Thursday, May 18

Missing "Da Vinci Code"

What does it take to watch the "Da Vinci Code"? What did the movie have to do with our faith? The movie is mainly a movie. Nothing more. Why has the movie been rated R18? In other countries, the movie is a PG13 or R16. Are the Filipinos too scared in what the movie will do to Christians? Well. A movie is just a movie. It's an opinion of a writer. It dosen't mean that if a famous novel-turned-movie is real. Some parts are probably made up to make the story look spicy and interesting to read. That was definitely the mission of Dan Brown as he started writing the "Da Vinci Code". That was the intention of Dan Brown. He never expected this much attention in his novel. He made the story a little bit more spicy to read. It dosen't mean that everything is real.

I never actually read the book. But because of news across the world, I have pretty much gotten the zest of the movie. It's about Jesus and Mary Magdalene having a baby and stuff. Something also was mentioned about the Knights Templar. And about a chapel in Rome. Something also about the Holy Grail. But, somehow, I never got to combine every piece in the puzzle and how these different stories were connected in any way. Also involved was a famous artist named Leonardo DaVinci. So that's probably everything I know about the book.

I also watched the documentary about the book. And to me, Dan Brown really made some parts up. There was actually some conflict with the resources that Brown used to make the book. In the documentary, the some of the book's references showed nothing of what Brown claimed. This is what made me speculate the book. And for me, the book was a hoax. It's just a story about Robert Langdon, a symbologist and his discoveries. And that's it. Nothing more.

Probably the people in the board had a different opinion with me about the book. They think that the book is a threat to our religion. But is this an opportunity to test our faith? This is the right chance to prove how strong is our commitment to the Lord. Whether or not this movie will change our view in the Church, we can prove to them that we have enough knowledge to prove and decide what to believe in.

But, on the other hand. Not showing the movie will make the Filipinos more curious about the movie. It will increase they're urge to watch the movie. They will do what it takes to see what's too controversial about the movie. Some will download it over the computer or some will buy pirated copies. This is probably an uglier scenario. So, that's what they want, that's what they will get.