angels and demons

some people have an aversion to violence, some have an aversion to cussing. diana cant watch a movie if there is anything bad that happens to animals. i figured out my aversion: breaking old stuff. for some reason when ever there is an old artifact or ancient building that gets damaged i cringe! i know its fake, but i cringe in fear anyway. i've always loved history, and i guess my respect and admiration for ancient things gets the best of me. with this in mind, it made watching this movie incredibly difficult for me!i had gone to see 'di vinci code' and thought it really sucked, but i was still drawn to see this one. i had read both books, and this one is definitely the stronger source material of the two. when i read this book i had gotten it at an airport bookstore and read it the whole time aaron and i were in europe visiting my brother. what was really cool was reading about these places in rome where the story happens, and then going out the next day and seeing this places for myself in rome! that excitement returned as i watched the movie, constantly thinking 'oh! we were there!' as far as story goes, i think this movie is actually a pretty good puzzle solving thriller. the story follows a logical line, there are pleasantly of twists and turns through out, but all of it plays (somewhat) realistically. another thing about the movie that i found surprising was the fair handedness used in dealing with the church. there were some jabs at the faith, but they were reasonable and ones that i myself have raised against some of the more unusual traditions of the catholic church. in the end there is definitely a feeling of respect paid to most of the men of faith portrayed in the film.