“The Da Vinci Code” is very interesting and thriller novel written by Dan Brown. It is also detective and conspiracy fiction. Dan Brown deconstructs the idea that “intelligence goes with man”. He presents a woman as more intelligent. While viewing movie I find changes in the beginning of the novel and movie. Movie starts with the murder of Jacques Sauniere. And the novel starts with prologue which gave the information about the Louver museum. In movie we saw that the murder of Jacques Sauniere happened in the Louver museum. Both narrative of movie and novel are effective.
It is very controversial novel. We can see that Christianity challenged in the novel. In the novel the members of Priory of Sion wants to keep secret about the real blood of Jesus, but some wants to destroy it.
Here the fact of Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene’s relationship is hidden so that there won’t be any controversy due to the faith of people.
I think Teabing and Robert observed feminist symbol and the symbol of grail while rereading the painting. Firstly they observed that there are not only men in the painting but a woman is also there, who is Mary Magdalene.
‘Holy Grail’ is the center of the novel. All characters are quest for that. All are wants to know about that where the ‘Holy Grail’ actually is. The member of Priory of Sion are keeping care of the ‘Holy Grail’, Jacques Sauniere was one of them who killed by Silas. Silas is working for Teacher, who also wants to know about the secret of the ‘Holy Grail’. Actually ‘Holy Grail is the grave of Mary Magdalene, this secret is revealed by Robert Langdon at the end of the novel. The ‘Holy Grail’ is the proof of the ‘Royal Blood’ of Jesus. Some are thinks that Mary Magdalene was a prostitute but actually she married with Jesus, but there no any evidence about it, so the society wants to kill Mary and her child but the child was survived by the member of Priory of Sion who are the followers of Jesus. The painting “last supper of Jesus” by Da Vinci is hidden the code that the relation of Jesus and Mary Magdalene. This painting is decoded by Teabing in the movie very well. Teabing also said about the “Holy Grail” that “human cannot find the ‘Holy Grail’, ‘Holy Grail’ find the people itself”.
symbology- the novel is full of symbolical terms
Sarcophagus-the grave of Mary Magdalene
Merovingian Dynasty-blood line of Jesus
Priory- comity of members to protect the secret of Holy Grail
Opus Dei- institute
The character of Sophie Neuve is very well portrayed by Dan Brown. He shows the woman character more powerful and intelligent than the male character. Even Robert cannot think what Sophie think. According to ‘The Paradise Lost’ by Milton, the first sin is done by a woman so women are not so intelligent, but Dan Brown portrayed a woman character more powerful than male .we can say that this novel is anti-Christian novel. the basic center of the novel is to restore the basic idea of feminine sacredness, basic idea of male and female etc. here we can say that the narrow idea towards the religion.
“Genesis tells us that Eve was created from Adam’s rib. Woman became an offshoot of man and sinful . Genesis was the beginning of the end for the goddess.” It tells that Eve was created From Adam’s rib. So it shows that woman is a branch of man. Genesis tells that woman is offshoot of man, but it’s wrong. Bible tells that Eve is comes from Adam’s rib, but we can raised the question that from where Adam come?
Milton’s “The Paradise Lost” is faithful to the Bible, but it harms humanity. We can raise many questions that why Milton presents the woman as downfall of a man? Why he shows Eve as unintelligent why not Adam? So its harmful to humanity. We cannot say that Dan Brown’s “The Da Vinci Code” is not faithful to Christianity. He shows a woman character more powerful than the male character. Both narrations of Milton and Dan Brown are controversial.
The character of ‘Ophelia’ in “Hamlet”, portrayed as a weak character. She is treated as puppet by Hamlet and also the other male character. She is not so independent. In Frankenstein the character of Elizabeth is portrayed as kind and calm. The character of Hester Prynne in “The Scarlet Letter” portrayed as a modern woman, she did sin but live with strong feeling that what she did was not sin. But some way she is also ruled by the male dominated society. But we can see the character of Sophie Neuve in “The Da Vinci Code” is totally different from above all three female characters. She portrayed as very strong and intelligent character in whole novel. She has not any restrictions. Here we can see in “Da Vinci Code” that how a woman leads the much of the part of the story.
I think there can be conspiracy in any religion with symbols and myth.
There are many novels and movies which are accepted notion about Hindu religion and culture. Like the novel “One Night @ Call Centre” by Chetan Bhagat is related with Hindu religion. In that novel at the end God solves the problems of all characters. In the movie “Oh My God” there is also solution given by God. But that movie became very controversial. Now-a-days the movie P.K has become very controversial. In the movie director criticizes wrong belief related to religion. We cannot say that God really exist or not, but there is something over us which rules us. All have different interpretation about religion.
We can say that The Da Vinci Code” is anti-Christian novel. All have different point of views about such novels and movies. It depends upon the reader that how to interpret it. We can clearly visible that feminine is center of the novel. Dan Brown chooses a girl as the Royal Blood of Jesus, not a boy.
It is very controversial novel. We can see that Christianity challenged in the novel. In the novel the members of Priory of Sion wants to keep secret about the real blood of Jesus, but some wants to destroy it.
Here the fact of Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene’s relationship is hidden so that there won’t be any controversy due to the faith of people.
I think Teabing and Robert observed feminist symbol and the symbol of grail while rereading the painting. Firstly they observed that there are not only men in the painting but a woman is also there, who is Mary Magdalene.
‘Holy Grail’ is the center of the novel. All characters are quest for that. All are wants to know about that where the ‘Holy Grail’ actually is. The member of Priory of Sion are keeping care of the ‘Holy Grail’, Jacques Sauniere was one of them who killed by Silas. Silas is working for Teacher, who also wants to know about the secret of the ‘Holy Grail’. Actually ‘Holy Grail is the grave of Mary Magdalene, this secret is revealed by Robert Langdon at the end of the novel. The ‘Holy Grail’ is the proof of the ‘Royal Blood’ of Jesus. Some are thinks that Mary Magdalene was a prostitute but actually she married with Jesus, but there no any evidence about it, so the society wants to kill Mary and her child but the child was survived by the member of Priory of Sion who are the followers of Jesus. The painting “last supper of Jesus” by Da Vinci is hidden the code that the relation of Jesus and Mary Magdalene. This painting is decoded by Teabing in the movie very well. Teabing also said about the “Holy Grail” that “human cannot find the ‘Holy Grail’, ‘Holy Grail’ find the people itself”.
symbology- the novel is full of symbolical terms
Sarcophagus-the grave of Mary Magdalene
Merovingian Dynasty-blood line of Jesus
Priory- comity of members to protect the secret of Holy Grail
Opus Dei- institute
The character of Sophie Neuve is very well portrayed by Dan Brown. He shows the woman character more powerful and intelligent than the male character. Even Robert cannot think what Sophie think. According to ‘The Paradise Lost’ by Milton, the first sin is done by a woman so women are not so intelligent, but Dan Brown portrayed a woman character more powerful than male .we can say that this novel is anti-Christian novel. the basic center of the novel is to restore the basic idea of feminine sacredness, basic idea of male and female etc. here we can say that the narrow idea towards the religion.
“Genesis tells us that Eve was created from Adam’s rib. Woman became an offshoot of man and sinful . Genesis was the beginning of the end for the goddess.” It tells that Eve was created From Adam’s rib. So it shows that woman is a branch of man. Genesis tells that woman is offshoot of man, but it’s wrong. Bible tells that Eve is comes from Adam’s rib, but we can raised the question that from where Adam come?
Milton’s “The Paradise Lost” is faithful to the Bible, but it harms humanity. We can raise many questions that why Milton presents the woman as downfall of a man? Why he shows Eve as unintelligent why not Adam? So its harmful to humanity. We cannot say that Dan Brown’s “The Da Vinci Code” is not faithful to Christianity. He shows a woman character more powerful than the male character. Both narrations of Milton and Dan Brown are controversial.
The character of ‘Ophelia’ in “Hamlet”, portrayed as a weak character. She is treated as puppet by Hamlet and also the other male character. She is not so independent. In Frankenstein the character of Elizabeth is portrayed as kind and calm. The character of Hester Prynne in “The Scarlet Letter” portrayed as a modern woman, she did sin but live with strong feeling that what she did was not sin. But some way she is also ruled by the male dominated society. But we can see the character of Sophie Neuve in “The Da Vinci Code” is totally different from above all three female characters. She portrayed as very strong and intelligent character in whole novel. She has not any restrictions. Here we can see in “Da Vinci Code” that how a woman leads the much of the part of the story.
I think there can be conspiracy in any religion with symbols and myth.
There are many novels and movies which are accepted notion about Hindu religion and culture. Like the novel “One Night @ Call Centre” by Chetan Bhagat is related with Hindu religion. In that novel at the end God solves the problems of all characters. In the movie “Oh My God” there is also solution given by God. But that movie became very controversial. Now-a-days the movie P.K has become very controversial. In the movie director criticizes wrong belief related to religion. We cannot say that God really exist or not, but there is something over us which rules us. All have different interpretation about religion.
We can say that The Da Vinci Code” is anti-Christian novel. All have different point of views about such novels and movies. It depends upon the reader that how to interpret it. We can clearly visible that feminine is center of the novel. Dan Brown chooses a girl as the Royal Blood of Jesus, not a boy.
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