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''City of Angels'' is a 1998 film starring [[Nicolas Cage]] (far from his Nicolas Rage roots), [[Meg Ryan]], and Sarah McLachlan's music. It's actually a remake of a classic German film, [[Wim Wenders]]' 1987 drama ''[[Wings of Desire (Film)|Wings of Desire]]'', which is the root of a lot of criticism thrown at this film. Cage plays an angel who falls in love with Meg Ryan's character, a doctor, and chooses to fall from grace and become human. What follows pretty much falls under the [[Tear Jerker]] category; if you like it, you like it, but if you don't, oh ho ho.▼
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▲''City of Angels'' is a 1998 film starring [[Nicolas Cage]] (far from his Nicolas Rage roots), [[Meg Ryan]], and Sarah McLachlan's music. It's actually a remake of a classic German film, [[Wim Wenders]]' 1987 drama ''[[
If you want to watch the movie, reading the tropes that it contains will probably ruin it for you, so '''spoilers ahoy!'''
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* [[Breakaway Pop Hit]]: it's appropriate that, alphabetically, this trope comes first, because the film's soundtrack is basically its most memorable aspect. Popular songs that debuted there include:
** ''Iris'' by the Goo Goo Dolls
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* [[Mood Lighting]]: The movie mostly takes place at sunrise, sunset, or in soft/dim light, which gives the movie a powerfully emotional feel. It's like a lighting version of [[Scenery Porn]].
* [[Our Angels Are Different]]: They walk around in black trenchcoats, look human, speak any language, can travel instantaneously, and can choose whether humans can see them. They have no sense of touch, taste or smell, cannot see color and do not feel fear. They also {{spoiler|can choose to become human by literally falling, suicide-style}}.
* [[Romantic Runner
* [[Too Dumb to Live]]: {{spoiler|Maggie's death is sad, but also almost completely a consequence of her own stupidity.}}
* [[What Is This Thing You Call Love?]]: Angels cannot feel human emotions like fear and love.
** They can apparently, however, experience concern, sadness, but most of all ''yearning''. It's this last that really does Seth in, as he yearns for all the emotions he cannot understand.
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