Here is a concise summary of the transcript:
**Title:** A Rant about "The Da Vinci Code"
**Host:** John Oliver
**Main Point:** John Oliver criticizes Dan Brown's 2003 novel "The Da Vinci Code" and its 2006 film adaptation, specifically targeting the book's massive success despite having a ridiculously simple central puzzle.
**Key Points:**
1. **The Puzzle:** The novel's key puzzle, solved by protagonist Robert Langdon, is laughably easy, revolving around a poem that leads to the answer "apple".
2. **Overhyped Success:** The book spent 136 weeks as a NYT bestseller, sold 80M+ copies worldwide, and was translated into 51 languages, which Oliver finds bothersome given the book's quality.
3. **Lack of Depth:** Oliver pokes fun at the book's attempt to portray the puzzle as complex, when in fact, a child could solve it.
4. **Conclusion:** Oliver simply dislikes the book, finding it "bad" and "weird", without attempting to draw deeper metaphors from its success.
**Tone:** Humorous, sarcastic, and playful, with Oliver frequently breaking the fourth wall.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text, excluding opinions, with each fact numbered and in short sentences:
1. The speaker, John Oliver, is discussing the Da Vinci Code on a YouTube video during his show's hiatus.
2. The Da Vinci Code is a novel by Dan Brown, published in 2003.
3. The novel was adapted into a film directed by Ron Howard in 2006.
4. The story revolves around solving art-related puzzles to uncover a secret about Jesus Christ.
5. The protagonist, Robert Langdon, is a renowned symbologist.
6. The plot involves a murdered man, Jacques Saunière, who leaves behind a series of puzzles.
7. Robert Langdon teams up with Saunière's granddaughter, Sophie, to solve the puzzles.
8. They are pursued by Interpol and a radical Catholic sect.
9. The novel spent 136 consecutive weeks as a New York Times hardcover fiction bestseller.
10. The book sold over 80 million copies worldwide.
11. The book was translated into 51 languages.
12. The central puzzle in the story involves a cryptic poem.
13. The solution to the poem is related to Sir Isaac Newton and an "apple".
14. The movie adaptation depicts Robert Langdon explaining the puzzle's solution in a dramatic scene.
15. Three movies were made based on The Da Vinci Code series (implied, though only one is directly referenced in the provided text, the others might be "Angels & Demons" and "Inferno", also based on Dan Brown's novels).
16. The speaker's video was recorded in front of a studio audience who were not expecting the topic.
17. The show will return in February (according to the video's recording timeframe).