Faith in Film, Week 5

Here is a look at the worksheet for tonight's fifth film, "The Da Vinci Code."

Title: “The Da Vinci Code” (2006).

Starring: Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Jean Reno, Ian McKellen, Alfred Molina, and Paul Bettany

Synopsis: This film, directed by Ron Howard and based on the novel by Dan Brown, was a worldwide phenomenon. It was also a source of contention between the Christian community and filmmakers, leading to a number of boycotts. The contention in the film centers around the quest in this film by its central character, Professor Robert Langdon (Hanks). Along with French police officer Sophie Neveu (Tautou) and Professor Leigh Teabing (McKellen), Langdon is searching for the Holy Grail.

But it’s not just the search that creates the tension between the religious community and filmmakers, it’s the nature of the search. Previous films have tackled the subject of the Holy Grail, but none have ever done it in quite the same way. In “The Da Vinci Code” the Holy Grail is a person — the last remaining descendant of Jesus Christ — and his or her existence is the proof needed to undermine the foundation of Christianity. Naturally, Bishop Aringarosa (Molina) and his faithful servant Silas (Bettany) are bent on preventing that from happening, and they enlist the help of Captain Fache (Reno) to bring Langdon and Neveu to justice.

Questions to consider:

1. Do you believe Jesus is God?

2. How does your view of Jesus Christ and Christianity differ from the viewpoint of the world?

3. Why do you think people have such a hard time believing Jesus is the Son of God?

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