Review of Poseidon

POSEIDON - STORY: A gambler defies Captain's orders and leads a small group of victims in an overturned cruise ship to safety despite many hardships along the way.

POSEIDON - MESSAGE: Courage, independent thinking and ingenuity lead to success.

POSEIDON - WIN: Accurately showed people's ability increasing to meet their necessity level.

POSEIDON - LOSE: Promotes drinking alcohol and promiscuity to have fun. Promotes dishonoring of one's parents.

POSEIDON - EFFECT ON ME: I was as tired after the film as if I had just gone through an ordeal. It was an "on-the-edge-of-the-seat" movie. It made me aspire to be as courageous, intelligent and ingenious as the main characters in the face of any life-threatening event that may befall me. (And in those things that life throws at me that are just annoying.)

Review of The Da Vinci Code

THE DA VINCI CODE - STORY: A professor of symbology teams with an expert in codes to decipher a cover-up about Christian history.

THE DA VINCI CODE - MESSAGE: Important things can be won with dedication, intelligence and persistence. There exists a higher truth than the comings and goings of man.

THE DA VINCI CODE - WIN: It was a good exploration of the subject of symbols. The two protagonists (male/female combo, similar to the male/female symbology of the six-pointed star) were bright and exhibited high energy traits. This is consistent with the success of their investigation. An accurate portrayal of the emotional level and mindset of evil people (a self-flogger and a pretend friend.)

THE DA VINCI CODE - LOSE: There was a beat missed that has to do with the fact our society is steeped in the medical theory that ability comes from the body, rather than the spirit. When ability is attributed to the body, then the area of genetics and ancestors weighs heavily upon our look at a person. When ability is properly attributed to the spirit within, then lineage has proper perspective. The male protagonist should have given us this perspective just after the female dipped a toe in the pond.

THE DA VINCI CODE - EFFECT ON ME: I was elated at the successful completion of a tough, intriguing, tension-filled investigation. As a screenwriter, I learned that the impact of a movie can increase exponentially if one does a twist on that which is familiar to the majority. I was disturbed that the movie may have stepped on some toes, perhaps of those close to me, but the movie renewed my wish to fight alongside those who recognize the innate spirituality of Man.