Wings of Desire

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Ron S Feb 17, 2019 Magical film. Personally, my all time favorite.

Rey P Feb 16, 2019 Filled with undeniable beauty and poetry, this is one of those works that will end up in my list "appreciated, but not really liked". The film is too thick, too heavy to carry, too much of a burden. I am surprised to see such a high number in the audience score. Or maybe I am just upset because I found out that angels have ponytails. The presence of Nick Cave helped a lot though. See more

Hermione G Nov 24, 2018 Simply one of the most poetic and best movies ever.

Han S Oct 29, 2018 In Wim Wenders 1987 romantic, drama, fantasy film Wings of Desire was originally known as Del Himmel über Berlin (The heavens over Berlin). Cinematography was by Henri Alekan, he shot this film with both color and a black and white tone. This film in particular took place in Berlin during WII, which is about two immortal angels that travel throughout the city of Berlin listening to the thoughts of distressed people on the streets. The sounds of high pitch, choirs, and violins provide a relaxing environment. Two angels known as Damiel (Bruno Ganz) and Cassiel (Otto Sander). Provide hope and give comfort to those who are weak and feel alone. Even though they were unable to be seen; the angels show commiseration for troubled people, so they can feel a heart warming presence to help them reconsider on their life choices. The black and white tone represents how the world is seen by angels. This movie jumps to different scenes from when Damiel and Cassiel explore the city of Berlin providing sympathy. The angels roam around Berlin are usually dressed in long coats with scarves tucked in. The main angel Damiel decides that he wants to become human due to the fact of him falling in love with the trapeze artist Marion (Solveig Dommartin). He wanted to become mortal so he talks with Cassiel about how it would feel to have senses or to be able to feed a cat. Damiel has gained knowledge that no angel is capable of accomplishing. This movie was not that good and didn't have me on the edge of my seat, urging to see what's going to happen. This film could have been great if it wasn't so dreadful, I give this movie three stars due to the fact of it being colorless and tiring. Although this movie gives great life points I'm neutral. See more

George S Oct 29, 2018 This 1987 foreign film directed by Wim Wenders gives a unique film experience. Unlike most films where a plot is explained and handed to you, "Wings of Desire" does not outright tell you what is happening. We discover the plot of the film through dialogue and visual cues. The main story follows Damiel an angel who watches over the people of Berlin, Germany. Through playful camera work, that consists of hard cuts and sweeping tracking shots that switch depending who is on the screen, the movie takes us throughout the city as the angel listens to the thoughts of people. These internal monologues offer beautiful scenes where we see characters raw emotions while listening to their inner thoughts. The visual imagery ranges from angel wings, to color changes, and wardrobe design. The color of the movie switches from black and white to color. This gives us the visual representation on how the angels and humans perceive the world. In the opening shot we are greeted by Damiel perched on a roof and his wings are present for a second allowing us to see he is an angel. The costume design for the movie chose to portray the angels sporting trench coats with pony tails. Having them stand out for us to understand that they are different from the rest of the world. These are just a few examples of how the movie uses tools to carry the movie. This creativity makes this more of an experience that allow the viewers to come up with the answers and gives incentive to watch the movie more than once. See more

Finn S Oct 29, 2018 Wings of Desire is a perfectly mediocre film. This movie is particular in its audience in that those who enjoy sophistication and deep thinking will very much enjoy it. However those who enjoy action and adrenaline boosting adventure, this film is not for you. Profound thought is involved because the angles in "Wings of Desire" are an enigma, they are depicted as pony tailed men with long trench coats and are not perfected as a stereotypical angel. Damiel specifically comes to conclusions that being human is better than being an angel, which is puzzling. He falls in love with a woman named Marion who is a trapeze artist. He is so mesmerized by her abilities that make her vulnerable and angel like that he wants to experience love. His interests to be a human are made evident at the beginning of the film when he is seated in a car with Cassiel. He explains how he wants to feel the wind and wants to be greeted, he is tired of hovering above people and living for eternity. Problems arise because there is no plot to the movie and often confusing on how and why certain events take place. Examples can be shown when they randomly switch to long segments of the angels hearing thought with no real correlation behind it. Almost as to fill in time for the movie. It also seems odd and peculiar of the angel being a perfect match for the trapeze artist, seemingly much older and with the way he approaches her at the bar it wouldn't seem practical for them to have such a strong bond. The dialogue in the film also has an uneasy presence due to it only being the angels to interact in the beginning and the cliche lines that are filtered through. For example at the end of the film the trapeze artist seems to have a whole fabricated line explaining her "lonely" situation; however, in the beginning of the film dialogue was very scarce, also her expression on wanting to be loved can be seen as cliche. The audience is also expecting more of an adventure and spectacle to the piece where Damiel becomes human. He stresses his desire to be a human and feel what a human feels; even though, we are shown bits of him enjoying mortality we don't sense the full aura of him feeling pain, suffering, or other spectrums of the human condition. It is understood that he has studied humanity since the beginning of time and can somewhat understand what it is like, but it isn't made clear if he truly is immersed in society. Since I enjoy movies that deal with thought as well as an action packed adventure I would rate this movie as a 5/10. See more

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