In 2003, authorDan BrownpublishedThe Da Vinci Codeand wound up creating a bestselling phenomenon.
What Is The Da Vinci Code About?
Ironically,The Da Vinci Codewasn’t meant to be a movie at first.
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Hanks wasn’t the first choice to play Langdon, as Howard originally eyedBill Paxton.
The Christian Church’s backlashwas swift.
The movie was “full of calumnies, offenses, and historical and theological errors,” ArchbishopAngelo Amatoargued.
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But the Church wasn’t the only organization to find fault withThe Da Vinci Code.
Protests were heldin Greeceand Pittsburgh, while other nations banned it entirely.
It seems thatThe Da Vinci Codeis one of the rare movies that managed to tick off everyone.
The other factor concerns the Catholic Church itself.
If the Church was keeping its priests' dark secrets under wraps, what else were they hiding?
Despite being presented as a major threat, Silas is constantly outwitted or outmatched at every turn.
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Clever Dan Brown twisted my mind convincingly.
But when I put it down, I thought, ‘What a load of [pause] potential codswallop.
“Hanks also doesn’t hold a fond opinion ofThe Da Vinci Code.
Again, this film that takes a religious conspiracy veers straight into hard sci-fi without any warning.
The Da Vinci Codeis available to stream on Prime Video.
