The new Tom Hanks movie coming out is raising quite a ruckus. Even within my own household, we can't seem to agree on the significance of this movie. Check out Joe's blog too, and follow the buzz of activity. Too be honest, I haven't read the Da Vinci Code, so I am definitely in the dark about its content, and yet having said this, the book is pure fiction so who cares? And yet the world seems captivated by this book which I believe purports to make Jesus less than he is by having him secretly married off to Mary Magdelene, which is pure nonsense. Nonetheless, the crazy world of television is going mad with Da Vinci Code and one has to ask the question why?
Could it be that the Da Vinci Code is in the same genre of the movie the Last Temptation of Christ wherein Scorsese posited the same notion, although this temptation with Mary only played out in Jesus' mind while on the cross, which created a tempest of outrage by the Christian Church and launched the movie into a new stratosphere as a result. I acutally remember the insanity in 1988 where Christians were setting off explosives in theatres! Is this the interest in The Da Vinci Code too? Perhaps it is the church's protest in and of itself which creates the huge buzz, which otherwise would just be the normal Hollywood hype over a new movie made on the premise of a good novel.
Does the God of the Universe and the Savior of the world need our defense? Is God on trial here, is truth in jeopardy, or is this more an issue of the church's lack of faith and internal resolve. Like I said to begin, I haven't read the book so I am a bit in the dark over the hubbub, but I will see the movie... why you might ask... because I like Tom Hanks.
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