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Late at night, in the Louvre Museum in Paris, the sacred palace of Western art, the respected museum director Jacques Saunière was mysteriously murdered, and his body was arranged like Leonardo da Vinci It looks like the famous painting "Vitruvian Man", with a series of undecipherable codes left beside it, and the postscript "Find Robert Langdon". Robert Langdon, a Harvard semiotics expert who was lecturing in Paris, was awakened by a midnight phone call and rushed to the museum.

At the same time, police officer Fache from the French Central Judicial Police, Saunière’s granddaughter and code-breaking expert Sophie Neveu also arrived at the scene. Faced with a lot of weird codes, Langdon was a little confused at first. However, with Sophie's help, the two soon discovered that secret clues were hidden in Leonardo da Vinci's works of art! The mystery is gradually revealed during the decryption...

During the step-by-step investigation, Langdon and Neveu discovered that what they were looking for might be a shocking historical secret, which might change mankind. history! In order to solve this intricate mystery as soon as possible, Langdon and Neveu began a non-stop journey, and were constantly being hunted down. In a thrilling battle of wits with the mysterious behind-the-scenes manipulator, the two of them could solve the Da Vinci Code. , to find out that shocking ancient truth that may be lost forever in the dust of history? !

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From the craze that the original novel was translated into 44 languages ??and sold more than 50 million copies worldwide, to the uproar caused by the author Dan Brown being accused of plagiarism, to the heresy movie regarded as anti-Christ by the Western Church and criticized by the Vatican *Tigan's resistance, "THE Davinci Code" (THE Davinci Code) was destined to have a subversive impact on traditional Christianity from the day it came out. Fortunately, the days when the church controlled political power have long been history. , there is no need to worry that the black terror plague in the guise of Jesus will spread again. In a diversified society, the arrogant status of Christianity finally reveals its ordinary side.

I have never been interested in religious culture. The reason why I persisted in reading the original work is probably because of Dan Brown’s exquisite writing style and the climactic suspense plot. However, I have strong objections to the commercial practice of putting the original work on the screen. Skeptical attitude, after all, the imagination space brought by words is completely different from the complex cognition formed by multiple senses such as vision and hearing. Many things tend to lose their original appeal once they are concretely visualized, especially "The Da Vinci Code" This category relies on creating suspense, interpreting complex Western religious, historical and theological symbols, and creating psychological thrillers. As a result, although Ron Howard, Tom Hanks and Audrey Tautou worked together, and although it was the opening film of the Cannes Film Festival, the highest palace of film art, "The Da Vinci Code" was still not satisfactory, and it just created a thankless 120 minutes of boring suspense.

Even if you look at the movie with a charitable eye and put aside whether it is faithful to the original work, "The Da Vinci Code" lacks a coherent sense of urgency and untied thriller elements. The roles of Tom Hanks and Audrey Tautou in the film were originally It is destined that they are not "Superman" like "The Avatar". Too many hot scenes will only have the opposite effect of taking over the main role. But at the beginning of the film, Ron Howard arranged for Audrey Tautou to perform a super "spicy" car skills show. By positioning a mentally retarded female streamer as an extraordinary and strong person, Hollywood-style entertainment standards are both overbearing and annoying. According to the style and structure of the novel, "The Da Vinci Code" should be a movie full of literary suspense. How to simplify the complex puzzles and allow the audience to participate in solving the puzzles can be said to be the success of the film. key. It's a pity that the fragmented plot and pale characterization are too childish to rely solely on Tom Hanks' gestures to decipher the theological symbols. Especially the final decryption process of "Apple" is simply a journey to the west, which is ridiculous. Tom Hanks's incompetence, Audrey Tautou's inability to engage in the drama, the two people's inability to create the expected sparks, coupled with the strong artistic atmosphere of Paris and London, as well as the sacred and worshipful atmosphere of religion, which is only superficial, have become " "The Da Vinci Code" has all-encompassing ambitions, but it is like a bag full of loopholes, making it a tasteless "chicken rib".

The most radiant character in the film should be the ascetic Silas. The guilt he carries and the pain he endures in his soul are far greater than the scarred skin pain. Between his fanatical religious beliefs and cold eyes, In it, we read a strong flavor of tragedy. Ron Howard didn't put much emphasis on him, but he showed his profound skills. Regardless of the camera position or the background music, his naked body is full of mystery and strong deterrence. Far more infectious than the two protagonists.

I don’t want to discuss too much about religious beliefs. If you are like me and are helpless with obscure Western religious views, the movie "The Da Vinci Code" will be more vivid and popular than the novel. The story is a bit Like unofficial history, it can touch people's innate curiosity (actually, it is gossip). In my opinion, the "great achievements" of Emperor Constantine best represent the essence of religion. To put it bluntly, they are nothing more than tools and lies of the ruler. The Christian movement to eradicate "witches" reminds me of the film master Dreyer's "The Day of Wrath". The cruelty and darkness of human nature, even with noble excuses, are still shocking.

First of all, the movie simplifies the process of cracking the code in the original work and basically adopts a straightforward approach. This is undoubtedly a smart move. The code clues left by Jacques Saunière in the original work can be described as There are many mechanisms, and often new codes are included in the codes (for example, there are two ciphers that emphasize dualism in the original work, using a layer-by-layer approach). For novels, the process of decrypting the layers will undoubtedly make readers intolerable. However, in a movie that lasts more than two hours, an overly complicated cracking process will inevitably disrupt the narrative rhythm of the movie and easily make the audience confused. Therefore, the director carefully included the "Daphne" in the book. The cover-up of the "Odd Code" has been peeled off, leaving only the main thread of the code that can trigger the climax of the narrative. The methods of cracking some codes, such as Fibonacci sequence combinations, etc., are also briefly mentioned. In this way, the clues of the film become clear and discernible. As long as the audience keeps up with the rhythm of the film, they don't have to spend more time thinking about how to crack the password, and can concentrate on enjoying the progression of the plot. However, any form of adaptation is a double-edged sword for a best-selling book. In the process of simplifying the complex, the mysterious mysteries and various conspiracies in the original book also seem to have lost their charm, making The Mystery of the Holy Grail It seems to be superficial, diluting the suspenseful color of the movie to a certain extent, which cannot but be said to be a pity. But having said that, I think this is a helpless and correct choice. As a film creator, you should know how to make a balance between being loyal to the original work and respecting the rules of film creation. At this point, Ron Howard's "The Da Vinci Code" has already It's done pretty well. Anyway, I don't believe anyone can boast that it's done better (maybe Zhang Jizhongxing?).

Secondly, the film’s audio-visual treatment of the code cracking process is very successful, reflecting a full understanding of the original artistic conception and superb film skills. Originally, this is also an arduous task that the film must complete, regardless of whether it is for viewers. Readers of the original work are still pure movie viewers. Everyone is eager for the secret conveyed by the author to be presented in a very dramatic way through the language of the movie. Obviously, Ron Howard has also put in a lot of effort. There are at least three impressive places: One is the process of analyzing the legend of the Holy Grail at Teabing's house, and several reviews of the history of the Hermitage. The line-drawing flashback scenes cover major historical events such as the Battle of the Holy Land, Black Friday, and the Council of Xenia. The picture is rigorous and concise yet grand. In Ian McKellen's gentle narration, it clearly outlines the shocking secret about the blood of Jesus mentioned in the original work, and the clues about Magdalene hidden in "The Last Supper". The explanation is very concise and perfectly presented through the high-tech equipment in the film. The multimedia processing method of Jesus and Magdalene swapping positions and leaning on each other can be regarded as perfect teaching courseware even if placed in a university classroom. The second place is in Westminster Abbey. Under Teabing's coercion, Langdon ponders the clues in the riddle about the "ball" in Newton's tomb. Through moderate computer special effects, a three-dimensional Newton statue appears in the riddle. In Langdon's imagination, as the virtual camera circled around the statue, the voiceover narrated a poem full of mysteries, and finally the camera slowly stopped at Newton's high, empty hands. , the rhythm of the camera's movement from rapid to slow, and from slow to stop clearly hints to the audience that the object that should be in Newton's hands is the answer to all the mysteries! Of course, for a great scientist like Newton who shocked the past and present, his tombstone statue must of course involve his greatest scientific discovery-gravity, and the opportunity that promoted this theory was precisely the key to the cryptex. This method of processing is both concise and intuitive, and at the same time it cleverly leaves a little suspense for the audience who don't know the answer to the mystery. It is indeed a very clever approach.

The third scene appears at the end of the film, when Langdon finally reveals the riddle and worships the Holy Grail in the climax. With the help of computer special effects, the camera travels through the glass square cone of the Louvre without any hindrance. The cruise revealed the opposing square cones representing the sword blade and the Holy Grail, the masterpieces of artistic masters and the brilliant starry sky above the glass roof. Finally, the audience, who were luckier than the protagonist Langdon in the film, finally got a glimpse of the Holy Grail. This spectacular shot accurately reproduces the structure of the Louvre Pyramid, and also perfectly interprets the novel's transcendent imagination of reality. The use of atmospheric shots combined with the inspiring music makes the audience and the protagonist feel awe. However, finally, Langdon knelt down to the Holy Grail like a knight. He was not only knelt down secretly to Jesus, but also paid tribute to the truth of history and to another kind of pious faith that had emerged from the mist of thousands of years. This also reminded me of The most touching conclusion in the novel - "He seemed to hear a woman's voice...it was full of years of wisdom...gently rising from the cracks in the ground..."

Although it involves many religious controversies, "The Da Vinci Code" can only handle the movie in a low-key and conventional manner. However, with the efforts of the producer and director, the film still presents a high level of Quality, as for the shortcomings that have been criticized, such as the failure of the male and female protagonists to create sparks, and the statement that Hanks seems to be sleepwalking, etc. are a bit excessive. I really like Hanks' portrayal of Langdon. After all, "The Da Vinci Code" It's not "Indiana Jones". The protagonist in the original book is a scholar-type figure, and to express the protagonist's wisdom in the book often requires a lot of historical and theoretical statements, which would be really boring if put in a movie. . . . . .

Of course, there are some shortcomings that the movie cannot avoid. A secret that has not been able to be explored by the world for two thousand years was actually solved in less than a day in the movie. It feels a bit abrupt, but this This is a problem with the original work. The process of reading often makes readers ignore the passage of time in the book. It is obvious that the story is only written for one day, but it often takes several days to read it. But when it is put into the movie, the narrative rhythm speeds up countless times. Times, of course the flaws will become obvious, but I can’t really blame the director for this. My biggest regret is that the movie shows too little of the art treasures of the Louvre. It should at least pay more attention to a few famous paintings by Leonardo da Vinci. Firstly, it is related to the plot, and secondly, it can also satisfy the audience's curiosity. It seems that American directors don’t like showing off as much as some of our directors, and insist on erasing the traces of “scenery films”. . .

In general, "The Da Vinci Code" has fulfilled its mission without fail and can be regarded as a relatively exquisite Hollywood craft. For the audience, it is enough to have a wonderful two and a half hours. , all kinds of criticisms are often full of love and blame, but for such a movie, it is unnecessary. . .

The Da Vinci Code - Painful Choice

The Da Vinci Code tells a story about religion and faith. The author uses his rich knowledge of religion, mathematics and art to Connecting the clues together, we create a "history" that is almost fake and real - maybe it is real, who knows? I lack a foundation in appreciation of art, and I also think that semiotics and artistic things are just means of expression by the author, not the purpose. As the so-called "writing conveys the Tao", the author always has to explain something.

This film has been boycotted by Catholics in many parts of Europe, but it should not encounter many problems when it is screened in China, because there are not many Christians in China, and most of them believe in Protestantism. The important thing is that even many of these Christians are still so-called believers who do not understand the connotation of Christianity. But the problem that comes with it is that many people just regard this movie as a thriller that covers a lot of rich historical and cultural knowledge, while ignoring the meaning of the original work.

As time goes by, we see an old Newton studying theology hard and firmly believing that God gave the world the first driving force. In the film, Newton is referred to as the head of an organization at the time, The Priory of Sion. The Priory of Sion is believed by the author to actually exist, and its duty is to protect a secret organization from being seized by the Catholic Church affiliated with the Vatican. Many celebrities in history have been masters of this organization, such as Leonardo da Vinci, etc. etc., and Leonardo da Vinci left some evidence of real history in many of his famous works. The true history promoted by the author is that about three hundred years after the death of Jesus, Christianity had developed sufficiently strong that even the Roman Emperor Diocletian’s frantic persecution could not kill this new life. After that, Constantinople Emperor Constantine, also known as Constantine the Great, established Christianity as the state religion for some unknown reason - Constantine originally believed in the sun god and was a complete pagan - and convened the famous Council of Nicaea, at which Many religious issues were discussed in an attempt to soften various beliefs together. The most important thing at this meeting was to determine one thing, which was the characterization of Jesus: whether Jesus was God or a human being. The final result was the confirmation of the Trinity of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. In other words, Jesus, who had already been crucified on the cross, was worshiped as God after this meeting.

Of course, this opinion would be opposed by some Christians who insisted on historical truth, so these people were labeled as heretics and persecuted—unless they were willing to give up their position. As time goes by, it has become recognized by most people that God is God, but there are still a few "pagans" who insist on their position. In fact, they are the most loyal believers, loyal to the ideas of Jesus rather than the divinity. . (There is a contradiction here that I don’t understand. Since Newton, as the master of this pagan, should have believed that Jesus was a human being rather than a god, then how could he put forward the idea that God gave the world the first driving force? I I think it can only be explained by the personality flaws of this scientific giant. After all, Newton was a man who would not hesitate to use any means to perfect his theory, even if the means were despicable.) But by the time of Newton, more than a thousand years had passed since the deification of Jesus. , how can these pagans prove that Jesus is actually a mortal? Of course, even as a mortal, Jesus was an extraordinary mortal. Written evidence can naturally be preserved, but it cannot be convincing without objective and strong evidence. The focus is on Jesus’ wife and descendants. In other words, if Jesus had a wife and descendants, it means that Jesus is not the son of God or God himself, but just a thinker and a mortal. The wife of Jesus was cleverly painted by Leonardo da Vinci in the immortal painting of the Last Supper. She was the believer on the left side of Jesus—actually the lover of Jesus. After Jesus was crucified, this poor woman was designated as the heir, but she was persecuted by other believers who tried to deify Jesus and had to live in exile. Fortunately, she was already pregnant with the flesh and blood of Jesus at that time and gave birth to him. Then some believers, later called the Templars, have been protecting this bloodline to this day. So as long as they find these descendants and communicate with them, The preserved DNA of Jesus' wife can be used for identification, which can give the truth to history. Therefore, this kind of persecution and hiding has continued for thousands of years until it is shown on the screen today.

The point of the question is, if Jesus is proven to be a mortal, how will the beliefs of the entire Western world change? collapse? Or what? How should those who firmly believe that Jesus’ power can protect them choose?

Hawking once proposed in A Brief History of Time that if the space and time of this world have no boundaries, then according to the perspective of quantum mechanics, this world does not need to rely on the power of God. In other words, God He also threw dice, using uncertainty; but Einstein did not believe that God would throw dice until his death, and refused to accept quantum theory. These two great scientists both raised the question of God. Do they also believe that there is some kind of divine power in the world that controls the formation and development of the universe? Not long ago, some scientists discovered that the evidence given by Darwin in his theory of evolution that monkeys evolved into humans was false. Creationism and evolution have equal status in Western textbooks, and even creationism has an advantage in some places. So, did God create us or did we create God?

I remember when I was a child, I often looked at the starry sky at night and imagined what was at the end of the vast night and beyond. But every time, my mind would go blank after a flash of light. , it seems that that is the world outside the world. In the book The Da Vinci Code, those pagans also use a ritual to achieve dialogue with God (it is not mentioned in the movie. I heard from friends that it is written in the book. Why do they believe in the existence of God?), this kind of Ritual is the feeling that occurs when sexual intercourse reaches its peak. So does God exist and can we talk to him?

God is often mentioned in Hegel's books, and a big reason why Hegel is called idealism is also because of this. However, by studying these philosophical books, we discovered that the God mentioned here is not the deity we usually think of, but an objective law, an objective law that precedes human existence. This kind of objective law is not like a certain rule in physics that can be stated. It can be said to be the sum of all the laws of other sciences, sociology, and various disciplines, which is what we usually call truth. . Everything in the world is built on truth and will not collapse. When we get closer to the truth, the world gradually becomes better. When we deviate from the truth, the world becomes darker. So we can see that science is also similar to a certain religion. You must have faith to explore it. We can say that we do not create the truth, but explore the truth and create the world through the guidance of the truth. Then, we can say that the truth created the world. When we combine truth and God into one, we are surprised to find that religion and philosophy overlap, then God also exists. You may be eager to ask, so what exactly is the truth? I think I can tell you with a sentence from Lao Tzu: Tao can be Tao, but it is very Tao. That is to say, if the truth can be spoken, then it is not the truth. Please believe that this is not an excuse. I dare to use an inappropriate metaphor to explain how to understand the existence of truth - not to describe the truth: from the theory of calculus, we can determine that when the limit is infinitely close, it can be regarded as equal, then we can say that, when you continue to explore the truth When you can be infinitely close to the truth and finally reach the truth, of course, we must assume that you have not taken the wrong path and have an infinite lifespan to reach this limit.

So, whether God is God is irrelevant in a sense, but it is crucial to some people, such as rulers. A big reason why Emperor Constantine promoted Christianity was to achieve the unification of the two Romes. The best way to achieve unification is to assimilate in faith. This is also the most effective method, and it is still used in China today. In order to obtain land and people or even satisfy the ambitions of the rulers, or in order to protect their own civilization and land from being invaded, the rulers can also use the people's beliefs to wage war against their opponents, so the Crusaders went to the East, so the Islamic warriors It will expand from the west to the east, so there are still so many terrorist activities in the world. People get spiritual support from religion, and rulers control the people through religion. I mean, in some cases. When most mediocre people cannot understand this belief, it is necessary for the rulers to put a glorious coat on this belief and use a specific image to worship people who cannot explain the magical power of nature.

From here it seems that there is no harm in this. The people will benefit whether they have defended their own civilization or opened up new territories. However, the problem is that this kind of mental control constrains people's imagination and passion. , when religious control reaches extremes, the world will become a glass of plain water, tasteless and non-flowing. But if we abandon our faith, the collapse of the spiritual world is unimaginable. For example, China’s faith vacuum period from the 1960s to the present has shown us that the country will not be the same. So we must make a painful choice between this, which one do you want, faith or complete freedom. One person's choice will not have a great impact on history, but the overall choice will determine the trajectory of history. Of course, the two are not irreconcilable. Finding the right balance point at the right time will solve many problems.

Some people say that they are too tired and let Westerners do their work. We Chinese are atheists. But I have explained that this god is not a concrete image, but an abstract thing. The history is so similar. Hundreds of years before the massacre of Christians, China's Emperor Yingzheng scorned Confucianism. Confucian believers have long been excluded from the Chinese political arena to perform some boring rituals. After that, Westerners chose Christianity and used the method of deifying Jesus to control the people. The Chinese chose Confucianism and transformed an ideology and morality into political means through dogmatic methods to strengthen their rule. Before Confucianism entered the political arena, that is, before the middle of the Western Han Dynasty, the creativity of the Chinese people was as unstoppable as the eruption of magma. After that, this creativity gradually disappeared, and only when the country was in turmoil or was being bullied would they do something instinctively. A weak rebound. Napoleon once said that China is a sleeping lion. When he wakes up, the whole world will tremble. Fortunately, he is still sleeping. So what has kept us asleep for nearly two thousand years? It is not Confucianism, but the transformed Confucian creed, and the West has been silent for hundreds of thousands of years under the rule of Christianity. When the Mongol Iron without faith expected to worship gods, it brandished its saber and rushed towards these two civilizations. At that time, we all had no choice but to surrender, surrender to lower civilizations. After the fifteenth century, the European continent woke up, but China continued to sleep. The reason why the European continent woke up is because some brave scientists challenged the traditional church. The fundamental reason is that although Christianity is a kind of spiritual control, it does not have many rules and regulations to assist, and great thinkers also played a driving role. In the 1960s, China's leaders discovered this reason and wanted to carry out spiritual reforms. However, because the reforms were too drastic and the leaders' subjective consciousness was too strong, this reform not only failed to succeed, but also left a legacy for China. A severe pain that still cannot be relieved. When an idea takes root, you cannot eradicate it. Only by taking advantage of the situation can you achieve good results. Don’t the Chinese understand this principle? We knew it before. At that time, Si Wenming, that is, Dayu used this method to cure the flood, but his father Si Gun died because of his adherence to the old rules. Today, our descendants are faced with the same choice: what should we give up, what should we pursue, and how should we find the balance point. This choice is destined to be painful, but it is also necessary, unless we want to continue sleeping. As the movie says: What matters is what you believe.