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May. 18th, 2006 12:26 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
changeyourstars8I haven't read The DaVinci Code-- not really my cup of tea-- and I wasn't intending to see the movie, either.
But then people started protesting and complaining about it (which always gets me curious). Some of those complaints are less about the conspiracy plot points and more about the very idea of Christ being married.
Now complaints in terms of, "The Bible was open about the rest of his family, so why wouldn't it mention a wife if there was one?" make sense to me. But some I've seen, and some I've actually heard in person before, feature the 'ewwww, our Savior never would've sullied himself by going near a woman! Original sin, harlots, etc. and etc.' argument.
Me: "Uhhh, you do realize the person you're saying all this to is female, right?"
Him: *blank stare*
Me: "Never mind. You're clearly too stupid to see my point. Let the ass-kicking commence."
Okay, so that's not how the conversations actually went, but I can dream.
Anyway, I liked Tom Hanks' take on the whole thing, when he was asked if he thought Christ was married-- "I don't know. I wasn't around." ;-) Myself, I don't have a problem with the theory . . . I mean, going from the idea that he was at least partly mortal while he was here, why wouldn't it be a possibility? Given other things the Bible teaches, I can definitely see where people'd get upset at the idea of Christ having an affair with Mary Magdalene, but marriage? Not so much.
So while it's not going to be a go-to-the-theater movie, I will check out the rental. Which I'd probably do even without the 'what's all the fuss about' factor, because Ian McKellen is utterly awesome. :-)
But then people started protesting and complaining about it (which always gets me curious). Some of those complaints are less about the conspiracy plot points and more about the very idea of Christ being married.
Now complaints in terms of, "The Bible was open about the rest of his family, so why wouldn't it mention a wife if there was one?" make sense to me. But some I've seen, and some I've actually heard in person before, feature the 'ewwww, our Savior never would've sullied himself by going near a woman! Original sin, harlots, etc. and etc.' argument.
Me: "Uhhh, you do realize the person you're saying all this to is female, right?"
Him: *blank stare*
Me: "Never mind. You're clearly too stupid to see my point. Let the ass-kicking commence."
Okay, so that's not how the conversations actually went, but I can dream.
Anyway, I liked Tom Hanks' take on the whole thing, when he was asked if he thought Christ was married-- "I don't know. I wasn't around." ;-) Myself, I don't have a problem with the theory . . . I mean, going from the idea that he was at least partly mortal while he was here, why wouldn't it be a possibility? Given other things the Bible teaches, I can definitely see where people'd get upset at the idea of Christ having an affair with Mary Magdalene, but marriage? Not so much.
So while it's not going to be a go-to-the-theater movie, I will check out the rental. Which I'd probably do even without the 'what's all the fuss about' factor, because Ian McKellen is utterly awesome. :-)
