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Criticism Towards The Da Vinci Code

The following article outlines the criticism the film and novel for The Da Vinci Code faced after its publication in 2003 as well as 2006 release in theatres.

Find the article here.

Most of these criticisms were directed towards the book’s inaccurate descriptions of European art, history, architecture, and geography. I, however, don’t understand what the big fuss is about considering that the author, in the opening pages of the book, claims that, aside from the modern characters, the book is completely factual. 

One of the main arguments is the lack of research employed by Dan Brown for his several geographical mistakes. One of these mistakes being the book’s storyline in which the albino monk named Silas, was arrested in France, imprisoned in Andorra and escaped to Spain. This error supposedly demonstrates the lack of basic research that would could have been avoided from a quick glance at a map or tourist guide as it is improbable that someone arrested along the French coast would be imprisoned in another country.

It is also notable that albinos typically have very poor vision; in fact to the point where many are legally blind. It is therefore highly unlikely that the albino Silas could ever become an expert marksman, or even that he could drive.

The article goes into further detail on how the book and film lack the thorough research that should’ve have been conducted upon creation in order to even try to conceptualize the idea of Gnosticism - fictional or not. It especially talks about the inaccurate perspective utilized when discussing Christianity.