Da Vinci Code Excitement
October 19th, 2006
I joined the rest of the human race yesterday; I watched the Da Vinci Code and Oh, boy. I’m so glad I don’t play with Symbols. As usual Ron Howard shines as a director - haven’t seen one movie of his yet that I didn’t like. He’s come a long way from Happy Days, that’s for sure. And Tom Hanks is, as usual, bankable, but I thought he looked his age in this movie.
Of course, I haven’t read the damn novel - I will get to it eventually - so I don’t know if that’s a purposeful direction on the part of Howard or not. I just know Hanks looked significantly older than his previous movies, with those visible bag elements firmly attached to his eyes.
The Da Vinci Code’s premise was incredibly fascinating - Holy Grail, Myths & Legends, Murdering Monks, Manipulating Bishops, Catholic Church with way toooo much money than any organisation should ever have a right to - just one of their petty cash vouchers would bring an end to third world poverty globally - innocents caught up in the race to prove fact from fiction. Goodness. I’m getting goosebumps now just thinking about it.
I can see why The Vatican wanted Dan Brown’s novel burnt to ash. It certainly begs the question, doesn’t it?
If you haven’t already seen Da Vinci Code, do yourself a huge favour and make time for it. While I concede there were two parts in the movie that were dead giveaways, it was still a thoroughly enjoyable flick, and a must see.
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Sheryl Graham, January 25th, 2008 @ 11:24 am
I can clearly see why The Vatican wanted Dan Brown’s novel burnt. Even to this day after viewing the movie I catch myself wondering about the possibilities. I also agree that Hanks looked a bit age-worn in this movie than in his others. I guess the hands of time have a way of catching up with all of us.
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