The Davinci Code (novel and movie)?

Question

I wanna know how many of you saw this movie or read the book and what you think....did you start to look at things in a different point of view? I don't need any of you holy rollers telling me it was all lies and read the bible and repent, this question is aimed at open minded, intelligent individuals that have real insight. I personally found the movie very interesting and I for a long time have speculated that women were more significant than what they were made out to be and I think there is some truth in this movie espeically when looking at the mona lisa and the last supper. I would like to know what other's thought.

And for the haters that want to quote the bible or tell me the book/movie was all a lie, i would also like to remind you that the bible was penned by men, men tend to lie, cheat, etc. We were not there to see what actually happen, we are just expected to believe what was stuck in a book for us. I think everyone has a right to question what is there and you people that think you know exactly what is right can't prove that it is.

Answer 1

I saw the movie and it was all fake, make believe

God Bless You

Answer 2

Let me start by saying that I do think women played a more significant role in the life of Jesus than is recorded in the Bible.

One thing you have to keep in mind about Dan Brown, even if you take the "faith" aspects out of his story, he gets his history wrong.

Here is the biggest example. One of the statements that Dan Brown makes is that many early Christians believed that Jesus was simply a man, and he attributes this belief to early Gnostic Christians. Well, that is simply wrong. Were there early Christians who believed that Jesus was just a man? Yes, there were. The most common form of this belief is called adoptionism. Early Christians who believed this believed that Jesus was born fully human, and received his divine nature when he was baptized by John the Baptist. Gnostics had exactly the opposite believe. Christian Gnostics believed that the material world is evil, and the goal of man is to escape the material world and return to the paradise of the spiritual world. The result of this believe is what is known as a docetic Christology which holds that Jesus only appeared to be human because God would never allow himself to be contaminated by putting himself into a true physical body. So, you see the Gnostics believed exactly the opposite of what Dan Brown said they did. So, the argument at the council of Nicea was not whether or not Christ was just a human, it was whether or not there was any human in him at all. The council decided that Jesus was both fully human and fully divine, not fully divine. This is considerably different from what Brown said happened.

I could write a lot more, but I just want to say that even in his history, Dan Brown gets as much wrong as he gets right. Dan Brown is either a very poor historian, or this is something he did on purpose to remind everyone that his book is a work of fiction. And, when you come down to it, there are many claims made in the book that can be neither proven nor disproven.

If you are willing to accept the fact that it is fiction, I think the Davinci code is a great book, and a good movie. (The movie is much more enjoyable to those who have read the book.)

Answer 3

I had read the book much of the research was based on, Holy Blood and Holy Grail prior to reading the Da Vinci code or the movie so I already knew the "theory" Unfortunately the Priory of Scion duped the researchers and that chapter had a lot of inconsistancies. However, a lot of their evidence stretched further back in time and to independent sources so there is no reason not to think that the events earlier were a possibility and that a secret society either never existed, or it dispersed with the Templars.

Personally it seems a nice idea, the thought of a more caring equal gendered tolerant Christian faith rather than the one we have now. Examples of Popes past and present have shown the trouble arising from one man having the power to change the faith and declaire things good and bad, a more democratic system may have worked. And though i'm an atheist I don't think the Chrisitna faith should really care about whether Jesus died a virgin, or as a married man with children.

Answer 4

I found the book more intriguing than the movie by far. While the book is fiction, Dan Brown researched the book very well and borrowed from some other scholarly and historical writing about the role of women in the bible. In many societies prior to Christendom and the Holy Roman Empire women were not viewed as weak or evil, they were viewed as more connected with the earth and the stronger sex. I think the Roman Empire strongly contributed to converting women into a secondary role to which they have been subjugated. The Da Vinci Code, as historically inacurrate as it may be, does make one think about the Bible as written by men (and I mean humans here) and men decided what was canonical text and what was left out. There reasons for leaving in certain gospels and passages may have been political.

If you'd like to read further, you should read up on the Gnostic Gospels. They discuss the church's relationship with Mary Magdelene.

I've also heard that the "holy ghost" or "holy spirit" in the trinity refers to the feminine form of god, but that current catholic doctrine does not now have a place for it, so they don't discuss the holy spirit as much - only god the father and god the son.

Answer 5

Its a thriller. Its well structured. Its appalingly badly written: utterly unliterary.

Most of the "facts" are distorted or just plain made up. I don't need to tell you to go to the bible: just go to an atlas. Look at where Paris is, the supposed "ancient" Rose Line (in fact the Paris Meridian post dates that in Greenwich). Now look North and see just how far off a Paris meridian Roslyn chapel is. On the Mona Lisa, don't listen to a novelist , listen to an acknowledged art expert Brian Sewell. I have seen him on TV explaining everything about the Last Supper and destroying EVERY ONE of Dan Brown's "revelations" about it (including the feminine figure), the "dagger" poise and the "M".

And I don't need to tell you to repent. Dan Brown has made a LOT of money out of this. If you enjoyed the book and the movie, that's great. But don't be fooled by some money-making hype into believing that its anything (and I mean ANYTHING) more than a pulp novel.

Answer 6

I was very moved by this movie. Take a close look at the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper, you will never look at them the same way again. If you have not read the book do it! Although the movie follows the book closely it will really make you think to see it in writing.

Answer 7

I read the book and saw the movie. The book was great...the movie was also good.

It certainly made me think about what incredibly power-hungry organizations exist within the religious world, and that at the higher levels, their aims generally have nothing to do with worshipping God. That is for the lowly peasants.

Fasicnating stuff...I especially was interesting in the Council of Nicea and the control by Emporer Constantine. Mind blowing facts that modern day "christians" will just dismiss.

Answer 8

I enjoyed the book more than the move. Coincidentally, I was in Paris when I read the book and found many of the places mentioned in it. It was quite exciting really. I didn't think the movie was as good as the book.

It didn't really change my way of thinking but the reaction to it did.

I thought the hysterical denials and criticisms of it indicated the weak faith of many of the christians.. It showed a blind belief in the bible (Jesus wasn't married, that would have made him impure) and denial of other possibilities.

Answer 9

yes,while reading the book you couldn't help but think differently.alot of the things we were told as kids is total b.s.although alot of it you have to take metaphorically,and some of it is intended to help us in life but some is crap.as a history junkie this book did lead me to study more about this time,the Templar's and Mary Magdalen.you can definitely pull parts of the book as fact but most is great fiction e.g. the love story,all of the action.your right about women,i don't believe Christ would agree with the way the church has viewed women.

Answer 10

The book was wayyy better than the movie and i dont really know why but yes i did start to look at things differently, history has MANY secrets we dont know of, lies can be a huge part of our culture and so on. As for the pro feminist stuff i dont really have a viewpoint on it but one of the most successful ancient people were the Etruscans who had a way better mindset on women than we do even today, they could even be leaders

Answer 11

i held many of the ideas before reading the book ...
and for those who say read the front where it says fiction ... it also gives some FACTS
from those facts though , i have researched a little more and it has been an eye opener
yes women have been given a bad rap throughout the history of Christianity and it is obvious this was done with intent