A movie quite stick to the novel, yet it is what I needed

Rating: 8/10 (21 May 2006)

I have read the novel before and am quite eager to watch the movie.
I appreciate the director's effort to make the scenes in the book come true. I quite accept to cut those places from the books as the movie does. But the middle part of the book, which is full of information, is quite difficult to deal with. So, not to my surprise, the movie is quite dilatory in the middle. On the other hand, The film has not enough time to show the suspense and mystery of the story. To those people who have read the book, like me, I won't oppose to give those audiences who haven't read the book some time to feel. For example, we all know from the introduction of the movie that the curator would be murdered. But the great tension in the novel is that why his life is so important and what tremendous loss will be made if he died. The movie seems to neglect this. Moreover many magnificent places in the novel could also be displayed better, such as the "24, haxo".
The movie, however, add some new value to the story. The discussion of Langdon and Sophie near the end of the film, to me, is a better conclusion compared to the novel. And the concept goes rather beyond any religion. At the moment even some idea of Buddhism has come to my mind.
Recenly the local bishop here has been newly raised as an archbishop by the Pope. Surely more Hongkong people will have interest on this movie.
Anyway, thanks all crews for bringing this story out. I enjoyed most of the time during the movie.