If someone has no religious experience whatsoever you may be correct. However, if people do know about Jesus they will see the movie for what it is, just that.
I still believe that prior to the "hype" the book was just that, not too much interest, the "hype" perpetuated the sales and interest. That is all I am saying, more people went to see the movie because of the talk.
Personally I have no interest in the book or movie,
I agree with all you are saying. The hype does cause people to want to see it. But, it is time that people spoke up for their beliefs because there is a mass effort in this country to take God out of the U.S.
I have never said it would harm Christians. The concern is that it will cause untold numbers to believe the fiction and thus discount all the Bible says. It also furthers distrust of churches.
We speak up when people trash the U.S. on foreign lands, we speak up when we disagree with the president, it is totally fair to speak up when Jesus is used in a disrespectful manner.
Maybe the public will hear all the flack and understand that people are upset because it will cause the non-Christian public to be led astray and might prevent them learning the truth of what Jesus offers them if they only believe and follow Him.
But we also are upset because they are tampering with Jesus and not to spread His message - but to discount His message.