Hey all,

Went to see The DaVinci Code this weekend. I’m going to make this short and sweet. Well…as short and sweet as I can be. If you’ve read the book, and you liked it…well…the movie’s probably not going to be your thing. If you hated the book, and everything it represents, then hey…you might like this flick!

Okay, usually I’m not one of those people who is like, “Oh! The movie has to be just like the book! Wah, wah, wah!” No, that’s not really me, because I understand that things translate differently from page to screen. I don’t care that Spidey had organic web shooters, I understand that sometimes things need to change. However, when it comes to changing one of the core principles of the book…well…I get a little itchy.

If you haven’t read the book, don’t worry, I’m not going to reveal any of the twists. What I will tell you though, is that the book reveres the idea of the sacred feminine, of restoring the balance of power between the male and the female. The lead female character in the book, Sophie, is portrayed as very smart and essential to solving the overall mysteries.

How awful is it then, that the film’s team made the decision to strip all of that power and intelligence away from the character of Sophie, leaving her as the standard Hollywood damsel in distress? It’s really terrible how the character is handled and I hope the irony is not lost on people who have both read the book and seen the movie. And I hope that makes them angry. Because it is one of the most blatant examples of how Hollywood mistreats the female.

I’m not saying that you shouldn’t see the movie…

Well, yeah. I am saying that you shouldn’t see the movie, because if you see the movie, it simply supports this misogyny in Hollywood.

Anyways, that’s all I’ll write for now. I have to go and tell Dave to put more titties in the new script. Mmmmm…breasts. They represent purity.

Let’s hear it for gratuitous nudity!!

Matthew

Matthew can’t take all the credit now that we have an outlet for our voices! There really are 4 G14 members (plus a few G15 members) and we’re ready to be heard.

Things have been pretty busy for G14 the past few months. We’ve been brainstorming and fundraising like mad for our next project. Plus we’ve been putting the final touches on Noir. Once that is complete, you can definitely expect a premiere at some fun spot! Noir is going on 4 (or is it 5 now) years in the making - the penultimate labor of love, blood, sweat & tears (gross!).

We have so many people to thank for getting us to this point. You all know who you are so I’m sending a big THANK YOU your way. Every day I am amazed by what we have accomplished at G14 but the really great thing is that I know there is so much more to come.

Ok, before I get sappy, I’ll sign off. Word bitches! :D

(yes I know I’m not ghetto at all….)