So I hear that the Indian Government has put a hold on the release of the ‘Da Vinci Code’ movie. This is because the Information and Broadcasting Minister received a large number of complaints (around 200) from Catholic groups.
200!
Yeah, 200!
As someone once said “The response is tremendous!”
This means that they’re roughly more than a billion people in India who aren’t complaining, and are probably itching to see the movie (scratch scratch)! Hah! Bet the minister didn’t think of that.
And I bet that 185 of these complaints were sent by the same chap in this Catholic Group, but he slyly changed his name every time. And I bet the other 15 complaints were sent by Salman Khan (world-famous Indian actor), complaining that the movie should be banned because he didn’t get the coveted lead role of Leonardo Da Vinci (world-famous dead artist chap).
After all this, the movie’s release is going to be delayed by a few days.
And what’s with the dudes from the Catholic Secular Forum going on a hunger strike? This begs the question - were they compelled to go pig out at an ‘All-U-Can-Eat Buffet’ after watching “The Passion of the Christ”?
(Burp!)
I mean, it’s just a movie. Based on a book. It’s fiction. Well, depends on your point of view, I suppose. The censor board cleared the film on the condition that the film’s disclaimer - stating that the movie is fictional - is moved from the end credits to the beginning of the film, because most people in India won’t hang around to see the end credits.
And they make a valid point. Ever notice how only in India, people randomly get up and leave two minutes before the movie’s over? Wonder why? Probably to avoid the mad rush in the parking lot? Get home in time for chai and masala bondas? I still don’t know. And I don’t know how they manage to time it exactly two minutes before the movie ends.
Anyhoo, back to the main point, if you’re going to question your faith based on a book, or a movie, then you probably don’t have that much faith to begin with. If you’re going to starve because a movie depicts ideas that aren’t exactly in line with your faith, then you don’t have an open mind. You’re probably a bit of an idiot as well.
But on the flip side, I see where these hunger-striking dudes are coming from, because the world is full of idiots who believe everything they see in the movies. And purely by virtue of its population, India is home to a large number of these idiots. You never know what people will think after watching the movie.
You know what the really weird thing is? I read this in the paper, but I don’t know how true it is. Apparently, the Catholic groups that are protesting against the movie are being supported by some Islamic Group leaders! So there’s some sudden bonding among the minority religions now, because of this movie. Who’d have thought? Wonder what the Shiv Sena has to say?
Hang on. What does Islam have to say about Christ? Or am I missing something?
I read the book. I read it way after it was considered cool. It got to the point where every idiot and his brother had read the book, and I didn’t want to be left out. It was entertaining, for sure. But the whole concept was not new to me. I came across the exact same concept in 2001, in the PC game ‘Gabriel Knight 3 – Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned’, which proves that books are over-rated and computer games are the way to go.
I’m going to burn in Hell for this. Luckily for me, I don’t believe in Hell, not according to my religion. But my religion is all for reincarnation and bad Karma. This probably means that I’m going to be born a dung beetle in my next life. All because of this blasphemous post.
Sigh….
Thursday, May 18, 2006
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Yo Rael,
My thots exactly on these stupid protests. I am getting sick of these hunger protests and am waiting for someone actually to starve to death.
As for the Muslim protests, i believe its bcos Jesus is one of their prophets, and the koran says he was unmarried and the movie/book obviously contradicts it and hence its blasphemous!!!!!!! How tenuous must their faith be, i wonder????
Anyways, i am pretty sure the movie is going to make a ton of movie for ron howard and these idiot protesters will just move on to the next one!!!
-Vasanth
Ah well, better to be re-born as the dung beetle than as the dung. Or the dung of the dung beetle...
"..people randomly get up and leave two minutes before the movie’s over? Wonder why?" ...i've done that in college, where we'd stand at the exit till the end, and then scoot back to hostel... that was valid then! not anymore, i love listening to the music during the credits, specially if the soundtrack's good!
nice post RL!
You have used both 'sly' and 'world-famous' without my written permission. I am going to complain to the minister for blogging or whatever.
And you should try Broken Sword : Shadow of the Templars - very high quality adventure game which has hajaar key Knights Templar fundas - much more entertaining than Dan Brown's overrated tripe.
dung beetles always hunt in pairs if you have noticed closely, always the 2 buggers will be rolling the kutch((c)bikang 199x-200x & anand ramachandran 199x - 200x)dung ball somewhere, only they know where.
i saw MI3, that was like dung bettles dung, steaming and nicely glistening.
according to my astrologer, i am in my last life, so i have no chance of being reborn, no dung beetle life for me.
Beetles, dung, and beetle dung are preferable modes of existence to a starving retard protesting...wait for it....a hollywood movie! As a friend of mine once said in reference to a dude who purportedly avoided school culturals for fear of being distracted from studies, "these people will come up in life!"...kinda like an unflushable turd!
carter van catarman
Vasanth - Hey, thanks for visiting. Yes, it'll be interesting to see what happens when one of these buggers actually die. Though i wouldn't hold my breath on that one. And yeah, the movie's got enough hype going for it that it'll make heaps of money.
Gorf - It's Alive!! True, true. Life as dung stinks.
Tart - Hello Hello. I always try and sit right till the every end of the end credits, when everyone else has left the building.
Anand - Apologies for slyly using all your world-famous terms. Btw, I've bought off new laptop and BS 1&2. There goes my social life, my work life and everything else. Can't wait.
Psaignnn - Dude, I refused to see MI3 because my brother told me it was shit. Or dung. Same thing. Btw, well-spotted with the Raj Comics Website. It's motherfunny!
Herr Catarmann - Starving retards, dung, unflushable turds, and people who skip culturals to study should all remain where they belong...in the Schaizenhaus.
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