Actually ...a great movie, for those who didn't read the book!

Rating: 7/10 (21 May 2006)

OK! the so said "most expected movie of the year" arrives in Brazil with the sensation of a Blockbuster. It's been one year since I read the Dan Brown's book and I thought it wonderful! The secret societies explained, so was the speculations about Christ's life were really great to read, maybe because it was the first time I read a book with this contents. And most than everyone I was expecting for the World Premiere, this may 19. So I went to see the movie with my friends. I was so nervous that barely could read the legends, just paying attention on the scenes. At first, the movie starts with quickly thoughts, the way that Robert Langdon finds the first anagram of Leonardo DA vinci: The Mona Lisa appear to be a little easy, considering that in this anagram 26 letters composes it! But moving on...the story is well presented, the actors were really into the film! But here's the point, for those who did not read the book, the movie is wonderful, the person stays fixed ons the screen...you don't lose anything of the real message the book wants to tell! But for those who read the book, the movie seems a little weak, and become so little that it maybe very disappointing to these people that read the book, including myself! In the book, the very codes are solved after a lot of hard work of Robert and Sophie, once that in the movie it appeared a little soft and easy! So we cannot compare movie with book in the minimun details. And I understand that the producers and director couldn't make a movie that can be compared to the book, 'cause the book has so many things said, so codes, so point explained that this can only be passed in a Book! Therefore, the movie is great, the Book is great but we cannot compare both! one is movie industry and the other is literature! both passes messages in a different way!
hugs, Maurício!