Da Vinci Code Film

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Originally Posted by Graham

I watched the Tony Robinson analysis of TdVC and I recall him pointing out things like the fact that the candlesticks the killer is supposed to have bashed in the head of his victim with are about six feet tall and need two men to move...!!

Yes, but in that program thier "Da Vinci" expert claimed the Mary charactor in the last supper is actually John, when if he knew anything about Da Vinci art he'd know that John is on the right (as you look at the painting) of Rabbi Joshua clearly givng the "John Gesture"

The amazing thing about the book though is it's way of making people believe that Da Vinci painted the picture as if he was there and seeing it, like a photo, rather than the creation of his mind's eye.
People think it's a factual representation of an event at the last supper (with joshua doing the "big hands" gesture).
I'd love to be able to go back and find out what his real meaning behind some of the strange features of the image are, like the "Mary" charactor and the elongated fingers apparently slicing at her neck (you'd not expect Da Vinci to get fingers that wrong by accident!)

[Russ]

Da Vinci was well known for being a practical joker and rebelled against authority - his works could therefore have meant anything.

[Raistlin]

If you haven't read the book you might want to avoid this thread, I can see some poilers on the horizon.....

[Angua]

This looks like they have used Leonard Da Quirm rather than Leonardo Da
Vinci.
Having said that there does seem to be a shortage of non standard look American Actors in this age range and Harrison Ford would be almost too obvious.

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Originally Posted by Raistlin

If you haven't read the book you might want to avoid this thread, I can see some poilers on the horizon.....

Reminds me of the comedy show recently on Radio 4 where the contestants could come out with their thoughts as if you were reading their minds (can't remember which show), and dave gorman goes:

Thinks: Who would have thought that the english cripple in the da vinci code was really the bad guy? I bet that would really ruin a rather good book if anyone who hadn't got that far through it knew what I was thinking

Originally Posted by Russ D

Brown gets around this by saying Silas (the murderous albino monk) is 'powerfully built'

Good book, will prolly be an entertaining film but inaccurate in so many places.

Inaccurate?Try absolute tosh.

[zoombini]

Hmm, if it turns out well I can see a sequel etc.

[Russ]

A sequel???? Have you not read the book??

Surely a sequel to TDVC would be like a sequel to Titanic!

[Ramrod]

Originally Posted by scastle

While reading the book, I always thought of Anthony Head (in his "Giles from Buffy" guise).

yep, he would have been perfect
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Originally Posted by Janusian

I agree but you can see the producers line of thought.

Let's cast Harrison Ford as an academic who really an all action hero............ Hang on - that has a slightly familiar feel to it!!

.........and he's too old