The Da Vinci Code (2006) - No Gay Content

Good movie.  Initially, I had high expectations for it, but then I learned about the bad reviews and my expectations were lowered.  I guess my low expectations allowed me to actually enjoy the flick.  Watch the trailer here.

Here, Tom Hanks is a professor who gets sucked into this mystery which is protected by a secret society.  As you should know by now, the revelation of the mystery would shake the foundation of Christianity.  Audrey Tatou plays a French agent in the movie and Ian McKellen plays a super rich old friend, they both are out to help Tom. 

I guess you could read gayness into Ian's character and you could even believe he has a thing with his kinda-hot-daddy butler, played by Jean-Yves Barteloot (pic on the right). But there's no hard evidence of any of that in the movie, it's all just my wishful thinking.

I read the book a while ago and I had imagined a cast lead by Harrison Ford and Julie Delpie.  I think Harrison would have been more suitable to the plot and would have certainly lowered the standards and expectations for the movie, and everybody would have been able to enjoy it.  People would not expect an Oscar movie if Harrison was leading, and I guess they did expect just that with Tom Hanks in the lead.  And Tom is not good in it.

Oh, I also liked Paul Bettany as a crazy monk.  He shows quite a bit of skin in some eerie and disturbing scenes.

If I remember correctly, the book did not have any gay content, and the movie reflects that flaw.  A movie almost entirely based on Leonardo Da Vinci, a notoriously flaming 'mo, with no gay content is rather upsetting (consider this great discussion about the lack of gay content in The Da Vinci Code).

I saw the movie in Brazil, a deeply catholic country, and I actually saw people praying in the theater.  With a rosary in hand.  I kid you not.

Some in the blogosphere loved the movie, others were disappointed.  I liked it.  See it and decide for yourself.

Comments

[Passerby]

Seriously, This site is pure trash. This site only prove's the reason's anyone should hate gay's.
1. Because you constantly push gay wishes on Straight guys. "Wishful Thinking", Well, My Wishful Thinking would sooner see all Fag's burnt to the ground, But I don't make a site and write those words. At this point in time, If a gay man attack's someone saying something wrong with being gay, It's a crime against gays, but if a gay man says something is wrong with something being straight, and a straight guy defend's himself, It's homophobic. Seriously, Get a life. Be gay, But don't be retarded. Your making your situation in the world worse by showing more reason's to hate what you are. You shouldn't hate a person for thier looks, or what race they are. But it's clear we should hate you based on who you are. A moron without a mind filter for his own good.

[Queer Beacon]

Very interesting take, Jason. Anyway, I'll never complain about gratuitous nudity, sex etc. ;-)

Read on!

[Jason-M]

Wondering about the semi-erotic filming of the self-flaggilation scenes with the monk. Lots of skin, as you say, light playing on lightly hairy chest and legs, a glimps of comely hip girdle in the last of these scenes. For S&M fans, lots more triggers there. Grant me that the filming had erotic overtomes. Why? It didn't seem necessary to the story to be so erotographic. So what's up?

[Nunya]

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Your website is the dumbest most self serving bullshit ever. I was googling the most recent dodge ad and came across this page. OMG OMG NO GAY CONTENT IN THE DA VINCI CODE, WHAT ARE THE FAGS TO DO?????????????

Sit down, shut up and be normal and deal with it. There weren't any mexicans, african americans or sabertooth tigers in it either, so should they feel all sad? NO! They have better things to do.

So, all I basically have to say is, "Silly Fairy"

PEACE, LOVE and NAPPINESS
ME

[Dan]

Never mind The Da Vinci Code. What about Bandidas????????????????