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Originally Posted by Kennrr
yeah, holden. stupid, guilable people. the same people that believe the blair witch project is real. if your talking about originality, are you talking about the writer who sued brown? The book was good, loved the story and premise.
also, isn't the whole point of a movie is being able manipulate your emotions? you want to root for the hero, you want to hate the villian... or I miss you point competely.
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Adam got my point right on. It is a fine line between good storytelling/moviegoing and manipulation, but movies like "Cinderella Man", "Apollo 13" and "A Beautiful Mind" definitely took creative licences with real stories. Surely "Da Vinci Code" isn't truth, but it also claims to be based on facts. There are tons of gullible people who will buy it all hook, line and sinker. They already have. The fact that there are lots of websites, study groups, tv documentaries, other books based on it, trying to explain it, debunk it, whatever, is proof that people already bought this for something bigger than it is: an entertaining work of fiction. Comparison with "Blair Witch" is limited, because, except for that film's festival debut which took some by surprise, it was revealed to be fake and the buzz died. Did anyone bother with Blair Witch 2? Nope.
Maybe the movie and books are good things in that they get people discussing matters of faith rather than just accepting what they're told. I'm just saying the opposite also applies: people will blindly accept Da Vinci Code as well-researched fact. Woops!
Just my opinion, though! Like i wrote in prev. post, it'll be a huge hit film! Enjoy it!