Robert Langdon was called upon to investigate a murder that happened at the Museum. An elderly man was found dead with symbols and codes. He turned out to be the museum Louvre's curator. During that time we are introduced to a cryptologist by the name of Sophie Neveu. The murdered man turns out to be Sophie’s grandfather. The codes and symbols were in fact a pentagram and a Fibonacci Sequence. Sophie’s grandfather was a part of a secret society that wanted to protect the true code behind Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper. Supposedly, Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene were in a relationship that resulted in a daughter named Sara. As Robert and Sophie were unraveling the mysteries of Leonardo da Vinci; they were getting chased by different groups that will die trying to protect the secret. Robert and Sophie are also trying to find the mystery behind the Holy Grail. During these adventures they were able to find out that Sophie is in fact a direct descendent of Mary Magdalene. Everyone decides to keep this a secret and not destroy people's faith. It turns out that the Holy Grail is hidden under the pyramid in the Louvre.
During this film I saw many connections between science and art. All the different codes and numbers had a meaning to it. Robert had to be very intelligent to decipher all these meanings. I have always thought of Leonardo da Vinci as a brilliant person; especially for that time period. The movie really did make me wonder if he had some sort of “special powers” that we don't fully understand. The movie also made me realize that religion, art, and science are deeply connected and have many diverse complex meanings to them. We should all be fascinated over these phenomenons and Leonardo da Vinci. It only makes me wonder what would have happened if religion didn't crush science during the Dark Ages!
On a personal note; Tom Hanks looks really bad with long hair!
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