As for `Da Vinci Code' movie, save your money and go get the book.Byline: Zac Smallwood 20Below News Team The Register-Guard MOVIE REVIEW The film follows in the steps of a Harvard professor of iconography iconography (ī'kŏnŏg`rəfē) [Gr.,=image-drawing] or iconology [Gr.,=image-study], in art history, the study and interpretation of figural representations, either individual or symbolic, religious or secular; and religious art, Robert Langdon Robert Langdon (June 22, 1964 in Exeter, New Hampshire, United States) is a fictional professor of religious iconology and symbology at Harvard University who appeared in the Dan Brown novels Angels and Demons (2000) and The Da Vinci Code (2003). , who stumbles into a mess of coincidental co·in·ci·den·tal adj. 1. Occurring as or resulting from coincidence. 2. Happening or existing at the same time. co·in situations that result in a quest for Verb 1. quest for - go in search of or hunt for; "pursue a hobby" quest after, go after, pursue look for, search, seek - try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the the Holy Grail. The film and the book alike draw criticism from the portrayal of the Catholic Church, namely an organization called Opus Dei Opus Dei (ō`pəs dā`ē) [Lat.,=work of God], Roman Catholic organization, particularly influential in Spain, officially the Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei. . The bottom line: Great book, not so great film. Ron Howard is an excellent director, but the conversion of the book to a film was disappointing at best, leaving viewers wondering why they paid the price of admission to see it. The good stuff: The supporting actors - Ian McKellen as Sir Leigh Teabing and Jean Reno Jean Reno (born Juan Moreno y Herrera Jiménez (Spanish) [1][2] while French sources spell it as Don Juan Moreno y Herrera Jimenez [3]. on July 30, 1948) is a French actor. as Captain Fache - are the only flow the movie has. Their roles and interaction was fantastic and realistic. The other stuff: For the sake of brevity, let's just say Hanks as Robert Langdon is dissatisfying and disappointing. Langdon was wooden and toneless for much of the script and the page-turning passion of the book was replaced with boring sequences of long, tedious dialogue. The movie started too quickly and then slowed to the pace of a turtle. Furthermore, it was devoid of any suspense the book held. The details: Also starring Audrey Tautou. Rated PG-13 for disturbing images, violence, some nudity, thematic material, brief drug references and sexual content. Playing at Cinema World and Cinemark. The final grade: C- Zac Smallwood is a senior at Springfield High. He can be reached at 20Below@guardnet.com. |
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