Davinci code diary of McKellan

Now, if you REALLY want to get into something anti Catholic (I mean, the Church is the baddy in the book), read the DaVinci code...

Of course, from the historial perspective, Dan Brown is bonkers (I did study quite a bit of ancient history in college) but then, believing a person is God incarnated who was born in stable instead of a palace is probably bonkers too...again, the DaVinci code mindset is gnosticism, the idea that Jesus was an avantar, and that for this reason his descendants, i.e. the house of the French kings, has the right to rule the rest of us because they inherited his holy blood...hello...are we now back to "the divine right of kings"?

On the other hand, if you read it, like most of us, as merely another potboiler to waste time while waiting for our airplane to leave, or on the beach, then no problem....

Well, anyway, Ian McKellan is continueing his journal on line, so if you want the goods into how they are making the movie, check out his site.

Today's diary describes the chateau they are using for the Chateau Villette...and his descriptions are very good...