The Da Vinci Code will be the flagship of secular Hollywood's response to Christian themed films. It is sure to be a box office smash this summer. It looks to be an entertaining movie, but many movie goers without a understanding of the Bible or its historical background may come away believing the Da Vinci Code is based on Historical fact and not what it is, a work of fiction. I wonder if Hollywood would have embraced the story if it was a not so subtle attack on Islam instead of Christianity? They wouldn't have touched the story with an eleven foot pole. The eleven foot pole is used when you won't touch something with a ten foot pole. I am still waiting for the gay Muslim cleric move 'Brokeback Mosque' to be released. No takers?
How many people watched the Nicholas Cage movie 'National Treasure' and came away thinking there is a treasure map on the back of the Declaration of Independence? Not many I would hope. Dan Brown, the author of the book The Da Vinci Code is hoping that with a little slight of hand, some Hollywood backing and used car salemanship he can convince Joe and Jane America that Jesus was just a regular married guy who was made into the Messiah by the Emperor Constantine.
For an more information by a New Testament scholar and a great blogger check out Mark D Roberts and the series on the Da Vinci Code.
2 comments:
Any friend of Hugh Hewitt is a friend of mine. Keep it up!
Interesting comparison to National Treasure...
I don't really feel like this film is a response to Narnia or Passion...rather this BOOK is very very popular and the movie I would expect would be also...at least it should generate a lot of revenue.
And I agree the philosophy and teaching in this film is wrong...I just don't think it's a hollywood response to the above mentioned films.
--RC of strangeculture.blogspot.com
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