The DaVinci Disappointment

Last week I went to view the new film, The DaVinci Code. Several years ago when this book came out, I read it in a span of three days...it was a great intellectual thriller. I hate to say it, but this intellectual thriller disappoints on screen. It may seem nitpicky, but they missed small details, that made a big difference. For instance, Langdon, played by Tom Hanks, had long greasy hair and wore a blue/black suit jacket the whole time. A detail of the book that painted a good picture of Langdon to me was the fact that he was this semi-hip Harvard professor who always wore a Harris-Tweed blazer. Beyond that, Sir Teabing's obsession with a particular "the grail is really Mary Magdalene" theory seemed a bit staged and overenthusiastic. I think this movie will get people to ask important questions about the nature of Jesus and the importance of the sacred feminine. I did enjoy the movie, but it falls far short of the book.