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City of Angels

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highly recommended

One of the best for Nicolas Cage

I have yet to be able to watch this movie without tissues. The heartfelt work done by Nicolas Cage in this movie makes me adore him even more. Girls, this is a wonderful "feel good" movie!

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"Eve gave birth to a son, and named him Seth . . ."

(Genesis 4:25). For centuries, men have wondered and theorized about the nature of angels and their relation to us. From Martin Luther to John Calvin to modern-day Dr. David Jeremiah, these ethereal creatures sometimes hold more fascination for us than God. The premise of City of Angels is intriguing. It seeks to answer some of our questions about angels, life, and death. Yet I was not turned on by the film until the end, which I will not reveal.

The main reason I was turned off was because the main character and angel, Seth, came across as a huge dimbulb. Assigned to watch over heart surgeon Maggie (Meg Ryan), Seth (Nicolas Cage) falls in love with her. Here is where the movie begins to be laughable. Seth comes across as an escaped mental patient who is stalking Maggie. He stares at her, makes no sense when he talks, and appears anywhere she does. Instead of treating Seth with caution and fear, Maggie proceeds to boss him around and be increasingly mean to him, even physically assaulting him at one point with a weapon. In the Bible, angels' appearances to men have been received with awe and fear. Maggie whips Seth like a dog.

Dennis Franz is the breath of fresh air in the film as an angel who has chosen to "fall" and become human. Like the Little Mermaid, an angel who falls can never go back to the "sea." The angel loses all his angelic powers such as understanding all languages, never feeling pain, and being able to travel at the speed of thought. But why would angels give up who they are and the incredible powers they have for base senses like taste and touch? Angels are curious about humans, that is true. But they are curious what it is like to be on the receiving end of salvation. Not to become obese by eating junk food, or to learn what it is like to have a woman treat you like sh**t.

The cinematography in this movie is great. The scenes of the silent angels on the beach at dawn, the great overhead bird's eye views of L.A. Truly terrific. I also have no problem with Meg Ryan's performance, even if her character was a witch.

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