Angels & Demons

In the first movie Ron Howard brought to life Dan Brown’s Da Vinci Code to life in a masterpiece that took the world by storm and had many questioning their belief in organized religion. In the sequels intense mystery shrouded thriller, Angels & Demons, he delivered a piece that once again has the audience left with questions. Some of the questions that came to mind were: (As it relates to the antagonist of the story) how is that even possible? Is this suppose to be science fiction, fantasy, or am I suppose to be ignorant to the plot holes and the unrealistic probability of the possibility of these actions. Now let me say I am not speaking of the story as it relates to the Vatican which is where this movie is suppose to be taking place because I believe anything is possible but while the Da Vinci Code had a story based on a secret the church has been keeping that can undermine all organized religion, Angels and Demons is simply a thriller that takes place at the Vatican, which could have easily been substituted for any organization and have the same plot holes. The movie wasn’t bad at all it is fast paced, intellectually stimulating, and constantly turning with heart pounding suspense… until the conclusion when the overall villain to, Tom Hank’s Robert Langdon (a character that has spent most of his early to adult life studying symbols, history, facts, and legends), is revealed and is suppose to have nearly outwitted Langdon with subpar knowledge in Langdon’s area of expertise, as well as other areas (i.e.=car), and was able to set up this entire plan in a time frame that you can decide if it was probable. Over all the action excitement and mystery was good and it’s a good movie that I don’t regret seeing; it’s just not a great movie and did not fill the shoes of its predecessor.