Comments on: Bad Review: Vatican Bans Tom Hanks From Filming Sequel to the Da Vinci Code on Church Grounds

By: mespo727272

mespo727272 — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:45:27 +0000

1L:

You certainly have mastered the concept of a tautology, now I’d work on rhetorical irony. By the way, not all promotion is positive. I give you those annoying cartoon-like human figures who are pushing some brokerage house in the TV commercial as just one glaring example.

By: Jeannie

Jeannie — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 05:51:09 +0000

Maybe it’s not the movie, but Tom Hanks playing Prof. Robert Langdon that made them ban the filming. I don’t know how a good actor could be so badly miscast, that the movie is ruined before it’s even released.
He doesn’t even remotely fit the description, he’s 10 yrs older than the character (and looks it). Bad fit! No wonder the Vatican wants nothing to do with it!

By: 1L

1L — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:41:43 +0000

I think by definition something is “promoting” when it is positive…so…yea.

By: rafflaw

rafflaw — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:56:52 +0000

Mespo,
Amen brother.

By: mespo727272

mespo727272 — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:52:12 +0000

“It would be unacceptable to transform churches into film sets so that his blasphemous novels can be made into films in the name of business,” he said, adding that Brown’s work “wounds common religious feelings.”
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I guess the good Cardinal never saw Anthony Quinn as Pope Kiril I in the Catholic feel-good film “The Shoes of the Fisherman.” That square with the thousands of pious Pope fans sure looked like Rome, and I didn’t see any timbers holding up the facade of St. Peters. Well I guess its promoting the faith when its favorable, and “poisoning the faith,” when its not. I also must conclude the Church was dead set against artistic travesties like “The Assisi Underground,” Knute Rockne-All American,” “Going My Way,” and “The Song of Bernadette.” All cynical bashers of the faith, indeed, and we know that the Catholic Church is above such mundane earthly endeavors like “business.”

By: don

don — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:01:46 +0000

Ask Obama his opinion. Judging by the number of pictures of him at a pulpit lately I would guess he would object to this movie, this year anyway, also…….

By: 1L

1L — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:48:22 +0000

Seems like a perfectly reasonable reaction. They didn’t advocate blowing up theatres or other violent action, just avoiding the movie. A refreshing change from the responses of other religious groups to being criticized in various forms of media in recent years (and from this group over the centuries).

By: Jill

Jill — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:35:02 +0000

If the church were smart they’d let them make the movie, then put it on Magnum Mysterium Theater 3000! (I see this movie as more of an offense against mammon than the diety.)

By: rafflaw

rafflaw — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:19:14 +0000

It is probably just a negotiating tool by the Catholic Church to squeeze more money out of the producers. They have no problem using he church facilities for religious events like Bingo and other fund raising activities, but they draw the line when it comes to supporting someone who doesn’t believe everything they do. Sounds a bit like the Bush Administration. I do agree with you Professor that the first movie wasn’t too good, but I think the Church doth protest too much.

By: don

don — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:12:41 +0000

As well they should…