Our Angels Are Different: Difference between revisions

** Also, angels are as anatomically impaired as a Ken doll, which appears to be a [[Did Not Do the Research]] at first, as according to Genesis angels are very capable of doing the deed and making [[Half-Human Hybrid|Half Human Hybrids]], but It makes sense in the context of the movie. After all, much of the plot is based around how God can [[Retcon]] new rules for angels whenever S/He likes, as with the ban for alcohol after Loki's little tantrum. It would make perfect sense that God would castrate the angels to stop more Nephilim from being born.

* ''Really'' messed around with in substantial ways in the trilogy of films commencing with ''[[The Prophecy (film)|The Prophecy]]''. Written/directed by <s>Russell Mulcahy (the original ''Highlander'')</s> [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0927074/ Gregory Widen] and starring Christopher Walken as a very disenchanted Archangel Gabriel, it suggests that whilst Lucifer (Viggo Mortensen no less!) rebelled because he didn't like God, another portion of angels rebelled because they didn't like the idea of man being more important than angels, and that the war between the loyal angels of God and the rebels has kept heaven's gates closed against even the souls of men getting there. The angels' attitude towards humans are made clear by multiple angels dismissing them as "talking monkeys" and by Gabriel's diatribe to Thomas.

* ''[[Constantine]]'' uses the [[Winged Humanoid]] variety with the [[Archangel Gabriel]], who turns out to be quite the jerk. However, Gabriel is not an angel in the purest sense; since Angels and Demons of the purest degree are not permitted on Earth, the angels seen in the film are deceased mortals imbued with Divinity as a reward for good works during life. So, the Gabriel in this movie isn't the famous archangel. Just a dead Christian woman, who happened to be named Gabriel.

* In ''[[City of Angels (film)|City of Angels]]'', the angel protagonist falls in love with a human woman and decides to become human to be with her after hearing the story of a former angel who's now a happily married mortal. {{spoiler|Then she dies, and he either commits suicide or becomes an angel again, depending on your interpretation of the ending}}.

* The short story "[http://salvoblue.homestead.com/wings.html A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings]" by [[Gabriel Garcia Marquez]] features [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]]. The "angel", as he is referred to by the villagers who find him, is an old, flea-infested, wrinkled man with no teeth and crippled, barren wings. He could be injured, ate food (albeit mashed up as he couldn't chew), did not recognize men of the cloth, and spoke in a strange tongue. Note that the whole point of the story is the question of whether the man was really an angel or not.

* ''[[Good Omens]]'' has the angel Aziraphale whose most noteworthy actions include giving away his [[Flaming Sword]] to Adam and Eve, befriending the demon responsible for tempting them, and working to avert the Apocalypse against his superiors' wishes. In short, he's the [[Friendly Enemy|not-as-holy-as-he-should-be]] angel who's [[Not So Different]] from the [[Noble Demon|not-as-evil-as-he-should-be]] demon Crowley.

"Technically Aziraphale was a Principality, but people made jokes about that these days." }}

** Good Omens also states that angels are sexless unless they really want to make an effort.