Shout-outs to Indiana Jones in Dan Brown's latest book?

[Sarahfeena]

I just started reading Dan Brown's latest book, The Lost Symbol (I know, I know...my brain is fried, people, this is about the most effort I can expend to read these days!) Last night I was a bit surprised to see one of the most famous lines from all of the Indiana Jones series was quoted exactly..."You have chosen poorly," which is in the final scene of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. As I continued to read, a couple pages later he uses the phrase "leap of faith," which is also used in that same movie, later in the same scene. Of course, I wouldn't have connected "leap of faith" to the movie if it hadn't been in such close proximity to "you have chosen poorly" in both the movie and in Brown's book.

In thinking about it, I realize that the Holy Grail is the subject of both Brown's last book (The DaVinci Code) and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade...so do you think I'm right in assuming that Brown is doing a shout-out to the movie here? Seems like it's all too much of a conicidence not to be, right?

I will definitely be keeping my eye out for more...if he works in "we named the DOG Indiana," then I'll know for sure!

[Baldwin]

Probably is a reference to Indiana Jones. Although I think the exact line was "He chose poorly." And, of course, "leap of faith" is a common phrase. Depends on context, I guess. I'm sure as hell not going to read the Dan Brown book to find out.

[Zuul]

I've never read any of Dan Brown's books, but several people I know did (and one went and bought one of those books that claims it gives the shocking true story behind the DaVinci code). Perhaps I'll ask one of them if they've noticed any references to Indiana Jones.

[Sarahfeena]

Probably is a reference to Indiana Jones. Although I think the exact line was "He chose poorly." And, of course, "leap of faith" is a common phrase. Depends on context, I guess. I'm sure as hell not going to read the Dan Brown book to find out.

lol, you're right about the chose poorly line. He's probably heard it said the way he phrased it a million times, as I have.

Don't worry, I'm busy reading the book and reporting back so you don't have to! It's a small service I can provide for my fellow Mellophanters. The context is not the same at all. For one thing, this book has nothing to do with the holy grail. But considering that two of the most well-known stories told about the holy grail in the last 20 years are that movie and Brown's last book, it seems, as I said, like an interesting coincidence.

I've never read any of Dan Brown's books, but several people I know did (and one went and bought one of those books that claims it gives the shocking true story behind the DaVinci code). Perhaps I'll ask one of them if they've noticed any references to Indiana Jones.

If you get a chance, please do. I read The DaVinci Code and Angels and Demons, and I never noticed any such references in either of them.