Uncovering mysteries in the fields of Religion and History is imperative in life. The film, “The Da Vinci Code” directed by Ron Howard is constructed off the novel with the same name written by Dan Brown and is about exposing the mystery of the Holy Grail by using knowledge in the fields of religion and history. Both the novel and the film, “The Da Vinci Code” emphasizes characterization and character development in which the two major antagonists are shown to use aggression, violence, and extreme action to portray these elements. The major use of violence by the antagonists is shown through this fiction art piece. Firstly, the characters, Teabing and Silas are shown to portray different amounts of aggression to succeed. In the novel, Teabing
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In the novel, Silas massacres four castors of Opus Dei meanwhile in the film, Silas only kills one castor. During the rising action of the novel, Sister Sandrine describes, “The other three are dead (135).” In the movie, Sister Sandrine is seen calling Paris telling someone that the lone castor is dead. Both scenes express murder but in one scene Silas has turned into a serial killer which shows him taking extreme actions rather than the scene where he only kills one castor. Teabing portrays different degrees of extreme action when he holds Remy at gunpoint in the novel meanwhile almost kills Remy in the film. In the novel, the narrator narrates, “If I had wanted to harm you, you would be dead by now (406).” In the movie, Teabing shoots the space above Remy almost exterminating him. Both scenes during the falling action of the story but the intention is revealed in the film when Teabing almost kills Remy making it periodically different from the fact that Teabing said if he wanted to harm Remy. Extreme actions are shown differently in both the movie and the film by Silas and Teabing. Hence, both the novel and the film portray different measures of atrocious and horrendous scenes. The film “The Da Vinci Code” directed by Ron Howard is an adaption of the novel with the same name by Dan Brown. Both the film and novel accentuates characterization and character development by indicating violence, aggression and extreme actions by the two major antagonists. Uncovering the truth in the fields of Religion and History are an eminent part of
In the novel, Silas massacres four castors of Opus Dei meanwhile in the film, Silas only kills one castor. During the rising action of the novel, Sister Sandrine describes, “The other three are dead (135).” In the movie, Sister Sandrine is seen calling Paris telling someone that the lone castor is dead. Both scenes express murder but in one scene Silas has turned into a serial killer which shows him taking extreme actions rather than the scene where he only kills one castor. Teabing portrays different degrees of extreme action when he holds Remy at gunpoint in the novel meanwhile almost kills Remy in the film. In the novel, the narrator narrates, “If I had wanted to harm you, you would be dead by now (406).” In the movie, Teabing shoots the space above Remy almost exterminating him. Both scenes during the falling action of the story but the intention is revealed in the film when Teabing almost kills Remy making it periodically different from the fact that Teabing said if he wanted to harm Remy. Extreme actions are shown differently in both the movie and the film by Silas and Teabing. Hence, both the novel and the film portray different measures of atrocious and horrendous scenes. The film “The Da Vinci Code” directed by Ron Howard is an adaption of the novel with the same name by Dan Brown. Both the film and novel accentuates characterization and character development by indicating violence, aggression and extreme actions by the two major antagonists. Uncovering the truth in the fields of Religion and History are an eminent part of