Da Vinci Code Banned in China?

The controvery continues for "The Da Vinci Code". After its premier in China it now seems that it is being banned. I am kind of surprised that a country like China that is well know for its attitude on the Catholic church and its falling out, would ban this movie. Perhaps this is a move to try and fix relations with the vatican. At any rate word from Variety is that it has been banned. Interesting. Be sure and check out our many The Da Vinci Code Reviews and feel free to contribute your own.

 

In "The Da Vinci Code", while in Paris on business, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) receives an urgent late-night phone call: the elderly curator of the Louvre has been murdered inside the museum. Near the body, police have found a baffling cipher. While working to solve the enigmatic riddle, Langdon is stunned to discover it leads to a trail of clues hidden in the works of Da Vinci -- clues visible for all to see -- yet ingeniously disguised by the painter.

Langdon joins forces with a gifted French cryptologist, Sophie Neveu (Audrey Tautou),, and learns the late curator was involved in the Priory of Sion -- an actual secret society whose members included Sir Isaac Newton, Botticelli, Victor Hugo, and Da Vinci, among others.

In a breathless race through Paris, London, and beyond, Langdon and Neveu match wits with a faceless powerbroker who seems to anticipate their every move. Unless Langdon and Neveu can decipher the labyrinthine puzzle in time, the Priory's ancient secret -- and an explosive historical truth -- will be lost forever.