In the 'Da Vinci Code' why does Robert Langdon wear a Mickey Mouse wristwatch?

Question

I read the book two years ago or so, but I can't remember that specific reason that Langdon wears a Mickey Mouse wristwatch (and I can't go and read it because I lent the book to a friend.) There's something about Walt Disney that is the reason he wears it isn't there? In the book was Walt Disney a member of the Priory of Sion or something? I can't remember and it's irritating me.

Answer 1

Yes, Walt Disney is supposed to be one of the leaders of the priori of sion. Appearently the Little mermaid was supposed to be a clue of sorts.
From Da Vinci code
Langdon held up his Mickey Mouse watch and told her that Walt Disney had made it his life’s work to pass on the Grail story to future generations. Throughout his entire life, Disney had been hailed as “the Modern-Day Leonardo Da Vinci.” Both men were generations ahead of their times, uniquely gifted artists, members of secret societies, and, most notably, avid pranksters. Like Leonardo, Walt Disney loved infusing hidden messages and symbolism in his art. (261)

Answer 2

Well, here's one person's opinion:
"We also learn that the hero, Robert Langdon, wears a Mickey Mouse wrist watch — in honor of the divine Disney figure of Sleeping Beauty, made so drowsy by patriarchial oppression — or maybe just by the droning nature of the prose."

And another's

"His primary fault as a writer is that his characters (from protagonists Robert Langdon & Sophie Neuveu down) are cardboard. They never "live". Each is given one or two defining "quirks" such as Langdon's Mickey Mouse wristwatch, but a quirk does not a character make. "

And yet another:
"Scandalous exegesis. Heresy! Brown is a writer of fiction, and I believe his fantasy-biblical rendering is what many readers have found most alluring. Jesus was not divine, Mary Magdalene was the wife of Jesus, and their lineal descendents live today. The ultimate dynasty! This is historical escapism. One doesn't hear this in church, much less Sunday school. But note that Brown strategically included a Mickey Mouse wristwatch worn by the protagonist. Mickey Mouse? In a well-written novel nothing is superfluous; I detect the author's wily wink to the reader."

And here's one who thinks the author made a mistake:
"THREE MISTAKES:

1) Since the first page you will know that Vatican City will not be destroyed.

2) The book never says the age of Langdon, but I assumed is about 50 years, if his father gave him a Mickey Mouse wrist-watch and this book was written in year 2000, I think that in 1960 there wasn't any Mickey Mouse wrist-watch with alarm. (IF I'M WRONG PLEASE LET ME KNOW)

AND THE LITTLE BIG FATAL MISTAKE IS:

3) THE NEW ORLEANS'S SUPERDOME WAS BUILT IN 1975 NOT IN 1960.'

Ah, but maybe it has a DEEPER meaning - a "code" if you will:

"Years ago, an Illuminati Grand Master and programmer stated, "If the world only had the eyes to see the fibers which lay under the surface of Walt Disney’s image, they’d tar and feather him, and drag him through the streets. Chapter 5. Deeper Insights into the Illuminati Formula by Fritz Springmeier & Cisco Wheeler"

Lordy, lordy - who would have thought that the man behind Mickey Mouse was part of the secret Illuminati conspiracy to take over the world.

Answer 3

Robert Langdon Mickey Mouse Watch

Answer 4

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In the 'Da Vinci Code' why does Robert Langdon wear a Mickey Mouse wristwatch?
I read the book two years ago or so, but I can't remember that specific reason that Langdon wears a Mickey Mouse wristwatch (and I can't go and read it because I lent the book to a friend.) There's something about Walt Disney that is the reason he wears it isn't there? In the book...

Answer 5

Langdon’s Mickey Mouse Watch

Throughout the novel Langdon wears his Mickey Mouse watch, which reminds him of how his interest in symbology began. Langdon also talks to his classes about how remnants of the Grail story are found in Disney stories. Disney, symbolized in the Mickey watch, exemplifies the importance of magic and imagination for people. Disney World, according to Langdon, is built upon make-believe, infused with bits of hidden truth. These fantastical stories are not unlike Grail mythology or religion (as it is portrayed in the novel). Disney, like Grail stories and like religion, is not necessarily true but it gives people something much more important--mystery and wonderment.

Answer 6

More to the point, have you noticed that Mickey Mouse wears a Dan Brown wristwatch?

Answer 7

To remind you it's set in a Mickey Mouse world full of Donald Duck theology.

Answer 8

Well i did think that Robert Langdon was probably in his mid thirties to early forties because he was a professor. But i got the idea that he was a slim average looking guy all around.

Answer 9

In The Lost Symbol, Brown says Langdon received the watch from his parents on his ninth birthday. The same book says his father died when he was 12. He probably wears it to remember his father.

Answer 10

It's meant to make Langdon look like he has a personality, where the writer can't give him one through his conversation or actions.