters (because I hardly see anything in theaters) [-cough- 4-year-old -cough-]. But I'll probably see it eventually, and when I do, you know where you'll find my thoughts!Jeremy Stockwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03588877690446354814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10396019.post-1147103542655823272006-05-08T11:52:00.000-04:002006-05-08T11:52:00.000-04:00Just some points:... the questioner moves on with ...Just some points:<BR/><BR/><I>... the questioner moves on with eyes flashing unnaturally, "Why is the Church so afraid of women, huh? Why has it suppressed them since the beginning? Answer THAT!"</I><BR/><BR/>Five minutes with your wife would answer this and show what an idiotic question this is. *smile*<BR/><BR/><B> Scandalizing the Sheep </B><BR/><BR/>I started out with Jesus - tried my own thing for about 12 years - came right back to the source.<BR/><BR/>This world is a self-centered trap. So much of it revolves around "what's in it for me?"<BR/><BR/>I'm sure the "conspiracy goat" in all of us wants to eat this garbage up and savor every little piece of scrap paper nuget we can get off the rusted can.<BR/><BR/><I>Protests not only fuel the box office, they make all Christians look like idiots.</I><BR/><BR/>Standing ovations are in order for this simple line.<BR/><BR/><I>Other boycott</I><BR/><BR/>You're right on with this! Now which movie should I go check out, the one starring the Scientologist looney, or the one where Hollywood can make a "killing" glamorizing a national tradgedy that still burns under my skin? <BR/><BR/>Hollywood should change their name to "Crapsville" until they start producing quality again and not mind-numbing, CGI-enhanced celluloid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com