Fall in the name of God.

Juvenal 2022-03-19 09:01:03

Although Dan Brown's adaptation of The Davinci Code has been criticized by the outside world for being close to the original but missing a thousand miles, I think it has aroused my interest in some of the intersections between art and religion. Because of this interest, I watched Angels and Demons. I
wanted to talk about the contradiction and complementarity of science and religion, but turned the film into a superficial RPG puzzle game. If I hadn't played Azada and Mystery Sight well, I might have found this movie a little more fun. Because in addition to the entertainment that is left, it can't dig out the depths of religion at all.

I've been avoiding religious stuff because it's too complicated. This vast system supports the beliefs of billions of people because it integrates history, philosophy, art, politics, humanities and science. It becomes impure because of someone's idealism, and mysterious because of taboos.
There are too many loopholes and unclear explanations in the film, too many sloppy plot points, if the storytelling is really good enough, then this film should be made at least four hours. But the reality is that it is a level to still be able to make such a rough film in two hours. Might as well keep the puzzles simple, but dig a little deeper.
Tom Hanks has inertia in deciphering symbols, and puzzles are no longer puzzles under his familiar annotations. The Bible, or sculpture, has become a cipher filled with ciphers.
What is antimatter? The neutron experiment became fresh fish, cut into such a meaningless prop. Worse than nuclear weapons, is science used to destroy religion, or to sublimate it? I think Patrick played by Ewan, the argument is just here.

I've been told that Dan Brown is a fake Freemason. For me, who doesn't even know what Freemasonry is, it's better to collect information obediently.
in the name of God.

Amen.

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Extended Reading
  • Gideon 2022-04-23 07:01:21

    This kind of high IQ movie is obviously not suitable for me to watch. Yep.

  • Coby 2022-04-22 07:01:04

    I admit it's because of my lack of background knowledge.

Angels & Demons quotes

  • Robert Langdon: [Swiss Guards Offices Corridor. As Langdon and Olivetti walk, Langdon studies the row of statues of male nudes that line both sides of the hallway, all wearing fig leaves] The Great Castration.

    Inspector Olivetti: I beg your pardon?

    Robert Langdon: 1857. Pius IX felt the male form might inspire lust, so he got a hammer and chisel and unmanned two hundred statues. These plaster figs were added later.

    Inspector Olivetti: [Olivetti stops abruptly, outside a heavy steel door with a security keyboard beside it] Are you anti-Catholic, Professor Langdon?

    Robert Langdon: Me? No, I'm anti-vandalism.

  • Robert Langdon: [Swiss Guards Offices corridor. As Langdon and Olivetti walk, Langdon studies the row of statues of Male nudes that line both sides of the hallway, all wearing fig leaves] The Great Castration.

    Inspector Olivetti: I beg your pardon?

    Robert Langdon: 1857. Pius IX felt that the male form might inspire lust, so he took a hammer and chisel and unmanned hundreds of these statues. These plaster fig leaves were added later.

    Robert Langdon: [Olivetti stops abruptly outside a heavy steel door with a security keyboard beside it] Are you anti-Catholic, Professor Langdon?

    Robert Langdon: Me? No, I'm anti-vandalism?