Nice try, but falls short.

Static-3

I found City of Angels to be a disturbing film.  Disturbing because while it did bring up some good points (such as appreciating things we all take for granted - like the pleasure of our senses of touch, smell etc), I felt as though it really fell short in other ways.  I felt as though the movie portrayed the life of angels to be dark and meaningless, and I believe that to be an absurd concept.  Granted, I understand the portrayal  may "glamorize" Cage's character by making him a bit of a rebel angel by showing some actual emotion, but still - the concept of these angels being surrounded in God's love and looking so bleak is beyond me.  I guess this movie would be more for the non-believers.

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Static-3 4 November 1998

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