Angels and Demons (2009)

• I read the book 5 years ago and I could barely remember the details. That was the time when I was really into action-adventure novels, thrillers, tales of espionage and history, which meant that I liked the book. Not purely because of its literary merit, but for being quite entertaining. I remember liking it a lot more than the Da Vinci Code. It was more interesting and exciting. I also remember that it could be a pretty exciting movie.
• Despite the fact that I had read it a million years ago, while I was watching the movie, I somehow started to remember it quite well. I was so surprised that they did change a whole lot of things. Fortunately, because I’m one of those people who can easily separate the book from the movie, I didn’t mind as much. I still enjoyed the fast-paced adventure around the Vatican.
• There were pretty majestic moments. I’m pretty sure that the Vatican never cooperated into the making of this movie, so I was incredibly impressed with what they did. There were beautiful shots of Rome.
• I hated Vittoria. She’s just so dull. Tom Hanks has always been a cool character, but as Robert Langdon – not so much. And it is a shame that towards the end (when they pretty much changed and cut off some parts), he was just there. Those were supposed to be the most thrilling scenes in the book. Maybe I should just blame the script-writers. haha.
• I’m not gonna say this because I’m really in love with him, but Ewan McGregor was just amazing as the Carmelango. I remember hating Carmelengo in the book, but I was so drawn into Ewan’s portrayal. I think he delivered those most amazing scenes.

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