The Da Vinci Code Movie

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I made it through half of the book and just couldn’t read anymore. Needless to say, I will not be going to see the movie. It didn’t feel right when I was reading it and I’m certain I couldn’t sit through the entire movie.

BTW - I voted that I wouldn’t see it because it’s a sin. Because I feel that by doing so you are promoting an anti-Catholic message. Hopefully the movie will fail, but with the popularity of the book AND with Tom Hanks and Ron Howard working on the movie, I fear it will not.

You can find me at home praying!!
 
I like Tom Hanks.

I am going to wait and see if it gets good reviews. If it does, I am going to see it.

Why not? I can go see National Treasure without believing or endorsing the belief that there is a treasure map on the back of the Declaration of Independence. I can see “War of the Worlds” without endorsing the belief that ravenous aliens are going to come and eat our children.

It’s FICTION.
 
Well, the book actually had a positive impact on me as it informed me about Opus Dei and I have been attending the monthly Evening of Reflection at the center in Pittsburgh for about a year and a half now.

I would likely become a full member if I didn’t live so far away. It’s been a very good experience for me. Many, if not most, if not almost all, of the Catholic authors, speakers, apologists are members of Opus Dei. I have met members that are former Amish and former Evangelical and there are routinely people at the center from all over the world. I have met people from several of the countries of Central/South America, Spain, and parts of Africa… There is even a former member of the French Foreign Legion there, but I haven’t met him yet.

I think that their success is largely due to a straight forward, simple doctrine that fills a huge need in modern society… Although I am still fighting a battle between the temporary nature of everything we do on planet earth and the permanent nature of the attitude and purpose that we do these things. Think about it… Everything ultimately made by man is in a land fill someday… So if you are in a factory making things, at best, they have temporary value… This has puzzled me for a while until I found Opus Dei… We are here in the physical world for a short while and the things we do can be offered up to God and become a means of Sanctification - which is why Opus Dei is so attractive to professionals, etc. Which is why it’s sometimes regarded as an elitist organization, but I have seen members there from all walks of life.

As for the movie, I am a little peeved about it, but I think that it might back-fire because I am sure that they are going to come up with such an absurd character that people might just totally disregard it or come looking to find out for themselves.

I have been digging into Apologetics for a while now and I have to say that I am terribly disappointed and frightened by what I have found out… Woven within protestantism is a never ending pile of hog-wash about the Catholic Church - concerning both doctrine and history… You would think that we are Satanic devil worshippers responsible for every attrocity on the planet since the dawn of time… What a joke… Things are going to have to go one way or another pretty soon, because as I see it, Martin Luther pushed the “Self-Destruct” button and Christianity has been self destructing ever since…
 
Nope, I am not going to spend my money for lies about the Catholic Church and blasphemy against Our Lord Jesus Christ.:nope:
 
Slight correction to the above post… All of my personal Apologetics material is made by members of Opus Dei and I have run into a prominent Catholic author at the center - I guess it’s not fair for me to say that “almost all” Apologists, authors, etc… are members of Opus Dei. Sorry about the potential overstatement, I rethought this post over lunch and realized that I may have overstated the case.
 
A Protestant friend of mine loved the book and wanted to get my opinion on it. I want to be able to refute it for her, so I’ve considered getting the book, as well as a good book to counter it. But I have hesitated about putting money in Brown’s pocket. But if I just bought the book to counter it, she may feel that I was getting a biased view and be less receptive to the refutations.

So, I think I will either buy the book or see the movie, as well as read a book to counter it, and then talk to my friend about it.
 
In order to refute the book, I had to read it. I bought it used and gagged it down.
Then I read The Da Vinci Hoax by Miesel & Olson. It’s an excellent refutation, footnoted abundantly.

Will NOT see the movie.
 
The Da Vinci Code Movie wil be at least Heretical. At most it is an abomination.

I am saddened that Opie has moved from Mayberry to Gomorrah.
 
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ThornGenX:
Nope, I am not going to spend my money for lies about the Catholic Church and blasphemy against Our Lord Jesus Christ.:nope:
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Ditto
 
I think it’s important to see or read what a lot of ordinary people are seeing or reading about the Church - just so that we know what lies are being told, and how to refute them.

That’s why I finally paid out as little as I could for a copy of the book. (Then I borrowed Angels and Demons from a friend ).

So people whose faith is secure should see the film in order to refute it. One thing we can be sure of is that a lot of people with weak faith, or who are uncertain about their faith will watch it. I don’t want to put money into Mr Brown’s pocket (or his publishers) That’s why I think he and they should be sued for their libels against the Church. It would penalise them financially.

The book does its damage by giving people a false history of the Church - presenting it as an evil conspiracy. I don’t know if the film will do this. If it does, it should be loudly protested - or people will begin to believe the lie over the truth.
 
I voted: "Of course not! It’s a sin to watch that garbage!"

I never read the book, but I already know what it’s all about. Just reading the reviews of the book made me nautious. I bought and read The Da Vinci Hoax instead. I can not put one penny in that guy’s pocket! I also believe it’s a sin to support such things. **I really felt disheartened by Tom Hanks starring in that filth. **
Advice for those who want to see it or read it without supporting it: Borrow it from the public library. Some public library systems also have DVD’s and videos too. I would not even want to rent the stupid thing, many video stores have a list of Top rentals.
**However, for those who want to refute it, you can buy and read The Da Vinci Hoax. **
 
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Roman_Army:
Advice for those who want to see it or read it without supporting it: Borrow it from the public library. Some public library systems also have DVD’s and videos too. I would not even want to rent the stupid thing, many video stores have a list of Top rentals.

However, for those who want to refute it, you can buy and read The Da Vinci Hoax.
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I was just about to post the same thing:D

I have a copy of the DaVinci Code on hold at my public library, and am just about to start reading the DaVinci Hoax (hubby is part way through it).

I want to be as informed as possible about what secular society finds “interesting”. I know people who are looking forward to reading the DaVinci Code and I want to know exactly what they are reading so I know best how to refute it.

Just like when Farenheit 9/11 came out… I watched it just to know what it was about. But then I watched FarenHype 9/11 to get the other side of the story.

So my vote would be for seeing it but not paying to.

Malia
 
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petra:
A Protestant friend of mine loved the book and wanted to get my opinion on it. I want to be able to refute it for her, so I’ve considered getting the book, as well as a good book to counter it. But I have hesitated about putting money in Brown’s pocket. But if I just bought the book to counter it, she may feel that I was getting a biased view and be less receptive to the refutations.

So, I think I will either buy the book or see the movie, as well as read a book to counter it, and then talk to my friend about it.
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I’ll probably see the movie because I feel I have to. I work in campus ministry and have had to answer college student’s questions; most students are not that gullible to just believe Brown, but unfortunately it does add to their overall confusion and cynicism/skepticism. I groaned when I heard the release date for the movie is next June – one more whole year of silly hype and “controversy”!

In researching the truth to confound the lies of Brown, I started with Catholic/Christian refutations, but thought that if a person were inclined to believe Brown, he/she would also suspect such a refutation as part of Brown’s imagined conspiracy. So I compiled a partial list of Brown’s falsehoods (one church listed 106) with their refutation (as much as possible) in secular sources on the web. You can find it at shsu-catholic.org/da-vinci-con.htm . I’d be interested in people’s reactions, especially corrections, or if there is anything similar already out there. I am sure there are a lot more refutations which could be included, but I don’t have any plans, as yet, to expand the list. **
 
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Magicsilence:
Guessing your from the U.K, if your talking about the bbc, when abouts was it on, and do you know how to go about seeing it?

Also, its documentary 😛 👍
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No. sorry i’m from australia so icouldn’t tell you how. but i can tell you i got the title wrong. the shows called " the real da vinci code’ it’s hosted by tony robinson. also it wasn’t on the BBC it was on channel 4…sorry my bad… this is the only place i could find, that might be able to give you more (hopefully correct) information on the show.
 
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petra:
A Protestant friend of mine loved the book and wanted to get my opinion on it. I want to be able to refute it for her, so I’ve considered getting the book, as well as a good book to counter it. But I have hesitated about putting money in Brown’s pocket. But if I just bought the book to counter it, she may feel that I was getting a biased view and be less receptive to the refutations.

So, I think I will either buy the book or see the movie, as well as read a book to counter it, and then talk to my friend about it.
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You could always borrow the book from the library. It would save you from spending good money on garbage (oops - IMHO, I mean). It would also save you from putting money in the author’s pocket.

Just a thought.
 
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A Protestant friend of mine loved the book and wanted to get my opinion on it. I want to be able to refute it for her, so I’ve considered getting the book, as well as a good book to counter it.
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I am amazed that it does not upset your protestant friend. It is an abomination of her core belief as well. Just because the Catholic church is position prominently in the book and movie, doesn’t mean that her denomination is not in cross-hairs as well… She needs to understand that it attacks all of Christianity and calls it fraud.
 
I’ll probably see it but I doubt I’ll see it at the theater. It’s a fictional story, says so right on the cover. And it’s a good, gripping story as long as you realize it’s JUST FICTION. As for those who think it’s anything other than fiction, we need to educate them. The best way to do that is to either read the book or see the movie and poke them full of holes. Just my :twocents: .
 
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