Good movie- people need to chill

Rating: 8/10 (25 May 2006)

Many people have put a lot of effort into building this movie up or tearing it down based on the religious implications it contains. To these people I say, shame on you. This basis for judgment is simply ridiculous; no Hollywood blockbuster is, or should be, capable of tearing down any of the tenets of Christianity for anyone with even an ounce of faith in said religion. Those who are threatened by this film were clearly plagued by doubt and insecurity in their religion to begin with. Further, those who believe this film strikes some sort of winning blow to Christian "lies and oppression" comprise the most detestable class of arrogant, pseudo-intellectual Christian-bashers alive. THIS MOVIE AND THE BOOK UPON WHICH IT WAS BASED ARE FICTION AND ARE ADVERTISED AS SUCH. THEY ARE NOT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY. With that said, I am not a Christian and am not in any way educated in the art of film making. I judge movies based on entertainment value and philosophical content. With that out of the way, here is what I thought of the film: The Da Vinci Code is over two and a half hours and I am generally pretty antsy in long movies. I didn't find myself checking my watch once. This movie made me laugh, it made me jump, it made me cover my mouth in surprise, it made me sad, it made me excited, it intrigued me, it engaged me and it entertained me. While there is pretty much no philosophical value, I enjoyed the film very much and would highly recommend The Da Vinci Code to anyone. And I will also be reading the book.