Beyond the Da Vinci Code (History Channel) | Beyond the Da Vinci Code

Beyond the Da Vinci Code (History Channel) | Beyond the Da Vinci Code | "tends to leave the answers up to the reader"

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	Beyond the Da Vinci Code (History Channel) Beyond the Da Vinci Code A&E Home Video, 2005 average customer review:based on 13 reviews view larger image
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Unbiased Presentation

I really appreciated the clear, unbiased manner in which the possibilities of the Davinci Code were examined. The separation of truth from fiction was most helpful and enlightening.

"tends to leave the answers up to the reader"

Towards the end of this documentary the narrator states, "In the final analysis, Dan Brown's book seems to raise many questions, but tends to leave the answers up to the reader." That pretty much sums up this DVD as well. I bought this in a special offer pack with the movie and I am glad I did because, watching this documentary first, I became familiar with symbols, places, and ideas that I probably would not have been able to follow watching the movie having never read the novel. I did not come away from this documentary thinking the creators are on the side of the conspirators as some reviewers here think. It explains the side of the conspiracy but it also knocks down a lot of their evidence, i.e. that the SP on the window of the Rosslyn Chapel stands for Saint Peter, not the Priory of Scion, that the Rose line is not what conspiracy theorists claim it is, etc. Representatives from Opus Dei also defend their group in this DVD.

As with the film, there is no information on Sara (Mary Magdelene and Jesus's alleged daughter). Isn't she the one supposedly carrying the bloodline? Isn't she really more important than Mary Magdelene? Perhaps there is no information that exists on her but those on the side of the conspiracy seem to know she had children and thus continued the bloodline. How do they know this?

What I did not like about this DVD is how repetitive it is. The same footage and quotes over and over again. I got so sick of seeing the actor playing Jesus putting his hand on the actress portraying Mary Magdelene's pregnant belly I began just looking away every time it was shown. This documentary could have been just an hour long and been much more interesting and effective in explaining the sides of the Da Vinci Code controversy.

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Wishy-washy -- Louis J Sheehan

There is no proof of the links in "Holy Blood, Holy Grail," and there is no proof that there aren't links. Pass on this one. Louis J Sheehan

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