♥Angels & Demons
:exclamation: This post contains spoilers. So read at your own risk!
I’d already started reading the book when I found out a month or two ago that Angels and Demons will be shown on big screen. I got pretty excited, so I made a last-ditch effort to finish reading the book as fast as I could and planned to see the movie on its first showing day. But since I was in Baguio (May 15) that time, I was not able to watch it. 
For the past few weeks that I was reading the book, I couldn’t help but brag to my husband how interesting and intelligently-written the book was. At first he was skeptical, thinking that it might be just another anti-christ or anti-catholic kind of story like the controversial book-turned-into-movie The Davinci Code which is actually the sequel of Angels and Demons. So I told him, “No. This is different! This book is way better than The Davinci Code.” Then I started telling him about the plot — the Big Bang Theory versus the Moment of Creation stated in the bible (book of Genesis), how the deep rift began between Science and Religion, the antimatter technology (which is the most volatile substance ever known to man), how the ancient brotherhood called The Illuminati (“The Enlightened Ones”) resurfaced after 400 years to take their much awaited revenge against the Catholic Church for the murder of some underground scientists, how Robert Langdon (played by Tom Hanks) helped the Vatican solve the mystery behind the murder of each Cardinal at the four Altar of Science, and so much more! Whew! 
So after I answered all his questions about the book, I was able to convince him to watch the movie with me. :sick:
I purchased my own copy of the book yesterday for only P299. I’m reading it again!
To cut the long story short, we only got to see the movie last Wednesday after work. I couldn’t explain how excited I was. As in my heart was racing! I didn’t know what to expect. Although I learned from a forum that there were important parts in the book that were omitted in the movie to save time and probably to make it less controversial. Some important characters were removed and some were renamed. But I guess I was kinda hoping that they wouldn’t omit the parts that I love in the book. I am not a movie buff, but my husband is. There are things in the movie that disappointed me (well, a little!) because that’s not what happened in the book. I wish they did not omit the story behind the Pope, The Camerlengo (played by Ewan McGregor) and his mother because that would give emphasis as to why the Pope was murdered. That’s my favorite part in the book and they omitted it in the movie! :stubborn: On a positive note, there’s a scene in the movie that made me cry because it turned out to be a victory for one of the cardinals. That’s the only clue I can give you! LOL. I don’t wanna give too much spoilers!
Overall, I think the movie is A-W-E-S-O-M-E! But you’ll appreciate it more if you didn’t read the book because you have no expectations at all. So what are you waiting for? Watch Angels and Demons, or you’ll miss half of your life. :sick:
“Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.” – Albert Einstein
May 25th, 2009 at 10:22 pm
Just right. hehehe. But like the Da Vinci Code, it’s not something that would land on my-favorite-movies list. I’m one of the few who didn’t get to appreciate it.
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May 25th, 2009 at 11:07 pm
Hehe. Actually, mas maganda yung book kesa sa movie. The book explains so much more and the conflict between Science and Religion is easier to understand. Para ka na ring nag-aral ng history, science and theology!
k: Sa totoo lang ang dami kong natutunan. When I finished reading the book, I feel like I traveled every corner of The Vatican City.
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May 26th, 2009 at 7:25 am
i really want to see this movie but i dont have money, also the da vinci code i still havent seen it, but someday, hopefully i will see those films!
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May 26th, 2009 at 9:58 am
I’ve already read the book and it was one of my favorite.
i havent still watch the movie. but i wish i could.
But for me it’s expected that the book will always be better than the movie. like what happened to twilight.
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May 28th, 2009 at 10:51 am
hi sis musta ka na? miss you na! TC!
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May 29th, 2009 at 11:15 pm
never watched and read the book of angel and demon. maganda po ba story?
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May 30th, 2009 at 4:09 am
i haven’t read the book, nor watched the movie
i’m not into those kinds of books kasi. it looks really interesting. i wanna read it 
then watch it na din.
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May 30th, 2009 at 10:49 am
hindi ko pa nababasa yung buk at di ko pa rin napapanood kaya di ko na binasa post mo.. hehehe
adik lang ako, nagcomment lang. hehehe..
take care po… God bless
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May 31st, 2009 at 8:11 am
wow angels and demons….
palabas na po ito di po ba…
sa trailer palang parang ang ganda na…
wait ko nga ito eh at panonoorin ko…
para kasing maganda eh….
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June 2nd, 2009 at 5:38 am
wow, after reading your post, i also got enlightened (may ganun? haha) on what the book is really about. i thought it was just some baseless anti-christ whatever.
i agree that science and religion really does have a lot in common if we analyze it properly rather than bickering that religion or science is better. only an open-minded person would really get that. lol.
anyway, thanks for sharing, i ought to buy the book soon.
anyway, do you accept link exchanges? 
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June 4th, 2009 at 12:52 pm
Hinintay ko film na ito pero ngayong nandito na, di ko pa napapanood dahil sa busy ng sked. I like the book, I hope the film will not disappoint me. Sometimes, if not most of the time, the details in the book are way far better than in the films.
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June 5th, 2009 at 9:36 pm
oh my! i want to read it too! nasa baguio ka din sis this may? hehehe! naks! sana naenjoy mo vacation mo dito samin sis. hehehehehe!
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June 9th, 2009 at 1:10 pm
i didnt watch davinci code..so i felt like i wont understand it if i watch this.haha…muah
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June 10th, 2009 at 10:21 am
haven’t watched it yet. So I am missing half of my life pala. hehe teka showing pa ba ito?
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June 16th, 2009 at 3:05 am
i guess i missed half on my life too. didn’t get to watch it bec of i was too busy … hay, hope i can catch it on dvd
btw, i like your blog. love the pics on ur baguio escapade (wink!) hope you don’t mind xlinks
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