& lt The Da Vinci Code > Comments

Plot: The Millennium Mystery Buried in the Louvre

At midnight, Jacques Sauniere, the venerable curator of the Louvre in Paris, the sacred temple of western art, was mysteriously murdered. His body was placed in the shape of Leonardo da Vinci's famous painting "The Vitruvian Man", leaving a string of incomprehensible codes and a postscript "Find robert langdon" beside him. Robert langdon, an expert in semiotics at Harvard University, was giving a lecture in Paris. He was awakened by a phone call at midnight and hurried to the museum.

At the same time, officer Fache of the French Central Judicial Police, Sauniere's granddaughter, and sophie neveu, an expert in code deciphering, also arrived at the scene. In the face of a lot of weird passwords, Langdon was also confused at first. However, with the help of Sophie, the two soon discovered that the hidden clues were hidden in Leonardo da Vinci's works of art! The mystery gradually uncovered the tip of the iceberg in decryption ...

In the step-by-step investigation, Langdon and Naif found that what they were looking for might be a groundbreaking historical secret, which might change the history of mankind! In order to solve this complicated mystery as soon as possible, Langdon and Neve started a non-stop trip, and they were constantly being chased on the way. In a thrilling battle of wits with the mysterious behind-the-scenes manipulator, can they unlock the Da Vinci code and find out the shocking old truth that may disappear forever in the dust of history? !

◇ Aspect: The best-selling shock effect of the cusp

The deputy of Pope Benedict XVI of the World Catholic Church called on believers, and various religious groups began to publicly criticize the speech. Once again, albinos are angered by typification for their own image, and the tourist attractions involved are particularly prosperous. The number of people studying cryptography is increasing, game development is brought into the process, religious upsurge is unprecedented, and idle people are ready to argue fiercely for a long time ... lies? The truth? Conspiracy theory? Mona Lisa's mysterious smile once again became the talk after dinner.

However, how can a fictional novel attract people from all walks of life in western society to scuffle? Is it true that it is the most popular novel in the United States this year 1 17 weeks, and its global sales exceeded 40 million? Or is it because the story told by dan brown in The Da Vinci Code completely violates the western religious pillars? The argument has never been answered. We only know that no matter how many protests there are, no matter how many cases of alleged infringement, The Da Vinci Code, which contains complicated secrets throughout the ages, has attracted more and more attention!

For Hollywood, which is eyeing up, such a theme that is not lacking in talk is absolutely the foundation of the box office. The more controversy, the greater attention and the higher the box office, and it is only a matter of time before the script is adapted. What's more, the Louvre, Leonardo da Vinci, the Bible, religion, cryptography, semiotics, thriller, suspense and frightening decryption tracking, the Da Vinci Code obviously has an element of screen light from the beginning. What is more worthy of publicity than the super best-selling novel that shocked the world book market? !

◇ Comments: The mysterious world was born.

It is no exaggeration to say that the name "Da Vinci Code" alone is enough to form a buying tide. This story contains all kinds of suspense factors, whether it is structure, plot or eye-catching degree, which is enough to become the darling of the big screen. Perhaps the angry church, the idle people who adorn it and the bumpy road before the release will reduce the public's enthusiasm, but The Password, which is adapted from one of the best-selling novels in history, definitely reserves a lot of seats for collecting money.

Now that you have decided to start the money game on the screen, you must always be worthy of the audience who are eager to see through the autumn waters and add more chips for yourself. This mysterious world has produced many big names in the film industry-Oscar director Ron Howard and the old screenwriter partner of A Beautiful Mind first booked two seats for the director. The audience with a simple and honest face, but absolutely a blockbuster, loved Tom Hanks to lose weight and grow his hair, and played the role of a charming scholar. "Not too cold killer" Jean Reno became a French policeman with a signature beard. Audrey tautou, the pink "angel loves beauty", has the title of the most popular young actress in France. Together with Tang Wei, she "decrypted". Two great British actors in "spider-man 2" and "doctor octopus" each blocked the way to find out the Da Vinci code with their own skills. Obviously, the Louvre filming, the French president's farewell, and the American, French and British film code actions are all playing global ideas! !

The Da Vinci Code —— About dan brown

Born in 1964, dan brown is the most famous best-selling author in America. His works, including The Da Vinci Code, are still at the top of the best-seller list in The New York Times and one of the best-selling novels of all time. In the first week of 2004, four novels of dan brown appeared on the bestseller list of The New York Times at the same time. His novels have been translated into more than 40 languages and published all over the world.

Dan brown graduated from Amherst College and Philip Exeter College, and stayed in Philip Exeter College to teach English after graduation. From 65438 to 0996, his interest in password cracking and secret government organizations prompted him to write his first novel, Digital Castle, which quickly became the best-selling e-book in the United States. The novel is about the National Security Bureau, and it discusses the boundary between personal privacy and national security. Dan brown's next novel The Trap also continues the theme of politics, national security and high technology.

Dan brown's father is a famous professor of mathematics, who won the Presidential Mathematics Award, and his mother is a religious musician. Such a family environment of conflict between science and religion later became the source of inspiration for his creation of Angels and Demons. This suspense thriller with the theme of the relationship between science and religion is written not only to a European nuclear physics research center in Switzerland, but also to the Vatican. His popular hero, Harvard semiotics expert robert langdon, will also appear in his next novel in Paris, London and Washington. ...

Main circuit diagram of da Vinci code

The Louvre

Louvre Museum is the national museum and art exhibition center in France. It was built at the end of12nd century, and it is a part of a large palace built on the site of Philip Augustus fortress in12nd century. In the long history of Paris, the Louvre has played different roles in different periods. During the reign of Charles V in the14th century, the Louvre was a Gothic royal residence. /kloc-In the 6th century, the last benefactor of leonardo da vinci, King Francois I, turned it into a Renaissance-style palace. 1793, the grand gallery opened to the public in the form of a museum. The oil paintings of the15-19th century collected by the Louvre are unparalleled in the world. Other exhibits in the museum include works of art, antiques and many treasures originally belonging to the French royal family. 200 years later, after many renovations and expansions, I.M. Pei, a Chinese-American architect, designed the underground exhibition hall and the famous glass pyramid entrance for the Louvre. This glass triangle has important symbolic significance in the film. Dan brown claims that the pyramid has 666 glass panels, but in fact it has 675 gem-shaped (diamond-shaped) panels and 1 18 rectangular panels. It is 79 feet high (about 24 1 m) and there are three smaller pyramids beside it. The inverted pyramid is located in the underground shopping center west of the Louvre. It is made of glass as a whole, so the sun can shine in.

After coordination with all parties, including the efforts of French President Jacques Chirac, the film crew was finally approved by the Louvre, and they could enter the big gallery for on-the-spot shooting after it was closed. Only a handful of crews have won this honor before. Ron Howard, the director, is extremely proud of this: "In the Louvre at night, it's like taking photos everywhere in a dark cave, and suddenly I find that there are treasures handed down from thousands of years around. There are so many world art treasures in just one exhibition room that the audience feels extremely small. "

Zurich savings bank

Zurich Savings Bank Paris Branch is one of the few fictional places in this book. The address of "No.24 Haux Street" mentioned in the book does not exist, but Haux Street has its own street, but there are no houses in this street from 16 to 36, and the savings method mentioned in the book does not exist. The attached picture shows Swiss headquarters of Zurich Savings Bank.

Saint sulpis

St Sulpice's Church is located at the corner of paladin Road in Sulpice Square. It has two towers, and the whole church looks solid and huge. The tower on the left is the Hebrew inscription "JAHWE", which may not be eye-catching. The planning and scale of the church are the same as that of Notre Dame de Paris. It was built on the ruins of a small church in 1646. Due to intermittent construction, it presents many different architectural styles. The copper wire representing the Paris meridian or "Rose Line" runs through the high platform of the church. The predecessor of the telegraph, the so-called "Chap" system-the visual signal link between Paris and Rouen-was installed on the roof of the church and has been used until 1850. Baudelaire and Marquis de Sade were baptized in this church, and victor hugo got married here on 1822.

Jean-Jacques Olivier founded the Sulpice School in San Sulpice, and his relationship with the San Sacramento Mission is described in detail in Chapter 10, "Secret Society". This church is regarded as the activity center of this Sect. When the documents of the San Sacramento regiment were confiscated because of Louis XIV's constant opposition, it was said that they were hidden in the church of San Sulpice.

The Surpis Sect is dedicated to training clergy, and its name comes from Surpis, Bishop of Bourges in the Merovian family era. This faction established the Canadian city of Montreal, where the Cathedral of Our Lady of Basila was established on 1829. Their scores are interesting: two "M's", one on top of the other.

The organization of "Catholic Modernism Movement" was established to train experts to defend the true meaning of the Bible. Unexpectedly, the more "experts" study and find various inconsistencies in the Bible, the more they lose trust in the Bible. Finally, the church accused them of being "freemasons". The headquarters of the modernist movement is St. Sulpice's Church.

"The Da Vinci Code" set the secret location of the priory in San Sulpice Church, precisely because the rose line runs through the church, which is closely related to the whole book.

Villette Castle

The castle where Ray Tibin lived in The Da Vinci Code is located near the Palace of Versailles, 35km northwest of Paris. It was designed by the architect Francois Mansart in about 1668 for the Venetian ambassador Jean Daryer of Louis XIV, Earl of Overty, and built by his nephew Jules Alduan Mansa in about 1696. It is one of the most important castles in France. There are 65,438+065,438+0 rooms, covering an area of 65,438+085 mu. Two rectangular ponds, artificial waterfalls and gardens are all designed by Andre Rainotte, the designer of Versailles Garden. Now it is a place for meetings, speeches, travel, weddings and other special activities. The Da Vinci Code was filmed in villette Castle for three nights. However, most indoor pumping is done in Shepburton's studio.

Temple church

In order to solve the mystery in the film, London Temple Church, which Langdon, Neve and Teabing visited respectively, is located between the Thames and Fleet Street. Temple Church held a sacrificial ceremony in 1 185, and was the headquarters of the Knights Templar in England in the 2nd century. The church is divided into two parts, one is the original dome, and the other is the rectangular high altar completed by 1240. The dome is modeled after the Memorial Hall of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. The most famous landscape is nine life-size stone statues of knights on the ground. /kloc-In the 4th century, King Henry VIII of England lent part of the church to a law firm. It continues to this day. During World War II, the church was seriously damaged by German bombing. The reconstruction work almost started from the marble pillars.

Westminster Abbey

After searching the Temple Church, Langdon found that they were in the wrong place, so he and Sophie went to Westminster Abbey, which has a miniature of the thousand-year history of Britain. The street view of Westminster Abbey was indeed shot live, but the interior was actually forced to be shot at Lincoln Abbey, which is three hours' drive north of London, because Westminster Abbey refused to shoot.

Westminster Abbey is one of the most famous tourist attractions in London. It is conceivable that it is difficult to shoot the world-famous Da Vinci Code on the street outside the temple. The bustling tourists from all over the world unexpectedly cooperated with traffic such as road interruption and finally became extras. It was the climax scene at the end, and it was raining lightly, but it was not visible in the camera. Therefore, during the filming process, the crew promptly asked the passing passengers not to take an umbrella when it rained, and they did the same. The crew also asked them not to use flashlights, and the actors didn't make any noise during the dialogue. They did it, but they applauded behind every camera to show their encouragement, which fully demonstrated the gentlemanliness of Britain.

Westminster Abbey was built by Edward the Confessor and consecrated in 1065. In memory of Edward, Henry III vowed to build a more magnificent Gothic church, leaving almost no original structure. From13rd century to16th century, British kings contributed to its design. As a result, it became a hodgepodge of various styles. This matches the British royal family today-they also come from a large number of different ancestral homes. Westminster Abbey has long been used as a "parish church" to hold weddings, funerals and coronations. However, as described by dan brown in The Da Vinci Code, Westminster Abbey is neither the main church of the parish nor the church in the parish, but a church called the exclusive church of the royal family, and the dean and regulations for exercising management power must be decided by the royal family.

Newton's tomb

Lord isaac newton's graveyard is located in the "Corner of Scientists". The tombstone was designed by William Kent (1685- 1748) and carved by Michael Reisbruck (1694- 1770). The materials used are gray and white marble. The sarcophagus is inlaid with drawing boards, depicting a group of boys using Newton's mathematical instruments. Above the sarcophagus is a statue of Newton in a prone position, with his right elbow resting on it, and he painted several well-known pioneering works. His left hand pointed to a scroll held by two boys, on which a mathematical design was unfolded. The background sculpture is a sphere with the zodiac and related constellations painted on it, and it also depicts the trajectory of the comet that appeared in 1680.

The Latin inscription on the tombstone is translated as follows:

Lord isaac newton is buried here. With his almost sacred mind and unique mathematical principles, he explored the motion and shape of planets, the trajectory of comets, the tides of the ocean, the different spectra of light and the resulting color characteristics, which were unimaginable to other scholars before. With his diligence, intelligence and piety in studying nature, antiquities and the Bible, he proved the omnipotence of the supreme God according to his own philosophy, and expressed the simplicity and wisdom of the Gospels in his own way. People rejoiced at this: there was such a brilliant glory in human history. Born on February 25th, 1642, died on March 20th, 1726/7.

Newton was buried in Westminster Abbey on March 28th, 727/KLOC-0. The funeral ceremony was noble and grand. His body was laid in Jerusalem Church, and most members of the Royal Society attended the funeral. His pallbearers are the Lord Chancellor and Lord of the House of Lords, two dukes and three earl.

According to the Da Vinci Code, Newton was once one of the presidents of the priory of Mount Zion, so Newton's tomb has become one of the important clues to pursue the Holy Grail.

Rossine church

Langdon and Sophie chased them all the way and finally came to Roslin Church in Scotland. Located in Roslin town, seven miles south of Edinburgh, this church was originally for masons. 1446, when Sir William St. Clare built this chapel, it was probably only a part of a cruciform cathedral. However, Sir William died on 1484, and the project stopped immediately.

Although this Gothic church is only 265,438+0 meters long and less than 65,438+065,438+0 meters wide, its exquisite stone pillars have inspired many Christian, Nordic and Celtic myths, including the legendary "death mask" of Robert Bruise. In addition, there are dragons, demons and 100 "green dwarfs". Legend has it that William St. Clare is the leader of the Templar. The stone pillars were carved from corn, which was not available in the European continent at that time, but only in the "New World" of America, so it is said that one of his ancestors may have arrived in Newfoundland or even Massachusetts as early as 1398. 100 years later, Columbus discovered the new continent.

As dan brown pointed out in The Da Vinci Code, Roslin Cathedral is called "The Cathedral of the Code". In some cases, it is also called "stone curtain" or "stone garden". All these names are more vivid and attractive than their real names "Christianity" and "St. Matthew Fellowship". The title indicates that this is a fully functional place of worship in Anglican style. These references reveal quite correctly that Roslin Church hides some information far beyond all other Christian facilities. In fact, Philip Davis, an authoritative scholar who studies the Bible and the Dead Sea Scrolls, once said that there is nothing Christian in this building except the additions and changes in the19th century. He concluded that it was built to hide the secrets of a middle century. Because of its connection with the establishment of the aid society, it is also called the "first aid society" in Edinburgh.

Postscript: Enlightenment from Western Best-sellers: The Return of Spiritual Supremacy

The spiritual pursuit of human beings is endless. With the improvement of science and technology, the higher the quality of material life, the stronger people's desire for spiritual needs, and the more energy they have to explore the hidden truth behind history. The Da Vinci Code and other similar western contemporary literary works just satisfy this curiosity, attracting people to explore ancient cultures and ideas and seek their true colors. In fact, it doesn't matter what the truth is. It is important to realize the great progress of human thought in the process of seeking truth and the return of human beings to the spiritual source under the brilliant reflection of reason. This is the so-called "return to nature".