I will have to read again The Da Vinci code.
By marguicha
@marguicha (223107)
Chile
January 23, 2024 12:28pm CST
I was mylotting while I ate my grapes when I also started to play with the remote control. And there was The Da Vinci code on TV.
I remember that when I read the book many years ago I loved it. It was exciting and interesting. After that came the movie and it has been shown on TV several times.
But now I want to read the book again and Google the historical facts that are mixed with fiction.
The book was much better than the movie.
But first I´ll take a nap.
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@celticeagle (167015)
• Boise, Idaho
23 Jan
I saw the movie several years ago. Tom is always a must-see for me.
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@KarenAnne (257)
• United Kingdom
23 Jan
I read the book but I really didn't like the writing style. I'd already read The Holy Blood and The Holy Grail years before that.
I did like the film, and did think at the time I was reading it it could make a good film with the right director and screenwriters.
One of the authors of The Holy Blood and The Holy Grail has a youtube channel which includes some early documentaries he made for the BBC about the mysteries mentioned in The Da Vinci Code https://www.youtube.com/@henrylincolnspeaks/featured
The mystery of Rennes-le-Château inspired the DaVinci Code, but the secret and the cover-up go deeper than you know. Henry Lincoln, documentary filmmaker and co-author of Holy Blood, Holy Grail shares his findings. Join the mystery. Tours in the South of F
@KarenAnne (257)
• United Kingdom
24 Jan
@Fleura Only that it's highly suspicious that a parish priest suddenly became hugely wealthy.
Everything else is highly speculative and, in a way, unimportant to me personally but I can see why other people get very animated about it.
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@marguicha (223107)
• Chile
24 Jan
Most of them are a lot better than the movie. Perhaps the only movie that I have felt it was as good as the book (although different) is The Godfather.
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@Beestring (14563)
• Hong Kong
24 Jan
I have seen the movie, not the book. May be I should also read the book.
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@snowy22315 (180846)
• United States
24 Jan
I think I may have that book here, but it is likely packed away.
@Fleura (30404)
• United Kingdom
24 Jan
I haven't seen the film but I did read the book a long time ago. It was one of a whole string of books on this theme; one of the most notable was 'The Holy Blood and The Holy Grail' which came out in the early 80s. At university I was involved in a society concerned with mediaeval history and we even went on holiday to the south of France to 'investigate' this supposed mystery. Basically a load of mumbo jumbo but a good excuse for a memorable holiday!
@VictorFrankenstein (243)
• United Kingdom
27 Jan
I read the book years ago, and I think I've seen the film, but I've got to admit that I don't remember much about them. The book's a definite page-turner, very well-paced, but I found it pretty far-fetched.
