who thinks the davinci code movie or book whatever is controversial and why?
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It's controversial by it's very nature.  However, the book is a piece of fiction, the second in a 3 book fiction series.  It's based upon some real theories perhaps, and it does make people think, but nonetheless it is still fiction.\n\nFor more details, check wikipedia; there's a bit of info about the book.
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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"
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I have read the book and I just saw the movie last night. I am a christian; however, I have read scripture and other religously based works, both fiction and non-fiction regarding almost every known religion in the world. I am a christian by choice, not because it is the only religion I have ever been exposed to or know anything about. \n\nThat said, I loved the book and thought the movie was way underwritten. Definately worth seeing, but the screenplay was terrible and character development was absent. How, people knew what they knew and when they knew it was absurd. And the stupidity (you don't have to let everyone know about your change in flight plans immediately after you decide to change them. You don't buy train tickets on a credit card when your running from the cops....) started to get annoying. The movie sped up when it should of slowed down and left things in that could have been omitted. On the other hand it also had a kindergardenish way of over explaining when it should have moved on (like the mansion scene). This may be okay for those who haven't read the book or aren't aware of who Mary Magdalene was.\n \nI didn't think it was boring, but I'm into this kind of material a lot. As for the fictional/nonfictional status. definately fictional, and I don't say this because it conflict with the Holy Bible whose origins and completeness have its own host of questions. To me, it just doesn't make sense for God to leave a bloodline through Jesus.  It makes sense for Jesus to have a wife or a 'companion' as much as it makes sense for any Jewish carpenter to have a wife. Was this fact entirely omited during the assembly of the Holy Bible???? Possibly.  Just one of many questions. I think the Da Vinci Code is a 'what if' type of work that does not try to affend anyone, but have fun with this question.\n\nI'll tell you what....What if...through DNA testing they found out that Mohammed suffered from severe BiPolar disorder? Imagine the Hoopla that movie would stir.\n\nExplore life...spread peace.
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it wasnt a very good movie.\nthe storyline was fiction.\nbut the facts werent.\n\nthere was a council of nicea, constantine was baptized on his deathbed, and that stuff about the templars existing was true (tho not all the grail stuff).\nalso that stuff about the beards was accurate.\nthe stuff about the church wiping out the pagans was true,\nthe stuff about the 'hammer' torture book was true.\nthe stuff about the apocrypha is very true! there IS a gospel of mary out there.\n\nbasically, the writer did some research for plenty of historical facts, and then made up a story around it.
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Because it is is a very popular book, and is expected to be a very popular movie.  The historical and biblical claims in the book are wildly inaccurate, so people with theological education would like to get the word out about the untruths and half-truths.\n\nWhile the Roman Catholic Church is the primary target of the misinformation, Christianity as a whole is taking a hit. The unusual theories are presented very well and shown as if they were fact, in spite of plenty of scientific (non-religious) evidence that they are wrong.\n\nHere are a couple of faith-based links.  Try looking up more sites on Yahoo! Search.
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Christians are concerned about the movie because it doesn't present them in an entirely positive light. I agree with you when you say that they should get over it. Pick any random movie at the theatre and it'll have a bad guy - maybe he'll be a sabretooth tiger or an Iraqi terrorist, but it'll be taking SOMEONE down. But because The Da Vinci Code chooses Christians, it's suddenly an awful slander on the Church. I think they're taking a slightly daft book far too seriously. If they really want us to ignore The Da Vinci Code, they should too! Kicking up a fuss is just making us more interested in just what it is the film says about them.
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Apparently, we share the same problem. The problem of how to treat this book - as a fiction or as a fact. However, it is a fact that some people, after reading this book, started attending church or became even more religious. It would seem that the Pope has not heard about those people. \nThe Catholic Church has always been against anything that would make it look bad in the eyes of its weaker followers. The Church was a supporter of ancient knowledge, which was gradually deconstructed by scientists. Why was the reason for the Inquisition to treat as threatening some great scientists from the Renaissance period like Da Vinci or Galilei? \nAs I say it, treat it like a fictional book/movie. If you want to learn more, try and comfront the book with the Bible and/or any other writings. There is another book, I don't know how it is called in English, but it would sound something like "Breaking the Da Vinci Code".\nEnjoy the movie... It comes out on the 19th of May.\n\nPS: how would you feel if you break a request from a religious leader (the Pope) who doesn't even know you? let's make a bet: he will have a private copy of the movie, by the time it gets on the big screen.
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Have ANY of you actually READ the book? \nI never cease to be appalled at the absolute blindness of the Jesus freaks. Not to mention that not one of you has yet answered the main question posed here.\nYes, the main theory behind the premise of the book is that Jesus has actual blood descendants still alive today. And that there is a secret society whose duty it is to trace the blood line through history and present the knowledge at the right time. \nNow, everyone here loves to just immediately scream "It is fiction!" and "Dan Brown made it up!" Well, if they had ANY idea what they were talking about, then they would know that Dan Brown DID NOT make up the theories presented in the book. The plot of course is his own idea, and is fiction, but the historical background he uses, which is what everyone is upset about, is NOT his idea.\nPlease, folks. Educate yourselves, find out WHAT he wrote. How can you say that what he wrote isn't true, if you don't even know what he wrote?\nBecause most of you have put your brain in the hands of various spiritual leaders, and you have made the conscious decision not to think for yourselves.\nSince my personal belief is that Jesus may have existed, but not as the son of God, then I believe that his blood line could still exist. Does a secret society exist for just this reason? Difficult to believe, but a cool idea.\nAnd because this stuff just really gets me going, I have to say something else. If all of the "Christians" truly believed they are following the One True Religion, and they also believe that every word of the Bible is true (my other favorite subject due to all of the discrepancies in it) why  aren't you showing mercy and compassion for all of the misguided?\nInstead you choose to scream for a banning of the book and a worldwide boycott of the movie. These are the actions of scared people. These are the actions of third world leaders who see their power crumbling. Those who have absolute faith in the truth of their beliefs would only grin, slightly amused, at all the turmoil.
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The Da Vinci Code, the movie, is based on a FICTIONAL book, so the whole big stink is being made over someone's imagination.  Yes, little facts are mixed in here and there, but freaking out and saying the movie is an attack on faith is ridiculous.  At the very least, the movie should be encouraged because it motivates people to THINK, to examine their beliefs...regardless of how good or bad the acting may be.  Additionally, as for people being upset that some believe Christ married, it should be pointed out that NO WHERE in the Bible is marriage considered a sin.  Rather, the union between man and woman through marriage (made official in that time by sexual intercourse) is considered a GIFT from God. :-)\n\nAs for Pirates...WOO HOO!  I can't wait to see it!
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If one's faith is so weak that it is undermined by a work of fiction, then there's something wrong with the person not the book.  Why does a fictional book and movie which by the accounts I've read was rushed and not well put together threaten some religious people so much?  Is it really that scary a prospect for people to examine their faith?   I don't understand it.  But hey, if people want to boycott, more power to them, it won't hurt the theaters.
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iv always love davinci book... its one of my faves now. but having a bad feeling towards the movie--- it was toned-down... has the church been conspiring with the screenwriter??? it did not put the book into real life... tom hanks and cocteau were lame.. THE DECENT ACTING.tsk...a realy BORING SUMMER MOVIE!\n\nI thought the book was hard to read but this\nmovie was even harder to sit through.\n it supposedly is the best film of the year.. \nDO U THINK THE DA VINCI CODE worth the\nLONG WAIT WE GAVE???\nbrrrrrrrrrrrr...\nANYWEI, ONE WUD JUST GO AND SEE the film\ndiscuss and debate.\nok, i enjoyed as bit...(,")
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No, the Davinci Code is not real, it's a fictatious story. Made up from the minds of man. I don't get why people think that the book was real. It's not for crying out loud!! so no, they weren't lovers.
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I am right with you Bohemian. I think the book and the movie are quite overrated, mostly because of the controversy. I read the book and wasn't especially thrilled with it, no the ideas presented, but the actual writing and such. I would suggest anyone read Angels and Demond by Dan Brown for a much better book.
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I understand your confusion, and to a ceratin extent, I agree with you.\n\nI read the book, and I plan to see the movie (as soon as the hype dies down).  I think that the reason this book is taken so seriously is for two reasons:\n\n1.  Dan Brown begins the book by stating that all of the groups, artwork, etc. are completely true.  People assume that if these things are true and accurate, then the whole book must be as well.\n\n2.  The whole premise, that Jesus was married and that the "holy grail" isn't a cup but is in fact the holy bloodline of Jesus, isn't a new theory and is one that some people have argued for many years.  Plus, it is plausible!  I'm not saying that it is likely, but it is possible.\n\nWhat I don't understand is why this film has to change poeple's faith.  Even if it was discovered with 100% certainty that Jesus was married, that doesn't change my faith in Christianity at all!  (It makes me wonder about the people who made the decision to cover it all up, but it doesn't change my faith in God.)  In fact, learning that Jesus was married might actually make me identify with Him more than I currently do.\n\nI wish that people would think about that more seriously... what has REALLY changed?
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Many of the hypotheses and conjectures proposed in the Da Vinci Code are not able to be proven.  However, it is a very interesting read and it has ignited a great deal of interest in history, travel and religion. Isn't that worth something?\n\nHere are some interesting comments regarding the religious aspects of the book:\n\nDa Vinci Code Movie on the Way!\nhttp://www.ubiquityinternational.com/drtom/2006/01/da-vinci-code-movie-is-on-its-way.htm\n\nDa Vinci Code Redux\nhttp://www.ubiquityinternational.com/drtom/2006/03/da-vinci-code-redux.htm
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The DaVinci Code is a work of fiction pure and simple.  I think the reason some think it's fact is that there have been a number of conspiracy theories surrounding the gnostic gospels for a long time.\n\nThe History channel did an interesting show last night interviewing biblical scholars who all said that the conspiracies all fall apart when examined closely.
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The book kind of took a while to get people interested in it and, let's face it, more people go to the movies than to the library.  This means the movie will have a wider audience base, especially because of the recent trial over the story and the fact that all the actors are well-known names.  Plus, by stirring people up like this, many more will flock to see the movie, either because they've been made curious or because they want to revolt against the strong religious resistance.\n\nClaims involving one of the major world religion are always going to be met with controversy because of the stark beliefs that many people hold.  There are many people who can't take a step back and clean off their glasses when looking at their own beliefs, not even enough to let other people disagree.