6.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
City of Angels (1998)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.2
Overview
When a guardian angel – who invisibly watches over the citizens of Los Angeles – becomes captivated by a strong-willed heart surgeon, he ponders trading in his pure, otherworldly existence for a mortal life with his beloved. The couple embarks on a tender but forbidden romance spanning heaven and Earth.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Race Swap: Yes
Christianity: Positive
Overview
When a guardian angel – who invisibly watches over the citizens of Los Angeles – becomes captivated by a strong-willed heart surgeon, he ponders trading in his pure, otherworldly existence for a mortal life with his beloved. The couple embarks on a tender but forbidden romance spanning heaven and Earth.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film explores universal, apolitical themes of love, mortality, and the human experience, focusing on an individual's existential choice to embrace human life, which does not align with a specific political ideology.
The film features a predominantly white main cast, though it includes visible diversity in a key supporting role without explicitly recasting a traditionally white character. The narrative focuses on a romantic fantasy and does not critique or explicitly center DEI themes or traditional identities.
Secondary
The character Cassiel, an angel portrayed by a white actor (Otto Sander) in the original film "Wings of Desire," is portrayed by a Black actor (Andre Braugher) in "City of Angels." This constitutes a race swap for a named, plot-relevant character.
The film portrays a spiritual realm inhabited by benevolent angels who guide and comfort humans, particularly at the moment of death. This depiction, deeply rooted in Abrahamic angelic lore, is presented as a profound and positive aspect of existence, affirming the dignity and importance of a spiritual dimension.
The film "City of Angels" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters, themes, or storylines. Its entire focus is on a heterosexual romantic fantasy, resulting in no depiction of queer identity.
The film 'City of Angels' (1998) does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes within its narrative. Consequently, there is no portrayal of transsexual identity to assess under the given rubric.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "City of Angels" is a remake of "Wings of Desire." All major characters in the adaptation retain the same gender as their counterparts in the original film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.7
6.8
Critic Ratings
5.8
5.4
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