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 Post subject: The real reason for the making of The Da Vinci Code!
PostPosted: Tue May 09, 2006 11:52 pm 
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From the Curt Jester:

The real reason Ron Howard took on The Da Vinci Code was that he thought Opus Dei was Latin for Opie Die.


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$incerely, there may another $et of rea$on$ for making thi$ and other film$ :)
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Gee, I wonder what it could be. :scratch:

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I thought it was made to increase mirror sales :)

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According to the billboard adverts, it's about the "truth."


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RolandJS wrote:
$incerely, there may another $et of rea$on$ for making thi$ and other film$ :)
roland


:)! Good one!

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RolandJS wrote:
$incerely, there may another $et of rea$on$ for making thi$ and other film$ :)
roland


That $eem$ to be the mo$t important rea$on.

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I use to love Tom Hanks and Rod Howard but I've lost a lot of respect for them after this. That's not to say I won't see any more Tom Hanks or Rod Howard movies but I just thought they were better than this.

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Well I won't be seeing any sequels thats for sure.
Howard made a great film last year with a nice nod to a wifes catholic faith in the Cinderella man so yeah I was dissapointed in him going ahead with this project.
Hanks really doesn't suprise me remeber he's done some projects that were pro-gay ie Philadelphia or raunchy Bachelor Party! and of course Bossom Buddies prooves he was not beyond anything to get an acting job! Hanks is a talented actor though but morality is not something I think he considers in his roles. Gee shouldn't Hanks Greek Orthodox Priest cajole him for such absurdity. He could at least enlighten him about the Council of Nicea and the canon of the new testament but then again since Hanks worships at the altar of fame and fortune it might not matter.

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SeanMc wrote:
According to the billboard adverts, it's about the "truth."


:laughhard

oh right.

They are so clueless, they wouldn't know the truth if it slapped them in the face.

They are so clueless, they wouldn't be able to get a clue if they went to a clue sanctuary, during clue mating season, and bathed in clue pheremones.

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Sigh...Apollo 13 is one of my favorite films. :(

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Tatsu wrote:
RolandJS wrote:
$incerely, there may another $et of rea$on$ for making thi$ and other film$ :)
roland


That $eem$ to be the mo$t important rea$on.


Ju$t like Juda$ $elling out Christ for 30 piece$ of $ilver, no?

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tobit wrote:
Hanks really doesn't suprise me remeber he's done some projects that were pro-gay ie Philadelphia


I don't think Philadelphia was about being pro-gay but it was saying it is wrong to discrimate against someone with Aids. At least thats what I got from the movie.

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It was a pro-gay movie disuguised as a legal drama much like Brokeback was a pro-gay movie disguised as a western. Both well done but with an underlying motive for acceptance of the gay cause and culture. Of corse one should not discriminate gays but the sinister is disguised as nobel many times in Hollywood.

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PostPosted: Sat May 13, 2006 6:55 am 
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You're all wrong....

The reason why 'The DaVinci Code' was made was because that's what the public wants....

The key to getting better movies and better programming is in our hands if we will just collectively grasp it.

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RolandJS wrote:
$incerely, there may another $et of rea$on$ for making thi$ and other film$ :)
roland


The sad thing is, I read the book, thought it was basically stupid, but there're so many cool historical sites and things in it, I'd like to see the movie just to see them.

How's it going, Stoller?

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Got this in an email:

May 19th is the date the Da Vinci Code movie opens. A movie based on a book that wears its heresy and blasphemy as a badge of honor.

What can we as Christians do in response to the release of this movie? I'm going to offer you the usual choices -- and a new one.

Here are the usual suspects:

A) We can ignore the movie. ........

The problem with this option: The box office is a ballot box. The only people whose votes are counted are those who buy tickets. And the ballot box closes on the Sunday of opening weekend. If you stay home, you have lost your chance to make your vote heard. You have thrown your vote away, and from Hollywood's point of view, you don't count. By staying home, you do nothing to shape the decision-making process regarding what movies will make it to the big screen.

B) We can protest. ........

The problem with this option: It doesn't work. Any publicity is good publicity. Protests not only fuel the box office, they make all Christians look like idiots. And again, protests and boycotts do nothing to help shape the decisions being made right now about what movies Hollywood will make in the next few years. (Or they convince Hollywood to make *more* movies that will provoke Christians to protest, which will drive the box office up.)

C) We can discuss the movie. We can be rational and be ready with study guides and workshops and point-by-point refutations of the lies promulgated by the movie. ........

The problem with this option: No one's listening. They think they know what we're going to say already. We'll lose most of these discussions anyway, no matter how prepared we are, because the power of story always trumps the power of facts (why do you think Jesus taught in parables?!). And once again: rational discussion of history does nothing to affect Hollywood's choices regarding what movies to make.

But there's a fourth choice.

On May 19th, you should go to the movies.

Just go to another movie.

Save the date now. May 19th, or May 20th. No later than Sunday, May 21st -- that's the day the ballot box closes. You'll get a vote, the only vote Hollywood recognizes: The power of cold hard cash laid down on a box office window on opening weekend.

Use your vote. Don't throw it away. Vote for a movie other than DVC. If enough people do it, the powers that be will notice. They won't have a choice.

The major studio movie scheduled for release against DVC is the DreamWorks animated feature Over the Hedge. The trailers look fun, and you can take your kids. And your friends. And their friends. In fact, let's all go see it.

Let's rock the box office in a way no one expects -- without protests, without boycotts, without arguments, without rancor. Let's show up at the box office ballot box and cast our votes. And buy some popcorn, too.

May 19th. Mark your calendars now: Over the Hedge's opening weekend. Buy a ticket.

And spread the word. Forward this e-mail to all the Christians in your address book. Post it on your blogs. Talk about it to your churches. And let's all go to the movies.

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