Speak up!
I’ll check back in with you guys when you get your priorities straight.
Good luck.
I shuddered too at the recommendation to see 'over the hedge'. Adoration is a fabulous idea.
Why can't folks just be honest with their hate? Why the need to mix lies with your Church-bashing? He knows, and we all know, that he will never care about what the Church says, and he will never check back.
I know that you will never read this, Daniel, but if you believe in something, be man enough to stand up for it honestly, don't cower and whimper that there is a chance that you might ever listen to the Church when you know that that is not true.
Also, this guy is ignoring the fact that the Da Vinci Code is an affront to ALL Christians whether Protestant or Catholic. However, what does that matter when a chance to bash the Church comes along? Way to love your neighbor and work toward the unity that Jesus wanted so much that he prayed for it right before he was arrested.
That's boring! You're boring everyone! Quit boring everyone!
A buycott is something I strongly push to my students. The only way to alter the ways of Hollywood is to funnel funds to those products which best represent our worldview. Would I suggest people patronize Over The Hedge? No. It appears to be yet another scataological kids movie that pushes the post modern agenda. Poseidon, depending on how it is done may be suitable - again, depending on its treatment. It comes out Friday the 12 and will still be in theatres.
The best thing all Christians, regardless of stripe, can do to regain a grip on the culture is to do two things. 1) Be mindful of the crap we digest and make certain what we consume is worthy of being viewed. 2) Support strongly material that is in agreement with our worldview. The support for Passion of The Christ, LOTR and Narnia did not go unnoticed. Smaller films need support as well. There is a growing Christian film market and if something like The Da Vinci Code gets you whipped up, put your funds into something else.
I know this comment is a tad rambling but I feel strongly about this subject - perhaps I should post something. The bottom line is this - boycotts tends not to work. Buycotts do. Pushing funds to producers of good entertainment makes it so they can make more and sends a message of how finacially powerful Christians can be. It is a positive action which creates instead of boybotting which tends to focus on the negative and makes us all look like a bunch of pushy, restricting jerks.
I think I'll go with the good book idea. When will someone make a movie out of The Man Who Was Thursday? Or Tim Powers's Declare?
My choice would be Flight 93 or, failing that, Inside Man or Brick. I can't think of (or remember) anything else that appeals to me that is out now. Anyone else have ideas?
You know, I like the buycott idea but really can't condone tossing money away on a terrible movie. In that case, I'd have to go with the boycott idea.
Now of course this looks like a dopey kids movie and I would never see it, why the sudden criticism of "Over the Hedge".
Boycotting a movie I'm afraid does not do much, I haven't seen a movie in the theaters since Feburary and that hardly means I'm boycotting hollywood in a direct sense (though I suppose being a part of that males aged 18-30 or whatever demagraphic that Hollywood is losing out on bothers them.)
The way to really send a message about the Da Vinci Code is to help another movie beat it. If the DVC does not open at number one it will only be remembered as a huge flop. So in addtion to an hour of adoration it would be smart if we all saw a diffrent movie (Where is Mel Gibson when we need him!!!!??!?!?!)
With the Da Vinci Code though I worry it actually will pull in a religious audiance that hasn't been following things as closely as we Catholic bloggers. After The Passion, the Lord of the Rings, The Chronicles of Narnia, and the Exorcism of Emily Rose, american Christians are at long last getting used to movies comming out that don't attack them.
If I didn't follow anything about the Da Vinci Code and only saw the trailers, with the grand gothic cathedrals, painting of the Last Super, monks, crucifixies, the Vatican, and Gregorian chant in the backround I'd think it is another good movie for religious people to see.
Heck regardless of the plot and theme, asthetically atleast seeing all that great Catholic art and architecture on the big screen is a wonderful thing for those of us who have never been to Europe.
I do think though that the backlash from this film will be bad as us Catholics who are the "go to" people in our circles of friends for religious discusions get bombared with stupid questions raised by the movie, but the Lord does work in mysterious ways, heck I don't want to sound like Ron Howard here but maybe seeing this film, and talking about it with somone like you or I will actually bring some people back into the Church?
Still no silver lining makes up for the insults this film purveys. Maybe it is worth considering buying a ticket for another movie and then seeing the DaVinci Code instead, not unlike the way a 14 year old gets into a rated R film? Then one gets the visual treat (even if the plot is lackluster)and sticks it to them.
And the reason to buy them for "OTH" is that at least one movie needs to out-do "DVC", and "OTH" probably has the best chance since animated movies have historically done pretty well. And even if that can be argued, we've got to pick one and that's probably the least offensive of the bunch, and, it's already been spread around that that's the one to see. So, buy the tickets, don't go see it, pray the rosary/go to adoration. These are your marching orders. And if it doesn't work, well, at least you did the right thing.
week and go see X3 en masse."
Now, THAT I can do.
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