There’s a reason Roman Catholicism has more devotees than any of the other leading brands. These guys really know style. No other belief system looks so beautiful on film and Ron Howard’s cinematography and design team work the devil out of each statue, bas relief, stained glass, cassock, catacomb, nave, reredos, Pieta and ecumenical seal they come across. The ambigramatic symbols of the spooky “Illuminati” aren’t too shabby either, nor are the smashing Swiss atoms at the CERN supercollider. The upshot for all this is that Angels & Demons is such a dazzling visual treat you almost don’t realize how idiotic the story is. Perhaps the Vatican is less-than-pleased with this film, but the Italian Board of Tourism should be thrilled.
Ron Howard didn’t do any cinematography on this film. He did tell the cinematographer what to do though.
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