A comment from Rachel on my last post made me decide to put up a short statement on where I stand on The Da Vinci Code.
Yes, Brown did mix a lot of fiction with a little bit of truth, which for me is what made it such a good story. I think most people get that it’s a work of fiction and I’m thinking that there might not be as many who take it as truth if Christianity wasn’t making such a big deal about it (as soon as you make the fruit forbidden, it becomes a temptation). No matter what your feelings on the book, it has gotten a lot of people thinking and there is a wealth of information out there right now. I’ve read some of it just to educate myself on all the alternative theories.
The bottom line is that, for me, The Da Vinci Code is a great action-adventure story, not a life-philosophy.
That said, here are a few Da Vinci Code links:
Did you love trying to figure out the clues in the book before Robert Langdon did? Do you love a good mystery? Then you’ll probably love the games coming out. Warren Industries offers The Da Vinci Code Board Game and Briarpatch is offering Da Vinci’s Challenge. If you’ve gotta play right now then try out Sony Picture’s on-line game, The Da Vinci Code.
Random House offers the official website for the book. You can sign up for Dan Brown’s newsletter, solve riddles, find a hidden code on the book jacket and find links to the movie site and Dan Brown’s site.
An albino monk is hot on the heels of Robert Langdon for much of The Da Vinci Code. The monk is a member of a religious sect called Opus Dei. Find out more about Opus Dei at their website.
And finally, visit the site for Carl E. Olson and Sandra Miesel’s book The Da Vinci Hoax for a debunking of the Code.
Ain’t seed the movie, probably won’t (didn’t read the book, either). I did note that when such a movie is made about Islam, violence and lots of bleeding-heart handwringing breaks out, but a movie about Christianity — good, bad, indifferent — is fine. Eh.
Comment by Skunkfeathers — May 19, 2006 @ 12:46 pm