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Article: No blockbuster film.(Opinion & Editorial)
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- Manila Bulletin
- Article date:
- April 21, 2006
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Byline: Bernardo M Villegas
THE movie world seems to be waiting with great anticipation for the Sony-Columbia production of "Da Vinci Code" starring Tom Hanks. Considering that millions of people all over the world have read the original book version, the film could be a big box office success. Its future in the Philippines, however, is, to say the least, quite uncertain.
It is very possible that some large theater chains may refuse to show the film because of its blasphemous attacks against the Person of the God-Man Jesus Christ. Although the plot is supposed to be based on fiction, its use of historical figures like Jesus Christ, St. Mary Magdalene, ...