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The Da Vinci Code
In Paris, Jacques Sauniere is pursued through the Louvre's Grand Gallery by albino monk Silas (Paul Bettany), demanding the Priory's clef de voute or "keystone." Sauniere confesses the keystone is kept in the sacristy of Church of Saint-Sulpice "beneath the Rose" before Silas shoots him. At the American University of Paris, Robert Langdon, a symbologist who is a guest lecturer on symbols and the sacred feminine, is summoned to the Louvre to view the crime scene. He discovers the dying Sauniere has created an intricate display using black light ink and his own body and blood. Captain Bezu Fache (Jean Reno) asks him for his interpretation of the puzzling scene.
Silas calls a mysterious man known as "The Teacher", revealing that he has killed all four protectors of the keystone and that all confirmed the same location. He dons a metal cilice on his thigh and proceeds to flagellate himself with a whip for the sins of murder. Facilitated by Bishop Manuel Aringarosa, Silas then travels to Saint-Sulpice and is admitted by an elderly nun; left alone, he excavates beneath the floor of the church to find a stone saying only JOB 38:11. He confronts the nun, who quotes the passage: "Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further." Realizing that he has been deceived, Silas is enraged and kills the nun.
Sophie Neveu, a cryptologist with the French police, enters the Louvre as well and slips Langdon a message which leads him to the bathroom. There, Sophie meets him and tells him that he is being tracked, a GPS tracking dot has been (unknown by him) slipped into his jacket and that he is a primary suspect in the murder case because of a line of text found by the corpse ("P.S. find Robert Langdon"). Sophie however, believes that Sauniere, who is revealed to be her grandfather, wanted to pass a hidden message on to her (Princesse Sophie, P.S., was the nickname he used for her), and that he had wanted to bring Langdon into the equation so that he could help her crack the code.
Buying some time by throwing the tracking device into the back of a truck, the pair begin exploring the Louvre, finding more anagram messages that Sauniere had left behind. Many of these relate to Leonardo da Vinci's art, and the pair find a key with a Fleur-de-lis behind Madonna of the Rocks. Langdon deduces from this that Sauniere was a member of the Priory of Sion, a secret society associated with the Knights Templar.
Pursued by the French police and cut off from the United States Embassy, the pair escape to the Bois de Boulogne where Langdon closely inspects the key. He notices an inscription on the side - an address. The address directs them to the Depository Bank of Zurich where the key is used for a safety deposit box.
In the bank, they find Sauniere's deposit box and open it using the 10 digit Fibonacci numbers in order (1123581321). Inside the box, they find a rosewood container, which contains a cryptex: a cylindrical container with five alphabetical dials which must be arranged in the correct sequence to spell out a 5-letter code word, in order to open and access the papyrus message inside. Using force to open the cryptex would break a vial of vinegar inside, which would dissolve the papyrus and destroy the message.
Unfortunately, the police are called by a security guard and they are forced to leave. The bank manager, Andre Vernet, assists them in escaping by taking them as passengers in an armoured van to escape the routine checks of the police. In the back of the truck Langdon and Neveu have a lengthy discussion about the cryptex and Neveu says that her grandfather often played games with her involving cryptexes. Langdon says that the cryptex might hold valuable information or another clue about what they are trying to discover. Eventually, they come to a sudden stop and Vernet forces them at gunpoint to give him the cryptex. Langdon tricks Vernet and disarms him and he and Sophie escape with the cryptex in their hands.
Langdon suggests that they visit his friend, Leigh Teabing (Ian McKellen), for assistance to opening the cryptex. Leigh Teabing turns out to be an enthusiastic seeker of the Holy Grail, which he believes is not actually a cup but instead Mary Magdalene. Mary was pregnant at the time of Christ's crucifixion, and Teabing tells Sophie that the Priory of Sion was formed to protect the descendants of Jesus. Jacques Sauniere was believed to be a part of this society and Teabing suspects that he was training Sophie to join it also. Silas, meanwhile, breaks into Teabing's mansion and attempts to steal the cryptex. Teabing uses his cane to knock Silas out and they escape again, taking the butler, Remy Jean, and Silas with them. The group escapes in Teabing's plane, following the next clue to London. Fache learns of their destination, and alerts the London Metropolitan Police to apprehend them at the airport. But Teabing manages to slip the party past the police with a trick of misdirection.
The small pyramid beneath the Inverse Glass Pyramid removed from underneath, revealing that there is no chamber as shown in the film's closing scene.
Teabing leads Langdon and Neveu to the Temple Church in London, which is shown to be a red herring. Silas is freed by Remy Jean, who is revealed to be a follower of The Teacher as well. The two take Teabing hostage, and Silas, believing Remy to be The Teacher, holes up in an Opus Dei safehouse. Remy is killed by the mysterious man after deceiving Silas. Silas accidentally shoots Aringaros and commits suicide. Aringarosa is taken to the hospital and apprehended by Fache.
Langdon is betrayed by Teabing, who is revealed to be the true Teacher. He escapes with the Cryptex, and attempts to find the next clue at Isaac Newton's tomb in Westminster Abbey, as Newton was another member of the Priory. Langdon and Neveau catch up with him, and chase him into the nearby chapter house. Teabing explained that he wanted to find Mary Magdalene's remains to prove he was correct about the Holy Grail and threatens to shoot Sophie if Langdon does not open the cryptex. Langdon throws the cryptex into the air, and Teabing fumbles and destroys it.
Distraught at not receiving the code, Teabing is arrested, but Langdon had cracked the code ('Apple', a reference to Newton) and removed the clue from the cryptex before destroying it. Using the clue, they travel to Rosslyn Chapel in Scotland where Magdalene's remains had previously been hidden. The remains had since been moved, but they meet other members of the secret organization that protected her. Sophie is actually Magdalene's descendant and therefore is the current living descendant of Jesus Christ. They vow to keep her safe before going their separate ways. In Paris, Langdon accidentally cuts himself while shaving and the line of blood on the sink reminds him of the Rose Line. He follows the Rose Line and finds the location of the Holy Grail, buried under the pyramid in the Louvre. Langdon then kneels above Mary Magdalene's tomb as the Knights Templar did before him.
(from Wikipedia)
Silas calls a mysterious man known as "The Teacher", revealing that he has killed all four protectors of the keystone and that all confirmed the same location. He dons a metal cilice on his thigh and proceeds to flagellate himself with a whip for the sins of murder. Facilitated by Bishop Manuel Aringarosa, Silas then travels to Saint-Sulpice and is admitted by an elderly nun; left alone, he excavates beneath the floor of the church to find a stone saying only JOB 38:11. He confronts the nun, who quotes the passage: "Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further." Realizing that he has been deceived, Silas is enraged and kills the nun.
Sophie Neveu, a cryptologist with the French police, enters the Louvre as well and slips Langdon a message which leads him to the bathroom. There, Sophie meets him and tells him that he is being tracked, a GPS tracking dot has been (unknown by him) slipped into his jacket and that he is a primary suspect in the murder case because of a line of text found by the corpse ("P.S. find Robert Langdon"). Sophie however, believes that Sauniere, who is revealed to be her grandfather, wanted to pass a hidden message on to her (Princesse Sophie, P.S., was the nickname he used for her), and that he had wanted to bring Langdon into the equation so that he could help her crack the code.
Buying some time by throwing the tracking device into the back of a truck, the pair begin exploring the Louvre, finding more anagram messages that Sauniere had left behind. Many of these relate to Leonardo da Vinci's art, and the pair find a key with a Fleur-de-lis behind Madonna of the Rocks. Langdon deduces from this that Sauniere was a member of the Priory of Sion, a secret society associated with the Knights Templar.
Pursued by the French police and cut off from the United States Embassy, the pair escape to the Bois de Boulogne where Langdon closely inspects the key. He notices an inscription on the side - an address. The address directs them to the Depository Bank of Zurich where the key is used for a safety deposit box.
In the bank, they find Sauniere's deposit box and open it using the 10 digit Fibonacci numbers in order (1123581321). Inside the box, they find a rosewood container, which contains a cryptex: a cylindrical container with five alphabetical dials which must be arranged in the correct sequence to spell out a 5-letter code word, in order to open and access the papyrus message inside. Using force to open the cryptex would break a vial of vinegar inside, which would dissolve the papyrus and destroy the message.
Unfortunately, the police are called by a security guard and they are forced to leave. The bank manager, Andre Vernet, assists them in escaping by taking them as passengers in an armoured van to escape the routine checks of the police. In the back of the truck Langdon and Neveu have a lengthy discussion about the cryptex and Neveu says that her grandfather often played games with her involving cryptexes. Langdon says that the cryptex might hold valuable information or another clue about what they are trying to discover. Eventually, they come to a sudden stop and Vernet forces them at gunpoint to give him the cryptex. Langdon tricks Vernet and disarms him and he and Sophie escape with the cryptex in their hands.
Langdon suggests that they visit his friend, Leigh Teabing (Ian McKellen), for assistance to opening the cryptex. Leigh Teabing turns out to be an enthusiastic seeker of the Holy Grail, which he believes is not actually a cup but instead Mary Magdalene. Mary was pregnant at the time of Christ's crucifixion, and Teabing tells Sophie that the Priory of Sion was formed to protect the descendants of Jesus. Jacques Sauniere was believed to be a part of this society and Teabing suspects that he was training Sophie to join it also. Silas, meanwhile, breaks into Teabing's mansion and attempts to steal the cryptex. Teabing uses his cane to knock Silas out and they escape again, taking the butler, Remy Jean, and Silas with them. The group escapes in Teabing's plane, following the next clue to London. Fache learns of their destination, and alerts the London Metropolitan Police to apprehend them at the airport. But Teabing manages to slip the party past the police with a trick of misdirection.
The small pyramid beneath the Inverse Glass Pyramid removed from underneath, revealing that there is no chamber as shown in the film's closing scene.
Teabing leads Langdon and Neveu to the Temple Church in London, which is shown to be a red herring. Silas is freed by Remy Jean, who is revealed to be a follower of The Teacher as well. The two take Teabing hostage, and Silas, believing Remy to be The Teacher, holes up in an Opus Dei safehouse. Remy is killed by the mysterious man after deceiving Silas. Silas accidentally shoots Aringaros and commits suicide. Aringarosa is taken to the hospital and apprehended by Fache.
Langdon is betrayed by Teabing, who is revealed to be the true Teacher. He escapes with the Cryptex, and attempts to find the next clue at Isaac Newton's tomb in Westminster Abbey, as Newton was another member of the Priory. Langdon and Neveau catch up with him, and chase him into the nearby chapter house. Teabing explained that he wanted to find Mary Magdalene's remains to prove he was correct about the Holy Grail and threatens to shoot Sophie if Langdon does not open the cryptex. Langdon throws the cryptex into the air, and Teabing fumbles and destroys it.
Distraught at not receiving the code, Teabing is arrested, but Langdon had cracked the code ('Apple', a reference to Newton) and removed the clue from the cryptex before destroying it. Using the clue, they travel to Rosslyn Chapel in Scotland where Magdalene's remains had previously been hidden. The remains had since been moved, but they meet other members of the secret organization that protected her. Sophie is actually Magdalene's descendant and therefore is the current living descendant of Jesus Christ. They vow to keep her safe before going their separate ways. In Paris, Langdon accidentally cuts himself while shaving and the line of blood on the sink reminds him of the Rose Line. He follows the Rose Line and finds the location of the Holy Grail, buried under the pyramid in the Louvre. Langdon then kneels above Mary Magdalene's tomb as the Knights Templar did before him.
(from Wikipedia)
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Σαίξπηρ
Τα φαύλα ήθη των ανθρώπων χαράζονται στον μπρούντζο,
οι αρετές τους γράφονται στο νερό
Ερρίκος ο Η', IV. 2
οι αρετές τους γράφονται στο νερό
Ερρίκος ο Η', IV. 2
Friday, January 22, 2010
Κοινή γνώμη Vs Δημοσιότητα
Δεν μπορούμε να εξισώνουμε
την κοινή γνώμη με τη δημοσιότητα...
Public Relations Practices,
Managerial Case Studies & Problems
Pearson International Edition
7th Edition
την κοινή γνώμη με τη δημοσιότητα...
Public Relations Practices,
Managerial Case Studies & Problems
Pearson International Edition
7th Edition
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Αστερόσκονη. Στίχοι: Μενέλαος Γκίκας!
Ελλειπτικός, μεταφορικός, ποιητικός λόγος
Ένα παιδί που έλεγε πάντα σαγαπώ
μέσα στις σκέψεις του έδινε χρώμα και ομορφιά
δεν είχε σημασία αν ήταν πηγάδι ή άνθρωπος
μία μελωδία χορού ή αστερόσκονη
σημασία είχανε οι στιγμές, το αύριο
Έξαφνα μία νεράιδα συνάντησε το παιδί
θέλησε να του μάθει τη σημασία του καλού Αγώνα
αλήθειες που λέγονται αλλά και αποσιωπούνται
Το παιδί σταμάτησε να λέει πάντα σαγαπώ
έβαλε ένα περιστέρι στη θέση των λέξεων
Ένα περιστέρι λευκό, όμορφο και με μεγάλα φτερά
τι να σήμαινε τώρα το σαγαπώ?
Η νεράιδα έδωσε στο παιδί το περιστέρι
ένα πνεύμα συντροφικό και ευγενικό
το παιδί σταμάτησε να λέει πάντα σαγαπώ
Έξαφνα φοβήθηκε, αναστατώθηκε
πλησίασε τη νεράιδα αλλά δεν του μίλησε
κάτι του έκρυβε, μία μακρινή υπόσχεση
τι να σήμαινε τώρα το σαγαπώ?
Ένα πουλί, ένας αγγελιοφόρος
Το παιδί σταμάτησε να λέει σαγαπώ
και η αστερόσκονη γέμισε το χώρο
Η νεράιδα πέταξε ψηλά, μία μαγική ουρά
οι στίχοι ζωντάνεψαν, το δάσος ζωντάνεψε
η ιστορία ενός μεγάλου παραμυθά
Να υποσχεθείς ότι δεν θα πας ποτέ εκεί
τι να σήμαινε τώρα το σαγαπώ?
Ένα παιδί που έλεγε πάντα σαγαπώ
μέσα στις σκέψεις του έδινε χρώμα και ομορφιά
δεν είχε σημασία αν ήταν πηγάδι ή άνθρωπος
μία μελωδία χορού ή αστερόσκονη
σημασία είχανε οι στιγμές, το αύριο
Έξαφνα μία νεράιδα συνάντησε το παιδί
θέλησε να του μάθει τη σημασία του καλού Αγώνα
αλήθειες που λέγονται αλλά και αποσιωπούνται
Το παιδί σταμάτησε να λέει πάντα σαγαπώ
έβαλε ένα περιστέρι στη θέση των λέξεων
Ένα περιστέρι λευκό, όμορφο και με μεγάλα φτερά
τι να σήμαινε τώρα το σαγαπώ?
Η νεράιδα έδωσε στο παιδί το περιστέρι
ένα πνεύμα συντροφικό και ευγενικό
το παιδί σταμάτησε να λέει πάντα σαγαπώ
Έξαφνα φοβήθηκε, αναστατώθηκε
πλησίασε τη νεράιδα αλλά δεν του μίλησε
κάτι του έκρυβε, μία μακρινή υπόσχεση
τι να σήμαινε τώρα το σαγαπώ?
Ένα πουλί, ένας αγγελιοφόρος
Το παιδί σταμάτησε να λέει σαγαπώ
και η αστερόσκονη γέμισε το χώρο
Η νεράιδα πέταξε ψηλά, μία μαγική ουρά
οι στίχοι ζωντάνεψαν, το δάσος ζωντάνεψε
η ιστορία ενός μεγάλου παραμυθά
Να υποσχεθείς ότι δεν θα πας ποτέ εκεί
τι να σήμαινε τώρα το σαγαπώ?
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Μέσα από ένα αστρόπλοιο! Στίχοι: Μενέλαος Γκίκας.
Ελλειπτικός, μεταφορικός, ποιητικός λόγος
Τα άστρα φωτίζουν τους μύθους της νύχτας
σε ένα ταξίδι μαγείας και φαντασίας
μέσα στα χρώματα του ουρανού, στην αστερόσκονη
ένα μικρό παιδί ανακαλύπτει τον κόσμο
Τα πλάσματα της φύσης ξαπλώνουν δίπλα του
και σιγοτραγουδούν τις μελωδίες του Σύμπαντος
πόσο γλυκιά και φωτεινή γίνεται ξαφνικά η νύχτα
οι ιστορίες των άστρων φαντάζουν σαν κύμα
Κύμα που κατακλύζει τους ταξιδιώτες
κύμα που ταξιδεύει το μαγεμένο αστρόπλοιο
κάποιες καλά κρυμμένες νότες αφήνουν τη χροιά τους
και ξαφνικά το πλοίο γίνεται η πλάση
Τώρα τα άστρα νανουρίζουν το μικρό παιδί
οι μύθοι της πλάσης είναι τα όνειρά του
και σαν νεφέλωμα φαντάζει πια το δωμάτιό του
πέρα από τους γαλαξίες, πέρα από την ύλη
Πέρα από την πλάση, πιο μακριά από τα μάγια
εκεί θέλει να ταξιδέψει το μικρό παιδί
θέλει να φθάσει στον αρχέγονο μύθο
θέλει να λύσει τους γρίφους της Γένεσης!
Τα άστρα φωτίζουν τους μύθους της νύχτας
σε ένα ταξίδι μαγείας και φαντασίας
μέσα στα χρώματα του ουρανού, στην αστερόσκονη
ένα μικρό παιδί ανακαλύπτει τον κόσμο
Τα πλάσματα της φύσης ξαπλώνουν δίπλα του
και σιγοτραγουδούν τις μελωδίες του Σύμπαντος
πόσο γλυκιά και φωτεινή γίνεται ξαφνικά η νύχτα
οι ιστορίες των άστρων φαντάζουν σαν κύμα
Κύμα που κατακλύζει τους ταξιδιώτες
κύμα που ταξιδεύει το μαγεμένο αστρόπλοιο
κάποιες καλά κρυμμένες νότες αφήνουν τη χροιά τους
και ξαφνικά το πλοίο γίνεται η πλάση
Τώρα τα άστρα νανουρίζουν το μικρό παιδί
οι μύθοι της πλάσης είναι τα όνειρά του
και σαν νεφέλωμα φαντάζει πια το δωμάτιό του
πέρα από τους γαλαξίες, πέρα από την ύλη
Πέρα από την πλάση, πιο μακριά από τα μάγια
εκεί θέλει να ταξιδέψει το μικρό παιδί
θέλει να φθάσει στον αρχέγονο μύθο
θέλει να λύσει τους γρίφους της Γένεσης!
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Η Άγια Φλόγα. Στίχοι: Μενέλαος Γκίκας.
Ελλειπτικός, μεταφορικός, ποιητικός λόγος
Κοίταζα τη φωτιά
Άκουγα τους ήχους του ξύλου
Έβλεπα τη φλόγα να πολλαπλασιάζεται
άφηνα το μυαλό μου να ταξιδεύει
ήθελα να σηκωθώ, ήθελα να κάτσω
κοίταζα τη φωτιά
Σκέφτηκα να κάνω ότι δεν έκανα
σκέφτηκα να γράψω σε ένα χαρτί
σκέφτηκα να ανοίξω ένα βιβλίο
σκέφτηκα να φτιάξω ένα δικό μου
Κοίταζα τη φωτιά
είχε το χρώμα του φωτός και της
δύναμης, ένα οικείο χρώμα
μία μακρινή γενναία γλώσσα
Μία ιερή δύναμη
κοίταζα τη φωτιά
έφερα στο μυαλό μου το πυρ
το πυρ του Θεού, το πυρ το Άγιο
Το πυρ της βούλησης, της θρησκείας
κοίταζα τη φωτιά
και ξαφνικά βρέθηκα μέσα
η φωτιά ξεδιπλώθηκε
Οι εικόνες απόκτησαν χρώματα
βρέθηκα σε κάποιο άλλο μέρος
είδα ένα ταξιδιώτη, έναν άγγελο
κοίταζα τη φωτιά.
Κοίταζα τη φωτιά
Άκουγα τους ήχους του ξύλου
Έβλεπα τη φλόγα να πολλαπλασιάζεται
άφηνα το μυαλό μου να ταξιδεύει
ήθελα να σηκωθώ, ήθελα να κάτσω
κοίταζα τη φωτιά
Σκέφτηκα να κάνω ότι δεν έκανα
σκέφτηκα να γράψω σε ένα χαρτί
σκέφτηκα να ανοίξω ένα βιβλίο
σκέφτηκα να φτιάξω ένα δικό μου
Κοίταζα τη φωτιά
είχε το χρώμα του φωτός και της
δύναμης, ένα οικείο χρώμα
μία μακρινή γενναία γλώσσα
Μία ιερή δύναμη
κοίταζα τη φωτιά
έφερα στο μυαλό μου το πυρ
το πυρ του Θεού, το πυρ το Άγιο
Το πυρ της βούλησης, της θρησκείας
κοίταζα τη φωτιά
και ξαφνικά βρέθηκα μέσα
η φωτιά ξεδιπλώθηκε
Οι εικόνες απόκτησαν χρώματα
βρέθηκα σε κάποιο άλλο μέρος
είδα ένα ταξιδιώτη, έναν άγγελο
κοίταζα τη φωτιά.
Thursday, February 21, 2008
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