Da Vinci Code: False alarm
The Christian establishment worked itself into a lather this past week over the movie “The Da Vinci Code.” Yes, it (and the book on which it is based) is a heretical mess. Sermons have been preached about it and ministries have put out treatises debunking it. All of which is fine – if things are bad, get the alarm bells ringing.
But last night the movie came out with a resounding thud. Here was a typical review:
“The Da Vinci Code is a terrible movie. It’s a movie that’s too stupid to appreciate it’s own stupid origins, and so it takes itself completely seriously.”
Four out of five reviewers thought it was a bad movie. Just thought you should know: the sky isn’t falling. Everybody can go back to watching all the other nonheretical Hollywood movies in the theatres.
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I wondered if this would happen. The church gave the movie and book so much publicity and without that the movie is probably one of the most un-notable movies out.
We did a sermon this week at my church (i advised against it) and it felt like a classroom instead of a worship service.
I’m relieved I don’t have to wrestle with “should I see this heretical movie?” If it’s that bad, it makes it easy to skip it!