Sexist Depiction of Sophie Neveu In Comparison to Book

Rating: 4/10 (20 May 2006)

I read the book and was sorely disappointed in how Sophie Neveu was depicted in the movie. In the book she was much more intelligent and capable. She demonstrated this time and time again. For example, she was the person who embedded into a bar of soap the tracking device hidden in Robert Langdon's coat in order to help him escape. This is not revealed in the movie. She also helped him decode several things many times and he was in awe of her intellect and cleverness. This was not shown in the movie. They do not show her intelligence and do not depict her as close to Robert Langdon's equal.
I was looking forward to seeing a strong feminine force and how well she and Robert Langdon worked together. That's what was so fascinating to me about the book. They were such a team together and the union of male and female forces was the overall theme of this book. Ron Howard seems to have missed this.