Duh Vinci on Da Horizon

The countdown is on. Whether you're brave enough to see a midnight showing somewhere tonight or waiting until the weekend, the Da Vinci Code opens tomorrow. Reviews out of Cannes are generally poor. But, with all the hoopla religious groups have stirred, I'm fairly confident it will be a big box office for the film this weekend. And, yes, I will be going at some point.

It won't be because I think the story is great. I'm more than halfway thru the book now (I do intend to finish it before I see the film). So far my appraisal is the same - mediocre mystery novel. I'm just beginning to run into the things Christian groups are so up in arms about, and honestly, I don't think it's as big of a deal as some are making of it. These wild theories have been around for ever with absolutely no historical basis. And, let us not forget, the book is fiction. Here are a couple of interesting quotes:

"This is supposed to be entertainment, not theology." Ron Howard (as in Opie Taylor/Richie Cunningham), Director of the film.

"The movie is full of a lot of hooey." Tom Hanks, Actor in the film.

In answer to the question 'Do you think Jesus was married?' Tom Hanks replied: "I wasn't there."

As you may have heard, Actor Ian McKellan said, "I think the Bible should have a disclaimer in the front saying 'this is fiction'." While McKellan did say this on the Today show this week, it is taken out of context because McKellan went on to say, "one needs faith to believe Jesus walked on water, and without faith it reads like good fiction. I believe in this movie - not that it is true, but that it is a very good story."

Are you going to see the movie? Want to go together? Let me know.