You don't like Wings of Desire?!!! Oh no! It's easily one of my top five films ever. (I love it slightly less than Lawrence of Arabia, and slightly more than Withnail and I.) I've seen it countless times and always find I get more out of it with each viewing.
In fact, I'm pretty sure Wings of Desire has a lot to do with why I'm loving Castiel on SPN. My fave character in the film is Cassiel, the angel who doesn't become human and is a big old angst puppy. In fact, I'd be awfully surprise if Kripke and company weren't familiar with Wender's film, given how close the names of the two angels are.
I'll grant you, it isn't for everyone. I once brought my copy up to show my parents since I reckoned everyone should see it and my folks are/were partial to foreign films. Mom bailed after about 20 minutes. Dad gamely stuck it till the end, and then as the credits were rolling turned to me with a confused expression and asked "Do you really enjoy this movie?" And this was from a man who loved the 6 hour Wagner opera we took him to a few years back.
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Date: 2008-10-03 08:16 pm (UTC)In fact, I'm pretty sure Wings of Desire has a lot to do with why I'm loving Castiel on SPN. My fave character in the film is Cassiel, the angel who doesn't become human and is a big old angst puppy. In fact, I'd be awfully surprise if Kripke and company weren't familiar with Wender's film, given how close the names of the two angels are.
I'll grant you, it isn't for everyone. I once brought my copy up to show my parents since I reckoned everyone should see it and my folks are/were partial to foreign films. Mom bailed after about 20 minutes. Dad gamely stuck it till the end, and then as the credits were rolling turned to me with a confused expression and asked "Do you really enjoy this movie?" And this was from a man who loved the 6 hour Wagner opera we took him to a few years back.