Angels & Demons

Angels & Demons Tom Hanks based on Dan Brown’s fiction

I enjoyed the book and overdosed on Dan Brown with it. By that time, I have read Da Vinci Code and Digital Fortress. I liked his pace, but all those hidden meanings of abstract symbols made me suspicious at every little glyph someone graffiti’ed on the wall. All those secret societies made me felt everything was part of a giant conspiracy.

So I decided to wait for the DVD. Delighted, it was one of the flight movies on my way to India. Perfect.

I was disappointed, not very, just a bit.

The papal succession process was supposed to be revealing. The execution of four bishops was supposed to be torturous. The path to St. Peter’s grave was supposed to be creepy. The Camerlengo was supposed to personify angel and demon in one. They all did, but none satisfied my imagination when I read the book. Maybe all movies will be disappointing to readers of the original books?

The Roman scenes are supposed to be awesome, and they were. Just the recognition of places I’ve just visited was exciting. There were several details and special angles not accessible to tourists. Rome already offered “Roman Holiday Tour” and “Da Vinci Code Tour.” I think there will be an “Angel and Daemon Tour” soon.

Anyone read Lost Symbol yet?