the first reaction is: this is a movie that has been adapted into "conspiracy to seize power + city tourism + familiar soundtrack + non-stop running + unintelligible +..." , the old rivalry theme of "science" and "religion" that Dan Brown vigorously exaggerated in the novel no longer exists, and the heroism of Hollywood is full of all aspects of the film.
Almost one-third of the original novel's story took place in the European Nuclear Center. Dan Brown kept telling readers what "antimatter" is through the mouths of various people. Although there is a suspicion of popularizing particle physics knowledge, this is The scientific explanation for the creation of God's light in "Genesis" is also a religious explanation for the "origin of the universe" problem in the scientific world. In the final analysis, Brown wants everyone to know that both science and religion originated from this point, then That is, energy is matter, matter is energy, "antimatter". Therefore, the Pope's Chamberlain will choose it to produce a small "Genesis" to save people's precarious religious beliefs. The film not only deleted the role of the director of the European Nuclear Center, but also turned the largest science center in Europe into a physics laboratory. The sewer or heating device; "antimatter" has only a name in the film, and its essence has only become a high-tech bomb more powerful than nuclear weapons; in short, everything related to modern science is diluted in the film into a The beautiful scientist from the laboratory; the conflict between science and religion is limited to the time of Galileo in the documents of the Vantigoon reference room, and even this historical grievance is popularized to the people of Vantigoan through Langdon. (I always wanted to listen to the director of CERN disdainfully say to Langdon in the movie, "We invented the World Wide Web", and that very zhai appearance also became a dream)
Based on the above-mentioned adaptations that remove most of the "scientific" content, the Roman part of the film has become an ordinary suspense film or a gorgeous treasure hunt. Tom runs around to fully demonstrate the style of the streets of Rome's churches, but the For the "science students" who only know the three masters of Da Vinci Raphael and Michelangelo, Bernini is a fictional character in the movie; the pyramid on the dollar in the novel, the Egyptian obelisks of the four churches, the figures 503/5/2 and so on have become dispensable, Dan Brown's meticulous reasoning has turned into running and racing; the director even deprived Professor Langdon of the last reasoning power, and let the drowning cardinal tell directly. His last location; even the killer has become a "professional killer" who collects money. Fortunately, Brown still quoted the word assassin as a stronghold in the novel, took it apart, and explained it as another "Knight of the Holy War", maybe The directors are afraid of offending people who believe in the Koran.
The biggest adaptation is the Pope's Chamberlain. In the novel, this pure person who was born in the "spotless conception" in the Bible was not explained in the movie at all. So the incarnation of the angel and the devil became a little man who wanted to usurp the throne and become the pope; the fifth brand changed from the symmetrical square diamond of the Illuminati to a crossed scepter (it's ridiculous that he gave He branded it upside down and completely changed the meaning of the Illuminati’s coined words); in the novel there is a chapter of the Pope’s Chamberlain’s wonderful speeches from the heart in front of the BBC camera, both to the enemy and to the faithful, which is really unforgettable, and the movie But the BBC reporter was deleted, so the Pope's Chamberlain had to deliver this "anti-science" speech to a large group of also "anti-science" cardinals (it felt as if the Black Sir was saying: Go teach the French Speak French); the most funny thing about the adaptation is the big explosion. It was originally the Pope's inner servant who was going to create a miracle like "Genesis", a miracle that brought the whole world together, even the 3D simulation of the explosion. It must be the same as Michelangelo's painting, but the director turned him into a Hollywood-style bomb disposal hero, like 007, he floated down on a parachute over the crowd, and returned to his empire like a hero with the support of the people. , so the miracle of "ascension", which was finally revealed in the novel, had to be resigned to Ivan, screaming, suffering, sneaking, and dying at the entrance of a basement. As for the title of the film - angels and devils If it is not reflected in the movie, it would be better to call "The Professor's Detective" or "A Bomb-Inspired Story" or "The Journey to the Pope."
The last thing I want to talk about is the Pope's Chamberlain - handsome Ivan. If the angel part of this image was not removed in this movie, then Ivan may become a newer and more brilliant acting star, and this role will be similar to Kim Rossi Stuart back then. Like the re-creation of Julien in "Red and Black", we would affectionately call Ivan an "angel devil", and now there is only "devil" left.
But even if it was changed like this, I still gave it two stars, one for the scenery of Rome, and one for the large group of handsome Swiss guards.
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