(February 13, 2015 at 10:44 am)Pyrrho Wrote: The thing is, by condemning it, they gave it more publicity, which got more people to see it. Really, if they had been smart about this, they would have just ignored it. But instead they helped get more people to see the film.
The condemnation approach works when one has the authority to actually ban it and stop it from being shown. But otherwise, it is counterproductive for their interests.
I think we can assume that they think the people who got to see it via the publicity they created were not worth saving anyway, considering they ignored their opinion about it. God will probably punish us all for watching it :p
But I think you are right! Exactly the same thing happened with the interview, a movie I would not have seen if it wasn't for the attention it got. So all in all I am glad some people make a big deal about life of Brian, because besides it being funny it really does carry a good message.