The bastardization of the Book, Angels and Demons

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The bastardization of the Book, Angels and Demons
A review by Nick Miller

Unfortunately, I do not have the time, patience or energy to completely document all the errors between the book, which is great and the movie, which if it is claimed to be a telling of that story, is a piece of trash.

As I have written elsewhere on this matter, this movie is just about as accurate and credible as the following sacrilegious movie would be:

The Angel of Light, god, Lucifer created the universe in His image, about 5,000 years ago. From then to now the movie takes a minute.

Today, we see Allah and Mohammed, Buddha, Christ and Yahweh living in NYC. Allah and Mohammed run a pig butchering farm in Central Park, Buddha is a dope salesman, Christ is an unemployed plastics factory worker, bum and homosexual rapist and Yahweh walks around high on LSD all the time.

Now, if you think that is a good version of what the books, which are sacred to their respective faiths, are all about, then you would love the movie Angels and Demons...

If on the other hand you would consider that blasphemous, then I recommend you do not watch that movie, either. Read the book, yes; but skip the screenplay!

Note: I am not advocating such a movie; after all, most of my family and friends subscribe to those belief systems.

BLAH!

Just a few of the ways on how Columbia, Sony, Ron Howard, David Koeep and Akiva Goldsman fu▎ed up a great book.

Opening with contacting the professor It is early morning, Robert Langdon is at home in bed and receives a phone call which wakes him up. He is swimming in the University pool.

Who contacts him and how He is told the caller got his phone number from his home page. He is sure the number is not on the page. The caller says their people know how to get information from the Internet, since they invented it. In a face to face meeting, Langdon identifies the man from his briefcase as someone from the Vatican.

How is he to get to CERN / Vatican He is told 'a plane will get you to Geneva (given the fact that he is told the flight would only take an hour, he thinks Geneva, N.Y.).' It is a boxy, ultra supersonic, highly secret CERN plane. Nothing special just fly to Rome.

Where is Dr. Vittoria Vetra when she learns of the priest's death She is out at sea doing research, when she is informed of the death of her father and colleague on the antimatter project. She is at CERN working on the project when she discovers her dead colleague.

How does Dr. Vittoria Vetra appear at the Vatican Having been raced in from where she was working at sea, she is in basically short pants and a skimpy top. This of course does not thrill the Swiss Guard. Dressed professionally from having been at CERN all the time.

The top man at CERN We meet him first in several places at CERN and see that he is wheelchair bound; he later makes an appearance in the Papal chambers. Is not even mentioned.

Where is the camerlengo buried Since he was indeed the Pope for a brief spell before incinerating himself, his ashes are buried in his father's (the late Pope) crypt. Not mentioned.

And on and on and on and on and on and on and on ad infinitum.

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Just a few of the ways on how Columbia, Sony, Ron Howard, David Koeep and Akiva Goldsman fu▎ed up a great book.
Opening with contacting the professor	It is early morning, Robert Langdon is at home in bed and receives a phone call which wakes him up.	He is swimming in the University pool.
Who contacts him and how	He is told the caller got his phone number from his home page. He is sure the number is not on the page. The caller says their people know how to get information from the Internet, since they invented it.	In a face to face meeting, Langdon identifies the man from his briefcase as someone from the Vatican.
How is he to get to CERN / Vatican	He is told 'a plane will get you to Geneva (given the fact that he is told the flight would only take an hour, he thinks Geneva, N.Y.).' It is a boxy, ultra supersonic, highly secret CERN plane.	Nothing special just fly to Rome.
Where is Dr. Vittoria Vetra when she learns of the priest's death	She is out at sea doing research, when she is informed of the death of her father and colleague on the antimatter project.	She is at CERN working on the project when she discovers her dead colleague.
How does Dr. Vittoria Vetra appear at the Vatican	Having been raced in from where she was working at sea, she is in basically short pants and a skimpy top. This of course does not thrill the Swiss Guard.	Dressed professionally from having been at CERN all the time.
The top man at CERN	We meet him first in several places at CERN and see that he is wheelchair bound; he later makes an appearance in the Papal chambers.	Is not even mentioned.
Where is the camerlengo buried	Since he was indeed the Pope for a brief spell before incinerating himself, his ashes are buried in his father's (the late Pope) crypt.	Not mentioned.
And on and on	and on and on and on and on and on	ad infinitum.