Pumbas Nakasak
Heading for the great escape.
Those who say it is all made up obviously have not seen the members of that organisation in action.
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DaVinci Code vs. National Treasure
- Thread starter WDWFREAK53
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Pumbas Nakasak said:
Most fiction is based somewhat on reality...the story of the DaVinci Code is fiction. The murder that takes place to start the "unraveling" never happened, there is no Robert Langdon that has gone on this "quest for the Holy Grail" ,and I don't think there's an albino running around doing dirty work.
(And, most albinoes are blind...they really wouldn't make a good "assassin"...unless he's dressed like a Daredevil
)The main difference between Treasure and Code is that Ben Gates is a treasure hunter who sets about looking for this treasure; whereas Robert Langdon is dragged into the ordeal unwillingly. Thus, Treasure has a glint in its eye and a playfulness like kids playing hide and seek. Code is "religously" serious and Langdon never appears that excited even when the treasure is found. It's more an academic endeavour. Cage and Kruger flirt; Hanks and Tautou play it straight. It's really the difference between a pure screenplay and an adaptation from a novel.
hcswingfield
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I enjoyed both movies. Of the two, though, I think I'll give the edge to DVC. I applaud Ron Howard for not feeling like he had to stray from a really good book to make the movie. Had he added any Hollywood tricks, like having more romance between the two leads, or souping up the chase scenes, he would have detracted from rather than enhance the story. And it's an incredibly good story, evidenced by the number of books Brown sold.
Interesting to me was how many scenes in the movie were exactly the way I pictured them as I read the book. I kept having to remind myself that I had not seen the movie yet, there was that much of a sense of deja vu.
BTW Vernon saw the movie with me. He had not read the book, and also thought the movie was terrific.
Did anyone notice the hidden Mickey on Sophie's neck? (How could you miss it?)
Interesting to me was how many scenes in the movie were exactly the way I pictured them as I read the book. I kept having to remind myself that I had not seen the movie yet, there was that much of a sense of deja vu.
BTW Vernon saw the movie with me. He had not read the book, and also thought the movie was terrific.
Did anyone notice the hidden Mickey on Sophie's neck? (How could you miss it?)