gotta tell ya... if you read it like the fiction that it is, it's not a bad book, but it WAS very interesting while reading it to look at a picture of the "Last Supper" painting and the odd things found in it.
Posted on 08/04/2005 11:43:04 AM PDT by Mrs. Don-o
But "Da Vinci," set for release in May, is shaping up as one of the movie world's more complicated exercises - so much so that Sony has dropped a scrim of secrecy over the affair, refusing to discuss anything but the barest details. The script has been closely controlled. Outsiders have been banned from the set. And those associated with the film have had to sign confidentiality agreements.
...their silence is a measure of concern about the potentially incendiary nature of the subject matter. The book, which is fiction, takes aim at central Christian dogma, claiming that Jesus had a child with Mary Magdalene, who was meant to be his true heir. It alleges an enormous coverup by the Roman Catholic Church, which, according to the book, usurped Mary's place in favor of a male-oriented hierarchy that has suppressed what Mr. Brown calls the "sacred feminine."
...Studio officials have consulted with Catholic and other Christian specialists on how they might alter the plot of the novel to avoid offending the devout..
"We came up with three things," Ms. Nicolosi said: the more ambiguous approach to the central premise, the removal of Opus Dei and amending errors in the book's description of religious elements in art....
[T]here are signs that the studio has not ruled out attracting religious moviegoers, including those who made an international sensation last year of Mel Gibson's film, "The Passion of the Christ."
"The phrase I heard used several times was 'Passion dollars'; they want to try to get 'The Passion' dollars if they can," said Ms. Nicolosi, referring to her conversations about the film. "They're wrong," she added. "It's sacrilegious, irreligious. They're thinking they can ride the 'Passion' wave with this.
And I said, 'Are you kidding me?' "
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
Let's try this again, slowly.
This book is FICTION.
Anyone stupid enough to believe that it is rooted in reality is stupid enough to believe anything. (In which case, send 'em my way, 'cause I have some amazing oceanfront property in Tulsa.)
Then don't buy it or see the movie ..Simple..If your faith is that THIN that this book upsets you then dont buy it..No doubt you haven't read it either HUH ? What you THINK th ebook is and what it really is , is 2 way different things no doubt.It's a step under Spiderman in believabiliy..Grow up
What you said.
(Makes you wonder if they think "Lord of the Rings" is for real as well.)
I nominate that for Least Coherent Post of the Day.
Probably the same nuts who want to burn Harry Potter because it praises Satin or some such stupidity.
And reading the part of the book jacket that says FICTION wouldn't lead one to believe that it's, um, fiction?
My prediction is that the da vinci code heresy movie will crash and burn as it should. No believing Christian should give any money to this type of tripe. On the other hand 'The Chronicles of Narnia' by C.S. Lewis that is due in theaters by Christmas will approach the 'Passion of the Christ' in sales.
PLENTY of GOOD Christians will see the movie because plenty of GOOD Christians are mature enough to know it's just a FUN mystery story and NOTHING else.
The controversy is that even Brown thinks the book is fiction except for the part about the Church. He hints taht those 'secrets' are some kind of Holy Grail, waiting to be discovered, revealed. I'm not fooled by it. The sad part is that so many others allow themselves to be. It plays off of anti-Catholic teachings that have resurfaced as supposed truths in certain 'Catholic' crowds and they view his 'novel' as confirmation finally about what they've suspected all along and Brown subtly encourages this not just for the money but also because he seems to 'believe it'. Substitute any other word in there for Catholic, religious or not. Such a story would either be accepted as truly fiction and off the wall or completely disavowed. This is not happening here, because Catholic bashing is acceptable.
Nasty?
I guess you would know.
Did YOU read the book ?
gotta tell ya... if you read it like the fiction that it is, it's not a bad book, but it WAS very interesting while reading it to look at a picture of the "Last Supper" painting and the odd things found in it.
That would be a reasonable assumption. But, the legions of imbeciles who believe it to be historically accurate would say otherwise.
Well then lets protect the fools of the world and destroy every book that they may take as real eventhough it says FICTION right on it..OK ,thats a real good solution that would seem to satisfy you.You're sounding like a religious fanatic and all fanatics are narrow minded and ignorant.It's a dime store novel my froend and even little kids are smart enough to see that ..By the way ..DID YOU READ IT ? Guess ya wanna do it Harry Potter too then righ t?Some ignorant moron might think its devil worship.So , lets burn and boycott that one too.
Some people really get bent out of shape over trivia.
Its only a fiction book and I still don't get the connection between Harry Potter and evil doings. As for the Da Vinci Code - I wouldn't waste my time. I don't read fiction unless its classical stuff.
Glad you're still out there Xenalyte.
What is the "Salicious Ping" list?
( I LOVE your webpage.)
It's called "marketing hype"...
So for the sake of the legions of imbeciles lets boycott the book then .Hey lets BURN it then and protect the morons from geting false ideas .Lets do that with ALL books while we're at it.
Someone rightly pointed out that this book is a publicist's dream, and it is. That's great, I wish I could come up with an idea this popular. But that doesn't change the reality that it's a church-bashing book, and people can deny that all they like. But I'd love to see what their idea of a REAL church-bashing book is. And yes, fiction can be used to make points--that's so obvious it seems silly to even point it out--look at Salman Rushdie.
I agree. A real church bashing book? One that bashed almost any other religion.
Maybe the post was in "Duh-Vinci Code"...
Sorry...bad pun, I know...
How the hell have you been?
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