DaVinci Code - finally saw it

TGIF.

Apparently my last post on the Fifth Estate's CC documentary caught the attention of a "Friends of Science" supporter, a denialist. Interesting! How he found it in the midst of so many other blog posts, I'll never know, but hey, all publicity is good publicity. Personally, I think that anyone who denies that humans are having a huge impact on the rate of Global Warming either (1) has their own agenda governed by either money or politics (probably both) or (2) needs their head examined and doesn't understand scientific research at all.

I'm watching "Lost in Translation" with Bill Murray right now. It's one of my favorite movies. After Banff, and with recent events and contemplations, it seems to strike at a deeper core than it had ever before. Two people who find themselves outside of their element, who find in each other a common belief system and the grounds for unexpected intimacy of feelings. One of the statements on the outside of the DVD says "Ms. Coppola's film contemplates the unexpected connections we make but may not last... but stay with us forever". It's a fascinating film. The relationship between the two main characters seems way too familar to me - an unexpected attraction but of which nothing can come due to reality.

Earlier, I watched "The DaVinci Code", which I must admit I was a bit disappointed in. The book was very good (although Dan Brown's other novels are much better, especially "Deception Point"), but the movie lacked some of the more interesting information. A function of needing to appease a general audience and keep the running time to 2.5 hours I suspect. I'm glad to have rented it as it would have been a waste of money to see it at the theatre. Apparnetly "Angels & Demons" is in production. Maybe that will be better.