The DaVinci Code

[potatobroth]

anyone else looking forward to seeing this? I thought the book was a lot of fun, and from seeing the trailers expect the movie to be as well.

I know this topic has been getting a strange amount of publicity from the Catholic sect because evidentally they don't trust their followers to seperate fact from fiction.

[King of Snake]

haven't read the book (from what i heard it was a good story but not so good writing) but I hope the film is good cause i like the premise of the whole thing.

[potatobroth]

the writing was fine, but nothing ground-breaking. his style is to write in short chapters that leave a cliffhanger for the next short chapter. "just gotta read three more pages.." and the likes.

[holden]

Not bothering with the film. It'll be a huge hit, cause controversy, and probably get Ron Howard/Tom Hanks Oscar nods. i think these are safe bets. But i'm not interested for several reasons: (1) Ron Howard's movies always make me feel toyed with...he pulls out all sorts of sentimental stops to manipulate your emotions. Maybe that makes for uplifting endings, but i leave the theater feeling used. (2) The book's premise isn't original and it's got lots of facts wrong. Even though it's listed as fiction, however, too many people will accept this interpretation as the gospel truth, and that's too bad, imho.

[stimpee]

Originally Posted by holden

The book's premise isn't original and it's got lots of facts wrong. Even though it's listed as fiction, however, too many people will accept this interpretation as the gospel truth, and that's too bad, imho.

Yeah, the facts, cos the bible is the Truth, right?

[Tiger]

Originally Posted by stimpee

Yeah, the facts, cos the bible is the Truth, right?

NO, the Koran is..............ask Adrian

[holden]

Originally Posted by stimpee

Yeah, the facts, cos the bible is the Truth, right?

Fair enough. But i was referring more to Jewish history and art history. Facts surrounding Da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" and "Last Supper", the collation of the books of the Bible and early Christian practices recorded by Jewish historians e.g. Josephus.

But i think this thread is about the movie, right?

[Kennrr]

yeah, holden. stupid, guilable people. the same people that believe the blair witch project is real. if your talking about originality, are you talking about the writer who sued brown? The book was good, loved the story and premise.

also, isn't the whole point of a movie is being able manipulate your emotions? you want to root for the hero, you want to hate the villian... or I miss you point competely.

[adam]

No, I understand his point, Kennrr. There are occurences in a movie that are true to the plot and the characters, and there are occurences that are contrived simply for an emotional response. Obsiously the distinction is pretty fine, but it's really irritating once you spot it. I've always felt that way about Spielberg films, too.

An example would be in Pearl Harbour, right before the bombs start dropping, there's a scene with children dressed as angels dancing. This is plainly designed to pull on the heartstrings, and it's super cheesy. Ron Howard is better than that, but he's a total heartstring-puller.

[cured]

I'm seeing it this weekend...looking forward to it. I've only read bits and pieces of the book but it was definitely a page turner whether I agreed with the subject matter or not.

I like Ron Howard. He made "Willow," one of my favorite movies ever.