ang balita galing sa pilipinas ay ipapalabas daw ang “Da Vinci Code” kaya lang R-18. ano ba yung R-18? parang euphemism ata ito sa “yung mga taong may bulbul lang ang pwedeng manood nito”. pero ang sabi ng mga sources ko within the government ay ipapalabas din naman daw ang “da vinci code” ng may PG rating – kaya lang paatras daw ang andar ng pelikula. ie, from ending to beginning.
BWAHAHAHAHA (tawang demonyo).
ang balita ko nga ay banned ang pelikula sa city of manila. ang galing ano? mahirap talaga pag maraming mga hang-up sa buhay (ano ba plural nito? hangs-up o hang-ups? i digress) ang mga leader natin. ang tendency nila tuloy ay i-deprive ang mga tao kasi sa isip nila, makakasama ang pelikulang ito dahil ito’y (in their words) “offensive” and “contrary to established religious beliefs”. mahirap yang ganyan na under estimated ng mga leader ang katalinuhan ng mga pinoy movie go-er.
hindi ko nga maintindihan kung bakit malaki ang opposition sa pelikulang ito – from the initial reviews, mukha namang hindi maganda ang movie. why not just let it be. mas pinasikat pa nila tuloy ang pelikula. dahil bawal, siyempre lahat ng mga tao ay gusto na tuloy itong panoorin.
fiction lang naman na pelikula. eh ano ngayon kung sa kwento ay nagkaroon ng affair si jesus at mary magdalene at nagkaroon sila ng anak? so hindi na siya virgin. big deal. buti nga, hindi siya nagkaroon ng affair kay san pedro. mas malaking problema yon kung bading si jesus.
Batang Kaning Lamig 
hay naku.. sabi nga ni Cita Astals na councilor sa Manila “It’s only a movie!”
eh bakit yung cardinal dito sa baltimore, ang sabi lang nya, as long daw as alam ng mga tao na this is just a work of fiction.
o diba.. sa atin kasi, feeling ng mga politikong yan para pa rin tayong mga indyos na hindi marunong mag-isip para sa mga sarili natin.
oo nga ninang – it’s only a miovie. but naman at mayroon kahit isang level headed sa gobyerno ng maynila.
hindi lang yun kuya batjay, hindi rin siya ipapalabas sa lahat ng SM cinemas, ang pinakamalaking cinema chain sa buong pilipinas…
ewan ko ba kung baket kontrobersyal masyado ang pelikulang ito. ano bang kinatatakot nila, e ano naman kung mapanood ito ng mga tao??? ganun pa rin ba tayo kabackwards na nagaaply pa rin sa atin ang magic bullet theory ng communication???
oo nga, pag daw R-18 ay hindi pinapalabas ng SM cinemas. their loss, i guess.
Ewan ko ba naman, Batjay samantalang iyong book hindi pinag-usapan at naka-display sa lahat ng bookstores pero walang naging usapan. Etong pelikula daming kontra.
Sabi nila kasi daw konti lang ang makakabasa kung book dahil di mahilig ang mga pinoy sa pagbabasa.
Hay naku! sa mahal ng sine rito konti na rin ang nanonood sa sine. Kahit naman di naipalabas sa sinehan iyan dito sa daming pirated movies na nabibili siguradong mapapanood din ng mga pinoy iyan.
nakakainis na nakakatawa talaga. What about ‘fiction’ that people don’t understand? Does this mean that their faith is that vulnerable that no one can even ‘suppose’? so what will happen when all the pirated dvds come out? π
Sa tingin ko yun ang mas offensive. That something as simple and off-the-sidewalk-commonplace as a movie can’t be readily afforded and enjoyed by Filipinos. And daming dapat ayusin sa buhay, nagsasayang sila ng oras at talino sa mga ganitong bagay.
Guess this is what we get from having an anal government.
Kalalabas lang namin ng sinehan, Jay, buong pamilya kaming nanood kasi 12A lang ang rating dito. Dating R18 pero binaba nila kasi siguro nilagyan nila ng sinag yung crotch ng naked na Sauniere. π At tama ang sabi nila, in terms of acting and screenplay hindi masyadong maganda. Parang cutout figures laang ang mga main protagonists. Walang masyadong chance na makapag emote. π
But still the ‘fictional’ storyline is very compelling.
cutout figures… yan nga naririnig ko. baka kasi too much information from the novel na ipinasok sa 2 and 1/2 hours na pelikula. dito kaya sa US, ano kaya ang rating?
hi jmom. knowing asia-pacific abilidad, mayroon nang mga pirated DVD by this time sa buong region. sali na diyan ang pilipinas. sa tingin ko, pampogi lang naman kaya sila nag ban ng movie sa manila.
oo nga naman. maka display ang mga libro sa bookstore pero hindi naman pinapansin.
iniisip ko, baka kasi pag nag ban sila ng libro ay mapagbintangan sila na nag ala Fahrenheit 451
hello mylabopmayn. anal is correct. naalala ko tuloy yung character ni woody allen sa annie hall.
lab U!
hubby and i are wondering the same thing: why the noise over the movie but when the book was such a hot topic, quiet ang mga gunggong na yan? (sorry, totoo naman kasi po). it’s very insulting nga na ang dating ay the movie will do more damage kasi the ordinary filipino does not read.
and the publicity generated will only make people more curious and see the film, if only to see what all the fuss is about. never mind na bad ang reviews. personally kami wala talagang balak manood ever since it was confirmed that tom hanks would be playing robert langdon. hindi bagay. halatang kinuha lang siya for the “star quality”. plus, great books rarely make a successful move onto the big screen.
I think it’s just a matter of everyone getting in on the fray. nakikisawsaw ba at baka sila din e mapagusapan.
gano ba sila kagaling at alam nila kung ano ang pwedeng panoorin ng tao at hindi? Sila lang ba nakakaintindi? O mahina ang foundation ng faith nila?
just a movie? sorry but The novel/movie gives erroneous impressions of many things, among them some
fundamental truths of the Christian faith. The most serious are the following:
Jesus is not a divine Person. He is only human. He married Mary Magdalene and had
children.Brown makes these claims through fictional accounts that give the impression of
historical accuracy due to frequent reference to events. He employs the tool of unraveling
the alleged secrets of the Church through the interpretation of symbols and codes hidden
in works of art, notably Leonardo Da VinciΒs The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa.
Some of you say if you ‘re faith is strong you will not be affected. This is not about faith but respect to the beliefs of others.
What if I make a movie about Erano Manalo having sex with his sister? or I make a novel about your mother having sex with her children and tell you novel lang naman yon eh. Kwento lang naman.
So who among the readers here will agree to have his/her mother potrayed as a sex maniac…anyway novel lanag naman….any volunteer?
rock manila
I’ve read the book but has to see the movie yet. I can say that the claims about Jesus is quite compelling. There’s a tendency for other people to misinterpret those claims as truth. I wouldn’t say those are a lies either. Brown has convincingly interwoven his plot so it comes out believable enough. Those who have weak faith in Jesus and gullible enough would probably believe it. But those who knows it’s just fiction will stand by their full or lack of faith, whicever.
Vatican: We have some concerns about your movie. It may affect the viewpoint of some people whose faith is already shaky.
Producers: Yes. So please issue statements to your followers. Tell them the movie is heretical, blasphemous, rubbish.
Vatican: But that will make them want to go watch the movie more!
Producers: Yes, we know. We will donate a large part of the profit to the Church.
Vatican: Ah. Ok.
*** This is a work of fiction.
no volunteer yet…..how about you sissy cyrine?
IMHO, if anybody thinks that his or her sensibilities will be affected by a movie or a book or some piece of music then he or shouldn’t watch, read or listen to it. it’s that simple.
so read my lips – it’s only a movie.
thank you sissy cyrine. i agree – now with the banning of the film and all the talk on suppression, people will now watch it even more. ron howard is laughing all the way to the bank even if he made a so-so movie.
the claims about jesus are not fact. it’s just a work of fiction. people who believe that the story is real probably deserve to be fooled.
Tito Rolly – yan nga ang problema ko. pag mayroon grupo ng tao na nagmamarunong at nagsasabi na this movie should be banned because it’s not good for you.
My opinion about the matter is that it should be left to the individual whether to believe or be affected by the movie.
We know it’s fiction. Pero, what if totoo nga ang claim? So what if he got married and had a child? It does not make him a maniac or less divine. I think the most important is how he inspired people to respect and love one another.
The bottomline is, faith in Jesus. Kung nagasawa sya at nagkaanak, wouldn’t that be fulfillment of the 7 sacraments?
it should be left to the individual viewer.
my words exactly.
i was watching jon stewart’s daily show last week and they were making fun of the news about the city of manila banning the movie because it was… “undoubtedly offensive and contrary to established religious beliefs”. sumigaw pa nga siya ng – IT’S ONLY A MOVIE!”
kung ako yon, isisigaw ko – “IT’S ONLY A MOVIE THAT’S REALLY REALLY BAD AND DOESN’T DESERVE OUR ADDED ATTENTION”
ok if there is nothing wrong with the movie/book, why is there nobody willing to volunteer to my chalenge? This movie/book offended the sensibilities/belief of the Christian Faith. The Christian faith deserves respect. So what if this is only a movie? Do we just tolerate the likes of Dan Brown, etc? Ok i repeat my challenge, who is willing to have their mother portrayed as a sex maniac? how about you elvis? anyway movie/novel lang naman eh……..
christians offended by the book or the movie should not be reading or watching it in the first place.
the dark ages ended hundreds of years ago.
gusto ko lang sabihin na ang astigas po ng blog ninyo.
kakapanood ko lang ng movie kagabi, may bulbol na kasi ako kaya nakapasok ako. marami talaga ang naki-ride sa publicity ng movie na ito sa pinas. pinagmumukha nilang bobo ang mga pinoy dahil iniisip nila na ang isang pelikulang 2.5hours ay makakapagpabago sa pananaw ng pinoy sa kanyang faith.
mas maganda pa din ang libro compared sa movie. hirap intindihin ang pagsasalita ni sophie (lead actress), parang si daffy duck.
si sophie, kaboses ni daffy duck? hehehe. ayos.
nilalamon niya kasi yung sinasabi niya eh…. hehehe.
Mr E…can i also trash talk your mother without offending you? please confirm thanks
hehehehehe… grow up young man. that’s not a christian thing to say.
nilalamon? hehehehe. french kasi na nagsasalita sa english.
ang dapat i pagbawal yung mga politiko na non-fiction kung mangurakot at magkaroon ng affair sa mga starlet at kolehiyala… ahehehe
of course it is unchristian to trash talk your mother because I respect your mother and I hope that even if you are a pagan or believe in a different god, please respect my belief on the divinity of Jesus and dont trash talk Jesus……. let us respect our faith…that is the only request that I have for you….and that is what i want from the authors/filmakers to respect the beliefs of others….salamat po….
sorry my friend. if you’re stuck with all that crap about your mother and if you can’t accept other people’s points of view or are offended by my beliefs and what i write, there is a much easier way to solve your dilemma – go visit the websites of the people who share your outlook.
of course i accept your belief but my request is to respect the beliefs of christians, muslims and all other religions. You have the balls to trash talk Jesus but can you do that to Prophet Mohammed?
hi there brader batjay π
did you watch the movie ba? ako hindi dahil sabi ng lahat ng reviews, pangit!! so i decided not to waste my time and money and save it for over the hedge instead. pero dito sa pinas, siempre mentras sabihin mong bawal, lalong nanggigigil. lakas kasi ng imagination ni dan brown eh, it certainly stirred curiosity all over the world. buti na lang my faith is not shaken by things like these kasi to start with, fiction lang naman siya. FICTION. at although page turner yung libro, di naman siya gaanong literary actually π
MISISPI!!!
no, i haven’t seen the movie yet. i am sitting on the fence deciding whether to wait for the DVD or waste my $10 ($20 pag kaiming dalawa ni jet) and go see the movie. with all the bad reviews i read, i am afraid that i too will be disappointed.
to date the movie has earned over $200M – that’s a lot of money. does it deserve all that it has earned? i don’t know. one thing’s for sure though, dan brown and ron howard can thank all the uptight christians who gave the film and book extra publicity.
ha ha ha, actually π
i think it’s normal reaction for some christians to be indignant, ang mga muslim nga pag niloko si mohammed, nagwawala. but then, this is just a work of fiction and after all, God is in control, and a mere movie is not about to change an iota of who He is. nakakatawa nga dahil yung isang review sa sa Rotten Tomatoes, ganito naman ang sabi ..
“I’ll say it: It is anti-Jesus and anti-Catholic. Unintentionally though, it is a recruiting film for Opus Dei. Where do I sign up?”
so really, it’s just a controversial subject that a lot of sides are willing to pounce on for the sake of argument. at the end of the day, malilimutan din lahat yan, nothing new is proven, and the bible still stands π
AMEN misispi. you took the words out of my mouth. personally for me, it’s just an entertaining story. i know it’s not a great book and i’d trade it anytime for any piece of work by john irving but it’s a great read when you’re in a 16 hour flight from singapore to the los angeles. in short – it’s just a story. a story to read when you’re bored.
hi batjay! ako…tinulugan ko sya. the movie was bad.
but the book was interesting enough and gave a lot of food for thought. pero kahit na paulit-ulit nang nakasulat dito… fiction nga talaga sya. fiction lamang.
hi jet!
Rock Manila, who is talking trash about Jesus? Again: FICTION LANG YAN!! Even the fiction does not trash Jesus. If you think that portraying a movie of somebody else’s mother as a maniac is comparable to Jesus being married, then you have a problem.
Please read through the posts and see who’s trashing Jesus before you go out on your small crusade. Hey, that’s a good idea for a movie: Righteous Man’s Crusade!
hi jezebel.
tinulugan? hehehehe. para ka palang ako – tinutulugan ko ang american idol.
oo tinulugan ko. sobrang nakakaantok. napanood niyo na ba ni jet?
hindi pa kami nanood. baka hindi na kami manood.
mr. rock, there was a time when the Catholic church excommunicated people who suggested that the world was round. point being… these events happened 2000 years ago. the bible was passed by word of mouth, by transcription of scrolls, by transalation — and you know that even the best translation cannot be 100% accurate. so… the best option is just to keep an open mind.