Apparenlty the “revolutionary” book that hit the art world is about to influence another group of people who have a semi-interest, but complete lack of knowledge in art…and this time they are hitting the ones who don’t read in the Da Vinci Code movie, starring Tom Hanks.
Of course, there are those who love to watch movies based on books that they’ve read. And I’m sure that group will be filling the theatre chairs. But there will also be the ones who have no clue that Leonardo (da Vinci is not his name, as I’ve already ranted about before) painted more than the Mona Lisa or the Last Supper. While I enjoy the fact that popular culture is showing a sudden interest in both art and religion, I find that they are mislead. Though there are several interesting and quite perplexing things in art (including the strange/crude carvings on the misericords in Gothic cathedrals), this whole conspiracy theory involving centuries of secrecy just doesn’t seem to hold any weight.
I suppose I should hold off some of my criticism until I have finished the book, which I do plan to do, and now that the movie is coming out, I have a deadline. I do intend to see the movie when it is finished. I mean even if the majority of it is false, I’m sure it will still be full of gorgeous art work, and could be quite entertaining.
3 responses so far ↓
1 Rick Beckman // Aug 7, 2005 at 4:22 pm
Hey, Sweetie! Welcome back to blogging.
Now, how about a rant about what “misericords” are, and yes I do plan on seeing the movie as well. Entertaining it likely will be, especialy with Tom Hanks in the lead.
And whenever you do get around to finishing either The Da Vinci Code or Angels & Demons, I’d like to read them.
However, from the brief time spent reading A & D, I definitely see a danger in the books. For those who don’t matter, the fact that so much of the book’s fiction is presented as fact will likely lead many astray or instill just enough doubt and curiousity in their minds to mess them up for years. I certainly wouldn’t want my future children reading it until they’ve come of age spiritually.
2 Alicia Beckman // Aug 7, 2005 at 10:04 pm
“A bracket attached to the underside of a hinged seat in a church stall against which a standing person may lean”
Dictionary.com works miracles.
If I could find pictures on the net, perhaps I would discuss them, they are very intriguing.
3 Rick Beckman // Aug 8, 2005 at 7:04 am
Yes, but you’re much more fun to talk to than a dictionary.