Tuesday, May 16, 2006
D-Day minus 2
It's almost impossible these days to avoid The Da Vinci Code talk. I know, I've tried. This afternoon, for example, I went on the internet and was confronted by this headline Test of Faith, Survey: Many Believe 'Code' Claims. The survey referenced in the headline was conducted in Britian where it was found that readers of The Da Vinci Code hadn't paid attention to the fact that they got the book in the fiction section.
The British survey, released by a group of prominent Catholics, revealed that readers of Dan Brown's blockbuster novel are twice as likely to believe Jesus Christ fathered children and four times as likely to think the conservative Catholic group Opus Dei is a murderous sect.
The movie version of the book is scheduled for release on Friday. Barbara Nicolosi has suggested an othercott over the first weekend of the release. The idea behind the othercott is to support another Hollywood project that has a message more in line with Christian ideals. Therefore, she is urging Christians to go see Over the Hedge distributed by Dreamworks to send a message about the kind of movies we want to see.
Hollywood is really not the monolithic entity that we tend to think. It’s actually a collection of fiercely competitive corporate conglomerates, all jostling for ratings and market share. The only way we Christians are going to have any impact on what ends up on the screens will be if we start strategically supporting the kinds of movies we want to see, and just as strategically avoiding the movies that are offensive to us. In Over the Hedge, Dreamworks has a better movie on May 19th for us and our kids. They deserve to win the weekend over Sony Pictures.
Don't let The Da Vinci Code win at the box office this weekend.
The British survey, released by a group of prominent Catholics, revealed that readers of Dan Brown's blockbuster novel are twice as likely to believe Jesus Christ fathered children and four times as likely to think the conservative Catholic group Opus Dei is a murderous sect.
The movie version of the book is scheduled for release on Friday. Barbara Nicolosi has suggested an othercott over the first weekend of the release. The idea behind the othercott is to support another Hollywood project that has a message more in line with Christian ideals. Therefore, she is urging Christians to go see Over the Hedge distributed by Dreamworks to send a message about the kind of movies we want to see.
Hollywood is really not the monolithic entity that we tend to think. It’s actually a collection of fiercely competitive corporate conglomerates, all jostling for ratings and market share. The only way we Christians are going to have any impact on what ends up on the screens will be if we start strategically supporting the kinds of movies we want to see, and just as strategically avoiding the movies that are offensive to us. In Over the Hedge, Dreamworks has a better movie on May 19th for us and our kids. They deserve to win the weekend over Sony Pictures.
Don't let The Da Vinci Code win at the box office this weekend.
