Davinci Code:

So is any one else as exited as I am about the movie coming out?

I really wanted to see "Angels and Demons" though I know that would be too contriversial considering it takes place mostly at the Vatican.

I'm still really interested as to how Robert Langdon is portrayed. I actually thought of Bill Pulman as the character so it will be interesting how Tom Hanks pulls it off.

I still haven't read it, but I'm feeling a level of peer pressure now.  I hear it's based on the premise that Jesus married Mary Magdaline and the bloodline is still alive.  Apparently, that premise has been used in other books in the past also.  But if I haven't read any of the books which it's a rehash of, then is it safe to assume that this author did read those books, and refined the old ideas and added enough new ideas to make it the best choice for anyone who wants to be introduced to that premise?  Maybe. Maybe not.  But I don't know.  Can speculative fiction about history be proven wrong easier than speculative fiction about the future?  Maybe.  Maybe not.  But I don't know.  Ooo, "Ali G" is on ...

Regardless of if it's true or not, it was a good book and a lot of really good books get made into movies.

Does it matter if it's true or not?

I always thought movies are there to entertain us not to educate us.

True.  Entertainment is important.  But when the ability to entertain isn't used as a method for drawing attention to an important message, then I think a screenwriters' talent is wasted.  

You think all screenplays need some message?

Personally I just like to be entertained.

Actually most produced films have a message of some sort (I said most, not all, to avoid being flamed). This message is usually the realization the main character experiences once the story is over, though it can also be simply woven into the fabric of the story. If films don't leave you with something when the lights come on, you'll usually feel a little cheated. Most of the time, these messages are delivered very subtlely, but sometimes they can be blatant as well (the most glaring example being The Wizard of Oz "What did you learn Dorothy?")

The message of most slashers is don't have premarital sex, do drugs, or disobey your parents or the boogeyman will kill you.