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| Beyond the Da Vinci Code (History Channel) | 
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Studio: A&E Home Video
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (13 reviews)
Sales Rank: 33273
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 90 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: D71943D
ISBN: 0767080718
UPC: 733961719437
EAN: 9780767080712
ASIN: B0007XG02W
Release Date: June 28, 2005
Theatrical Release Date: 2005
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Wishy-washy -- Louis J Sheehan December 7, 2007
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
 good starting point September 25, 2007
I watched this special when it premiered on the History Channel. It was good as a piece which can begin a dialogue or provoke thoughts, but is scant on actual determinations or even set theories. This is not something which gives you a good handle on what is believed around the world regarding these theories, and is much too vague. You also get the sense that Dan Brown did not do enough proper research in writing this book, as evidenced by his numerous historical mistakes.
 Unbiased Presentation September 23, 2007
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.
Myth as "fact" December 2, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I saw this program on the History Channel, and while of its programming is generally objective and non-sensationalistic, the Da Vinci Code is not one of them. So-called scholars frequently refer to events "according to legend and myth" and the narrator tells us "if true" then treats such and such as if it were true. The basic facts are these: even in the Gnostic gospels, there is nothing that suggests that Jesus and Mary Magdalene were married, merely one or two references that suggest they may have been more than passing acquaintances, nothing more. One, claims believers in the myth, points to the alleged "envy" the Disciples felt in regard to Jesus supposed relationship to her. But it doesn't make any sense that they should be so if she was in fact his wife; a more plausible explanation would be the confusion the felt over what they saw as Jesus' unwarranted attention to what they saw as a "sinner."
There is also no reference anywhere to a child; the fact that believers of this myth assume that it is a female suggests that there is a political agenda fueling this. Furthermore, that believers in this myth also imagine themselves to be one of perhaps millions of "descendents" of Jesus lends itself to easy bemusement.
For a slightly more objective view, try the National Geographic video; it has a special feature in which each of the Da Vinci Code "proofs" are shown to fall into one of three categories: fraud, forgery, and wild imagination.
"tends to leave the answers up to the reader" November 19, 2006
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
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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