The Da Vinci Code movie not the book

[Alucard]

I recently just got the movie on blu ray so its the extended version. I've read both this and Angels and Demons.

I grew up in a christain like environment as a young kid before heading out into the vast wonders of the liberalism of college.

I still dont see why this whole thing created such a controversy I'm a pretty open invidual.

The extended cut is far better than the theatrical in my opinion.

I know I should have put this in the last movies I've seen but felt like this deserved its own thread.

 

[strawman]

The main reason is that it showed the Catholic church as hiding something, and supporting (in some small degree) extremists.

There was some controversy regarding the idea that Jesus was married and had children.

-Adam

 

[ThatNickGuy]

Which is funny, given the strong family, Catholic values that it portrays.

I tried reading the first book, but cripes, was it boring. Endless amount of needless detail (did we really need to know all the streets they drove through or the colour of many of the cars outside?).

The movie, on the other hand? It was...okay. Saw it once for free, so I got my money's worth and likely won't bother watching it again.

 

[Soliloquy]

I think there was also something hinting that the bible fabricated Christ's claim to divinity?

That, coupled with the fact that the author attempted to push all of the books glaring inaccuracies as well-researched truths, tended to garner a lot of ire.

 

[Charlie Don't Surf]

the only controversy I know of about the books/movie is how shitty they are and amazement so many people liked them. I could give two fucks less about the religious/catholicism stuff.

 

[ThatNickGuy]

the only controversy I know of about the books/movie is how shitty they are and amazement so many people liked them.

Seems like crap sells, though. See also: Twilight.

 

[strawman]

I could give two fucks less about the religious/catholicism stuff.

So how many total are you giving then? You have an unfinished equation:

x - 2 = y

Come on, man, ratings are important!

-Adam

 

[Charlie Don't Surf]

To date, I haven't given one fuck about the pope.

So we know that y != 1

 

[Cajungal]

^_^ Math jokes.

I hated the movie. It was a lot of hype for nothing. There were protesters my hometown, and the opening day of the movie was on the FRONT PAGE of our shitty-ass newspaper. So I wrote our paper, saying basically, "Shame on you for ignoring real news just to pacify these assholes who don't deserve to call themselves religious if their faith is so easily shaken" and they ended up publishing it. If I find it I'm posting it.

But yeah. All the noise about the movie was stupid. I'm not at all interested in books or even the second movie anymore, even though I heard it was better.

 

[Alucard]

yeah i realize its a stupid silly movie but no power on earth will ever compell me to see that atrocious 'Twilight' movie.

Most of the college ladies I keep running into when movie discussions pop up comment how awesome that 'movie' is.

 

[Espy]

I think people got upset because they author goes out of his way to convince his readers that he is writing a VERY historically accurate novel. And it's hardly that.

 

[figmentPez]

I think people got upset because they author goes out of his way to convince his readers that he is writing a VERY historically accurate novel. And it's hardly that.

He specifically states in the book that all the art mentioned is accurate, but conveniently omits literature as art, since nearly all his mention of written works is highly inaccurate, and often completely fabricated.

 

[Espy]

Yeah, basically he opens the book by saying, "Oh look aaaaaaaaalllllll of *this* stuff is real" and then by using dates and real documents, etc, he really tricks the average reader into thinking almost everything in his book is factual.
So basically, he did a good job of making dumb people feel really smart.