“The Da Vinci Code” is finally here. The P.R. machine that had Tom Hanks and his “Da Vinci” ‘do at the Oscars and trailers running for a year has succeeded. The reviews are out. Ministries around the world are spreading the word about the “fiction” of The Code. This week’s water-cooler question is, “Are you going to see it?” Next week’s will be, “What’d you think of it?”
I think the most important question will not be what we think about the film, but instead, “What do we think about its main character?” And that main character is not Leonardo da Vinci or Tom Hanks or Mary Magdalene. The main character—The One whose identity and purpose is at the center of the story—is Jesus Christ.
“Almost everything our fathers taught us about Christ is false,” says the book on page 235. What do you think about that? What do I? Those questions about Him far outweigh what we think of the film. Each of us has the right—and the responsibility—to make our own decisions about who He is and what that has to do with our lives. Our decision in that regard far transcends opinions and discussions about how good this movie is.
And for me, that is the most exciting and continuing drama—the one about how God has reached out to His creation to explain and reveal who He is through Creation, the Incarnation, the Bible, and His providential acts. It is not only more lasting and intriguing than any movie, it’s a drama in which you and I play a significant part.
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posted May 22, 2006 at 1:37 am
Whether or not I originally desired to see “The Davinci Code” is irrelevant. The sheer publicity overkill has fully deterred me from any desire to do so. If the Catholic church had naintained a discreet silence, far fewer people would have been interested in seeing it. Remeber Rushdie’s “Satanic Verses”? If the Islamic authorities had said nothing and not issued a fatwa, the book would have been a minor low-selling curiosity and Rushdie would still be a minor professor struggling for a living in Britain.>
posted May 23, 2006 at 3:20 am
I enjoyed the movie and am at a loss to see what the church is in an uproar about?? I should think they have more important things to worry. What’s to worry if it IS fiction?>
posted May 24, 2006 at 8:22 am
I first read the book during a time when I had already been trying to piece together my spirituality by looking into the Gnostics. The book encouraged me to keep seeking and integrating the insights of my path. Others perhaps will be inspired to take another look at the struggles faced in the early years of Christianity, and they might rediscover a more orthodox mystical appreciation and renewed interest in St Mary Magdalene. The people who are only concerned about royal bloodlines and controversy, are missing out on a lot. And that includes offended Christians as well as provocative non-Christians.>