Da Vinci Code

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Hello readers! 

 Welcome to my blog, here I would like to write my response of the post viewing task of The Da Vinci Code. 

#About The Text:

The Da Vinci Code is a 2003 mystery thriller novel by Dan Brown. It is Brown's second novel to include the character Robert Landon,the first was his 2000 novel Angels and Demons.The Da Vinci Code follows "symbologist" Robert Landon. and Cryptologist Sophie Neveu. after a murder in the Louvre Museum in Paris causes them to become involved in a battle between the Priory of Sion and Opus Dei over the possibility of Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene having had a child together.

1.Brown states on his website that his books are not anti-Christian, though he is on a 'constant spiritual journey' himself, and says that his book The Da Vinci Code is simply "an entertaining story that promotes spiritual discussion and debate" and suggests that the book may be used "as a positive catalyst for introspection and exploration of our. 

   According to Brown states that his books are not  anti-Christian, though he is on 'constant spiritual journey' himself, but if study this novel then what we can find is it anti-Christian or not? Of course it is problematic he says that the book may be used as a positive catalyst for introspection and exploration of our. In this novel Brown gave some factual evidence is on the side of like anti-Christian, and also in the novel we can see that they are searching for the truth if Jesus Christ and mary Magdalene, Brown do not lay on religion by portrait character of sophie Neveu, who don't believe in lies of religion told by priest, somewhere she has no faith in religion also. 

What difference do you see in the portrayal of 'Ophelia' (Kate Winslet) in Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet, 'Elizabeth' (Helena Bonham Carter) in Kenneth Branagh's Mary Shelley's Frankenstein or 'Hester Prynne' (Demi Moore) in Roland Joffé's The Scarlet Letter' or David Yates's 'Harmione Granger' (Emma Watson) in last four Harry Potter films - and 'Sophie Neuve' (Audrey Tautau) in Ron Howard's The Da Vinci Code? How would justify your answer?

    In the Movie The Da Vinci Code Ron maintained sacredness in Sophie's portrayal in movie and thus, even if Dan's Sophie is kissed on lips, he do not show those scenes in movie, of course one more thing is that Sophie Neveu is not presented as male object but built up as strong character with feminist perspective. While on the another character like Ophelia in the Hemlet written by Shakespeare, in movie adaptation they take much liberty to portrait the character of Ophelia, show nude and objective also. 

  While we see the character of Hermione Granger is also used as desired object of male-ego the object to be owned to show superiority over the others. That is why she becomes bone of contention between Ron weasly and Harry Potter.