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Rating: 9/10 (9 June 2006)

Hello there, first of all you sure noticed my location, so you know i am Muslim, but let religion be out of this discussion about a movie i think it is really very well made.
When i heard first about a movie yet to come named "The Da Vinci Code" i didn't know anything about it, then news came flying: first of all the re-teaming of Ron Howard, Akiva Goldsman and Brian Grazer after the great "A Beautiful mind", then they say it is Tom Hanks who will lead the cast, and again names coming and oh my GOD what names!! Ian Mckellen(Gandalf himself!! or shall i say Eric MAGNETO Lensherr), Jean Reno(LEON !???), Alfred Molina(i just love the guy), Paul Bettany(believe me, SILAS was GREEAAAT) and even Audry Tautou(i didn't see Amelie but all that hype for nothing' ??) then when i read all those names i said that's gotta be something.
Then months later i heard about the novel from one of my relatives that had read it and she said it was great but very striking and for sure opposing Christianity as we know it and sure when adapted to the big screen and watched by millions will cause a very huge stir worldwide. So i borrowed it and read in about 16 Hours(on the course of 4 days) and WOW, i loved it very much.
Dan Brown is not Michael Chrichton, i mean he is not writing a Sci-Fi idea which is blended with reality and elements from our life so that we eventually believe it and take it for granted, but he has intrigued me to finish the last half of the book in 7 consecutive hours without stopping to do anything. I mean the rhythm is great and the events take place in just one day and one night and i love this very much, it makes me feel i'm with those guys and i'm actually feeling what they are doing and suffering and dealing with.
I loved the book, it is real and captivating and without entering religious disputes i thought after i read it the movie will be just PERFECT if they didn't mess with anything.
Then it all started, the refusal, the banning and the movie till this very day i write this comment didn't show in Egypt, so i frankly couldn't wait and downloaded it in just two days and just watched it this afternoon and i'll tell you what i think.
I think it is a very perfect movie especially for my taste of movies, the cast is all great-my highlights are especially Ian Mckellen and Paul Bettany-All critics said there is ZERO CHEMISTRY between Tom Hanks and Audry Tautou, I say they work together very fine.
Directing is great and cinematography is great and the Score IS great(Hans Zimmer after all gentlemen!) and the minor changes to the novel are good and they didn't mess with anything according to my own standards..... THIS IS A VERY PERFECT MOVIE.
So what is the problem ?, I'm writing it in these lines: every living Human Being on this very earth has his or her Religious beliefs, when someone in somewhere comes and try to test my faith and belief in my religion i have only 3 limited options: 01.I am not ready enough for discussion and debate because i really didn't read or know about my religion enough to argue.
02.I am totally aware of any aspect of my religion and the base of my belief so i am very ready for any question or discussion or dispute or argument and i will answer because I BELIEVE.
03.Iam not a believer, and any simple question or offense or even a hint to my belief will either confuse me or enrage me WITHOUT THINKING or just make me dump what i believe in and start looking anywhere else for a Religion.
So, why don't we let every man and woman in the world watch this movie and any other religious themed movie and let them decide for themselves and know WHO THEY REALLY ARE? BELIEVERS OR JUST PRETENDERS?.