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The Da Vinci Code ________________________________________________________________

As this is one of the most anticipated movies this year, i just had to catch it. i even hurried through the book so i would know what's going on. Never did i read a seemingly thick book so quickly. But of course, i must also attribute that to Dan Brown's writing. quite quite exciting. Those who only watched the movie should read the book too! The book's better. Although i must say it'll have a different effect as opposed to those who read the book first then watched the movie.

Actually, contrary to all the critics who dissed the movie, i found it quite okay. if i was a critic i'd rate it 3 stars. Pretty neutral. The plot followed quite closely to the book, except for a few minor changes here and there. The acting was good (naturally, with actors like Ian Mckellen..), though i didnt really enjoy Audrey Tautou's performance. Maybe it's coz i didnt like sophie neveu's character from the start, even in the book. she was too dramatic for me( but yes..i admit she saved tom hank's ass). lol. Honestly the movie didnt leave me with much thought, that's why i'm glossing through everything. Reading the book actually took the fun out of watching the movie, coz i knew everything that was gonna happen before it did. poo.

Instead, i started thinking about the direction of the movie, as in, how it was directed. The director in this case is Ron Howard, and i think he's one of the more famous directors in Hollywood, though i dont know much abt him (except for the fact that he keeps cameo-ing on The Simpsons) The direction, i feel, was pretty classic. It was not brilliant, but kept simple and...lets just say, used a lot of old tricks. I suppose that was good in allowing the audience to follow the movie, but it turned boring for me after a while. If the movie was shorter, it would have been a bigger success. Because everything was fine for the movie. The actors, the script, the director, the plot... The few things i can complain about are:

-the duration
-the chemistry between the two leads ( a little romance never kills!-but i'm Very positive they took that part out because tom hanks is significantly older than audrey tautou.)
-there was too much hype so everyone's expectations rose too high.
-Tom Hanks' bad hair ( i love him all the same though)
- Hans Zimmer was the wrong guy to be in charge of the music..the background music didnt really suit some parts. haha. i know of a certain someone who disagrees :p

One special mention i'd like to make : Paul Bettany. He has pleasantly surprised me. From playing an average everyday funny guy (wimbledon), to baddie (Firewall), to tormented yet innocent soul (DaVinci Code), he's actually shown himself to be very versatile and worthy of praise. He will certainly have a good acting career in the future i think :)

To end off i would just like to remind all that Da Vinci Code is fictional and should not be taken seriously, no matter how realistic the author wrote it to be. Hell, he teaches creative writing! And i believe, even if the Da Vinci Code or any other conspiracy theories are true i would still have trust in God because my faith lies with him, and not the people who carry out his 'orders'. Man is imperfect. we have the ability to twist and turn things into the most distorted way possible and still be self-righteous about it.

Here's a webby disputing the claims in the Da Vinci Code: www.rbcdavincicode.com

Here's a newspaper clipping of the Vatican's response: click here!

posted by edna at 5/23/2006 11:02:00 AM >2 comments

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