Paris, France, May 16, 2006 / 22:00 pm
“The Da Vinci Code: A film which, finally, the Church has little to be concerned about.” These are the words from Signis, the Catholic communication association, after viewing the much announced movie yesterday. .
As the movie was presented yesterday at the opening of the Cannes Movie Festival, in France, many Christians from different backgrounds and sensibilities were anxious about the release of the film of The Da Vinci Code, directed by Ron Howard.
The Catholic association described the film as “simply a popular entertainment. While the early scenes set us on an exciting treasure hunt, the wordiness of the drawn out twists of the later part of the film will disappoint many cinemagoers.”
“The film wants rather to please everyone and not upset them too much. The writers have added quite a number of dialogue exchanges which downplay the more controversial statements of the novel about the Church, the divinity of Jesus, the role of Mary Magdalene and even Opus Dei.