religion and the movie the village?
547787
This is very true. Most modern religious folks are not willing to step outside of their normal perspective on things. I find it a little sad that so many people refuse to think for themselves.
843232
What you see in that movie is pretty much what you get.  However, the farming way of life is going by the boards, because they will sub-divide a farm for newlyweds.  After a while they are running out of land.  Many Amish are now involved in light manufacture of funiture and even mobile homes.  Living with them is out of the question.  They don't like outsiders and consider their whole way of life as a meditation, to which you would be a distraction
32793
It is a movie based on the book The Davinci Code by author Dan Brown. It is a tale of murder and mystery surrounding the search for the Holy Grail, commonly thought of as the cup Jesus used in The Last Supper. If you don't want to know the plot, stop reading now.\n\nDan Brown introduces theories of Jesus having a bloodline AFTER him (not just before him through his mother)through Mary Magdeline. Dan Brown also hints at Mary Magdaline being one of his original 12 disciples-- the one Jesus refers to as "the Beloved Disciple" or the disciple that Jesus loved.\n\nDavinci and other artists of the time were thought to be in secret societies and used their art/paintings to hide clues to lead to the location of the "real" Holy Grail. There are depictions of religious ceremonies that have sex involved. It is an entertaining book--nothing more, and I am sure the movie will draw much controversy. My suggestion is that for the truth about Christ, read THIS bestseller:\n\n"The Bible"
668963
i REALLY don't see the problem. people should not just blindly follow a faith but actively question it, otherwise aren't they just sheep??\nThey should neither encourage nor discourage just let people make up their own minds. if the churchgoers are that commited to their religion they are hardly gonna leave it over a movie are they??!!
323250
The film has to do with Passover, which also occurs around Easter.  \n\nThe Passover remembers the time when Jews were set free from slavery by the Pharoah who has just experienced the worst of a series of plagues. The eldest son in each home was killed by the Spirit except those homes which had the blood of a lamb sprinkled on the doorposts.  The Spirit "passed over" those homes and that family was safe.
761694
Wonderful Message!\n\nMy daughter and I.....just love the song and the movie.   (if the truth be told...I think my husband kinda likes it too...he'd probably never admit it though)...lol.\n\nI don't know if the message is religious, I think it's more spiritual!  \n\nPeace!
1163123
it's a wonderful worthwhile entertainment both the book and the movie.....a good story, one hell of a read.... but its purely fictional but very intriguing since it scandalized the christian world and rocked the catholic church.
460563
With anyone on a spiritual quest, anything that will allow them to think and consider the implications of the death of Jesus is a good thing.  It is a provocative movie.\n\nBut, I think it is generally overrated.  I don't think it's very biblically accurate.  The whole thing with Mary cleaning up the blood of Jesus, the demons with Judas at the end, the sparrow flying over Jesus before he dies, the part where Jesus falls while being carried and getting hung up in his chains, all of these were distractions.  I think the gospel is compelling enough without these distractions.\n\nIf you're ready to divide the "extra-biblical" content in the movie, it would be a good discussion starter.  If not who knows what the result will be.
966898
Are you analyzing the just the symbolism of the sows head or the entire movie?  I think the movie shows what the basics of human nature are and how we will revert back to them once survival becomes a primary concern.  Nice work on the analysis.
79700
Whew-- Here's a question to all those who post about religious folks and non-religious folks... Are we ever going to settle this? Yeah didn't think so.\nStill I commend Wrathpuppet and the more thoughtful responders by espousing their beliefs in as clear a manner as possible, and Schneb- That's got to be one of your shorter replies, kudos on the mutual respect.\n\nI'm going to shy away from a grandiose analogy, for a simpler one that might still fit.\n\nEver went to see a movie the day it came out, was blown away by it, and when you told your friends they needed to see it, and right away, they blew you off? Ya know like they'd heard bad reviews, or just didn't think the material was something they were interested in. But it's killing you because you love and respect these people and you wish them to share in this wonderful cinematic experience... and you're sure if they would just take the time and go, they'd thank you for it later? ** to carry this theme out... it's not that you believe these folks (that you're trying to tell about this great movie) have never seen a good picture before or that they couldn't discover it on their own, it's just that it was SO good for you, SO moving, SO vital, that you really believed if they never saw it, their life would not be as rich as if they had.\n\nShortest answer possible, they think they're doing you a favor or a kindness, you may already have an interesting life that has happiness in it, but they fear for your eternal happiness. \n\nI for one will leave each to their own, and only try an help the ones who say they are unhappy or in some need, and the answer from me rarely will have religious overtones. \n\nMy God is just love. Wrath, judgement, the need to be worshipped and obeyed are the attributes of other's Gods. \n\nThe afterlife does not hold auditions.
722242
I liked the book and cant wait for the movie to come out. I think the reason why most people don't like it is because it challenges religion and most of the nations beliefs. I see it this way anything is possible........
220938
The fuss is coming from the Catholic Church because for some reason, people are believe the stuff in the fictional story.  It is a great story and people of faith (such as myself) are not going to have it shaken by this kind of story. But it is exciting and a great read.  Can't wait for the movie!
653133
haven't seen the movie myself, but it very well could be. \n\nwe as humans tend to tell the same stories over and over again. very similar "savior" stories are found in many of the worlds religious traditions, not only christianity. \n\ni believe that we are expressing the archtypal truths of humanity through these stories. and that they will continuously manifest through out life. read "the power of myth" by joseph campbell. he documents this phenomenon very well.\n\n and i don't mean to to say that Jesus Christ wasn't a real man who did magnificent things. but just that there have been other incarnations of beings sent here to lead humanity towards it's true nature of Love and Unity. \n\ni do believe that most people miss the point or the lesson that the Holy Masters have come to teach. they get stuck in the dogma and miss the true essence of the Spirit. but we are evolving and this is part of that process. we will all get there eventually.\n\n*peace
543667
Only if you are doubting your own faith. Its all in your frame of mind, depends on where you are at, at the time of your viewing the movie.
483746
I have not had the opportunity to read the book or see the movie. My son is reading the book and telling me about it. We are both Christians. We believe it is possible that Jesus was married to Mary Magdalene. The Church, in all its "wisdom," removed many books from the Bible many centuries ago. I think it's a tragedy that they felt they had to do our thinking for us. I am looking forward to reading the book. I believe we are all intelligent enough to decide for ourselves what we believe. The Da Vinci Code is a work of fiction. I'll probably wait to see the movie when it comes out on DVD.
673836
it isn't justified. have Christians lost faith in their religion. the movie is just another work of fiction. and if it has not an ounce of truth ( as the Christians claim) then it cannot possibly shake the foundations of  a religion established so many years before.. otherwise one is left with no option but to think that the movie shows a certain amount of reality and is bringing to light hidden facts..
871799
It's these people living in a village. It looks real old timey.The "elders" won't let anyone go into the woods. They tell them there's monsters in the woods. It's really just the elders dressing up to scare the other people because it's really modern times but the people live like they did in the 1800s because they haven't seen the 'outside world'. The adults don't want them to know there is a place outside their village because relatives of there's went to the city before and bad things happened to them like being murdered or raped and things like that. One guy in the village gets hurt really bad and the people want to send someone into the woods to try to find somewhere to get medicines. They send a blind girl so she can't figure out that it is "modern times". The people watching the movie don't figure out that it's modern times until the end of the movie. Sorry my version isn't really clear. Just watch the movie it's really good.