Okay, I know everyone thinks it's anti-Catholic, but it isn't! It treats the Church with such a deep respect and gentleness. Even though some of it is incredibly violent, and the dialogue was terrible, and some of the characters weren't developed very well...I know how that sounds, one of the actors had this to say:
""I think Dan Brown is a terribly bad writer, but he has cliffhangers after every chapter which makes you continue reading," Skarsgard told Swedish broadcaster SVT.
"It's like eating peanuts at a bar. You don't like them, but you keep on eating them anyway," he said."*
He seems to be a better storyteller than writer though, it was a pretty intense thriller.I felt so disappointed in some of the members of the Church, in particular William Donohue of the Catholic League, who were such wowsers about this film. I feel that I actually appreciated it as a Catholic, the best characters were Cardinal Strauss and Camerlengo McKenna. I was terrified for the Cardinals that were kidnapped because, after all, they are Princes of the Church. It also provided a fascinating look at the relationship between religion and science, at the beauty of Rome and the Vatican and the history of the Church.
I would suggest you see it, it's obvious Ron Howard put a lot of effort into not insulting the Church, regardless of his personal beliefs.
(Although, he was a little silly by saying that the Vatican infered with filming (link), I suspect it was a publicity stunt.)
God Bless,
Beth
*http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/14/angels-demons-actor-dan-b_n_203651.html
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