Or maybe the movie's just going to suck

This morning I received a very polite but pointed email that confirmed something I'd been feeling. Since I posted about the "othercott", I felt kind of unsettled, like maybe the othercott isn't the right idea. Any kind of "cott" feels like I'm saying it's not OK for people to put out whatever kind of movie they want to. Which goes back to my public censorship idea. If you don't like it, don't buy it. If nobody buys something, it will go away. End of story. But that's not the case with boycotts and othercotts. They feed the story. They prolong the hype.

And what's an added shame is that it looks like, according to Barb's blog, the film just might suck, according to early reviews. But because of all the hoopla it's gotten, a whole lot of people are still going to see it.

I think the bottom line here is that this is a case where it's up to each of us to do a gut check and do what we feel like the right thing is.

Which brings me to my question for you. What ARE you going to do?

Comments

[Glenn]

I read the book. I may see the movie - with a $5 ticket somewhere. Or I might wait for video and $1 Tuesdays...

I don't really go for hype. As a read, the book was entertaining... but "light entertainment". Two pages into any history book shone light through all the holes in the research. Eh well. ;)

I'm waiting for X-3. :)

[Looberoo]

I'll probably see it, but will wait until after the first few weeks. I don't want to contribute to it being the #1 film when it seems to matter the most.

[Brody Weidemann]

I'm going to see it. And then probably say it was lame.

[Bari]

Absolutely will go see it. I am not going opening weekend, because I will be out of town.

[Kara]

I've no real urge/reason/desire to read the book or see the movie. I've heard enough from people and read enough (newspapers and online and magazines) to know that it's not worth my time. I'd just rather not get involved in it.

[stephanie]

A bad film now? Right. So I read that Cannes also is saying it'll flop cause it's not that good a movie. O.K. fine, whatever. It's all about "the man" trying to avoid acknowledging the power of consumer choice. They're afraid of the true power of othercotts.

(I'm only kidding here so nobody send hate mail. Still think about it.)

Oh, and I'll see D.C. on DVD. I'm personally excited about X-3 next weekend.

[Daniel Ross]

Not seeing it. Truthfully, the story sounds absurd and, with 2 very young kids, we have to be VERY choosey about what movies we see to make the most out of each date. :-)

[Sam]

I'll be seeing it. Peace out.
-Sam

[Corrine]

I'm with Michelle. Neither the book nor the movie interest me. It's just a movie, and it looks like it's a little gory. Not my style. Now when Nacho Libre comes out . . . :)

[James Fletcher Baxter]

Human is earth's Choicemaker. Psalm 25:12 He is by
nature and nature's God a creature of Choice - and of
Criteria. Psalm 119:30,173 His unique and definitive
characteristic is, and of Right ought to be, the natural
foundation of his environments, institutions, and re-
spectful relations to his fellow-man. Thus, he is orien-
ted to a Freedom whose roots are in the Order of the
universe.

- from The HUMAN PARADIGM

No go!

[Stephi]

I still have to read the book, but I support the book and the movie and would go see it if I had read the book.

[Karen]

I'm gonna see it. It has Tom Hanks and a mudering albino monk. I gotta see that.

Did you see the guy who plays the monk on Jay the other night? They were going to bleach his hair for the part and he said it was realy burning the whole time but he didn't want to complain because he wanted to be a "man." And when they wased it off -- it had burned huge welts into his scalp so they ended up using a wig.

Just thought I'd share.

[Michelle]

personally, i haven't read the book and don't plan to...it just never interested in me. the movie doesn't change my interest - i won't be seeing it and i will, more than likely, never read the book.

[Rick]

If I watch it, I'll probably catch it on DVD. I do, however, want to educate myself on as much of the movie as possible, just so I can speak intelligently about it when I'm involved in a discussion about it. The more we cry and moan about it, though, the more attention the film is going to get.

I posted earlier about the idea that many people might not know the difference between whatever ideas are portrayed in the movie that contradict the Bible. But that isn't the movie's fault.