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City of Angels (1998)
All about love.
I find myself attracted to films that are somewhat predictable, but each and every time I still fall for the characters, for the storyline. This film, however, I fell for with the perception that it would be like any other romantic film. But it wasn't. The end threw me completely off balance and for one of the first times in a film, it shocked me. I thought the whole film was fantastic from start the finish. Meg Ryan always has been fantastic at doing romance films and this one is no exception. Her character is caring and loving and throughout nearly every moment you feel that love and care inside of her. Nicholas Cage portrayed the life of angel in such a way that made him seem unlike all the other angels. They were always there, whenever Seth was alone with Maggie, they were always with them too. But he looked for more than what they all had and he got it. Seth more than anyone knew that when your time is up, even if you don't want to leave, even if your family/friends don't want you to leave, you have to go...and his acceptance of the deal he was dealt after he fell was fantastic.
The most memorable part for me is when Seth asks Cassiel if he took Maggie, then Cassiel asks him if he'd known, if he'd not chosen to fall. And he said: "I would rather have had one breath of her hair, one kiss of her mouth, one touch of her hand, than an eternity without it." and that quote sums up the whole feel of the film. The need to be human, to feel the things that humans feel...the love that is there. Just love.
Othello (2001)
Great Adaptation!
After first reading the play, then watching the Fishburne version of Othello I was greatly put off by the use of Shakespearian language and by, what I found, a boring setting. I am not a great lover of Shakespeare, but find the modern adaptations wonderful. Othello was no different. I thought it was set out in a completely modern and more interesting way than the original play. Othello, as a police officer, becoming Commissioner for the Met was a fantastic slant on the original idea that he was general of an army. I loved Eccleston's performance of Jago, he showed a definite madness about his character which portrayed his actions to be caused by mentality as opposed to direct motives. I enjoyed this adaptations a lot!