Catholics and other Christians are calling for a boycott (or as some call it, an "othercott") of the Da Vinci Code movie, a move that is being acknowledged in the media. The deal is that on opening weekend May 19th-21st, go to the theater and see the animated feature Over the Hedge, in hopes of knocking The Da Vinci Code off the charts. It's a good idea; I plan on following through with it, and urge all of you to, too.
This movie just plays so fast and loose with history its not even funny. It's fiction, but casts itself in the form of fact. Fictional history which does damage to the reputation of the Catholic Church is portrayed as factual; it's as if someone created an entirely fanciful (and negative) "biography" of a famous person that few could distinguish from fact.
Let's do what we can do to throw this movie off the charts!
I concur. I did watch the trailer and wasn't it dramatic?
It's not enough to see any other movie during the weekend (Friday, May 19 through Sunday, May 21). The idea is for everyone to see the same movie (Over the Hedge, an animated feature suitable for families) so that the gross ticket sales for it will approach or even, please God, exceed the gross for TDVC. Hollywood looks at the gross and if, with all the publicity and controversy, TDVC isn't the top grossing picture that will hurt it in the industry. See http://www.catholicexchange.com/vm/index.asp?vm_id=2&art_id=32881 for further details.