I went to see the film last night and I really enjoyed it. Seriously, what is all the hype about?
And I'm a Christian, by the way.
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Something I have little tolerance for is bad literary style. I am assuming from that comment that this book is chock-full of it? A brilliant idea sucks if you can't put it properly into words.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<b><font color=666600>Music Man wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Something I have little tolerance for is bad literary style. I am assuming from that comment that this book is chock-full of it? A brilliant idea sucks if you can't put it properly into words.[/QUOTE]
Read the book and figure it out for yourself Don't take other people's opinion as your own.
I read the Portuguese translation and I have to say that his style of writing is very captivating, it kept me glued to the page in a way I had't feelt in quite a while.
Read the book and figure it out for yourself Don't take other people's opinion as your own.
I read the Portuguese translation and I have to say that his style of writing is very captivating, it kept me glued to the page in a way I had't feelt in quite a while.
I'll go to see it one of this days
WHO WANTS TO GO WITH ME??
I'LL BUY POPCORN ;)
WHO WANTS TO GO WITH ME??
I'LL BUY POPCORN ;)
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<b><font color = "crimson">Thomas Quinn wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<font color="red">The Audacity of Kelley wrote: [/QUOTENAME]""The Da Vinci Code," Ron Howard's adaptation of Dan Brown's best-selling primer on how not to write an English sentence [...]" - Reviewer A.O. Scott, in the NYT.
Owch.[/QUOTE]
Considering the way I've been slamming the book over the last 10 months or so, I could have said that![/QUOTE]
I like that!! ^_^ yes yes!!! The reviewer spoke the truth! :)
Owch.[/QUOTE]
Considering the way I've been slamming the book over the last 10 months or so, I could have said that![/QUOTE]
I like that!! ^_^ yes yes!!! The reviewer spoke the truth! :)
Nice post, Brenski.
I personally think the idea is actually very plausible. Jesus may have easily had a wife & children. I'm not too certain about the idea of Mary being the Holy Grail, but I guess it is possible. Until the vaults under Rosslyn Chapel can be excavated, we won't know, I guess.
I personally think the idea is actually very plausible. Jesus may have easily had a wife & children. I'm not too certain about the idea of Mary being the Holy Grail, but I guess it is possible. Until the vaults under Rosslyn Chapel can be excavated, we won't know, I guess.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<font color=red><b><i>M a t i a s M a y wrote: [/QUOTENAME]I'll go to see it one of this days
WHO WANTS TO GO WITH ME??
I'LL BUY POPCORN ;)[/QUOTE]
I like mines sweet please not salted! Let's throw popcorn at those twats at the front. :P
WHO WANTS TO GO WITH ME??
I'LL BUY POPCORN ;)[/QUOTE]
I like mines sweet please not salted! Let's throw popcorn at those twats at the front. :P
I saw it last night with my Historian's Honors Society friends, and we all loved it! Now, we've all read the book, and we heard what the critics said about it. Quite frankly, I couldn't give a crap about what critics say about any movie. They go in with a whole different set of criteria for a good movie than the average movie goer, particularly the critics at Cannes. Yeah, it was a long movie, but it was a long book. You run the risk of that when you turn a book like the DaVinci Code into a movie, because so much of that book is what happens inside the characters heads.
I also thought it was well cast. Sir Ian McKellen was excellent! (I love the comment about the more penis' you have the higher your rank in the military!!), and it was nice to see an "average looking" guy like Tom Hanks as the hero. I'm sick of heros looking like Brad Pitt and Antonio Banderas...as much fun as they are to look at, this was better because it was like "Hurray for the average Joe!!".
I would say, go and watch it, but remember it's supposed to be fiction. The best part about me going to watch it with my historian friends was that after the movie we all went out and spent 3 hours discussing various points in the movie from an empirical historical perpective.
And always remember that it's good to question things...it's always good to question things, including religion. Not questioning makes you a brainwashed follower, and we've seen in the past how that turns out when you get a mass of people who aren't willing to question anything (remember Hitler?)
Like Tom Hanks said at the end of the movie: "It's about what you believe", not about what anyone else believes.
I also thought it was well cast. Sir Ian McKellen was excellent! (I love the comment about the more penis' you have the higher your rank in the military!!), and it was nice to see an "average looking" guy like Tom Hanks as the hero. I'm sick of heros looking like Brad Pitt and Antonio Banderas...as much fun as they are to look at, this was better because it was like "Hurray for the average Joe!!".
I would say, go and watch it, but remember it's supposed to be fiction. The best part about me going to watch it with my historian friends was that after the movie we all went out and spent 3 hours discussing various points in the movie from an empirical historical perpective.
And always remember that it's good to question things...it's always good to question things, including religion. Not questioning makes you a brainwashed follower, and we've seen in the past how that turns out when you get a mass of people who aren't willing to question anything (remember Hitler?)
Like Tom Hanks said at the end of the movie: "It's about what you believe", not about what anyone else believes.
Seriously though, what's all the hype about? I enjoyed the film and I'm inspired now to pick up the book.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<font color="#FF00FF">its_a_hard_life wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<font color=red><b><i>M a t i a s M a y wrote: [/QUOTENAME]I'll go to see it one of this days
WHO WANTS TO GO WITH ME??
I'LL BUY POPCORN ;)[/QUOTE]
I like mines sweet please not salted! Let's throw popcorn at those twats at the front. :P[/QUOTE]
ALRIGHT
REMEMBER, NO SEX UNTIL THE MOVIE IS OVER
WHO WANTS TO GO WITH ME??
I'LL BUY POPCORN ;)[/QUOTE]
I like mines sweet please not salted! Let's throw popcorn at those twats at the front. :P[/QUOTE]
ALRIGHT
REMEMBER, NO SEX UNTIL THE MOVIE IS OVER
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<font color=red><b><i>M a t i a s M a y wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<font color="#FF00FF">its_a_hard_life wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<font color=red><b><i>M a t i a s M a y wrote: [/QUOTENAME]I'll go to see it one of this days
WHO WANTS TO GO WITH ME??
I'LL BUY POPCORN ;)[/QUOTE]
I like mines sweet please not salted! Let's throw popcorn at those twats at the front. :P[/QUOTE]
ALRIGHT
REMEMBER, NO SEX UNTIL THE MOVIE IS OVER[/QUOTE]
:O
CAPO E!
WHO WANTS TO GO WITH ME??
I'LL BUY POPCORN ;)[/QUOTE]
I like mines sweet please not salted! Let's throw popcorn at those twats at the front. :P[/QUOTE]
ALRIGHT
REMEMBER, NO SEX UNTIL THE MOVIE IS OVER[/QUOTE]
:O
CAPO E!
Ah dear, when there's this much rumbling about a fictional book or movie, it tends to come from the ones who doubt their own beliefs. Some Christians are getting a little worried it seems. If you're comfortable with your religion and its validity, you have nothing to worry about.
I have read the book - loved it. I have yet to see the movie but when I do, and I will, I will have more of an open mind than some.
I have read the book - loved it. I have yet to see the movie but when I do, and I will, I will have more of an open mind than some.
R.I.P World... :-(
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]SONIA DORIS<br><font size=1>The Cranky wrote: [/QUOTENAME]R.I.P World... :-([/QUOTE]
Oh come on! We've been heading that direction for years before this movie, and we'll still be heading that way long after this movie is forgotten. Might as well enjoy the ride....
Oh come on! We've been heading that direction for years before this movie, and we'll still be heading that way long after this movie is forgotten. Might as well enjoy the ride....