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Dan Brown Calls Manila "GATES OF HELL" In Novel
« on: May 22, 2013, 08:46:02 am »
Dan Brown Calls Manila "GATES OF HELL" In Novel


While travel magazines have recently been citing the Philippines as a tropical paradise, American author Dan Brown seems to think otherwise based on his much-anticipated new novel.

In "Inferno," the fourth part in Harvard art professor Robert Langdon’s adventures, one of the characters goes through "the gates of hell" in Manila.

The description of the city is from the first-hand account of one of the fictional characters, the messianic Dr. Sienna Brooks.

Brooks, who has been working with humanitarian groups, went to the Philippines for a mission to supposedly feed poor fishermen and farmers on the countryside.

She expected the Philippines to be a “wonderland of geological beauty, with vibrant seabeds and dazzling plains.”

Upon setting foot in Manila, however, Brooks could only "gape in horror" as "she had never seen poverty on this scale."

She said her “dark depression” flooded back, with pictures of poverty and crime flashing through her eyes.

“For every one person Sienna fed, there were hundreds more who gazed at her with desolate eyes,” the book read.

One after the other, the book described chaotic Manila: "six-hour traffic jams, suffocating pollution, horrifying sex trade."

The book described the sex industry as consisting mostly of young children “many of whom had been sold to pimps by parents who took solace in knowing that at least their children would be fed.”

“All around her, she could see humanity overrun by its primal instinct for survival…When they face desperation…human beings become animals,” the book read.

The book went on to detail a turning point in Brooks’ life. “I’ve run through the gates of hell,” she said.

Traumatized, Brooks “left the Philippines at once, without even saying goodbye to the other members of the group.”

This is not the first time that the Philippines’ so-called ugly side was described in novels and movies.

Hollywood actress Claire Danes got a lot of bad press when she shot her 1999 movie "Brokedown Palace" in the Philippines. She described Manila as smelling "of cockroaches. There’s no sewage system in Manila, and people have nothing there. People with, like, no arms, no legs, no eyes, no teeth.”

She was later declared persona non grata.

Last year, actor Taylor Kitsch created a controversy when he described his “airport nightmare” supposedly in the Philippines to TV talk show host David Letterman, claiming an immigration officer even tried to take his iPhone. It turned out that Kitsch was actually talking about Indonesia but did not bother to correct his statement despite the social media backlash.

Tourism officials have been trying to bring to boost the image of the Philippines with its catchy phrase, “More Fun in the Philippines.” The Department of Tourism reported an increase in tourist arrivals last year.

The Philippines also had its fair share of praise from Hollywood when stars Jeremy Renner and Rachel Weisz spoke about their experiences shooting "The Bourne Legacy" in the country last year.

Just last week, Vin Diesel was seen roaming around town in a jeepney.

The impact of Dan Brown’s "Inferno" remains to be seen. While a work of fiction, Brown again provides an introduction that confuses the ordinary reader about what's true and what's not -- just like in his popular novel "The Da Vinci Code."

“Inferno” is his take on Dante Alighieri’s "The Divine Comedy."

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Re: Dan Brown Calls Manila "GATES OF HELL" In Novel
« Reply #1 on: May 22, 2013, 08:53:25 am »
kasi nanalo si erap.. lol.

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Re: Dan Brown Calls Manila "GATES OF HELL" In Novel
« Reply #2 on: May 22, 2013, 09:02:48 am »
hindi ako magtataka kung news headline bukas "cbcp bans dan brown's inferno"

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Re: Dan Brown Calls Manila "GATES OF HELL" In Novel
« Reply #3 on: May 22, 2013, 09:13:09 am »
sana naman tignan to in a positive way....


pwede namang i-improve eh...kaso ang hirap sa ating mga pinoy, kapag medyo negative ang nasasabi sa atin, kung makapag react tayo e ganun na lang...pag positive naman e puring puri natin...


and the fact na novel "lang" ito, sa tingin ko hindi dapat seryosohin...pero kung sa perspective ng ilan e totoo, e di gawan ng paraan para mag improve

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Re: Dan Brown Calls Manila "GATES OF HELL" In Novel
« Reply #4 on: May 22, 2013, 09:15:21 am »
Well played, Dan Brown. Well played. Ngayon mapapansin ng husto ng libro mo dahil sensitive ang Pinoy. You've just hit a jugular vein. :applause ~slow clap

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Re: Dan Brown Calls Manila "GATES OF HELL" In Novel
« Reply #5 on: May 22, 2013, 09:17:19 am »
totoo naman eh..

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« Reply #6 on: May 22, 2013, 09:21:38 am »
naku may mag porporotesta na namang balat sibuyas dito - Sen.Bong Revilla laffman::
mabaho naman at kadiri naman talaga manila kaya wala talaga tayong magagawa

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Re: Dan Brown Calls Manila "GATES OF HELL" In Novel
« Reply #7 on: May 22, 2013, 09:30:06 am »
At least gate lang, wala tayo sa loob... :P

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Re: Dan Brown Calls Manila "GATES OF HELL" In Novel
« Reply #8 on: May 22, 2013, 10:04:27 am »
baka may mag request na politiko na i persona non grata si dan brown. lol

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« Reply #9 on: May 22, 2013, 10:07:27 am »
dugyot ang Manila compared sa ibang city sa Metro Manila

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Re: Dan Brown Calls Manila "GATES OF HELL" In Novel
« Reply #10 on: May 22, 2013, 10:48:01 am »
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Brooks, who has been working with humanitarian groups, went to the Philippines for a mission to supposedly feed poor fishermen and farmers on the countryside.

She expected the Philippines to be a “wonderland of geological beauty, with vibrant seabeds and dazzling plains.”

Upon setting foot in Manila, however, Brooks could only "gape in horror" as "she had never seen poverty on this scale."

She said her “dark depression” flooded back, with pictures of poverty and crime flashing through her eyes.

“For every one person Sienna fed, there were hundreds more who gazed at her with desolate eyes,” the book read.

People multiply quickly like zergs in a spawning pool

Led by their corrupt and undying brood lord, Joseph Ejercito Estrada

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Re: Dan Brown Calls Manila "GATES OF HELL" In Novel
« Reply #11 on: May 22, 2013, 11:12:18 am »
First off, the character in his "fictional" novel doesn't sound like she is well travelled. There are places on this planet that have it worst than we do.  Now, sana naman para ating mga kababayan, wag naman tayong over sensitive kung meron mang masabing hindi kagandahan tungkol sa bansa natin. Take it as we are just like any other nation in the world.  Even as we are considered a third world or a developing nation, we have the same issues as the ones that are considered "first" in the world.  Mga co spies, sino sa inyo ang mag agree na kahit ang America may mga squatter, homeless, mga holdaper, snatcher, at may mga lugar sa America, or sa China, Europe, na kung hindi ka taga doon at magawi ka sa parte ng lungsod na yon at mapapahamak ka.
Lastly, who the hell cares what Dan Brown says. Ok he is a good author, best selling novelist, etc.. But at the end of the day, it is just a fictional novel.  And if he truly thinks that Manila is the gateway to hell, well that's his opinion. Here's mine, opinons are like @$$holes, everybody's got one, the difference between the two is, some are a lot more $hittier than others.  You decide which one.  Thanks for reading. And just like our recent Hollywood visitor said recently, MABUHAY!!!!
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Re: Dan Brown Calls Manila "GATES OF HELL" In Novel
« Reply #12 on: May 22, 2013, 11:54:07 am »
Sana magets ng mga pinoy ang salitang kathang isip!!!!

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Re: Dan Brown Calls Manila "GATES OF HELL" In Novel
« Reply #13 on: May 22, 2013, 12:00:43 pm »
Gates lang? Si pareng Erap kaya mayor namin.  ::lmao ::lmao

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Re: Dan Brown Calls Manila "GATES OF HELL" In Novel
« Reply #14 on: May 22, 2013, 12:45:37 pm »
totoo naman kasi eh ... if you compare manila to florence or venice ...  ts ano ba gusto mo simpathy?

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Re: Dan Brown Calls Manila "GATES OF HELL" In Novel
« Reply #15 on: May 22, 2013, 12:55:02 pm »
totoo naman kasi eh ... if you compare manila to florence or venice ...  ts ano ba gusto mo simpathy?

if you ask me i dont need any sympathy. i posted this just to inform everybody that dan brown has a new novel & it features manila, no more no less.

regardless on what was described, again it was just a fiction novel, in tagalog "kathang isip" lang. no big deal!





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Re: Dan Brown Calls Manila "GATES OF HELL" In Novel
« Reply #16 on: May 22, 2013, 03:52:10 pm »
Daming demonyo sa Pilipinas. Maski na ako nadedemonyo na rin. O baka demonyo na ako. Welcome to hell.
Pilipino. Matatapang. Matatalino.

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« Reply #17 on: May 22, 2013, 04:01:55 pm »
totoo naman e, sana lang bago matepok si Erap, maging seryoso siya sa pagpapaunlad ng Maynila..

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« Reply #18 on: May 22, 2013, 04:02:22 pm »
katatapos ko lng basahin ito and let me tell you, the story was awesome.. the story revolves around dante's inferno.. nung nabasa ko yung chapter80 which is the part where sienna brooks went to the philippines, pumasok agad to sa isip ko.. na marami na namang mag rereact sa negative outlook ni dan brown sa pilipinas which is true.. hindi naman natin madedeny na ganun talaga ang pilipinas or some parts of it.. as the book says nga "denial is the way of a person that cannot handle too much stress or negativity".. try to read inferno maganda yung story. and dan brown's other novels like angels and demons  toast:: ;D
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Re: Dan Brown Calls Manila "GATES OF HELL" In Novel
« Reply #19 on: May 22, 2013, 04:36:19 pm »
Gates of Hell: Manila City Hall

New King of Hell: ERAP

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« Reply #20 on: May 22, 2013, 07:40:36 pm »
 :( kalungkot naman... kung magtutulungan lang sana lahat ng tao magagawan natin ng paraan na maiayos ang paligid natin... sa "kahirapan" issue naman... ewan ko ba isang malaking dahilan dito ung pagiging corrupt ng mga taong nailuluklok ng karamihan sa pwesto... marami na nga ang mahirap pinahihirapan pa lalo ng mga mokong na opisyal ng gobyerno... di ko naman nilalahat, niwala pa rin ako na kahit konti may natitira pa rin na matino, pero karamihan mga mokong talaga  :(

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Re: Dan Brown Calls Manila "GATES OF HELL" In Novel
« Reply #21 on: May 22, 2013, 07:59:49 pm »
so what's Tondo then? The Heart of Darkness?

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Re: Dan Brown Calls Manila "GATES OF HELL" In Novel
« Reply #22 on: May 22, 2013, 08:22:54 pm »
di na ako magugulat kung may epa-litokong mag mumungkahing i-boycott at gawing persona non grata si dan brown  ::lmao

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« Reply #23 on: May 22, 2013, 08:23:41 pm »
so what's Tondo then? The Heart of Darkness?

Im from tondo. It is more like the town of broken dreams dahil dun lahat nagbabagsakan ang mga taga probinsyang nasawi sa pakikipagsapalaran sa maynila.

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« Reply #24 on: May 22, 2013, 08:40:28 pm »
Im from tondo. It is more like the town of broken dreams dahil dun lahat nagbabagsakan ang mga taga probinsyang nasawi sa pakikipagsapalaran sa maynila.

Tondo: Where Dreams come to Die...

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