Da Vinci Code
There is many a tongue set wagging with the release of this much anticipated movie. The book was phenomenal to say the least and personally, I enjoyed it immensely. The plot was riveting and the way the story meander with facts, history and fiction thrown in was just superb as much as it is intricate.
Any fan of the book should just watch the film and watch the celluloid adaptation of the prose come alive. It has taken some liberties with the plot in order to fit it into the 2 hour plus timeslot but it has nevertheless captured some of the essence of the book. Most would complain about the short-cut route taken to make the story shorter, thereby cutting off a lot of vital and engaging scenes that were so relevant in the book, myself included. A true-to-the-book fan would be disappointed but for the majority of readers would find it entertaining to say the least. That said, not many would appreciate the movie,though. It is seriously a movie for facts/history/popcorn/Da Vinci Code buffs. It is peppered with a lot of facts and trivias (accuracies are disputed here) and this would appeal to them. The general laymen would not appreciate this. It would be terribly boring, not to mention high-brow for the uninitiated. As such, I would not recommend this to just any person. It is seriously a movie on for the categories that I've outlined above. I do know for a fact that many are just as well queuing up for the movie due to the hype and publicity the book has received.
This would not be a far cry from the hype generated from Tolkien's movie adaptations but those movies were easier to understand compared to the Da Vinci Code. People would not like to read volumes of heavy Middle-Earth English in order to understand the story. Likewise here.
The chemistry between the two lead actors was just disappointing. There was no spark, no life. Sigh. Silas and Teabing stole the show for me. Ian McKellan was very convincing in his role as Teabing. Silas was just beautifully painful to watch. His angst and suffering seemed so real. He carried his role well. The last scene of the movie was the best I've enjoyed in the entire movie. Again, I reiterate, that any reader of the book should go and watch the movie. It may disappoint them on the whole but there will be scenes that will just take you back to the book. For me, it was the last scene. I still preferred the book though. :)
"The Holy Grail 'neath ancient Roslin waits.
The blade and chalice guarding o'er her gates.
Adorned in master's loving art, she lies.
She rests at last beneath the starry skies."
Beautiful...simply beautiful. Remarkable!
Any fan of the book should just watch the film and watch the celluloid adaptation of the prose come alive. It has taken some liberties with the plot in order to fit it into the 2 hour plus timeslot but it has nevertheless captured some of the essence of the book. Most would complain about the short-cut route taken to make the story shorter, thereby cutting off a lot of vital and engaging scenes that were so relevant in the book, myself included. A true-to-the-book fan would be disappointed but for the majority of readers would find it entertaining to say the least. That said, not many would appreciate the movie,though. It is seriously a movie for facts/history/popcorn/Da Vinci Code buffs. It is peppered with a lot of facts and trivias (accuracies are disputed here) and this would appeal to them. The general laymen would not appreciate this. It would be terribly boring, not to mention high-brow for the uninitiated. As such, I would not recommend this to just any person. It is seriously a movie on for the categories that I've outlined above. I do know for a fact that many are just as well queuing up for the movie due to the hype and publicity the book has received.
This would not be a far cry from the hype generated from Tolkien's movie adaptations but those movies were easier to understand compared to the Da Vinci Code. People would not like to read volumes of heavy Middle-Earth English in order to understand the story. Likewise here.
The chemistry between the two lead actors was just disappointing. There was no spark, no life. Sigh. Silas and Teabing stole the show for me. Ian McKellan was very convincing in his role as Teabing. Silas was just beautifully painful to watch. His angst and suffering seemed so real. He carried his role well. The last scene of the movie was the best I've enjoyed in the entire movie. Again, I reiterate, that any reader of the book should go and watch the movie. It may disappoint them on the whole but there will be scenes that will just take you back to the book. For me, it was the last scene. I still preferred the book though. :)
"The Holy Grail 'neath ancient Roslin waits.
The blade and chalice guarding o'er her gates.
Adorned in master's loving art, she lies.
She rests at last beneath the starry skies."
Beautiful...simply beautiful. Remarkable!
