With a beautiful journey through the eyes of two angels, Wenders has crafted one of the most original love stories ever to be put to celluloid (and like everything foreign and beautiful, an American company buys the rights, dumbs it down for our audiences and reproduces it without giving any credit to the original
ie The City of Angels'). After always being invisible to people: only capable of hearing their thoughts and comforting their souls, one of the angels longs for the touch of another human; especially after he falls for a circus trapeze artist. He longs to do the things we enjoy, smoke a cigarette or drink a cup of coffee, experience all the emotions we take for granted. The cinematography is great, the dialogue is thought-provoking yet approachable, and the acting is superb. I have not yet seen the sequel, but am very excited to see what Wenders does with the second half of the story. As a last thought, I think it is great Peter Falk (TV's Colombo) was able to do a little tongue-in-cheek acting here, I like seeing Hollywood stars who are willing to poke fun at their established images. Rating: 35/40
Review of Wings of Desire
