REVIEW: Angels & Demons
Last Monday, I was with my Gryffindor friends, lol, minus Freda (Cora) and Luna (Melody) because they're not available that day, and we went to watch the Angels & Demons movie at SM North Edsa.
So here's what I think about the movie:
Actually, I have a high expectation to this movie because the novel was actually my fave Dan Brown book ever. I'm not disappointed, though. Not as brilliant as I expected but it was a good watch. They changed a lot in the plot, like when all the FOUR Cardinals should have died but in the movie, the last one did survive and eventually became the Pope. That's just one, there's a lot of changes that I don't wanna spoil, especially to those who might read it and have not watched it yet, I want it for them to discover it themselves. ;)
The thing that I must say, quite disappointed me was when they cut the part when Mortati told Carlo Ventresca about his past and true identity, that he's the son of the Pope. That's the most dramatic part in the book, for me, but the production staff decided not to include. I am not quite sure why, but I understand. There's this guess inside me that says that they are avoiding the fuss and don't want to mess up with the Catholic Church just like what the Da Vinci Code movie did years ago. Plus, in fact, I think there's no problem with that. People of this generation, I believe, are smart enough to know which is fiction and which is fact, and what is to believe. If you really have faith in God, no matter what you read or watch, your faith in Him will always prevail.
Overall, it's a good movie. Quite gross, though. Lot of blood and killings. Lol but I expected that. They did give enough justice with the story and the characters and I commend them for that. As always, we can't expect the movie adaptation to be 100% true to the book, there are changes but it's for the best.
See for yourself. x
Nox.
0h my gas i want to watch it to0. But anyhow, did i read it right? The pope-carmelengo-father-son thing was removed? I think that is one of the climax of the novel, let alone wont be a big issue for it was stated that the pope, despite having son, still managed to observe the vow of chastity. (if my memory serves me right). Hehehe.
ReplyDeleteYes! Would you believe that? They removed that!! All of us were waiting for that scene. Gaah! The movie is mostly centered to the desire of the Camerlengo to become the next Pope that he did all those stuff, fabricated his story and used the Illuminati to scare the church. It is not *that* disappointing, though, 'cause in the end you'll realize that the director & staff have come up to a somewhat satisfying plot, the most suitable ending that they could think of, even though they cut the most exciting part. Hehe panoorin nyo na rin! ;)
ReplyDeletedko pa napanood, pero i heard ganun nga daw. so, d nko xado excited. dats the best part pa naman. kalungkot. haha
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