City of Angels | Nicolas Cage, Meg Ryan | City of Angels is a Must-See for Anyone Who has Loved.

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City of Angels

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City of Angels is a Must-See for Anyone Who has Loved.

The City of Angels movie makes you think, and wonder, and rejoice, and believe that if so many people in the world believe in religion, in an afterlife - if the concept is so pervasive, that maybe there is some truth to it.
This movie came out right after my grandfather died, and as an over-thirty, experienced person who had watched him suffer through this wasted time brought on by age, I expected to be happy he was released when he died, but I was not.
Maybe it was the fact that the nurse gave this 85 year old man who had not had solid food in a year a huge Potassium pill and left after he said that no, he didn't want any water, just to watch him code four minutes later. Maybe I just wasn't ready for him to be gone less than 12 hours after I'd taken him to the hospital. Maybe I just wasn't ready to be done loving him and changing his diapers and fighting with Grandma to not treat him like he had a choice. Maybe it was just that he was the most important man I've ever known. But I wasn't ready then, not at all, and this movie helped.
It made me remember why we're here, to love, even when we know it will end in hurt.
It made me allow myself to hope I'll see him again one day.
It made me accept that quality of life is not something that I should take for granted.
But most of all, this movie let me think Gramps might still be around, looking over my shoulder, encouraging me to watch the traffic go by, appreciate my daughters teen years, get past Grandma's senile dementia, because he loved her even for all that she is.
See the movie if you haven't, buy it for when you need to see it if you have. You won't regret it - everyone hits that point/realization about life, and death.
As for comparing it to any other movie - don't bother.

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Love this film

The music fits the movie perfectly. Meg Ryan and Nick Cage are both very convincing in their roles. The movie renews your belief in angels. It makes you sure that they are everywhere. For anyone who has loved someone completely or would like to be loved that way it is is the movie to own. I never get tired of watching it. Andre Braugher is excellent as is Dennis Franz. It makes you laugh, cry and gives you hope. If you don't like this film, you need a hug. If you do like this, try Phonomenon with John Travolta too. You'll love them both. My husband (who is not into "chick flicks") loves them too. They are not over-done or sappy or corny, just wonderful!!! Don't miss them!!!

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It could have been great... but...

I want to explain why I don't like this movie, without spoiling anything. First off, this movie has one of the most fantastic soundtracks ever, and I fully reccomend buying it, even if you never see the movie, it's fantastic.

Second... hmmm... I like movies that make me think. If it's a comedy, great jokes, a fun time... If it's a drama, I want real issues, I want a good plot... and if it's a tragedy... well, there better should be a good reason to make it a tragedy.

This movie makes me feel helpless. There is a point they continually try to drive home in this film, so much so that it overwhelms you at times. That point is life, breathing, thinking, feeling, living. The movie has Angels in it. Angels cannot feel, cannot touch, can't feel emotion. An angel asks a child in the beginning what she will miss about life. She says "fuzzy pajamas". It's about textures, it seems.

Well they make their point, they make it well... aaaaaaannnnd then they go overboard. This movie could have been fantastic and meaningful, and they felt like they had to push it too far to make their point. We get it, okay, we get it... you didn't have to go and make it end like that, okay?

Basically I loved this movie until I got to the end. I've never watched it again. Why did I even give it 3 stars then? Well, because I thought that until the end, they did a great job. So, just turn it off 10 minutes before the credits. It's perfect then.

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It's not a remake. It's a retelling.

"Wings of Desire" is among of my favorite movies. To say that "City of Angels" is a remake of "Wings of Desire" is wrong. It is a retelling. "City of Angels" in my opinion was not as profound as "Wings of Desire". It lacked the impact of how Angels were portrayed and focused more the underlying theme of love. Which brings me to my point that "City of Angels" is just a love story. And a fairly decent love story it is by Hollywood standards. If I had never seen "Wings of Desire" then I would've probably liked this movie more. But being a fan of "Wings of Desire" has somewhat heightened my expectations of movies that portray Angels. In "Wings of Desire" the Angel that chose mortality used love as an inspiration to desire all that life has to offer. While in "City of Angels" the Angel there chose mortality because he fell in love with a mortal woman. It is not as deep and inspirational as "Wings of Desire". They are two very different movies.

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