Angels and Demons

Professor Sherry Velasco has talked a little bit about Angels and Demons (2009) but more specifically about Saint Teresa. After reading the book Angels and Demons (2009), I remembered that I had once wanted to watch it but never got to it. I recently watched the movie Angels and Demons (2009), and I would like to share a few themes in the movie that are related to the class. The first theme is of male dominance, which is portrayed by Robert Langdon's upper command in the investigation to capture the Illuminati murderer compared to Vittoria Vetra's inferior command of the investigation. Throughout the movie, she serves as a subordinate to Robert Langdon and follows him rather than leads him. The next theme I would like to point out is the female sexuality present in the Ecstasy of Saint Teresa. Professor Sherry Velasco suggested that it was religious pornography; however, female sexuality is also present within the statue. The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa appears to be the statue of Saint Teresa about to be pierced by a flaming spear. In my opinion, the flaming spear could represent an artificial penis about to "penetrate" Saint Teresa. Her facial expression of an orgasmic moan resulting from a "penetration" further suggests that this is more feminine than religious, masculine, or pain.