Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Samantha Bray- In Class Post 1



Wings of Desire

Wings of Desire was a strange movie to me. It was confusing trying to figure out what was really going on. The fact that they used the distinction of color or black and white to determine when it was the angels' view or when it was the people's view was very helpful. I think this story gave me the idea that I should be more carefree and imaginative. The children in the movie were the only ones that could see the angels. Adults are so seriously all the time, and have lost their imagination, so they are no longer able to see the angels. In the end of the film when the one angel finally becomes human, he meets up with another guy who used to be an angel. The guy is clearly a busy-body and almost didn't even have time to stop and talk. I think in this moment they both kind of realize that bring human instead of an angel wasn't all it was cracked up to be. This reminds me of children. When kids are young they always say they want to grow up and be an adult, but what they don't realize is how much work being an adult actually entails. As college students, we are all in this transitional stage of our lives. This is really where we are all realizing how close we are to the "real world" and how scary it is. I've gotten over the wanting to grow up stage and am now at the point where I just want to go back to being a kid!

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