The Da Vinci Code

I loved this book so much and it's cool to see how they turn it into a movie. But then again I'm quite disappointed with the casting. Tom Hanks? He's too old and soft to be Langdon! Langdon is much more of a ladies man than Hanks can ever be.. He just doesn't fit into the image I have in mind how Langdon should look like.. But luckily they've got really great actors helping Tom. Audrey Tautou and Paul Bettany are big favorites of mine and I would watch the movie just to see them in the same movie :smiley:
 
I absolutley LOVED the book, I can't wait for the movie either.
I think casting Tom Hanks as Langdon was a very smart move, not to sure about Audrey Tautou being Sophie though... don't get me wrong I love Audrey but she's just not how I pictured Sophie...
Paul Bettany as Silas... great idea! Paul really does kinda look albino...
 
I saw the trailer..hated how they didnt really show anythign...but it was supr exciting still :lol: Can't wait!!!!! And Hanks :love:
 
omg, i loved the book and i cannot wait for the movie
i am lovin that audrey tatou is playing sophie, i can totally picture it
but i'm not sure about the choice of Tom Hanks.

and jim carrey possibly playing silas....that would ruin it, i can't imagine him playing that role
 
Excerpt from Houston Chronicle article:

Studio officials have consulted with Catholic and other Christian specialists on how they might alter the plot of the novel to avoid offending the devout. In doing so, the studio has been asked to consider such measures as making the central premise — that Jesus had a child with Mary Magdalene — more ambiguous, and removing the name of Opus Dei.

"The question I was asked was, 'Can you give them some things they can do to change it, to make it not offensive to the Christian audience?'" said Barbara Nicolosi, executive director of Act One, an organization that coaches Christians on making it in Hollywood. She said she was approached by Jonathan Bock, a marketing expert hired by Sony for his knowledge of Christian sensibilities, and included in the discussions Amy Welborn, who has published a refutation of The Da Vinci Code titled De-Coding Da Vinci.

"We came up with three things," Nicolosi said: the more ambiguous approach to the central premise, the removal of Opus Dei and amending errors in the book's description of religious elements in art.

Welborn said, "If the script took those very strong assertions that Brown makes, and softened them, made them more theoretical rather than bald statements of fact, that might do something."

Bock declined to comment about his involvement with the picture.

Whether the screenwriter, Goldsman, has made any of those changes is uncertain, though the studio has publicly hinted that the film is a thriller that will play down religious themes.

But changing the plot of a beloved novel has its own hazards and risks alienating the movie's built-in fan base — those millions of people worldwide who devoured the book and made it, some claim, the most successful book in history after the Bible. (Brown's agent, Heidi Lange, said 36 million copies of The Da Vinci Code were in print.)

"There's no way you can take out the central point of the novel, that Jesus married Mary Magdalene and the Catholic Church has done everything in its power, including murdering millions of people, to cover it up," said Carl E. Olson, co-author of The Da Vinci Hoax, a book refuting the The Da Vinci Code. He predicted that many devout people would be offended "unless they make a movie that bears a pale resemblance to the book, in which case they'd have a lot of irritated fans."

Ammer, Sony's marketing president, said the studio would remain true to its source. "My biggest concern is that we make a movie that is entertaining, and that follows as close to the book as possible," he said. "It's not about any particular group, it's about the mass appeal of the book. When you read a good book, you say, 'I hope they don't ruin the movie.'"

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That would ruin the whole movie! :o_O: They want to change the whole plot.. I've been so irritated with the Catholic church and their hatred for The Da Vinci Code. It's just a book! No one will join/ leave your church because of one book..
 
I can't wait to see this movie. I recently finished reading the book but I really don't see Tom Hanks as a good person for the role. I hope he doesn't do bad because then it would ruin the entire movie for me...
 
I wanted to read the book, I started reading it last year but it was difficult for me to get into it because all these religion things are not my thing AT ALL!! So I stopped reading it.
But then I still wanted to see the movie because I love watching movies and I wanted to know what it was about! Then I saw the trailer and I know I won't see that movie! I might watch it if it airs on tv once, but that won't be before years and I have time!
 
I've read it, can't wait to see the movie, and am anxious to see how Tom performs, but I doubt the people in charge of the script will change it because of those paranoid christian right groups who think that every book and movie published without their views are directed at them...its not!
 
and jim carrey possibly playing silas....that would ruin it, i can't imagine him playing that role
OH NO. He better not. (But for me it's coz that would be sinking too low for him.)

As for the Catholic Church's stance, it makes sense. It's not a PR thing, it's a blasphemy thing. Obviously a Christian is not going to be a fan of something that blaspehems against their religion. Let everyone else read the book/see the movie. ^_^ They don't have to support something so against their beliefs.
 
I love Tom Hanks and for me, it's been awhile since he's a starred in a film that I wanted to see and actually enjoyed. So, I can't wait for this one.


I know this is kind of random but whenever someone mentions the book I laugh because it wason the US version of The Office. They were playing the desert island game and they were asked what book they would bring. Phyllis chose this exact book and uptight Angela said that Bible but then changed it to Phyllis's choice. She said she'd bring the book..so she can "burn it" LOL :lol: Her character is supposed to the office's uptight christian cat lady. ;)
 
We have about 15 churches in my hometown who are sending around a petition against the movie and who are threatening to boycott our movie theater if they don't pull the movie. For one thing it isn't our movie theater's choice in the matter. They can't decide what movies to show, that comes from Sony. And nobody is forcing these people to see it. I have no problem with them being upset about the movie and what not. That's their choice. But I would definitely have a problem if they had the capabilities to pull this movie so that I won't be able to enjoy it.

If you don't like it you don't have to see it...but don't make it so those who do want to see it can't.


ETA:

Just wanted to add this article from Newsweek. Some Christians are "embracing" this movie. While they may not agree with it, they are encouraging people to see it because it initiates discussion and makes people more interested in the subject matter.

Christians: Embracing the Code


Newsweek


April 3, 2006 issue - Julie Scheving, a 46-year-old resident of Holland, Mich., doesn't believe the decision to open "The Da Vinci Code" on May 19 happened by chance—she believes it was an act of God. The movie opens on her birthday, and Scheving, a born-again Christian, is planning on using the occasion to buy tickets for at least a dozen of her "unchurched" friends. Though the movie's claims about Christianity run contrary to Scheving's beliefs, she's looking forward to initiating a discussion about the true nature of Jesus Christ. "Any spiritual conversation is better than no spiritual conversation," she says.

Instead of planning boycotts or staging protests, many Christians are looking to use the film as a tool for evangelism—and there's an increasing number of books, DVDs and study guides on the market to help them do it. Campus Crusade for Christ, an interdenominational network of campus ministries, created a 20-page magazine disputing the movie's claims and professing Christian beliefs. The organization is printing more than a million copies, which will be given free to unbelievers and can be bought at cost by Christians. Outreach, a provider of church evangelism tools, is selling dozens of items, from bulk direct-mail postcards—"Got Questions?" one reads, showing a picture of the Mona Lisa with a milk mustache—to bookings with New Testament scholars.


This is an unusual response from a community that has, in the past, reacted defensively to movies that were demeaning to the faith. Mike Licona, director of Apologetics at the North American Mission Board, was at the forefront of boycott efforts against "The Last Temptation of Christ" in 1988. "I think it was a mistake," he says. "It created the impression that we weren't interested in truth or critical discussion." This time around, he's encouraging Christians to take unbelievers to the movie. The film's being marketed, after all, with the tag line "Seek the Truth."

—Elise Soukup
 
Da Vinci Code out on Friday in UK!!! WOO HOO! I really want to see this film, for 2 reasons, one I'm a big Tom Hanks fan, hes a great actor and a perfect choice for Langdon. The other reason is because my village will be in the film, last year Hanks and co. were in my village of Roslin (or Rosslyn, the old spelling), filming scenes to do with Rosslyn Chapel, which plays a part in the book in the last few chapters. Shame I was working when they were here...would have loved to watch it being filmed and maybe get autographs. Lookin forward to this film big time! :D
 

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