#the da vinci code 2006

[scorsesedepalmafan]

Sexy Bishop 🛐

[illiana-mystery]

2004/2005/2006

[blackberryjambaby]

i'm trying to watch the da vinci code but there are no subtitles so every time someone speaks in french i'm just like 😁 ok cool 😁

[movies-to-add-to-your-tbw]

Title: Robert Langdon

Rating: PG-13

Director: Ron Howard

Cast: Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellen, Jean Reno, Paul Bettany, Alfred Molina, Jürgen Prochnow, Jean-Yves Berteloot, Etienne Chicot, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Marie-Françoise Audollent, Rita Davies, Francesco Carnelutti, Seth Gabel, Shane Zaza, Andy Clark

Release year: 2006

Genres: mystery, thriller

Blurb: A murder in Paris' Louvre Museum and cryptic clues in some of Leonardo da Vinci's most famous paintings lead to the discovery of a religious mystery. For 2000 years, a secret society closely guarded information that - should it come to light - could rock the very foundations of Christianity.

[bellucci-daily]

Monica Bellucci during 2006 Cannes Film Festival - Opening Night Gala and World Premiere of "The Da Vinci Code"

[samwisethewitch]

Let's Talk About Religious Appropriation and Christianity

In my previous post, I talked about why religious appropriation matters and why it genuinely impacts pagan communities when culturally Christian authors take our gods out of context. Now I wanna talk about why it doesn't go the other way.

Religious appropriation is when someone from a dominant religious group misuses symbols or practices from a marginalized religion. (Reminder: marginalized means an identity or group is treated as insignificant or pushed to the periphery.) There is an element of power imbalance to appropriation.

In the United States, where I live, Christianity is the dominant religious group. Even Americans who are not practicing Christians themselves are culturally Christian -- they were raised in a culture where Christianity is assumed to be the default. In other parts of the world, the dominant religion may be another faith like Buddhism, Islam, or something else. I will be talking about Christianity in this post because that's my experience, but just remember that this isn't about theology so much as social influence.

Someone living in a culturally Christian society might use Christian symbols or elements in their art for a lot of different reasons. It might be a sincere expression of faith because the artist is a Christian (see: C.S. Lewis). The artist might use Christian symbols because they are widely known and will be easily recognized by their audience (see: It's a Wonderful Life). The artist might use Christian symbols outside of their original context or in a subversion of that context to create comedy (see: Dogma by Kevin Smith) or horror (see: Rosemary's Baby). And finally, they might use those symbols as a critique or satire of organized Christianity (see: Children of the Corn).

In any of those cases, it's highly unlikely that the depiction in this media property is going to overshadow actual Christian practices. Christianity is one of the most widely practiced religions in the world. There are over 2 billion Christians globally. 63% of Americans identify as Christians. (And that number is at an all time low! In older generations, it's higher!) And because of the built-in hierarchy of Christianity, there are designated spokespeople who can speak up to set the record straight.

For a real life example of this, let's think about The Da Vinci Code. For those who don't know, The Da Vinci Code is a thriller novel written by Dan Brown. A major plot point in the story is the reveal that Jesus Christ had sex and fathered children with Mary Magdalene, which is considered a heresy by most Christians. The Catholic Church specifically had a huge negative reaction to Dan Brown writing about them spending 2,000+ years intentionally covering up the fact that Jesus fucked.

And The Da Vinci Code had a HUGE impact on pop culture. The book has sold over 80 million copies in 44 languages. The movie stars huge actors like Tom Hanks and Sir Ian McKellan and was the second-highest grossing film of 2006. The massive protests drew even more media attention. This story was a very big deal for a couple of years.

And yet, most people in America and other culturally Christian countries still know that, in Christian lore, Jesus died without marrying or fathering children. Even people who have read The Da Vinci Code or seen the movie can usually recognize that the whole Mary Magdalene thing is fiction. Even if someone did come away thinking Jesus getting it on with Mary Magdalene was historical fact, they're likely to encounter other media at some point that will depict Jesus as unmarried.

More people do not believe Jesus fucked because of The Da Vinci Code. It has not significantly changed popular perceptions of Christianity, or even of Catholicism. This is because Christianity, and specifically the Catholic Church, are huge institutions with both the power and the platform to set the record straight.

Marginalized religions do not have that kind of power or platform, which is why religious appropriation is a much bigger deal for us. In general, you can't appropriate something from a dominant cultural group.

[broflovski-brah]

i’m reading the da vinci code because i heard there was a character with albinism and holy shit lmfao

they had me when they said he had ‘translucent white skin and red eyes’ but when i got more into it and found out he’s a fuckinf SHARPSHOOTER?? and he can drive? and READ FINE PRINT?

Also I think this quote from an article is important:

“Michael McGowan, an albino who heads the National Organization for Albinism and Hypopigmentation, said "The Da Vinci Code" will be the 68th movie since 1960 to feature an evil albino.” this article was written in 2006 btw (i love the referring to McGowan as ‘an albino’ too, shit goes hard./s)

god i love the portrayal of albinism in media. it’s so warped.

[suchamiracle-does-exist]

Dear @faisonsunreve thanks for the tag. This was definitely a time taking task but so much fun to do. A true time travel to your watching history. To my surprise there are three French films and three Tom Hanks films included. 😄

A few comments about certain choices.

Favorite film of all time: The Thief of Bagdad (1940): The jewel of the film is Conrad Veidt’s insane Jaffar dressed up with the turban.

Best script: Some Like It Hot (1959): The story about two antihero musicians trying to make a living and avoiding gangsters by dressing as women and joining a female band and traveling to Miami is still unique to watch.

Favorite poster: The Empire Strikes Back (1980): Memories from the childhood. Darth Vader’s perhaps a little too epic posture promises you an emotional adventure and that promise will be fulfilled.

"I’ll watch it some day": Napoléon (1927): @missholson and I were introduced to this 6-hour biopic of Napoleon and we were stunned by the shots of the twenty-minute triptych sequence, where widescreen panorama is made by projecting multiple-image montages simultaneously on three screens. Blu-ray is waiting on the shelf.

Big personal impact: Elvis (2022): I wasn’t prepared for the narrative where female gaze and male vulnerability are allowed and validated.

You like, but everyone hates: Angels & Demons (2009): Don’t know today’s reception but when it was released the film was heavily criticized by the critics and the audience. I like both this and The Da Vinci Code (2006), but having more convincing characters, plot and hold for the entirety makes it better than the first one.

Underrated: The Ninth Gate (1999): Polanski is a very contradictory director for his sexual abuse charges, therefore it feels shameful to admit liking his films or considering his films to be valued. Many find Gate as a dull thriller. The film doesn’t rely on jump scares or gore but the mystery around the occult books and the things you can’t see. 

"Why do I like this?": Bachelor Party (1984): This is my favourite question of them all. I discussed with @faisonsunreve about on what basis you should answer this and does it reveal your true movie taste. The 80’s crazy comedy is a silly and out-dated genre and that is why the films of this era fascinate me. Bachelor Party is full of lame humor and over-the-top characters. Yet the storyline is versatile and entertaining. Young Tom Hanks embodies the past. 

Great soundtrack: La Cage aux Folles (1978): Ennio Morricone has said first he has to understand the film, the images, the story and the director’s intentions before starting to compose. I would like to know his study for Folles, because the soundtrack has such a humorous, characteristic and warm sound. 

That cinematography: Furiant (2015): I was balancing between Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) and La double vie de Véronique (1991), but this short film stands out with the way the rural landscapes, the dimly lit rooms and the unspoken moments are visualized (and edited) by the producer, director, writer, cinematographer and editor Ondřej Hudeček.

Criminally overlooked: Angélique film series (1964-68): Yes, you could put almost any Conrad Veidt film here, however I chose this. I have been fond of Angélique films since I was a child. These spectacles tell the story of Angélique in the time of King Louis XIV of France. Romance, adventure, scheming with breathtaking soundtrack and costume design, beautiful Michèle Mercier in the leading role and the flashy way of speaking French offer us an exquisite interpretation from the 60’s. 

Favorite active director: Peter Strickland: I have seen only The Duke of Burgundy (2014) and Flux Gourmet (2022), nevertheless his style of using the aesthetics of Italian genre films and the intimacy he creates is just heartwarming.

Anyone who wants to make their own version, please do and let me know. 📼📀📦🔦

[illiana-mystery]

I love when my faves play... (Pt. 4)

Priests

Father Gabrjel (The Edges of the Lord, 2001)

Bishop Manuel Aringarosa (The Da Vinci Code, 2006)

Outlaws

Silas McCall (ROAR, 2022)

Joe Cribbens (Dead for a Dollar, 2022)

"Outdoorsmen"

Leland Drury (White Fang 2, 1994)

Leonhard Seppala (Togo, 2019)

(I know it's kind of stretching to include Drury but I'm still going to)

Dubious Consciences

The Italian (Drowing in the Shallow End, 1990)

William Pettigrew (Tomorrow You're Gone, 2012)

Stay tuned for part 5! Or go back to part 3!

[jamiesfootball]

what do you think are some of roy’s favorite books or what would he be reading now?

So to fill this out a bit, let me predicate by saying that before Ted gave him A Wrinkle In Time, I don't think Roy was really a reader. Like, he maybe read Phoebe books (like he says, she's a proper nerd) but that was mainly because you're supposed to do that to help kids learn to read and shit.

I think A Wrinkle in Time was the first book they read together that was... more. Like, it began as, "You know how we have to read books for your homework? Well tonight, I have homework, so let's the two of us read it together, and we can get it over with, okay?"

Then of course Roy gets walloped by feelings, and things change. Bit by bit, Ted starts getting by the walls of Roy's heart, but I think that book did a lot of the work to get it started. It reawakened something in Roy, something in his dusty, closed up heart that wanted to feel things.

So after A Wrinkle in Time he picks up another book. Phoebe enjoyed the first book, so he'll try one of the other one's Ted got for the lads. He asks Sam which one he got. Roy borrows Sam's copy of Ender's Game and lends Sam his book in return.

(Turns out, Sam didn't care much for Ender's Game, though he understood what the coach meant by giving it to him. He enjoyed Roy's book though, and bought himself a copy.)

After Roy and Phoebe read Ender's Game, they both agree that one was a bit lacking after the first, so Roy decides to go off script -- he'll go to a bookshop and find something there.

He comes back home with ten books. Six of them are for Phoebe-time. The other four, well. Those displays they have up to get your attention? They caught his attention. And reading's never really been a thing he's done - it was always something you did to maintain your grades so that you could stay at the Academy. A goal to meet an end. Sure, some of the stories were good, but nothing he read really ever grabbed him back then - not like this other book.

But they've got these displays, and some of these displays he's already seen the movies for. He's already got a stack of books in his arms for his nerd-niece, what's one more for himself?

Then there's another one, in some 'Action / Suspense' display. He likes action and suspense. None of the books he read in school were very action or suspense. Maybe one of those.

Then in line at the check out - a murder mystery? Sure, he'll grab that. He liked the Murdoch Mysteries just as much as anyone else. He's seen Wallander.

Then at the counter while he's paying - "The fuck do you mean the Murdoch Mysteries were based off a book?"

So what do I think Roy likes? Mostly, the popular stuff. The stuff that's a bit easy to read. Easy emotional access and payoff. It's not that that's where his tastes will land forever, but he's just starting out. He's learning to let himself enjoy things that aren't related to who he is as a player. He's experimenting with genres. He's learning what he likes as he goes.

And yeah, he'd like to fucking talk about The Da Vinci Code with someone. Yes, he knows the book came out in 2003 and the movie in 2006, but he was busy winning trophies at the time so he didn't get to it, okay? Now do you want to talk about the Knights Templar or not?

[jaeausten]

Hi Everyone!

This post is for anyone wanting to request a gifset. Below the cut is a list of all films and tv shows that I am able to produce an gifset for. If it's not on the list, then I can't gif it... Sorry!

Pre Medieval:

Vikings 1-4a.

Tristan and Isolde.

Rome (HBO) 1-2

Cleopatra (1963).

Medieval:

The Hollow Crown 1-2.

A Knight's Tale.

Robin Hood (BBC) 1-3.

Ophelia (2018).

Ever After- A Cinderella Story.

The White Queen.

Braveheart.

Tudor: (If requested on here, I will actually post the request on tudorerasource, but will answer the ask on this blog with a link.)

The White Princess.

The Spanish Princess 1-2.

The Other Boleyn Girl.

Anne of the Thousand Days.

The Tudors 1-4.

Wolf Hall.

Lady Jane.

Elizabeth R.

Shakespeare in Love.

Anonymous.

Mary Queen of Scots (2013).

Mary Queen of Scots (2017).

Elizabeth I (2005).

The Virgin Queen.

Elizabeth.

Elizabeth: The Golden Age.

Stuart:

The Favourite.

Tulip Fever.

The Three Musketeers (2012).

The Musketeers (BBC) 1-3.

Stage Beauty.

Charles II: The Power and the Passion.

Georgian:

Harlots 1-3.

Pirates of the Caribbean 1-4.

Poldark 1-5.

The Scandalous Lady W.

Belle.

The Affair of the Necklace.

The Duchess.

The Abduction Club.

The Aristocrats (BBC).

Casanova.

Marie Antoinette.

The History of Tom Jones.

Dangerous Liaisons.

The Madness of King George.

Amadeus.

Outlander 1-5.

Regency:

Becoming Jane.

Miss Austen Regret's.

War and Peace (2015).

Mr Malcom's List.

Vanity Fair (2005).

Vanity Fair (BBC) (2005).

Jane Austen:

Pride and Prejudice (1995)

Pride and Prejudice (2005).

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.

Mansfield Park (1999).

Mansfield Park (2007).

Emma (1996).

Emma (BBC) (1996).

Emma (2009).

Emma (2020).

Persuasion (1995).

Persuasion (2007).

Sense and Sensibility (1995).

Sense and Sensibility (2008).

Northanger Abbey (2007).

Sanditon 1.

Love and Friendship.

Death comes to Pemberley.

Lost in Austen.

Victorian:

The Young Victoria.

Victoria 1-3.

The Count of Monte Cristo.

Little Dorrit.

Wives and Daughters.

To Walk Invisible.

Gentleman Jack 1-2.

Cranford.

Return to Cranford.

Jane Eyre (2007).

Jane Eyre (2001).

Little Women (1994).

Little Women (20019).

North and South.

Crimson Peak.

Bleak House (2006).

The Age of Innocence.

Far from the Madding Crowd.

The Phantom of the Opera.

Anna Karenina.

The Gilded Age 1.

Dr Thorne.

Edwardian:

Somewhere in Time.

The Secret Garden (1993).

A Room with a View.

Miss Potter.

Titanic.

Colette.

Anne of Green Gables Trilogy (1985-2000).

My Fair Lady.

20th Century/Modern/Everything Else:

Austenland.

A discovery of Witches 1-3.

Merlin 1-4.

Me before You.

Letters to Juliet.

The Da Vinci Code.

Angels and Demons.

Cinderella (2015).

Beauty and the Beast (2017).

Stardust.

Dracula (NBC) (2013).

Maleficent.

[nine-frames]

"You can't trust the French."

The Da Vinci Code, 2006.

Dir. Ron Howard | Writ. Akiva Goldsman | DOP Salvatore Totino

[scotianostra]

Great shadows and reflections in the Sacristy at  Rosslyn Chapel.

Formerly known as the Collegiate Chapel of St Matthew Rosslyn Chapel, is a 15th-century chapel located in the village of

The Sacristy, or Crypt, was used as a workshop during the 40 years when the Chapel was being built. Drawings on the wall provide remarkable evidence for the designs used in the Chapel’s construction.

The engrailed cross of the St Clair family is carved on the roof and on the front of the altar.

The stained glass window, designed by Patrick Pollen, shows the transfiguration of Christ on the mountain and was added in 1954.

Traditionally stone crypts like this would have been used as burial chambers. In 2003, the crypt rose to fame in its starring role in The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown and again in 2006, when it featured in the film’s finale.

[passed-out-real]

Alfred Molina Filmography Part 3

Coffee and Cigarettes (2003)

Spider-Man 2 (2004)

The Da Vinci Code (2006)

The Moon and the Stars (2007)

The Company (2007)

Chill Out, Scooby-Doo! (2007)

Nothing Like the Holidays (2008)

An Education (2009)

Wonder Woman (2009)

Yes, Virginia (2009)