After several attempts to watch it, we finally did. I’m not a big fan of book adaptation because it never satisfy my imagination…wild kasi imagination ko. Hahaha! Although I’m not expecting much form this movie coz of all the hype, plus I don’t like Tom Hanks playing the lead, I don’t feel the symbologist in him. But anyway the reason I want to watch this is because I read the book 3 times and I enjoyed it (obvious ba), I like it better than Da Vinci Code.
A few points though,
- Ewan as the Carmerlengo? The Carmerlengo’s supposed to be this young priest who has kind eyes and is very soft spoken, he is after all the “right” hand of the Pope. I don’t think he fits the description. Although he did justice to it, maybe the character will eventually grow in you. But the accent… when he’s doing the God vs. Science monologue, I still hear the distinct Ewan accent that in the middle of the monologue I’m waiting for him to chant, “the hills are alive with the sound of music” hahaha!
- where the hell is Max Kohler? Among the characters, he’s the one I’m looking forward to the most. He’s the bionic man! With all the machines hooked in him and the gadgets attached to his wheelchair. And he carries the twist in the end. Although the movie version is fine, I feel like sayang yung character sa book.
- the Hassasin is not scary at all. He looks like an ordinary guy. The book described him as soulless and daunting. In the movie he looks like a boy next door.
- the ending is different. Although I think they put the ending this way for the benefit of the Catholic audience.
- the view of the Rome is amazing. All the churches, the streets, the history. It makes me want to go there. Although I heard that they didn’t allow them to shoot inside the Vatican City but still, the accuracy of the churches (base on the book) is remarkable. I read somewhere that the “path of Illumination” is not being considered as part of the tourist attraction in Rome.

** all in all the movie is decent. Accurate at some point. Its 135minutes long but it feels short, according to Jessica Zafra its like watching an episode of Amazing Race, only this time instead of Roadblocks they got dead cardinals. I’ll watch it again if ever.