I personally am eagerly anticipating the release of this movie. I read the book and loved loved loved it! Here's a short snyopsis of the book by Dan Brown for those of you that have been living under a rock for the past few years ...
The murder of a curator at the Louvre reveals a sinister plot to uncover a secret that has been protected since the days of Christ. Only the victim's granddaughter and Robert Langdon, a famed symbologist, can untangle all the clues he left behind. The duo become both suspects and detectives searching for not only the murderer but also the stunning secret of the ages he was charged to protect. - Synopsis from Yahoo.com
What this movie also reveals is that it makes the case that Jesus Christ was married to Mary Magdalene, and that they had children. Of course you could imagine the uproar this has caused around the world. Now that the movie is being released this weekend, the protest fever has spread. Christian groups from South Korea, Thailand, Greece, and India have planned boycotts and hunger strikes.
I could understand how these groups may find the movie offensive because of their religious views, but come on. It's a book, a fictional book. The author I believe has never said that the book was based on fact. I also don't believe there is anything in the movie to depict the Catholic Church and its teachings in a negative way. I suppose this movie will be a "test of faith" to people that are not strict religious zealots.
But despite all of the negative press this movie is generating due to the protests, etc ... I believe that all press, whether good or bad, is good press.
