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Actors: Meg Ryan, Nicolas Cage, Dennis Franz, André Braugher
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about City of Angels |
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The female lead is a skilled heart surgeon who begins to doubt her ability to save lives. She is observed and in some ways guided by an angel (male lead) to realize that she has been doing her best and that the deaths which have occurred on her table are not within her control.
In the process of doing this, the angel, from time to time, makes himself visible to the doctor.
In spite of the rules the angel must adhere to, he finds himself falling in love with the doctor and becomes visible to her more frequently.
In a chance contact with a man awaiting surgery, the angel learns that the man is an angel who has chosen to "fall", becoming mortal, thus being able to feel, smell, love.
The angel ultimately decides to "fall" and the doctor (Meg Ryan) and the angel (Nicolas Cage) enter an earthly relationship. He has made the ultimate sacrifice, but their life together lasts only one day as a result of a road accident which kills the doctor.
This story is very much like the dual sacrifices described by O. Henry in "The Gift of the Magi".
--Don Williams, Resident Scholar
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It's a story of sacrifice and love. When an angel falls in love with a mortal, he's faced with a dilemma. Should he give up his blessed position in heaven, become a mortal if only to spend one day with the one he loves?
--Rhonda Cluff, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Religion themed film?
Yes
Lover is...
- magical being
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- religious figure
Age:
- 20's-30's
Has magical powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character:
- Invisibility
- can read emotions
- can talk to animals
- mind reading
- can fly
- is very quick
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- sensitive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (woman) short/butch/lez
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (woman) very skinny
Unclothed?
- chest
- buttocks and chest
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- an organization
- a deadline
Profession/status:
- mage/magician
Has magical powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist:
- is very quick
- can talk to animals
- mind reading
- can see into the future
- Invisibility
- can read emotions
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
- 90%-100%
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- West
- Pacific NW
Misc setting
- scientific labs
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- very happy
- depressed/sad
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- sex under blankets
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
Is this movie based on a
- book
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