FREE ESSAY ON CITY OF ANGELS

CITY OF ANGELS

The film City of Angels depicts the existence of an angel watching over a doctor who is
deeply shaken by the loss of one of her patients, thus making the reality of angels on
earth a possibility for me. Not only does this film make me seriously consider the
existence of celestial beings, but I now believe in the possibility that a guardian angel
is looking after me. The belief in such beings can be comforting during times of need and
in matters of life and death.
City of Angels portrays the grace of Heaven meeting the beauty of Earth. 
Two souls, one mortal and one celestial, must struggle with their willingness and their
need to sacrifice everything familiar for the sake of love. Seth is the guardian angel
who watches over Dr. Maggie Rice. After learning that it is possible for an angel to
become mortal if his love for a woman is deep enough, he realizes the strength of his
love for Maggie and agrees to fall from heaven to be with her.
Until I watched City of Angels, the thought of invisible beings guiding and protecting me
was not a major interest of mine. At the age of eight my uncle, whom I was very close to,
passed away, and his death was tragic. Being young and not understanding the concept of
death, I had endless questions. "Where do people go when they die?" "Is there really a
heaven or hell?" "Are their souls still on earth, just not visible to humans?" Providing
some explanation to my uncertainties, the scene in the film involving a library book with
a mysterious origin suggests one method in which angels could convey subliminal messages.
Seth leaves the book with a section marked for Maggie to consider the existence of angels
around her. This scene gives me the sense of spiritual beings roaming earth after death.
So where is my late uncle now? In contrast with the belief that a person's soul travels
to Heaven or Hell after death, I feel that my uncle's soul is still nearby. It is clear
that my uncle is my guardian angel. Similarly to the scene in City of Angels where Seth
leaves the book on the nightstand to send a message, I have felt as though my uncle was
present in a time of concern. Around the age of eighteen my aunt, his widowed wife, began
feeling ill, and ironically in one of my dreams she was admitted to the hospital. He
appeared, without communication, suggesting my aunt will be all right. Within a few days
of my dream she seemed healthier. This dream occurrence has given me the comforting idea
of a departed-loved one returning as an angel.
City of Angels provides a foundation for my beliefs on death and the likelihood of life
thereafter. I now accept that the souls of lost loved ones can become angels watching
over, protecting, and guiding me as my uncle does. The belief in angels may be a myth or
difficult to explain, but believing my uncle has returned to earth as an angel is
comforting because I feel he is safe. In this lifetime, I may never know the true answer
to where the human soul travels after death; however, having a guardian angel provides me
with a sense of peace and security.