It’s been a while since I last wrote a post in English and, to be honest, I miss it. The new Tom Hanks movie, Angels and Demons, was the perfect opportunity. I saw it last night and I’m not affraid to say that I like it. A lot. I would like to say from the very beginning that this movie, like The Da Vinci Code, is a matter of taste. A matter of chosing to see it as pure fiction or as a possible version of reality, which is, anyway, a multifaceted construct.

The reason I like Dan Brown’s books and the movies realized after them is the mixture of symbolism, esoterism and treasure hunt. It appeals to the playfull nature hidden inside us all. I am inclined towards mystery and the contestation of the wolrdly rules of the Church (no matter which), so I was quite caught up in the action. Of course some facts are obviously fictive, but still, they make a pretty good motion picture. Also, this part really suits Tom Hanks and Ewan McGregor did a very good job with his.

I especially liked how they managed to build San Pietro square. It looked more real than virtual.

It is a movie I recommend, because it questions the established facts of reality. I have always admired this quality in every thing and person who posses it. Never stop asking “why?” – that, for me, is the basis of knowledge itself.

IMDB link.