Tonight, after watching a great Villanova basketball game, a few of us decided to watch a movie we felt might be interesting to see while studying in Rome. Angels and Demons starring Tom Hanks, takes place, obviously, in Rome. We knew there was an Angels and Demons tour you can take for a hefty price to see all the places the film was shot in, but little did we know we had already seen so much.
I have to admit, this is the first time I have seen the film, and I found it very entertaining and exciting. Maybe that's because we were having more fun naming the places in the movie and trying to figure out what would show up next, but regardless, a good film.
The Pantheon, one of the first major landmarks in the film, is no more than 3 minutes from my hotel. The coffee shop we stopped at today is shown in one of the first angles of the scene. We were quick to notice that the corner portrayed as the one Tom Hanks parks his car, and the actual corner where the car was parked, are two different corners. Exactly diagonal from each other if it means anything to anyone.
The Piazza Navona, the place where I witnessed the balloons being flown the other night (reference to my Jan 16th post) and the famous 4 rivers fountain are also in the film.
The Church in Piazza Popolo, St. Marie of People, a church I toured yesterday and took pictures of (the creepy skeleton picture) was another major scene.
I'm not sure what the point of me telling you all this is. It's probably just the excitement of seeing all of it in person and then realizing that I've been there when watching the movie. But anyway, the Movie was great, tour today of St. Mary Major was also incredible, and pictures for that will be up tomorrow.
Week 2 at the Vatican starts tomorrow.
Monday, January 18, 2010
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That's great, Ry! I read the book after I got back from abroad and loved it because I remembered the places in Rome that I saw too. It was really exciting to know that I was there (and I was only in Rome for a few days), so I'm sure you loved it even more!
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Ryan,The pictures from the other day were great.I'm glad your having such a great time.Skiing at campgaw was fun.Joe did alot better than the first time we went. By the end of the day he didn'want to leave.Matt went with us too and as usual he was carving up the slopes. I'm glad to hear Jamie is going to visit you in March! I'm glad she is starting to spend her first communion money.(haha jamie) NFL Update-jets/colts vikings/saints Go Brett Favre. I enjoy reading your blogs. Keep up the good work.Aunt patty and the boys say hi.Aunt Patty says try to check out a town called pocetana along the emalfi coast it is simplify beautiful. The spelling of the town may be wrong as well as emalfi. Chow-Uncle Bobby
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear Joe did better this time around, I figured once he got the hang of it he would like it.
ReplyDeleteI'll be sure to look up the town and try and get there. Thanks for the suggestion, say hi to everyone for me!