Before I start, I’ll say this: the book is huge. An accurate film representation would be unbearably long, as seems to be the norm with book to film transpositions these days. The huge wads of detailed history and symbology Brown has included are vital for a true appreciation of the scope of the whole Holy Grail mythology. In my opinion, this is one story that just has to be read to be enjoyed. It just doesn’t work well on film. The film only scrapes the surface of what is a deeply involving story and legendary mythology. As a result, I fear viewers who have not read the book would be confused or even bored by this film. In essence, it feels like the film exists solely to capitalise on the popular DaVinci Code franchise. Hey, there’s even a video game. The story gains little in the translation but a few visuals for those of us who haven’t been to France, or can’t be bothered googling for The Last Supper.
Warning! Spoilers follow!
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Published by Si at 15 June, 2006
in Net.
It’s good to know the people at Google have a sense of humour. From spam recipes in Gmail to really funny error messages. Try the spam clips for yourself if you have a Gmail account.
Published by Si at 10 June, 2006
in Photos.
Today, I uploaded some photos to Flickr. Then I discovered the free account is pretty damn limited. Only three photo sets. Grr… About 30 bucks Aussie per year for a pro account is pretty cheap though. But I’m already paying for this hosting and paying for Flickr when I could use Coppermine for free seems unjustifiable. I will say this though, Flickr is one of the best image galleries I have ever used. Enjoy the photos!
Published by Si at 10 June, 2006
in Site.
Welcome to Frost Nova, my weblog. There’s not much here at the moment (duh! first post). I’ve got some articles in the works, so stay tuned. This is about the 10th design (no joke) that I’ve been through for Frost Nova, so I’d love any comments about it. The layout is inspired by the famous Kubrick theme that you see everywhere. Credit where it’s due, the code is based on Steam v1.5 although heavily modified. Steam was the simplest theme I could find close to the layout I wanted. So thanks to SteamedPenguin for that :-)
I suppose the theme’s technically still in Beta since it hasn’t been subjected to widescale testing yet, so when I’m happy that it’s final, I’ll release a download.
Well, that’s enough ranting for now, better get writing!
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