After watching the film Northfork, I believe there are many spiritual references contained in the film. First, Walter, Willis, and the other government evacuators believed they were earthbound angels helping the townspeople to “fly to higher ground.” They presented a pair of white wings as a gift to those people who agree to leave which supports this point. Also, Walter carries a Jesus crucifix hanging on the mirror of his black government car. At another point in the film, Patsy Cline sings about Jesus in “A Closer Walk with Thee.”
In my opinion though, Northfork lacks much point to its plot. At first, it seems that Irwin is just having a dream about the angels, but this possibility is nullified when Walter and Willis eventually visit the same house, and Walter has a brief vision of the four angels. The film seems to have a lot to do also with the subject of death. Except, however, for Father Harlan’s comment near the end of the film where he says he is no longer afraid of death. It’s hard to know what exactly the movie is trying to say about the subject. Perhaps the filmmakers just want their movie to be experienced rather than interpreted.
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