The Da Vinci controversy

Bummer. I still haven’t watched Step Up 2. My new job is keeping me busy this past few days and I cannot even find time to watch the local news. (So, what is happening to our country right now? Clueless much… haha. I really need to get updated.)

Well, after some time and after hours of browsing through a lot of movie guides, I stumbled upon a familiar movie title, The Da Vinci Code. The book, where the story of the movie was from, is my all time favorite! There was even a time I worshipped Dan Brown for it! (well, I am exaggerating! But you get my point!)

Anyways, after some thought, I viewed some websites featuring my all time favorite book-turned-movie by Dan Brown, The Da Vinci Code. It is not shocking that people are scrutinizing every bit of its story because of its controversial issues regarding the Church. At one point, I was beginning to believe what is written in the book. But my dad was firm in saying that what was written was all fiction written based from facts. (Irony eh?) Its all FICTION.

Why do people scrutinize something which is not even real? Even though the plot presented in the film (and book) are all based in facts, all of the scenes were written according to how Dan Brown sees things. It is his mind telling the story and not a true story filmed as a documentary film like the ones shown in Discovery Channel. The story came from Dan Brown’s heart. It is all FICTION. (Now I am getting angry. Haha... Okay, now I calmed down.)

Well, after reflecting on the matter, I realized that movies are a way for writers to express how they feel and to show everyone their own wacky world. It is their own story they are sharing to the world (and at times, a part of who they really are). It is the writer’s (and movie crew) baby. It is their work of art.

And if critics are scrutinizing a movie, it is like stabbing another person’s dream. It is upsetting.

*wow* From Da Vinci Code to writer’s expressions to letting others down… ha-ha.