Why so much hype?

not horrible nor great

i must have seen a different film!!

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

The simple idea of mixing poetry, existentialism and romance with unearthly beings it has proved as success. It is filmed in black and white by Wim Wenders which is one of my favorite directors.We can see the angels watching us from above...how they act and what they say, it makes us wonder about the meaning of our lives. Sometimes we ask for others opinion, but what better point of view than an angel 's. From above everything loses meaning, everything is diminished.The love story is pure and beauty, and it does not look like anything we are used to.9/10

Wings of DesireI picked up this movie because City of Angels is inspired by it.What I like the most: a general idea of spiritual entities around human beings; the name of the movie. What I dislike: pointless angels hanging around without any particular goal or idea.The Wings of Desire might have been an enjoyable movie for the 80's, but it doesn't look that great anymore. The general dynamics of the movie is pretty slow, with over extended scenes and angels who seem to have nothing to do. Of course, then there is something to do in the sinful human world and… one of them falls! The end of the plot is quite disgusting – a pensioner is picking up a woman 35-years younger than him. He doesn't even have a single word to tell her - just an action.in my opinion, the lightening and camera-work are artistically done and I add a credit for that. I have to admit that the remake, City of Angels, is developed much further as a spiritual awakening movie. But BIG thanks to W of D for innovation, which helped to create the remake!

There's something truly beautiful about this. I'll not pretend to understand all of it, but I don't think you need to. There's so much to feel and consider and I think it is a film that will stay with many long after they have seen it.The whole thing looks gorgeous, and at times it almost feels like a documentary as shots of Berlin are interspersed with long almost rambling dialogue (some of which I feel I may need to go back to)! The crux of the film for me was a celebration of human life. How things feel, how things smell, how things taste and of course love.Something I will likely be watching again.

An angel tires of overseeing human activity and wishes to become human when he falls in love with a mortal.This film will be notable to Americans for two things. First, that it is the original (and better) version of the wildly successful Nicolas Cage film "City of Angels". And second, that it features Peter Falk as himself, musing over his hats, drawings and other mundane things. Why Falk was chosen is unclear, but he fits in perfectly.But more importantly, this film is beautifully shot, a work of art, and it goes above and beyond whether the narrative is interesting (it is) or if the actors are good (they are). Just a great film and a fine introduction to Wim Wenders if someone needed one.