Da Vinci Code
I confess to astonishment at the furor over the book and now the movie. In today's news a Niegrian cardinal has called for legal action against the movie. He is quoted as saying it is an inalienable human right to be respected.
We Americans started this, I suppose, with our list of inalienable rights in the prologue to our declaration of independence. The pursuit of happiness may seem a stretch until one understands that the right to pursue happiness is not the same as the right to be happy.
And the right to seek respect does not guarantee respect.
The Da Vinci Code is a fanciful story. Because it takes off from religion we recognize, adds elements from recently translated documents from the early days of the Jesus movement that show incredible diversity of belief and opinion among Jesus' followers even then, and weaves a thrilling tale, millions have read the book and even more will likely see the movie.
I can't imagine a more successful publicity campaign for the movie than to have the church hierarchy take a firm stand against it.
I loved the book; read it in one sitting. It touched many of my hot buttons and stirred fanciful thoughts I often have about the machinations of religion and the church.
I understood all along it was fiction.
I have recently published a novel - God Knows; It's Not About Us - that some have said is thinly disguised memoir. And while I made no attempt to hide myself in it, I felt free to do with the material from my own life, what I pleased, soaring into long flights of fancy.
We take ourselves too seriously.
We Americans started this, I suppose, with our list of inalienable rights in the prologue to our declaration of independence. The pursuit of happiness may seem a stretch until one understands that the right to pursue happiness is not the same as the right to be happy.
And the right to seek respect does not guarantee respect.
The Da Vinci Code is a fanciful story. Because it takes off from religion we recognize, adds elements from recently translated documents from the early days of the Jesus movement that show incredible diversity of belief and opinion among Jesus' followers even then, and weaves a thrilling tale, millions have read the book and even more will likely see the movie.
I can't imagine a more successful publicity campaign for the movie than to have the church hierarchy take a firm stand against it.
I loved the book; read it in one sitting. It touched many of my hot buttons and stirred fanciful thoughts I often have about the machinations of religion and the church.
I understood all along it was fiction.
I have recently published a novel - God Knows; It's Not About Us - that some have said is thinly disguised memoir. And while I made no attempt to hide myself in it, I felt free to do with the material from my own life, what I pleased, soaring into long flights of fancy.
We take ourselves too seriously.
posted by Blayney at 10:02 AM
1 Comments:
ndWith all there is for the Church to fret about and involve itself with, it amuses me that they take issue with their apparently fragile minions viewing a film. One wonders at the faith the hierarchy of the Church has in its own ability to generate and sustain true believers through its weekly show on Sunday. Do they fear that years of indoctrination will be eclipsed by a two hour plus experience in a darkened theater, munching overpriced popcorn and swilling diet cola? I wasn't aware Ron Howard had that much power. Now the film is a must see, oh ye of little faith.
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