Crazy Controversies

Posted by Cynical Sarah on May 10, 2006

Finally, a man of the cloth with a little sense. I read an article Sunday in which a reverend with the Episcopal Church was saying that he wasn’t going to go see the movie The DaVinci Code. But, it wasn’t for the reasons you think.

It wasn’t because of the religious controversy. It was because he thought the book was so good that he didn’t want to be disappointed with the movie.

That’s a reason I can understand. Did anyone see the movie Congo after reading Michael Crichton’s book? Suckaroo. If there could ever be a bigger disappointment, I haven’t found it yet. So, I get a reason like that. However, I don’t get the big religious deal for not going.

People seem to have forgotten that this is a work of FICTION, as in FALSE, NOT REAL, FAKE. Granted there are some facts in the book, but any good book is based on a little reality. Plus the theory that seems to have people all up-in-arms, is just that, a theory. It’s not even original to The DaVinci Code so it’s not like the Christian faith hasn’t faced this challenge before.

If you’ve read the book, it doesn’t say there is no god. It does nothing to shatter a person’s faith that way. All it does is put out the theory that Jesus was just a regular guy. He probably got married to Mary Magdalene and planned to have her and their descendants carry on the teachings of god for him.

So what’s the probleml with that?

The only thing I can think of is that it makes Jesus a little more personable, a little more human. He’s not the untouchable, godlike figure he’s made out to be, and that shines a big ol’ spotlight on the Christian faith and how they’ve structured their beliefs.

Their male-centric base is revealed for the whole world to see. Women have long been portrayed as the sinful and the betrayers in the Christian faith, and suddenly there’s a theory out there that shows that maybe it wasn’t always intended to be that way.

Really, all this ruckus over The DaVinci Code has resulted in one thing – more people are aware of the book and movie and more likely to go and check them out. Every time some clergy or the Catholic Church come out calling for a boycott of the movie, they’re just creating more media for it and making it more likely it’ll be a gigantic hit.

So I say, go see it, but see it for what it really is, something to entertain you. The theories are interesting as well as some of the facts, but in truth the whole thing is a work of fiction and should be seen that way. Perhaps those that feel threatened by the movie just aren’t as confident in their beliefs as they think they are.

- Sarah L. Polson

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