Invitation to think beyond the square

Rating: 8/10 (20 May 2006)

Hello, I have just returned home from enjoying Da Vinci Code and I am totally disappointed as I know too few people with whom I can enjoy a healthy discussion on the possibilities behind the script.
This also reinforces my belief that until we question and explore the foundations of all organisations we cannot come to belonging via choice and integrity and without that we cannot mature into personal peace let alone global Peace. While ever we need defend without listening or discussion we will not free ourselves of any teaching that is passed generation to generation via the hand of dogma.
I thank Ron Howard and the entire cast for co-creating a visual version of a story which, with respect, invites question and exploration into the political history of the Church of Rome and the man who stands at its Heart and foundation. I do not feel there is a wrong or right conclusion however I am fascinated when I think of the number of people who cannot imagine that it is entirely possible that what Christians believe may not be accurate and that what is behind their belief can be made stronger by exploration of the mystery.
I hold great movies as the ones that keep returning after viewing. A scene, a word, the music, something plays in my sub-conscious and invites me to ponder, consider, think or feel and in the case of DaVinci Code I wonder what I would do if I found myself in the position of Sarah. Would I set in motion the deliberate destruction of a faith and a religion that sustains many while its political side is responsible for the death of many or would I take up the challenge to find a creative, gentle Path of renewing and retelling the most enduring, mysterious story in our history and psychi. Their is more than one way to view everything?
Congratulations on a great movie which asks us to think beyond the square. walk gently Christine