:Sam’s Book Report

If I were able to sit down and talk with Dan Brown, the author of The Da Vinci Code, there would be a lot of things I would like to say and ask him. I would first ask him where he got the idea for The Da Vinci Code. The idea that Jesus was married and has a surviving blood line is not a popular topic to write a book about and I would wonder how Dan Brown came to write about this topic. I would also ask him if he believes the ideas that are written in the book are true. There have been rumors circulating that when The Da Vinci Code was first published, Dan Brown publicly announced that he believed that everything that he wrote he believed was true. Then I would ask him his opinion on all of the controversy concerning his book and the recently released movie. After discussing his replies to my questions and having some small talk, I would praise him for his amazing writing style and I would conclude our interview enlightened; my questions answered by the great Dan Brown.

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This weekend I went and saw the Da Vinci Code which was made into a movie. I’ll give my little movie review. First, the movie by itself. The movie version by itself was actually very good. The characters did a good job acting and the pace was quick enough to keep you on the edge of your seat wondering what was to come next. The parts that were included represented the book pretty good. It was also easy enough to understand, even if you hadn’t read the book version before. I would give it 4 out of 5 stars. 

Now, in the category of sticking with the book version I wouldn’t rate it that high. I realize that you can’t put every little detail that you can in a book into a movie. However, changing minor details isn’t necessary. I do think they did a good job sticking to the main events and putting most of the important details in the movie that were in the book. People who have read the book shouldn’t be too disappointed, but they should be prepared for a little let down. You might find yourself leaving the theatre asking what happened to that one part or why did they change that? These are questions that I find myself asking after many “book-to-movies” and you might ask yourself after seeing the Da Vinci code. So in comparison to the book, I would rate the movie 3 to 3.5 out of 5 stars.

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The Da Vinci Code was written in a 3^rd person omniscient view. I think that this was a good choice by Dan Brown because it allowed him the freedom he needed to write this book properly. The 3^rd person omniscient view allowed him to switch between scenes every few chapters which created essentially 2 stories that merged into one later in the book. This point of view allowed for more small details to be put in the book; details that might be over looked by a person or would not be able to be seen or heard by a person in a scene. This point of view was a good choice that added much content to the Da Vinci Code. 

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As I read on, I get to the part of the Da Vinci Code that I have decided is one of my favorite parts. Robert Langdon finds out that Sophie Neveu, a young woman from the cryptography department has come to help him. Sophie is really the granddaughter of Saunière and feels that she needs to find the murderer. Robert and Sophie attempt to figure out what Saunière’s last message which he wrote on the floor means. The discover if the letters of the lines are rearranged the second line, O, Draconian devil becomes Leonardo Da Vinci and the third line Oh, lame saint becomes The Mona Lisa. Sophie and Robert are then led on a treasure hunt around the Grand Gallery finding and deciphering clues until they find the treasure, a weird looking key, all while avoiding the police. 

This is one of my favorite parts because I liked all of the elements of the story. I liked the suspence of this part and was excited to know if they would make it or not. I also found the mystery and the clues that they had to decode to find the key. It must have taken a lot of work on the part of Dan Brown to concoct this puzzle like scene and having all of the pieces fit together. Through the remainder of the book, I found many more of these scenes that I enjoy reading a lot and which is why I enjoyed the Da Vinci Code as a whole. 

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I picked up the Da Vinci Code, opened to the first page and began to read. I was immediately sucked in and transported to the Louvre Museum in Paris where I was to be a witness to a murder. As I continued to read, I didn’t want to stop. The detail and clarity of Dan Brown’s writing made me feel like I was actually there. Soon I was out of Louvre and was being introduced to the main character, Robert Langdon. Langdon was a symbologist, in Paris to give a lecture. But when the phone rings in his room and he answers, the story has just begun, and I’m along for the ride.

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