The Da Vinci Code Movie

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mari319:
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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Of course it’s fiction!!! Nobody can argue that point. The problem becomes which points in the novel that the AUTHOR claims are fiction and which ones aren’t. He labels the characters fictitious, but some obvious innaccurate (fictitious) points he doesn’t. The problem exists with WHAT information the author claims is fiction and what he claims to be truth.

As Catholics, it is our obligation to denounce the book and prevent the spread of the misinformation (evil) in the book. You would be surprised at how many people take the information in the book as truth (more so when it first came out.) Just take a look at some early book reviews on Amazon.com.

I couldn’t get through the book, but I do suggest that Catholics at least attempt to read it (borrow, of course). I wouldn’t suggest going to see the movie, however, since that would just be lining the pockets of the devil.
 
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Jesus4Me:
…I couldn’t get through the book, but I do suggest that Catholics at least attempt to read it (borrow, of course). I wouldn’t suggest going to see the movie, however, since that would just be lining the pockets of the devil.
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Amen. If you read the book (borrowed of course) I see no reason to watch the film. I also wouldn’t try to refute the story, I’d just refer them to The Da Vinci Hoax. I can even give them my own copy to read. Of course, I’m no art historian or art expert, neither do I know or care about the Gnostic Gospels.
 
Several of my friends (Catholics who have fallen into the secularist trap) have read the book and provided me with a brief description. No offense to the New York Times bestseller list, but the Da Vinaci Code story just does not sound interesting.
 
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Jesus4Me:
I can know thy enemy without supporting thy enemy.
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I never said I’d see it in the Theater. Just that I would watch it. It doesn’t help your cause if you have to admit you’ve never even seen (or read) the title you are refuting. 😃
 
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Isidore_AK:
I never said I’d see it in the Theater. Just that I would watch it. It doesn’t help your cause if you have to admit you’ve never even seen (or read) the title you are refuting. 😃
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It’s true that I never read the entire book, but I read almost half. I read all I needed to, to know that it was something I shouldn’t. 😉
 
I want to make sure I know what is going on so I can refute it if necessary. Just as it is goo to understand other religions to be able to lead them back to the Church, so it is important to know errors said of our history.

We are all called to evangualize. If I also research the “other” side, then I can better refute it when faced with it.

God Bless,
Donna
 
Other than the Passion, we haven’t seen a movie in years. Movies are not high on our list of things to do. And this ficitional trash will be no exception. Save your money, and take your kids out for supper.
 
I’ve been told the book made Opus Dei look bad. Opus Dei is a wonderful organization (one which I would join in a heartbeat, if there was a center around here), officially recognized by the Church, and founded by a saint. I’ve heard some people in Opus Dei are eccentric, and I’ve heard St. Josemaria Escriva was as well- but there are eccentric folks in all walks of life, and just because someone marches to the beat of their own drum doesn’t mean they can’t be a holy person and set a good example of holiness.

My mom, who is not even Catholic, found the book to be offensive, and anti-Christian.
 
I would never support such garbage and I am really disappointed that Tom Hanks is playing the lead role.
 
[TPCatolic suggested I post this thread:

What’s more mature? My post or you sleeping on the floor when you have a bed? Or wearing something jagged around your ankle so that you can feebly approximate Jesus’ suffering.

I have a minor philosphy /.theology from John Carroll University which has been rated by US News and World Reports as the number one college in Ohio four of the last five years. What do you have? A sore back and scratced ankle.

blenni said:
From Miriam Webster:
1 : the subjection and denial of bodily passions and appetites by abstinence or self-inflicted pain or discomfort
2 : NECROSIS, GANGRENE
3 a : a sense of humiliation and shame caused by something that wounds one’s pride or self-respect b : the cause of such humiliation or shame

If any of these are your definition of mortification, you at best deeply misguided or at worst sadistic. There is nothing in the New Testament that indicates self infliction of pain for spiritual growth. So how did this get started? Well, my opinion is that the original message of Christ became mutated over time by the Catholics. “We need to suffer like Jesus did”. I don’t know about you but life inherently gives us enough suffering that we can offer up to God for spiritual purposes. But to wear hairshirt-like items, sleeping on the floor, etc. is wrong. One is actually aiding Satan’s mission by doing this.

Opus Dei is a scary bunch. Their view of morality and salvation is convoluted. They are dedicated to the past. That is, pre-Vatican II. I went to Catholic grade school just prior to Vatican II. My memories of those years are not pleasant. Therefore, I believe at best case Opus Dei is suspect. Cults prey upon people that have low self esteem and / lack of direction. In other word, they are lemmings. But now with the Da Vinci Code book and forthcoming movie, Opus Dei is now or shortly will be on most people’s radar. They will be rightfully securitized. And if, there are members that are performing painful self mortification, they will be in trouble. I know Opus Dei has a lock on the Vatican. John Paul II, who was “in bed” with Opus Dei, lived long enough to appoint most of the voting eligible cardinals. Therefore, electing Ratzinger was a “stacked deck” deal. He is not my Pope. He is a neo-nazi with really nothing new to say. More commitment to the past.

The decline of Catholicism has been dramatic over the past forty years. Do you really think Ratzinger and Opus Dei are going to turn that around? In my opinion, the answer is an emphatic no. Perhaps this group is willing to accept fewer but more zealot members. But doesn’t Catholic mean universal???
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The problem with this movie is that those who are uneducated in their faith, those who attend Mass in body only – or those who don’t attend at all, will believe what the movie tells them — and all if it is garbage.

The sad part is that most luke-warm Catholics are getting their education from Hollywood.

You need to be educated in your faith. How? Reading Catholic Answers, Dr. Scott Hahn Phd (www.salvationhistory.org), watching EWTN, reading Patrick Madrid etc… keeps one learning and thereby educated.

One other important factor is PRAYER … AND LOTS OF IT!

Blessings,
Joanie
 
dont want to see it and certainly dont need to see it. my personal reply when people tell me i really have to read it before i can criticize it is one of the following:

“i dont need to drink sour milk to know its gone bad”
“I dont need to smell the trash can to know there’s garbage inside”
“I dont need to cut myself to know a knife is sharp”
“I dont need to see all of history to know that we have a past”
“I dont need to drive 180 mph in the rain to know thats not safe”
and
“I dont need to read anything by dan brown to tell you he’s got his facts all wrong”
 
Blenni:

As the course of fair play goes, before you pass judgement on Opus Dei, please take the time to meet the people and go to a retreat directed by Opus Dei. It might help temper that anger that you seem to be harboring since Vatican II.

Pax
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promethius:
dont want to see it and certainly dont need to see it. my personal reply when people tell me i really have to read it before i can criticize it is one of the following:

“i dont need to drink sour milk to know its gone bad”
“I dont need to smell the trash can to know there’s garbage inside”
“I dont need to cut myself to know a knife is sharp”
“I dont need to see all of history to know that we have a past”
“I dont need to drive 180 mph in the rain to know thats not safe”
and
“I dont need to read anything by dan brown to tell you he’s got his facts all wrong”
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:amen:
 
Before you praise or condemn prehaps you might like to know a bit about the subject. There is a great book out about Opus Dei. It takes you through the history and explains how and why it was founded. A very good and noble cause. If you are in Opus Dei you will hate it and if you are unfamiliar with it you will be scared. There is little truth to the book, much like the relationship between real life and James Bond. It is a mystery book just like 007, interesting but fiction.

Read “Their Kingdom Come” by Robert Hutchison. You will come away wondering where our Church is going and how just for a few dollars to save the struggling Vatican Bank we could have been sold out. A cheap price for Jesus’s Church.

Peace!
 
After I read the book, I am going to buy a ticket like an adult, and watch the movie.

After that point in time, I will form my opinion. If I like it, (or don’t) I will then tell my friends if it is worth the time or bucks. They can make up their own minds.

I am a big fan of Ron Howard… If any one else was directing, I might think twice.
 
I voted undecided. I have not read the book as I am not really interested in it although if I did read it, it would be from the library as I would not want to line the pockets of those publishing it.

As for the movie, we have all the premium channels (HBO, SHOWTIME, ETC.) and I won’t pay to see the movie since it will eventually be on TV. I rarely go to movies anyway. The last one I saw in a theater was The Passion of the Christ. My sweet hubby :love: bought it for me on my birthday so I can see it anytime I want now.
 
I got the book from the library, and still wonder what all the hype is about. Guess it’s the controversy, because I’ve read a zillion better books, better written, more exciting, more compelling.

Wonder why, if Ron Howard wants to make a historical movie, he doesn’t use a book by James Lee Burke, or someone else who can actually write.
 
I’m not a big fan of Howard. I loved Apollo 13 - he really struck gold, there - but most of his other films I find . . . pedestrian. Beautiful Mind had one brilliant performance in Crowe, but the rest of the cast was only servicable. And Crowe was acting as if the script was far better than it was. I’ll see Cinderella Man but, really, I’d rather see Batman again!

DVC holds no interest for me. Except when I need to correct the folks who think it’s true!
 
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