Monday, May 22, 2006
Da Vinci Code Big Hit; Helped by Religious Protests
Folks just don't learn.
If you DON'T want somebody to see something, DON'T TELL THEM ABOUT IT.
The Da Vinci Code movie is a big box office hit. This weekend it took in $77 million in the U.S. and some $224 million worldwide.
Attendance was helped in large part by the protests and comments made by people who didn't want anybody to see it.
I am not religious, nor am I anti-religious. But I am always amused by religious protestors trying to tell me, and everyone else, what we cannot or should not see or do. The United States was founded on freedom of religion, and also freedom from religion.
The religious protestors telling people not to go see a this movie or read the book include many who are sincere in their beliefs. But they also include many who seem incapable of thinking for themselves, and many who prey on that group.
The book is facinating. It makes you think. I may go see the movie, but I probably will wait until it comes out on DVD and rent it.
The folks who made the Da Vinci Code movie, as well as author Dan Brown are eternally grateful to the religious protestors who created the kind of publicity money can't buy, and helped boost attendance to record levels.
If you DON'T want somebody to see something, DON'T TELL THEM ABOUT IT.
The Da Vinci Code movie is a big box office hit. This weekend it took in $77 million in the U.S. and some $224 million worldwide.
Attendance was helped in large part by the protests and comments made by people who didn't want anybody to see it.
I am not religious, nor am I anti-religious. But I am always amused by religious protestors trying to tell me, and everyone else, what we cannot or should not see or do. The United States was founded on freedom of religion, and also freedom from religion.
The religious protestors telling people not to go see a this movie or read the book include many who are sincere in their beliefs. But they also include many who seem incapable of thinking for themselves, and many who prey on that group.
The book is facinating. It makes you think. I may go see the movie, but I probably will wait until it comes out on DVD and rent it.
The folks who made the Da Vinci Code movie, as well as author Dan Brown are eternally grateful to the religious protestors who created the kind of publicity money can't buy, and helped boost attendance to record levels.
