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'''Silas''' is a fictional character in the popular [[2003]] novel ''[[The Da Vinci Code]]'' and the [[2006]] [[The Da Vinci Code (film)|film]] based on it. In the film, he was portrayed by [[Paul Bettany]]. He is an [[albino]] [[monk]], a devotee of the Catholic organization [[Opus Dei]], who practices severe [[corporal mortification]]. |
'''Silas''' is a fictional character in the popular [[2003]] novel ''[[The Da Vinci Code]]'' and the [[2006]] [[The Da Vinci Code (film)|film]] based on it. In the film, he was portrayed by [[Paul Bettany]]. He is an [[albino]] [[monk]], a devotee of the Catholic organization [[Opus Dei]], who practices severe [[corporal mortification]]. |
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==Story== |
==Story== |
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Silas's real name is unknown. He originally lived in [[Marseille]] with his parents. However, his father was furious of having an albino son, and blamed his mother, eventually killing her. Enraged, Silas murdered his father using a butcher's knife and fled. He later fell into a life of crime, and was imprisoned in [[Andorra]] in the [[Pyrenees]] until freed by an earthquake which destroyed the prison walls. He found refuge with a young Spanish priest named [[Bishop Manuel Aringarosa|Manuel Aringarosa]], who gave him the name [[Silas]], after a person in the Bible who was the companion of [[Paul of Tarsus]], imprisoned at [[Philippi]] and freed by an earthquake after singing. Aringarosa eventually became a bishop and also the head of Opus Dei. |
Silas's real name is unknown. He originally lived in [[Marseille]] with his parents. However, his father was furious of having an albino son, and blamed his mother, eventually killing her. Enraged, Silas murdered his father using a butcher's knife and fled. He later fell into a life of crime, and was imprisoned in [[Andorra]] in the [[Pyrenees]] until freed by an earthquake which destroyed the prison walls. He found refuge with a young Spanish priest named [[Bishop Manuel Aringarosa|Manuel Aringarosa]], who gave him the name [[Silas]], after a person in the Bible who was the companion of [[Paul of Tarsus]], imprisoned at [[Philippi]] and freed by an earthquake after singing. Aringarosa eventually became a bishop and also the head of Opus Dei. |
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After resting in his room in the Centre for some while, Silas suddenly feels a little uneasy. He looks out the window and sees police cars. Panicking, he attempts to escape, fighting policemen along the way. Almost naked, he runs out from the Centre succesfully but is shot by a policemen below the ribs and accidentally shoots Bishop Aringarosa who just arrived. After taking Aringarosa to the hospital, he goes out to [[Kensington Gardens]] alone and dies of the gunshot. |
After resting in his room in the Centre for some while, Silas suddenly feels a little uneasy. He looks out the window and sees police cars. Panicking, he attempts to escape, fighting policemen along the way. Almost naked, he runs out from the Centre succesfully but is shot by a policemen below the ribs and accidentally shoots Bishop Aringarosa who just arrived. After taking Aringarosa to the hospital, he goes out to [[Kensington Gardens]] alone and dies of the gunshot. |
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==Story in the film== |
==Story in the film== |
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Silas's story in the film is pretty much the same as the novel, except for a few minor aspects. In the novel, he knows that Remy is the Teacher's minion, but in the film he is tricked into believing that Remy is the Teacher. His death is also slightly different; instead of dying in Kensington Gardens, he is shot dead right after accidentally shooting Bishop Aringarosa. |
Silas's story in the film is pretty much the same as the novel, except for a few minor aspects. In the novel, he knows that Remy is the Teacher's minion, but in the film he is tricked into believing that Remy is the Teacher. His death is also slightly different; instead of dying in Kensington Gardens, he is shot dead right after accidentally shooting Bishop Aringarosa. |
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==Controversy== |
==Controversy== |
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Critics of ''The Da Vinci Code'' have denounced the book for spreading falsehoods against the real-life Opus Dei and the Roman Catholic Church in particular (see [[Criticisms of The Da Vinci Code]]), and for making Silas a stereotype [[evil albino]]. It has also been pointed out that while Silas shoots and drives perfectly, most albinos have poor eyesight and are unable to do these things. |
Critics of ''The Da Vinci Code'' have denounced the book for spreading falsehoods against the real-life Opus Dei and the Roman Catholic Church in particular (see [[Criticisms of The Da Vinci Code]]), and for making Silas a stereotype [[evil albino]]. It has also been pointed out that while Silas shoots and drives perfectly, most albinos have poor eyesight and are unable to do these things. |
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Silas is a fictional character in the popular 2003 novel The Da Vinci Code and the 2006 film based on it. In the film, he was portrayed by Paul Bettany. He is an albino monk, a devotee of the Catholic organization Opus Dei, who practices severe corporal mortification.
Story
Silas's real name is unknown. He originally lived in Marseille with his parents. However, his father was furious of having an albino son, and blamed his mother, eventually killing her. Enraged, Silas murdered his father using a butcher's knife and fled. He later fell into a life of crime, and was imprisoned in Andorra in the Pyrenees until freed by an earthquake which destroyed the prison walls. He found refuge with a young Spanish priest named Manuel Aringarosa, who gave him the name Silas, after a person in the Bible who was the companion of Paul of Tarsus, imprisoned at Philippi and freed by an earthquake after singing. Aringarosa eventually became a bishop and also the head of Opus Dei.
Before the story's main narrative, Aringarosa puts him in contact with an enigmatic figure called The Teacher and tells him that the mission he will be given is of utmost importance in saving the true Word of God. Under the orders of The Teacher, he murders Jacques Saunière and the other three leaders of the Priory of Sion in order to extract the location of the Priory's clef de voûte or "keystone". However, Silas is reluctant to commit murder, knowing that it is a sin and does so only because he is assured his actions will save the Catholic Church. Shortly after Silas kills Saunière, Harvard professor Robert Langdon is suspected by the French police to be the murderer and goes on the run with the help of Saunière's granddaughter Sophie Neveu.
Silas follows the information given by the Priory leaders to the Church of Saint-Sulpice. However, he discovers that he was duped with false information, and also kills Sister Sandrine Bieil who spied on him in the church. The Teacher later tells Silas to go to Château Villette, the residence of Sir Leigh Teabing whom Langdon and Sophie have sought refuge at, saying that the keystone was there. Silas enters the house and injures Langdon, but is subdued by Teabing and Sophie. After being bound and gagged, Silas is taken by the three and Teabing's butler Rémy Legaludec to London via Teabing's private jet.
At London, after Teabing, Langdon and Sophie enter the Temple Church to search for clues to the Grail, Rémy releases Silas and reveals to him that he works for the Teacher. He instructs Silas to get the keystone, kidnap Teabing and leave by the limousine. Little does Silas know that Teabing is actually the Teacher. Teabing calls Silas from the rear compartment of the limousine and tells him to go to the London Opus Dei Centre for some rest, but at the same time makes an anonymous call to the police and informs them of Silas's whereabouts.
After resting in his room in the Centre for some while, Silas suddenly feels a little uneasy. He looks out the window and sees police cars. Panicking, he attempts to escape, fighting policemen along the way. Almost naked, he runs out from the Centre succesfully but is shot by a policemen below the ribs and accidentally shoots Bishop Aringarosa who just arrived. After taking Aringarosa to the hospital, he goes out to Kensington Gardens alone and dies of the gunshot.
Story in the film
Silas's story in the film is pretty much the same as the novel, except for a few minor aspects. In the novel, he knows that Remy is the Teacher's minion, but in the film he is tricked into believing that Remy is the Teacher. His death is also slightly different; instead of dying in Kensington Gardens, he is shot dead right after accidentally shooting Bishop Aringarosa.
Controversy
Critics of The Da Vinci Code have denounced the book for spreading falsehoods against the real-life Opus Dei and the Roman Catholic Church in particular (see Criticisms of The Da Vinci Code), and for making Silas a stereotype evil albino. It has also been pointed out that while Silas shoots and drives perfectly, most albinos have poor eyesight and are unable to do these things.
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