Honestly, the controversy around this movie is ridiculous. It follows the general story, invents a few subplots, sprinkles in some Rock Monsters (who, it's worth noting, have some basis in the Book of Genesis) and voila: arthouse blockbuster! Is it silly? No more than the rest of the Torah (C'mon. A guy tells everyone…

How about a good old-fashioned cut-to-black right before Jon Snow finds out who his real parents are?

Books may not get as much fanfare as premium cable shows, but they're still invaluable as source material for Hollywood and the TV industry. 'The Hunger Games' and 'The Hobbit,' two of the most popular franchises at the moment, exist because of books. Same with 'Game of Thrones' and 'Justified' and 'True Blood' and…

At the risk of sounding like a troll posing as a naif, I'd hazard to say that this is a great time to be a writer. If you accept that Twitter and Facebook posts count as writing, there's more writing being done now then at any other point in history. Granted, it's not art, but words are words. The more words you take…