Ron Howard @ MindSay

So let me start by saying I just read the book and finished it yesterday. Well, let me clarify that. I "listened" to the book, and my friends and girlfriend would argue that I haven't "read" it if I "listened" to it. I find this a bunch of hooey. Anyhow, I saw the movie last night. Of course to be expected I got to the theater and there were some dipshit protestors outside. With their little signs up that say, "The Da Vinci Code is a lie!" Well my response to this is, "no duh." Apparently what all these protestors and naysayers have trouble with is the word fictional. It is based on a book people and even says on the book it is a work of fiction. Of course we made our own sign and that said "It's called Fiction morons." And we waved it as we drove by. I don't know about you, but I get upset at people who take themselves too seriously. You can believe in what you want, but stay the hell out of my life with your beliefs. This is almost as stupid as when the Mexican Americans were offended by a talk dog in the Taco Bell commericals. Or Italians being offended by the way they are portrayed on the Sopranos. Or Lesbians being offended by being portrayed as murderers in Basic Instinct. Or more recently the flight attendants being offended by Flightplan. I mean have we come to this? People are offended by EVERYTHING these days. What the hell happened to people haveing a sense of humor?

    I mean I will get to the movie in a second. I think anybody would half a brain or some common sense would know that some Italians are mobsters...let's face it folks if they weren't we wouldn't have The Godfather trilogy or Goodfellas. I just wish people would learn to relax. Now we come to The Da Vinci Code which I must say for a work of fiction is packed full of details. I mean it is so real that one would question whether or not it had some fact to it. I wish I could say the same for the film. But for those who don't know what it is about I will give a very quick overview. It is about this secret society that are keepers of a secret and there are only four people at anytime that know about it. It is a secret that would crush the foundation of the church. It says that Mary Magdalene was not a prostitute that she was from royal blood and fathered Jesus' child. The prostitute part was a smear campaign carried out by the church to make anything she said not believable. Then there is another secret society called Opus Dei that will do anything to keep this secret from ever being told. Even if it involves killing.

     So the movie as it were was a snooze fest. Nothing like the book which is why I shouldn't be allowed to read books...lol. I am always disappointed with the outcome. Well not always, if I didn't read the books I may have liked it better. But the movie is so heavy handed and boring. plus they leave out some important parts and add on an ending nothing like the book. The best thing my girlfriend ever said about this is, "only take away, never add." When you are dealing with a book that is so well regarded as this you should stay true to it. So, I digress, people that protest this movie to me seem to be just like the people in the film. These people will stop at nothing to get people to not see the film. Why? Because it will make some people question whether or not this really happened. Well I have news for you folks we may never know. It was so long ago that people may never find the evidence. Me, I don't really believe in a higher power. To sound cliche I would like to quote John Lennon as Ferris Bueller once did...Lennon said, "I don't believe in Beatles, I just believe in me." I don't denounce God, but I am a realist. If someone can find me proof that he existed than I will believe. But I have trouble putting my faith something I can't see. I truly believe all I need is faith in myself. That is what god's gift to us was. Free Will...he gave us the right o make our own decisions.

    Then you have people like my cousin who is a born again Christian who is 40 and still a virgin because "he is waiting for Jesus to provide him with a woman." I have to guffaw at this...I have told him time and time again, Jesus will not provide you with anything. You have to get it for yourself. Hence the free will part. Anyhow i got off on a tangent, the point of this post was to say read the book don't see the movie. And have a sense of humor folks, life is too short to be angry at everything.