Memorable, crazy movie

It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

I LOVED Wings of Desire more than I can express and was looking forward to the sequel. It was so long in coming that I thought perhaps the "To Be Continued..." at the end of Wings was a comment about life continuing. I went into Far Away, So Close with high hopes that were utterly dashed. It was convoluted, busy, and stupid. I instantly wished I had never seen it and had kept my memory of Wings untainted with such drivel. I am stunned to see that so many people liked it. They must not have seen Wings. The scene where the circus performers and Peter Falk rob the porn warehouse is particularly cringe inducing. Someone please burn the negative.

Faraway, so close (1993)In this lesser follow up to great classic Wings of Desire (Der Himmel uber Berlin) the second Angel, Cassiel (Otto Sander) decides to sacrifice his immortality.Movie is heavily flawed. Overlong for its content, inconclusively mixing various genres and losing central point. Meditation on Time, Life and its true values is much less revealing and Cassiel's path fuzzy, with hard-to-buy elements. His transitions from ''zero point'' down and back are dramatically and emotionally uncovered. Sander is not nearly good in this role as Bruno Ganz was.Unnecessary Williem Dafoe's character adds much to the dispersion of the film and the touches of banality. You'll get a very few clever and ''to think'' observations in 2 and a half hours of mostly uninspiring, less ethereal and much less original ''version of'' its predecessor. Pay attention to Henri Alekan, brilliant cinematographer from Wings of Desire in the role of the Captain of the ship.

I didn't love "Far Away,So Close!"like"wings of desire" but some of the concept of the previous film is still there.The city is Berlin after the wall collapsed but the people seem still divided.Casiel(OttoSander) became human accidentally and he really does not belong in this city,this segment of the film is well made but i did not liked others aspects of FASC,Wenders seems disoriented because he want to tell so many stories at the same time that he only achieves in prolonging the movie. I liked when Cassiel is in company with Raphaela(Nastassja Kinski in her most ethereal role)and how they communicate each other through telepathy.Wings of desire focused on Damiel,FASC on Cassiel,the next time(to end the trilogy?)should focus on the beautiful and enigmatic Raphaela,But "Far Away so Close!"is still a worth film to watch.

I recommend this film to all the jaded and cynical people of the world. It will touch the core of your heart and give you a spiritual yearning for that which we cannot see. When Cassiel falls to earth he can finally touch, feel, hear and experience the feelings of loneliness and joy. He finds his existence on earth in Berlin difficult and finds it hard to comprehend the swift passing of time and the limited outlook of the individual who can only see their own reality in how it affects them. Natassja Kinski who plays Angel Raphaela is on hand to offer comfort and solace to Cassiel when he begins to despair. The sweeping contrasts between black & white and colour add profound depth to this movie, as do the real people who play themselves : Gorbachev, Lou Reed and Peter Falk. Wim Wenders who directed this movie is a foresighted genius of compassion and ethereal visions.