The Da Vinci Code: Difference between revisions

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* [[Ancient Conspiracy]]: {{spoiler|Subverted. Just like in [[Angels & Demons]], it turns out to be the work of a lone nutjob with an agenda. All the power players seemingly acting in concert against our heroes turn out to be unassociated individuals merely acting on poor information.}}

* [[Ancient Tradition]]: The Priory of Sion.

* [[Adventurer Archaeologist]]: ~~Sort~~ of; Adventurer Symbologist (a <s>made up</s> discredited discipline) in this case

* [[Adventurer Archaeologist]]: More of a Adventurer Symbologist (a <s>made up</s> discredited discipline) in this case.

* [[Author Catchphrase]]: "My friends..."

* [[Beethoven Was an Alien Spy]]: Leonardo was part of a ancient group that knew the secret of Jesus' hidden legacy.

* [[Bilingual Bonus]]: {{spoiler|Aringarosa is Italian for "[[Red Herring]]", indicating he isn't the [[Big Bad]].}}

* [[Book Ends]]: The story begins and ends with a dead body in the Louvre. The first time it's Jacques Saunière's body. The second time {{spoiler|it's the corpse of Mary Magdalene, whose tomb was hidden under the Louvre by the Priory of Sion}}.

* [[Book Ends]]: The story begins and ends with a dead body in the Louvre. The first time, it's Jacques Saunière's body. The second, time {{spoiler|it's the corpse of Mary Magdalene, whose tomb was hidden under the Louvre by the Priory of Sion}}.

* [[Chekhov's Gun]]: {{spoiler|[[This Is Your Premise on Drugs|Using planks as parachutes]].}}

* [[Claustrophobia]]: Langdon. [[Continuity Nod|He is on every book.]]

* [[Claustrophobia]]: Langdon. [[Continuity Nod|He is in every book.]]

* [[Dan Browned]]: Helped inspire the trope.

* [[Driving Stick]]: Langdon's inability to do this briefly delays a getaway.

* [[Eureka Moment]]: Saturated with them, the final one is unseen but heavily implied.

* [[Eureka Moment]]: Saturated with them - the final one is unseen, but heavily implied.

* [[Evil Albino]]: Silas. As inaccurate as the portrayal of albinism is, the use of the trope is arguably justified. Silas' father was an alcoholic thug who abused his son because of his freakish appearance, forcing Silas to run away from home as a teenager and turn to crime to survive. He's not an evil hitman ''because'' of his albinism, but it's understandable that his treatment might lead to some unsavory career choices.

* [[Fantastic Catholicism]]

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* [[Follow the Leader]]: Created an explosion of [[Ancient Conspiracy]] quests ''*cough* [[National Treasure]] *cough*'' and books about the Holy Grail. Also, this was was inspired by a [[Very Loosely Based on a True Story|"nonfiction" book]] which is about a conspiracy theory similar to the one Langdon runs into.

* [[Hollywood Law]]: Dan Brown seems to be under the impression that all it takes to extradite a British national from their own country is for a foreign law enforcement agent to make a call to a local police officer. Also he seems to think that said local police will simply detain the suspects until the foreign police arrive to make the arrests themselves.

* [[Inspector Javert]]: Bezu Fache

* [[Inspector Javert]]: Bezu Fache.

* [[Knight Templar]]: The original Knights Templar figure heavily in the [[Ancient Conspiracy]] [[Alternate History]] of the book. Ironically, practically all the antagonists of the book also follow this trope, being extremely moral [[Anti-Villain]]s, [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]s, or just badly misinformed. This is most evident in {{spoiler|the Teacher, Sir Leigh Teabing, a Knight of the British Empire who also sees himself as furthering the good works of the original Knights Templar}}.

* [[Knight Templar Parent|Knight Templar Grandparent]]: [[Averted]], ironically enough. While Saunier is very protective of the remnants of his family, he approaches the problem in a rather passive way.

* [[Know-Nothing Know-It-All]]: Bishop Aringarosa. "As you say, this is interchangeable with cash anywhere in the world." [later] "Only cash is cash."

* [[Linked-List Clue Methodology]]: The cryptex; a moderately clever way to protect a secret message - basically a combination lock with a vial of vinegar to destroy the encased papyrus should one attempt to open it without the password(s).

* [[Linked-List Clue Methodology]]: The cryptex is a moderately clever way to protect a secret message - basically a combination lock with a vial of vinegar to destroy the encased papyrus should one attempt to open it without the password(s).

* [[Never a Self-Made Woman]]: From competent cryptologist to notable girlfriend and {{spoiler|family member}} in 300 pages.

* [[Parallel Porn Titles]]: ''The Da Vinci Load''. Currently on the second installment.

* [[Parallel Porn Titles]]: ''The Da Vinci Load'', Currently on the second installment. ''The Da Vinci Co-Ed'' is another one.

** ''The Da Vinci Co-Ed'' is another one.

* [[Plot-Powered Stamina]]: Robert Langdon never sleeps or visits the bathroom in the book, until the end

* [[Poirot Speak]]: Dan Brown's foreign language dialogue is almost unmatched in how ham-handed and unrealistic it is. Almost every bit of dialogue by a French person (and the first part of the book is set in Paris) features one or two words of French in otherwise flawless English, and it's almost always a simple, common word. In real life, people speaking a language that is foreign to them would probably lapse into their native tongue for the unfamiliar or unknown words, not "mister" and "captain".