The DaVinci Code

[lindaj]

So, we saw the movie tonight. It was OK, and a good way to spend Date Night.

Outside the theater earlier in the evening (and therefore outside the mall, because the theater is in the mall), there were protesters who thought it would be a good idea to have their very small children walk out in front of cars and attempt to hand religious pamphlets to people.

I just don't get it.

Eventually, the police drove them off, I think in part because of endangering their children and in part because they were seriously blocking traffic on a busy street.

Frankly, had the small-child protester not endangered her life to try to save my soul or something, it probably wouldn't have occurred to me to go to this movie tonight. Maybe I should track them down and thank them for my pleasant evening.

Comments

[skitten.livejournal.com]

wow...
that's very serious dedication.
I suppose if one of their children got killed doing such a foolish thing they'd rationalize it with a) martyrdom and b) God's taken this precious child early for some grand purpose...
This is one of the MAJOR things I really don't get and NEVER got about Christianity.... I never went to that type of church when I considered myself Christian... but still....

[tigira.livejournal.com]

Heck, I was a MISSIONARY, and would never have put my child in that kind of position. Then again, I was never really one for getting in people's faces about things like that, either.

I've heard so much negative stuff from the critics, I was wondering if it was going to be worthwhile. I suppose it's another to put on the Netflix list when it comes out on DVD. Our date nights are usually "in" nowadays.

We need to find a local babysitter. I should try at the high school

[lindalee.livejournal.com]

It was OK. It wasn't oh-wow-this-is-amazing...which sort of surprised me, I guess, given how excited people were about the book (which I haven't read).

I'd definitely rent it, anyway.

[yoga-matt.livejournal.com]

I'd be one of those horrible threats to the American family. I'd go to the child and say..."its ok honey...I know the big bad movie isn't the truth...Jesus wasn't married...he was gay! Can you say "gay"?

[lindalee.livejournal.com]

Why aren't you with me when I need a witty comeback? Hmm?

[sea-dark-wine.livejournal.com]

That's kind of how the book was. Almost all of the Pagans I know who have read it (and have been practicing for awhile) said, "but we already knew that stuff, we heard about it years ago." Now, by virtue of hitting the best seller list, it has finally come to the attention of everybody else.

[skitten.livejournal.com]

I have a thought on that-
why not exchange babysitter nights with Jeff and Nancy- you watch their kids one night and they watch your kids one night so that you get a chance to have a grownups night out. :)
Just an idea...

[skitten.livejournal.com]

oop!
make that your kid :)

[fuzzygrumpball.livejournal.com]

There weren't any protesters when I went to a sneak in ABQ on Thursday night. Guess I missed out on the whole experience (I didn't see any at the theater friday night either when I went to see something else, maybe ABQ is just considered heathen country so they didn't bother).

The books a good read, some of the puzzles are missing from the movie, and they throw some stuff on you without explaining it, but all in all a pretty well done film.