Review of Wings of Desire (1987) by Molly V — 15 Oct 2018

"Wings of Desire" makes the viewer question a lot of things that are taken for granted in everyday life. Some of these questions include feelings, senses, and general human attention. In "Wings of Desire" the main angels, Damiel (Bruno Ganz) and Cassiel (Otto Sander), travel through Berlin that is separated by the Berlin wall.

The angels go through the city comforting humans that are going through a hard time or are injured by tapping into their thoughts and trying to convince them not to do something harmful to themselves or make a bad decision.

Wim Wenders does a great job making the viewer think during the length of the film. There is a lot of little things that are taken for granted every day. One of which are what we feel on a day to day basis.

The angels don't understand why humans think of bad thoughts since they don't have anything to cause these emotions to them."Wings of Desire" shows a different perspective on life. This perspective gives insight on how people who don't receive a lot of attention or are shy feel.

"Wings of Desire" has a lot of similarities to "The Wizard of Oz". The most notable similarity is that the Tin Man in Mervyn LeRoy's hit film longed for a heart throughout the length of the production and the Scarecrow wanted to become human.

In "Wings of Desire", Damiel had similar wants as the characters in "The Wizard of Oz". Eventually, in both movies the character received what they always wanted.. The message "Wings of Desire" conveys is that too many people take the little things in life for granted.

All in all, I would recommend this film to someone who wants to learn a great lesson and have a new outlook on how the smallest things in life have a big impact on the way humans live.