{"id":543,"date":"2006-03-16T10:05:00","date_gmt":"2006-03-16T17:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/churchofthemasses\/2006\/03\/dvc-othercott-reminder-spread-the-word\/"},"modified":"2006-03-16T10:05:00","modified_gmt":"2006-03-16T17:05:00","slug":"dvc-othercott-reminder-spread-the-word","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/churchofthemasses\/2006\/03\/dvc-othercott-reminder-spread-the-word\/","title":{"rendered":"DVC “Othercott” Reminder – Spread the Word!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

WHAT ARE YOU DOING MAY 19TH?<\/span>
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<\/span>May 19th is the date the<\/span> Da Vinci Code<\/i><\/span> movie opens. A movie based on a book that wears its heresy and blasphemy as a badge of honor.<\/span><\/p>\n

What can we as Christians do in response to the release of this movie? I\u2019m going to offer you the usual choices \u2014 and a new one.<\/p>\n

Here are the usual suspects:<\/p>\n

A) We can ignore the movie. \u2026\u2026..<\/p>\n

The problem with this option: The box office is a ballot box. The only people whose votes are counted are those who buy tickets. And the ballot box closes on the Sunday of opening weekend. If you stay home, you have lost your chance to make your vote heard. You have thrown your vote away, and from Hollywood\u2019s point of view, you don\u2019t count. By staying home, you do nothing to shape the decision-making process regarding what movies will make it to the big screen.<\/p>\n

B) We can protest. \u2026\u2026..<\/p>\n

The problem with this option: It doesn\u2019t work. Any publicity is good publicity. Protests not only fuel the box office, they make all Christians look like idiots. And again, protests and boycotts do nothing to help shape the decisions being made right now about what movies Hollywood will make in the next few years. (Or they convince Hollywood to make *more* movies that will provoke Christians to protest, which will drive the box office up.)<\/p>\n

C) We can discuss the movie. We can be rational and be ready with study guides and workshops and point-by-point refutations of the lies promulgated by the movie. \u2026\u2026..<\/p>\n

The problem with this option: No one\u2019s listening. They think they know what we\u2019re going to say already. We\u2019ll lose most of these discussions anyway, no matter how prepared we are, because the power of story always<\/u><\/span> trumps the power of facts (why do you think Jesus taught in parables?!). And once again: rational discussion of history does nothing to affect Hollywood\u2019s choices regarding what movies to make.<\/span><\/p>\n

But there\u2019s a fourth choice.<\/p>\n

On May 19th, you should go to the movies.<\/p>\n

Just go to another movie.<\/p>\n

Save the date now. May 19th, or May 20th. No later than Sunday, May 21st \u2014 that\u2019s the day the ballot box closes. You\u2019ll get a vote, the only vote Hollywood recognizes: The power of cold hard cash laid down on a box office window on opening weekend.<\/p>\n

Use your vote. Don\u2019t throw it away. Vote for a movie other<\/i><\/span> than<\/span> DVC<\/i><\/span>. If enough people do it, the powers that be will notice. They won\u2019t have a choice.<\/span><\/p>\n

The major studio movie scheduled for release against DVC<\/i><\/span> is the DreamWorks animated feature<\/span> Over the Hedge<\/i><\/span>. The trailers look fun, and you can take your kids. And your friends. And their friends. In fact, let\u2019s <\/span>all<\/u><\/span> go see it.<\/span><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s rock the box office in a way no one expects \u2014 without protests, without boycotts, without arguments, without rancor. Let\u2019s show up at the box office ballot box and cast our votes. And buy some popcorn, too.<\/p>\n

May 19th. Mark your calendars now: Over the Hedge<\/i><\/span>\u2018s opening weekend. Buy a ticket.<\/span><\/p>\n

And spread the word. Forward this e-mail to all the Christians in your address book. Post it on your blogs. Talk about it to your churches. And let\u2019s all go to the movies.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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