Sean Meslar- Northfork

I'll start by saying that I'm a sucker for anything that uses puns, and this movie was chock full of them. I was however, equally frustrated by the depiction of angels as I was in Wings of Desire. Why is it that humans are so fascinated by the nature of angels? While I don't believe in angels personally, what I do know about them would lead me to believe that we know nothing about them, and depicting them in films would seem pointless. While some films also try to depict God, this is typically a less serious endeavor and usually use a comedic caricature of God or a comedically unexpected depiction, rather than trying to speak to the true nature of God. The role of angels in the film was not altogether clear, despite the obvious importance they hold given the reference to angels in the story of the town's foundation as well as the angels of the young boy's imagination. While the imaginary angels serve to advance the sub-plot of the sick boy, it seems to me that there are no angels to save Northfork. Innocent people are being driven from their homes or left behind to drown, where are the benevolent spirits that used to roam the pastures of Northfork like cattle? I don't have an opinion as to whether this is an incidental absence of angels or whether they are intentionally kept from the primary story so as to demonstrate that people are really on their own. While perhaps not the most fascinating story in terms of plot, the film was visually and conceptually engaging.