Ronald William "Ron" Howard is an American film director and producer, as well as an actor. Howard first became renowned as an actor playing in the movies of 1960s and 1970s. Having quit acting, he has directed a great many movies, inclusive of the scandalous blockbuster The Da Vinci Code, and its sequel, Angels & Demons. The movie is based on the novel written by Dan Brown, the author of The Da Vinci Code which made the humankind split into two groups - those who are for it and those who are against it, including the Church. Although The Da Vinci Code was banned in a great many countries, a great number of people around the world have watched the film. Angels & Demons uses the idea of a historical conflict between the Catholic Church and scientific knowledge displayed in The Da Vinci Code. The plot of the movie Angels & Demons gives prominence the intentions of Harvard University historian and iconologist Robert Langdon to unveil the mysteries of a powerful secret society called the Illuminati. The Vatican faces a threat when the main four cardinals to replace the deceased Pope are kidnapped by members of the Illuminati that adhere to scientific truth. The Church is promised that each cardinal will be killed one per hour starting at 8 pm, culminating with a detonation of an antimatter bomb under St Peter's Cathedral at midnight destructing the sacred city. To deal with the terrifying jeopady, the Church calls upon the services of religious iconologist Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) who knows a lot about the Illuminati. He is put to work promptly, racing against time to find the abducted cardinals by decoding clues, symbols and other historical facts. Robert Langton accompanied by physicist Vittoria tries to reveal the mysterious death of the Pope. The images of Rome in the movie are splendid and captivating. The viewer has an opportunity to walk around the Italian capital and see the most famous historical and cultural places of interest together with the movie characters. The film does well to engage interest through its explanations of historical facts and the inner workings of the Vatican. The plot keeps the viewer involved and interested up to the end of the movie. The story unfolds with extraordinary twists and turns that leave the watcher excited. |
