City of Angels

     

City of Angels1998

Stars: Nicolas Cage, Meg Ryan, Andre Braugher, Dennis Franz
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Rating: PG-13
Runtime: 114 minutes

Some critics complained that City of Angels could never compare to Wim Wenders's exquisite German film Wings of Desire, which served as the later film's primary inspiration. The better argument to make is that any such comparisons are beside the poi… more »


Seth:
Why do people cry?

Maggie:
What do you mean?

Seth:
I mean... what happens physically?

Maggie:
Well... umm... tear ducts operate on a normal basis to lubricate and protect the eye and when you have an emotion they overreact and create tears.

Seth:
Why? Why do they overreact?

Maggie:
[pause] I don't know.

Seth:
Maybe... maybe emotion becomes so intense your body just can't contain it. Your mind and your feelings become too powerful... and your body weeps.

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