It's been years since The Da Vinci Code rattled religious communities with its literary and theatrical releases.
Let's take a look at other films perceived as "blasphemous" in the religious sense.
Hail Mary (French film)
Pope John Paul II: (it) deeply wounds the religious sentiments of believers.
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What had wound up the Pontiff? Well, the New Wave pioneer's latest movie was a modern metaphor of the birth of Christ, complete with Virgin Mary - now a student - and Joseph. Despite the pair's chaste relationship, the frequently naked Mary (Myriem Roussel) exploring her sexuality and body while contemplating her complex relationship with God was probably the reason why Godard was rewarded with a cream pie in the face at Cannes.
Monty Python's Life Of Brian
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From birth-to-death, mistaken identity was always Brian Cohen's problem, one that followed him to the cinema. Despite it being repeatedly pointed out that Brian was not the Messiah (though apparently a very naughty boy), furious church groups insisted that the vicious religious and political satire was a "mockery of Christ's life."
The deliciously ironic idiocy surrounding Brian inevitably helped turn it into a massive hit, in spite of facing many - usually overturned - bans across British councils, American states, the Republic Of Ireland and even Norway. Quick to score a point over their glum Nordic arch-rivals, the movie was promoted in Sweden as, "The film so funny it was banned in Norway.
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