Doesn't seem very "Christian".
It's a book, a story. It was a fun, easy, read - much like a Tom Clancy or Star Wars FICTION Novel. I don't see you all sitting around carping and sniping at George Lucas because "his x-wing fighters fly in space like there is actually an atmosphere!!!"
I must admit that, many times, the pettiness and sheer smallness of the way some folks think around here is downright embarassing.
And, don't bother checking my sign-up date....I've probably been here longer than you!
Virtually all films fall in box office by at least 60 percent after a blockbuster opening weekend. Da Vinci has done much better than expectations in the US; and its foreign box office is about twice that of the US, breaking records in places like Japan, Germany, Italy and many smaller countries.
So, you're like so very open minded, eh dude?
In fairness, George Lucas and (most of) his groupies don't go around pretending that Star Wars is anything other than what it is. The DVC, on the other hand, takes itself very seriously, and many of of its fans have taken it as a historical and spiritiual manifesto. You might not be in that group, but plenty of folks are. We even have a few at FR. They consider The DVC to be a novel built around a fact-based debunking of the "greatest cover-up in human history."
Aren't all Tom Clancy backstories true? I'm crushed!
Littleminded peoples thoughts move in such small circles that five minutes conversation with them is enough to determine their whole curve.
Most responses, including the author of this thread, their arc has been made clearly manifest. They offer no dialogue on the movie; just criticism. The fact is, they do not even know if the Savior was married or not. The scriptures may have never mentioned anything of the possibility, but that does not negate it.
The fact is, given the divinity that is in Christ, the Catholic church has done wonders through history to make sex seem like an God-awful sin, even marital sex. Perhaps that is why they wanted the grail to be kept secret.
Oh, and I know I have been on here more than most.
Only by a month.
Opus Dei is a real organization. Is it evil?
You see, backstories about historical peoples and characters usually are generally true. If they are preposterous, book critics will point it out, and knowledgeable readers' suspension of disbelief will be shattered, and they'll go tell their friends how stupid the book was. But Dan Brown's readers, apparently, aren't used to historical fiction, unless it's got that guy from the "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter" commercials on the front cover. Brown puts horrific slander in people's brain as little details, and the next time they hear those tid-bits, they say, "oh, yeah, I think I heard about that."
And you said:
It's a book, a story. It was a fun, easy, read - much like a Tom Clancy or Star Wars FICTION Novel. I don't see you all sitting around carping and sniping at George Lucas because "his x-wing fighters fly in space like there is actually an atmosphere!!!"
People KNOW Star Wars is fiction, nobody is going to start a new SETI project to look for stray communications signals from the Death Start.
But the Oprah-weaned masses will likely form much of their "background knowledge" of Christianity and history from this mush.
BTW, I took your reply as a challenge and clicked on your home page anyway. Where on EARTH do you do your kayaking, living in Maryland? :-)
Cheers!
"I don't see you all sitting around carping and sniping at George Lucas because "his x-wing fighters fly in space like there is actually an atmosphere!!!
You will see the difference if you think about it. George Lucas was a fictional character. On the other hand, for millions of us, Jesus Christ is the Son of God who lived a perfect, chaste, selfless life and was the Perfect Sacrifice to pay for all our sins. He then rose from the dead and lives today. Nowhere in Scripture is there even the slightest indication that He was married. It goes against His core purpose for being on earth. Remember, selflessness in Him was total, dedicated to saving mankind. I can't begin to tell you how offensive the precepts in The DaVinci Code offend believers.
So it's not petty to be unhappy when He is blasphemed. Nor is it petty to now wish a book/movie that does that to fail. Yeah, we might get grouchy and snarky about it, but we're human.
Besides, I've been here longer than you, nah-nah-nah! ;o)
Maybe he'll write a book on how false Islam is? Not if he enjoys life.