Well, we all know that
Christian's everywhere are giving out stink about the recent movie adaption of Dan Brown's book The Da Vinci Code, with even demands for a boycott even coming from
top Vatican officials. Such a movie does not go down well among Christians, especially not on learning that one of its stars are one of them
satanist/atheist/whatever types. Well recently the
Muslim community have taken some time out of their busy schedule of burning down embassies over cartoons of some vaguely arabic-looking guy, to join in the whining about a work of fiction.
But such behaviour is not limited to mono-theists with too much time on their hands. Oh no. It seems that
albinos have joined in fighting the good fight. Dan Brown has responded that, "
although the albinos featured in my work are entirely ficticious, it still remains a historical fact that all albinos are an utter bunch of assholes".
And of course the authors of
"pretend historical books" also hate the Da Vinci Code for
ripping off their ideas. I vow to never write a World War Two novel, lest I get sued for plagarising history. Or maybe only fake history can be copyrighted.
Star Wars fans are next in line to declare their hatred for the Da Vinci Code, due to the unmistakable parallels in plot. Too close to be described as anything other than a rip off apparently. (ok, well, at least this one is a joke).
In addition to this,
Chinese people have wisely taken to hating the Da Vinci Code. The government has banned discussing it, or even mentioning it by name. So you see, there can be at least
some benefits to living in a country with rampant government censorship.
But who is the biggest victim in this major shit storm? That's right. It's us,
the viewing public!
So, does anyone else out there hate this supermarket thriller?