Tom Hanks about Divinci Code Movie


So....who's gunna see it?

Blah, nah...:snooze:

I am!

And I agree with Hanks.

It's completely silly to take the movie so seriously.

Ditto... :thumbsup:

That's the problem - so many people are taking the book seriously. Like people who think that Christians are a bunch of liars since this book shows what Jesus was truly like. Like the monk who read the book and committed suicide because everything he'd been taught about the Lord was wrong.

This is, however, a chance to actually reach the world. Don't condemn the movie, but use it to compare facts.

The tagline of the movie, "Seek the Truth", is what is drawing people. Few in the real world take this as a fictional drama. Many believe it to be true.

I'm concerned that it's another tool to turn people away from Christianity. Because frankly, most people don't think on their own. I won't see it, because I can't help line the filmmaker's pockets.

See, Lynn, it's built as a tool to pull people away from Christianity, but we can use it as an evangelism tool. I wish I had the money, I'd getthe book by Mark Mittelberg, Lee Strobel & Bill Hybels about answering the Da Vinci Code. We know it's a crock. But let's use it against itself. Mark Mittelberg says this is a 'spiritual tsunami' and we can ride it to the glory of God.

This past weekend during his lesson, our pastor mentioned something about how everyone thought the Clinton Administration would be disasterous to Chistianity. But do you know that there were a record number of people in church at that time? So I guess people do turn where they need to turn in times like that...or in light of twisted films.

I wouldn't pay money to see it in the theatre, but I might netflix it eventually, as I'm vaguely interested in how they construct (and unravel) the mystery. I enjoy that kind of movie. It's sort of like an Indiana Jones flick or National Treasure.

I'm not particularly worried about it having some sort of massive impact on the world for good or for bad really. I figure it's sort of like the Bird Flu - just the sensation of the month (or year) and not likely to have any long term viability.

I think that Christian are taking this a little too lightly. This is our God they are talking about and lying about! Although we know it is not true, we shouldn't jkust sit back and say nothing while Hollywood slanders our God. I think the least we could do is boycott the movie..Why would any Christian find it acceptable for such atrocities to be told about the Son of God??

Really, I need someone to answer me this: Why is Jesus an okay subject for any work of fictkon? Aren't we to rever Him and worship Him? To toss Him into the center of a fictitious work that tells lies about Him and misleads millions of nonbelievers further from Him and plants the seeds of heresy in their hearts and minds is atrocious.

I guarantee that it the subject were Allah, Hollywood wouldn't dare insult the Muslims this way.

It is very sad to see so many Christians supporting this movie by saying things like

I have to disagree with you Redguard. Untrue stories and teachings about our God are not to be taken lightly. The Enemy wants us to take these things lightly. If we do, it is easier for him to infiltrate our hearts and poison our minds against the true nature of God. The mere fact of Christians being ambivalent about this movie is evidence that we are not as strong in our faith as we ought to be. We should be standing up against anything that might lead someone away from the Truth, not laying back and saying "Ahhh, don't be so serious.."

I see this movie as a wolf in sheep's clothing. It appears to be a harmless piece of fiction, but as someone already pointed out, many are seeing it as truth..

They've been making up slanders and lies about our Lord since the day the guards at the tomb were paid off to say that there was no resurrection and that the disciples stole the body. There is nothing new about this battle. Vigilance is a good thing, but I think we give the Devil too much credit if we get all flummoxed about the same old stuff. The Devil hasn't got a new trick of his sleeve. We should be just as upset today about the lies as we were yesterday, and last month, and last year; as we were when guards told the first whopper.

I, for one, am not going to wring my hands and get usually defensive about my faith. If there's any Devilish plot here, it's not to win people away from Christ with lies. It's to get Christians all riled up and running around like a bunch a scared sheep in a thunder storm. The Devil may have more success keeping people away from Christ by making His followers look like squeamish reactionaries as he does by feeding them with juicy bit of fiction.

I know movies are big business in our culture but I still think most people treat it as entertainment and not as truth. I mean, c'mon, two years ago Christians all over the country thought 'The Passion of the Christ' was going to change the world with its truth. It caused some controversy, made some money, got some Christians to the theatre that wouldn't usually go and that was about it. It went down with a small eddy and 'The Da Vinci Code' will be the same way. Don't believe me? Remember 'The Last Temptation of Christ'? Except for some vague memory of controversy, neither does anyone else.

I really liked the Last Temptation of Christ...

*ducking*