Da Vinci Code

[JenBKR]

I want to clarify one thing that JenBCR said and that is the Dan Brown never said this was a Factual writing. He said that much of what you will read is based on fact (the historical information), but he has also been quoted as saying that this a work of fiction. My husband and I certainly treated it as enjoyable fiction reading and we are strongly seeded in our Christian faith. Even our minister agreed with us (he is an avid reader and read this book as well).

When I can put my hands on the book, I will share the quote from Dan Brown about his intentions with this book.

Logan

I could be wrong....but I believe he was asked in an interview how much of the book was real, and he answered all of it. Of course, I could have gotten that mixed up, but that's what I remember

[Jessika]

oh my gosh, for the millionth time, it is not the book or movie ITSELF, it is people who TREAT the book as fact. And yes, there are people out there who believe the book, word for word! I have no problem with the book OR movie itself, but the people who try to shove it in my face as being fact to try to disprove something that can't even be proven OR disproven to begin with!

EDIT: Jen, I heard that from an interview too, but maybe I just misunderstood his answer?

[JenBKR]

oh my gosh, for the millionth time, it is not the book or movie ITSELF, it is people who TREAT the book as fact. And yes, there are people out there who believe the book, word for word! I have no problem with the book OR movie itself, but the people who try to shove it in my face as being fact to try to disprove something that can't even be proven OR disproven to begin with!

EDIT: Jen, I heard that from an interview too, but maybe I just misunderstood his answer?

I totally agree with this - I don't mean to sound as if I am against the movie or book themselves, because I understand that they are meant to be entertainment. You worded that perfectly.

Maybe we both misunderstood what he said, but i really thought that he claimed it was all true. Hmmmm.....

[RICHARD]

Meanwhile, I am ignoring all the DVC book-and-movie hype and enjoying a reread of The Life And Death of Peter Sellers.

Most of it seems to be fact, so far....

You know that the movie critics "crucified" him in some of their reviews....

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Belief is a wonderful thing.
You sometimes can hold your life together with belief.
Sometimes the loss of belief can make you give it all up.

The absolute worst part of belief is when you let someone challenge your belief and get angry about it.

Opinions and THAT anatomical part of your body. Everyone has one.
But I tend to believe more in the anatomy....I can see it!

[Pam]

Ok, I guess not many non-religious people are understanding where we are coming from. That's ok, I understand why. Let me put it to you this way, see if it helps at all.

Let's say you are extremely close to your parents, and your family is your world (you can change it to a small group of friends, your pets, or something/someone else that means everything to you). Suddenly, someone starts a 'rumor' about them around your town, something extremely negative about them (insert your own rumor here). Next thing you know, everyone in your whole state is talking badly about your family/friends/pets. This rumor continues to spread all over. Now, you know that this rumor is not true, and even some people who are talking about the rumor state that they know it's not true, but they continue to talk about it. They say hey, why are you so upset? It's not big deal! They also say it doesn't affect ME, so why should it affect YOU? But this rumor is about the most important people in your life, and it hurts a LOT to hear people saying negative things about them.

Jesus IS the most important being in the life of Christians. To hear people saying that he was a fake, that the Bible, in which we stake our lives, is not true, hurts a lot. Look, it may not be a big deal to you, but it hurts our hearts to hear people saying negative things about someone that we have staked our lives on.

I don't know if my analogy helped at all, but I just want people to understand WHY it hurts so much to hear all of the negativity about our Lord and Savior. And just to clear things up, I am not angry at anyone here at all, just wish that people could at least try to see our side

Jen I think you have worded this beautifully. It speaks for me too. I did not read the book and will not see the movie.

[RICHARD]

Here's a description of my "god".

It's that purple sunset I saw when I was a counselor.
It's looking at the ocean and wondering what's on the other side of it.
Stars on a clear night.
The Full moon.
A small child.
A flower.
my family
friends
my cat.

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Because we do not understand the 'god' behind the world we live in, we have to humanize it.

It's Ra, Shiva, Buddha, Mohammed, JC, Osiris, Zeus, Odin.....


Notice that they are all "human based"..

I'll direct your attention again to the photos taken by the Hubble space telescope and challenge you to comprehend who god is!

[Miss Z]

Here's a description of my "god".

It's that purple sunset I saw when I was a counselor.
It's looking at the ocean and wondering what's on the other side of it.
Stars on a clear night.
The Full moon.
A small child.
A flower.
my family
friends
my cat.

That's my god(ess) too

[finn's mom]

I thought the movie was great.

[elizabethann]

Boy, if you folks think there's allot of discussion on this website regarding the book and relegion, you should go to one of Dan Brown's speaking events! He lives just a couple of towns over and my work hosted a speaking engagement where he talked about the book (he would not talk about the movie nor talk about his next piece of work).

I'm going to see the movie today. I thought the book was great. I hope the movie does it justice (though from the reviews, I may be disappointed).

[PinkSunshine]

Went and saw it the first day it came out... 2 thumbs up. I liked it. My fiance and I are both very religious, but we saw the movie for what it is - a story. Tom Hanks did a wonderful job and I highly recommend it. At least to rent if you don't go see it in the theatre.

[Logan]

We saw it tonight. I thought it was very entertaining and so did Scott. I was glad I had read the book because it was easier to follow. I think I would have gotten lost, otherwise.

Logan

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[dogzr#1]

I watched it last night and I loved it! I didn't read the book, but I still enjoyed it and didn't get lost in the middle of the movie. Also, it was weird because at the end when he was trying to figure out the 'password' for that little thingy(can't remember what its called ), I had said the right word. I had been thinking of it and when I got it right, I was kinda freaked out. lol

[elizabethann]

I thought the movie was okay. I enjoyed the book much better. I'm hearing Angels & Demons is going to be made into a movie now.

[flamepony12]

I saw it yesterday.. I thought it was great, very true to the book. Just my opinion, of course, I see that many people think differently.