Angels and Demons -Surely an Angel

Believe me.. Angels and Demons - The Movie is seriously good.Its greatest strenght is the insertion of Fiction into Facts.(like Hey Ram - Biography and Fiction.)

One has to understand that the beauty of any great book can never be captured as such on screen.It is an inherent limitation and nothing can be done about it.The book is always more riveting , more interesting because it leaves us with our own imaginations. However , while it is being made as a film , its done from one man's perspective ( The Director). Indeed, The most interesting part of watching these book - adapted movies are the situations when your view and the director's interpretation clash.(My personal opinion , Da Vinci Code was a great film , people never understood it and hence never liked it)

After reading this book A & D ( around 2 years back) , I for one thought that this book can never be made as a film simply because the entire movie is based at Vatican and certainly the Catholics would not grant permission.For me personally , making such a film is in itself a great achievement. Why bother about the minor defects?

Some Great Scenes in the Movie

a)The Antimatter Explosion
If one watches closely , all the 7 major colors come out during that scene.The amount of energy released is beautifully captured.A Visual treat.

b) The Making of the Antimatter
10 pages in the book is made into 1 minute video.It is great work because there has been no compromises made on the scientific explanation of the antimatter.

c) Archives Library ( Lack of Oxygen).
Ron Howard has added the humour quotient at the last part of the scene to make it more interesting. The breaking of the bullet proof glass is excellently captured and the guard's performance in this scene is nothing but great.

d) The Entire Papal Election Scenes
These scenes are simply the best.The process of electing a pope is so well captured. For once you get to see what happens inside the 'conclave'.Truly awesome!

e) Rome , Vatican City and the St Peter's Church
I'll never get a chance to be in Rome or Vatican.. All I can do is to watch this movie and nothing else.The way the city and the church is captured is mind blowing.

Special Point
Believe it or not ! There is no romance between the lead characters !. No unnecessary time wasted.In all these 10 years of watching cinema, its only the second time that I have a seen a movie in which there is no 'Love' involved.(The first film I Saw was the Bicycle Thief)!. Ya you are right.. I am in love with the film because the film is sans love.!!

Slight Deviation from the book is apparent in the movie.
a)In the book the lead characters engage in romance.
b)Robert Langdon does not go to CERN , he comes directly to Vatican instead.
c)The Super Fast Plane is not shown.! That was a dampener!
d)The ASSASSIN is a bespectacled 'nice' man.Quite unlikely in the book where he is a real terror.Another BIG Dampener!
e) The Carmelango goes alone in the CHOPPER. In the book , however he is accompanied by Robert Langdon.

If you have not seen the film , go right now..

Do not believe what the reviewers say and give this movie a skip. Always remember Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder!

Angels and Demons - YOU BEAUTY !