So this time "Angels and Demons" was filmed like this, I have to give Uncle Ron Howard a five-star praise.
Of course, this book is indeed easy to make into a movie:
1. Religious knowledge is relatively simple. If you don’t know the "Maria of Madara" in the "Bible", it will be more difficult to understand the search for the Holy Grail in "The Code of Da Vinci". .
Second, the suspense structure is very successful. At the beginning, it killed a bishop every hour. When the movie was filmed, the rhythm was tight, the climax was repeated, and the ending reversal was large enough, although the ending of this kind of science fiction suspense novels is generally It's a huge reversal.
Third, there are many fighting elements. From the initial eyeballs, to the four different ways of killing later, to the fighting spirit of Langdon and the murderer, the last magnificent explosion caused a 10,000-meter leap in the sky. When it comes to self-immolation in the fire, the scene processing and sound effects are added, and it becomes a blockbuster movie. And Hollywood has always been good at this.
Fourth, I always feel that the scenery of the Vatican is more mysterious than that of Paris. It involves many religious ceremonies, and I can't help but find it fresh. I heard that it was banned in China for this reason, which shows the importance of the film classification system and the construction of a harmonious society.
Especially if I want to praise EWAN, I was fascinated by the pope's servant from the beginning. What a delicate face, blond, blue-eyed, tuniced robe, full of temptation in his gestures, suddenly felt that his charming accent seemed familiar, and then later Slap your forehead, shit, isn't it the one in "Moulin Rouge". Although EWAN is a bit older and fatter, the charm of a girl who eats everything is still there, and his acting skills are getting better. Look at him crying in front of the Pope’s coffin, several disputes when facing the bishop in charge of the election, his desire for power and his confidence in victory, his triumphant expression when he knew his conspiracy was successful, and his conspiracy was finally revealed. When he fled, his expression and body language were appropriate.
The most magnificent thing about the film is the anti-matter explosion. It was a tragedy created by science and religion, because while science or religion empowered human beings, they did not endow them with the moral ability to manipulate this power.
Of course, compared with the original work, there are still some deletions, and I personally feel that the opening and ending have changed the most. For example, it was not mentioned at the beginning that the murdered professor was branded with an Illuminati logo on the chest, so that the appearance of Victoria seemed a little abrupt, and the appearance of the term Illuminati was also a little abrupt. Personally, I feel that if this plot is added, Langdon and Victoria will take the adventure together and become a lot easier.
The end did not mention the life experience of the Pope’s servant. He was actually because the original Pope believed too much in science and wanted to cooperate with the European Nuclear Agency, hoping to prove that the first chapter of "Genesis" of the Bible would be started by demonstrating the creation of antimatter in the world. Murderous. This paragraph is not said, making people confused about why the Pope’s servant loves the Pope so much and wants to kill the Pope. If light understands that his desire for power is obviously too underestimating the connotation of this book and this movie, the understanding of "angels and demons" will not be so in-depth.
The world is full of contradictions. After reading it, it is impossible to comment on right and wrong. What a paradox.
In the end, the Pope’s servant was actually a son born by artificial insemination of a woman whom the Pope and the Pope beloved beloved of. This is actually an important plot combining science and religion. Without it, it would not be complete.
Science is too young to realize that religion is its friend.
Religion is too old to realize that science is his friend.
I don't know if it can be said that, but if you look at Galileo, Newton and others' struggles in religion and science, you might understand that in addition to being a commercial film, there are some thought-provoking things about this movie.
Another deletion is that after Lang boarded the plane, he didn't use a parachute to jump for 10,000 meters. This plot is too ridiculous, and it is just right to delete. TOM's action scenes were not particularly good. Seeing him chasing the murderer was to give a few helpless faces, and changed him and Victoria to look up at the sky and shed a few tears, which seems to have added a sensational element to the movie. It's a pity that there are no classic Hollywood blockbuster movies where the protagonist and heroine are kissing in the final ending.
Of course, it is a pity that the wheelchair freak did not show up.
Of course, this movie can tell the story in a limited time. It is loyal to the original and not stuck to the original, which shows that the screenwriter's skill is good.
I like the last passage of the movie about Mary, John, and Luke. Those who have read the "Bible" should understand the profound meaning behind this passage.
After listening to this sentence, I feel more and more that the bishop in charge of election really has the aura of being a pope. Well, this is one of the weaknesses of the movie version.
All in all, this movie is good enough to be viewed as a commercial film, but it is not successful. The well-behaved actor and actress, the brilliant supporting role (seeing him win the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor), the gorgeous Rome scenery including the real Vatican The setting, the exciting plot.
And after reading it, thinking about it carefully, there are still so many things left.
PS: It is highly recommended for students who have not read the original book or those who have read the original book but don’t remember what it said. Otherwise, if you know that the Pope’s servant is a bad guy, watching this movie will be less fun, and know that the bishops will It’s a heart-testing thing to die miserably but you have to keep your eyes open to see how they died miserably.
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