magley64 Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 (edited) http://movies.yahoo.com/news/movies.reuters.com/director-ron-howard-defends-quotangels-demonsquot-reutersno suprize here...Director Ron Howard on Tuesday defended his film adaptation of "The Da Vinci Code" author Dan Brown 's " Angels & Demons " from criticism that it smears the Roman Catholic Church , heightening an ongoing battle over fictional depictions of the Vatican.Howard, who also directed the 2006 movie adaptation of " The Da Vinci Code ," posted a blog at The Huffington Post website saying that neither he nor his new movie "Angels & Demons," which debuts in May and stars Tom Hanks , are anti-Catholic."And let me be a little controversial: I believe Catholics, including most in the hierarchy of the Church , will enjoy the movie for what it is: an exciting mystery, set in the awe-inspiring beauty of Rome," Howard wrote.Howard's post came in response to an opinion piece in the New York Daily News by Bill Donahue, president of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, last week. Donahue accused Brown and Howard of "smearing the Catholic Church with fabulously bogus tales."Last year, the Catholic Church refused to let "Angels & Demons" be filmed in churches in Rome because of the Vatican's outrage over "The Da Vinci Code."Howard's drama "Frost/Nixon" was nominated for best picture at the Academy Awards this year, but lost to " Slumdog Millionaire ." His other films include " A Beautiful Mind ," which won the best picture Oscar and best directing Oscar for 2001, as well as 1995's " Apollo 13 ."Brown this week announced that his follow-up novel to "The Da Vinci Code" will be released in September and is titled "The Lost Symbol."I have my own theories as to why the church is getting so outraged over "fabulously bogus tales" Edited April 22, 2009 by magley64 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbrjess0815 Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 Angels and Demons was an awesome book... I hope the theatrical version will hold up to the book this time. And it's no surprise that the Catholic Church would be outraged, they pretty much get portrayed as a bunch of twisted hypocrites in the book... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nochknstrps Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 And it's no surprise that the Catholic Church would be outraged, they pretty much get portrayed as a bunch of twisted hypocrites in the book...You mean they aren't? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magley64 Posted April 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 You mean they aren't? ... here we go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fusion Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 F5 f5 f5 f5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 I doubt the movie is as good as the book, they never are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawi kid Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 ... here we gothanks i needed this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magley64 Posted April 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 fabulously bogus tales about a real person/ based on a real person = fictional workfabulously bogus tales about a religious figure = blasphemythis is why they have such a hard time separating fiction from non-fiction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flounder Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 Angels and Demons was an awesome book... I hope the theatrical version will hold up to the book this time. And it's no surprise that the Catholic Church would be outraged, they pretty much get portrayed as a bunch of twisted hypocrites in the book...Sounds about right to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbrjess0815 Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 There is alot of facts in the book that definitely prove that the Catholic church and the Vatican were engaged in less than favorable acts throughout history and the book brings all of that out into a fictional story making them look unbelievably sinful, blasphemous and in the end really stupid. It's quite entertaining... I'm certain there will be quite a few sections of the book edited for the movie due to the explicit acts that occur in the book Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magley64 Posted April 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 (edited) There is alot of facts in the bookI find this improperly conjugated statement very difficult to believe. Edited April 22, 2009 by magley64 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbrjess0815 Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 Have you read the book? or any of Dan Brown's novels? He's a very educated author... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magley64 Posted April 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 nope, but I read this...Angels & Demons is a bestselling mystery-thriller fiction novel written by American author Dan Brownit is clearly labeled "fiction" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magley64 Posted April 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 while "And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street" is based on an actual street in massachussets, that doesn't make it a "factual" story.while this book is based on a "real" conflict between 2 groups, it is still a work of fiction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbrjess0815 Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 I never said THE BOOK was a fact. There are alot of random facts presented in the book. The kind you look up in any college history textbook or research for when doing a paper for a class. He knows alot about history and presents cool little tidbits of information. The BOOK is a work of fiction. The characters are fiction. The events are fiction. However, history and architectural and classical information is not... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fusion Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 while "And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street" is based on an actual street in massachussets, that doesn't make it a "factual" story.while this book is based on a "real" conflict between 2 groups, it is still a work of fiction.She didn't say the story was true, she said it had facts in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nochknstrps Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 (edited) Whats your angle Maggie? Are you looking for an argument, an offended catholic, or just being knit picky? Which is it? Edited April 22, 2009 by nochknstrps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magley64 Posted April 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 (edited) Whats your angle Maggie? Are you looking for an argument, an offended catholic, or just being knit picky? Which is it?Angle?I'm an Atheist, I don't care one way or the other if the church gets offended. I just get annoyed when people take fiction too seriously. ("the bible" for example)I guess of your options, I'm just being nit picky...It's a movie, watch it, or don't...don't protest the movie or get offended by it...it's a MOVIEAlternatively, don't think it's an accurate representation of anything... cause it isn't...it's fictionIf the previews catch your interest, watch the movie, be entertained for an hour or 2, and then go home... Edited April 22, 2009 by magley64 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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that dude Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 Angle?I'm an Atheist, I don't care one way or the other if the church gets offended. I just get annoyed when people take fiction too seriously. ("the bible" for example)I guess of your options, I'm just being nit picky...It's a movie, watch it, or don't...don't protest the movie or get offended by it...it's a MOVIEAlternatively, don't think it's an accurate representation of anything... cause it isn't...it's fictionIf the previews catch your interest, watch the movie, be entertained for an hour or 2, and then go home...+1 but not an atheist..just a non believer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magley64 Posted April 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 +1 but not an atheist..just a non believerwhat's YOUR definition of an atheist vs. a non-believer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC51 John Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 Now it's getting good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nochknstrps Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 (edited) I think you're looking for an argument maggie. simmer down man. Edited April 22, 2009 by nochknstrps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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magley64 Posted April 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 I think you're looking for an argument maggie. simmer down man.I do seek out debates, maybe that's a bad habit....but I am a bit of a stickler for definitions of words.atheist = honest non-believer:drink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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