great movie. plus my favorite dance scene ever

top 5 of my favorite movies ever

Audio-visually it's a technical achievement of sorts, but Wings of Desire is so persistently lyrical, reflective and melancholy from beginning to end that it becomes tiresome to watch and lacks emotional impact. I prefer the less artsy Paris, Texas to this.

My girlfriend called this film an "existentialist buffet," and there is perhaps no more apt description. Its narrative is fragmented and meandering, but this is not a film that one watches for conventional plot progression. Despite its heavy-handed meditations on the nature of what it is to truly be alive, Wings of Desire is an absolutely gorgeous film filled with breathtaking photography. Also, it gets points for Nick Cave's appearance where he and the Bad Seeds perform "From Her to Eternity."

The very definition of pretentiousness.

Nick cave sing in the bar... YEAH!!! "i dont sing about a girl" -he say-

It looks absolutely breathtaking and that's almost enough to carry a two-hour film on its own. But, despite the interesting concept, there's really nothing insightful or meaningful (or interesting) here. This had every potential to become a poignant and affecting picture, but Wenders wastes that potential in order to make something that's bloated, pretentious and ultimately hollow. The film is at times moving but almost exclusively thanks to the gorgeous cinematography.

A film I love for reasons not particularly clear to me. Poetry. And Peter Falk's performance is simply lovely.

While there is a deep, rumbling passion in the bowels of this film, it moves very slowly, and the meaning escapes its depths at a languishing pace that makes the experience somewhat less than surreal. I enjoyed the disillusioned angels, but they sure took their time expressing their mixed emotions about our beleaguered world.

As poetic and as artsy as it gets, this is a magnificent piece of work that could only come from the smooth, sooth mind of Wim Wenders.

Nick Cave is like, so cool..

Yeah, it's a poetic and beautifully shot picture, and there is a high sense of how the narration is connected with the images -- black and white and color -- and how the angel's moods evolve in a progressive direction. From observation to a state of pure melancholy and joy.

For a moment makes you truly appreciate being alive, the presence of the now and the magic of movies. Without turning sentimental or manipulative. A revelation.