People...It's a Book

Ok, So if you haven't read the Di Vinci Code, and you want to, I would suggest you stop reading now...



You've been warned.

In this article there is a discussion on what Ron Howard and team can do to appease Christians and Catholics in the production the Di Vinci Code. Appease them, half the world has already read the book, which is noted as FICTION.

This is story created by a man who took the time to do a little research and write a damn good novel. Is it true, who knows, IT'S FICTION. I cannot believe that they have actually suggested changing the overall premise, softening the blows to faith and removing Opes Dei. (yes the do exist) I think the next Christian movie should just remove all references to the ark, we wouldn't want PETA to get upset. Or maybe LPA should have the representation of Little People in "Lord of the Rings".

I do understand being PC, respecting differences and not trying to intentionally offend groups, but this I think is a bit much. If you've read the book, you know what to expect. You know the implecations it makes about religion and you're waiting to see how well they translate to screen. Your opinion won't be swayed by seeing the movie as it should be.

If you are one of those "I'll wait for the movie or cliffnotes" type... first of all, read, it stimulates your brain and If you plan on voting, driving or drinking, you should have a functioning brain. (Back to the original rant) If you haven't read it, I still don't believe you are going to walk out thinking, "damn hoodwinked again".

And if these people are so concerned with representations of groups in film...where are there denoucements of blackface, using whites to play ethnic roles (Wonder Woman and Xena are some pretty pale women from the AMAZON). Not to mention the role of Arabs and other minorities in film over the past few decades.

I have no closing argument, just wanted to offer thoughts to ponder...