First and foremost I really want to read this book. I have wanted to read this book after I finished the Divinci Code. I have even bought two different copies of the book to read. I always loose them right before I am ready to read them. I only find them when I finally move to a new place.
But anyways I went to the theaters on Tuesday afternoon. Got in and waited for the show to begin. I really can not believe how much it coast for just one 20oz bottle of water, they sold them at Century theaters for $3.50, that is theater robbery. It started off really scientificy at the beginning, in a laboratory where they are looking to create something called Dark Matter. They go on to explain latter in the movie that it is the same energy that they believe created the big bang. They have a priest at the location of where they ions come together to form this partical which they latter dub as the God Partical. It gets made and the priest is communicating to the people elsewhere saying that it worked. The main woman goes and says she wants to see it and will be down. He walks out of the room for some unknown reason. When she finally gets down there she notices that someone has stolen one of the containers that is holding the partical.
In comes Robert Langdon played by one of the greatest actors on the planet, Tom Hanks. I think I would see any movie of his, and I think I have. He again plays the role of the symbolist and the Catholic Church needs his help because someone kidnapped for of the high ranking Cardinals who are favorites to become the new Pope. He agrees and goes to the Vatican. Through his mass intelligence on how to decode ancient symbols and knowledge of ancient societies.
Another great role was also put in by another one of my favorite actors Ewan McGregor. He is always believable in all his parts. He played the part of the priest that is really close to the former Pope. He has some power while they Cardinals are choosing the next Pope, because he represents the former Popes want before they pick a new one. He plays a really complex character, very compassionate, loving and caring but he also has a wild side that emerges every once and a while. He did a really good job of speaking with a light voice throughout the movie, it really makes you draw to his character.
The story takes us on a goose chase through some of the most scenic places in Rome and the Vatican City. Very beautiful camera work when it comes to displaying the arts of a medieval period. Showing that they left secrets for only the people that know what they are suppose to mean.
This movie doesnt have the codes that the first one had. It doesnt have that cool feature where when he is looking to decode something he looks at it and it comes together for him. It is way more basic, following the way that the statues are pointing. It didnt start out that way when it first started he was looking at one of Galileo's books they had water marks of secret symbols and text that where in a riddle and he had to surpass it. This was to mark the start of the journey.
I found this movie had some ups and downs, but I always wanted to stay tuned. It doesnt ask for as much attention to detail as the first one did but it ended even better than the first one. It had you find these ancient statues and things but it had a quick get. Every statue was pointing a certain way and that was they way that they had to go to stop the next murder. It got old after a while, I wish they had descriptions to make you think more. It whole movie was on this premous that the church went out and killed Illuminati members in the middle ages, for their thinking different than the church's ways. Although the church didn't like people thinking differently than them they didnt go out and kill all of them like what they tried to do with the Knights Templar. Even though the movie had it's ups and downs and parts that I didnt like it finished it off with a great ending. One that you will never see coming or at least I didnt for not reading the book.
The acting was really good in the movie, you never knew who to trust and who to take seriously. The roles and scenery where really well done. Over all I give this movie three and a half stars out of five. It was good but not great. It is one of those movies that you see once and that is good enough.
I still want to read the book.
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