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The fantastic theme of the struggle between Dark and Light forces has always interested humanity. A large number of films are dedicated to her, where Good and Evil appear in their full true form. Between the two ranks of supernatural forces there is always a person with all his earthly weaknesses and shortcomings. The list of the best films about angels and demons is presented to the attention of fans of the fantasy genre. These artistic pictures scored more ratings from viewers.
10 City of Angels | 1998
“City of Angels” (1998) – one of the best fantasy films about angels, which is a remake of Sky Over Berlin. The protagonist of the feature film turns into an ordinary mortal, as he falls in love with an earthly woman. He renounces eternal existence in order to experience human love with all its weaknesses and imperfections. In 1999, the film was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in the Best Original Song category, performed by Alanis Morisset. Meg Ryan was also nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Actress.
9. Angel world | 2007
“Angel of the world” (2007) – a fantastic action movie dedicated to the theme of dark and light forces. Archangel Gabriel was sent by God to Earth to cast the fallen angels into Purgatory. He will have a difficult fight in which he can lose. The thing is that in the decisive battle of the archangel, human feelings begin to overwhelm. Whether Gabriel will be able to resist his desires that have arisen depends only on his fortitude, because he is the last hope in the fight against dark forces.
8. Legion | 2010
“Legion” (2010) – a fantastic art picture about demons and angels. Bettany, who is also the Archangel Michael, decides to descend to Earth in order to save humanity from death, since the Creator has completely lost faith in him and dooms him to death. The archangel falls to Earth and clips his wings. He takes command of a small group of outcasts who are waiting for the coming of the messiah. How this struggle will end now depends largely on the Archangel Michael.
7. Prophecy | 1995
Prophecy (1995) is one of the best films dedicated to the subject of dark forces. Gabriel is sent to Earth to take the soul of the deceased colonel. This threatens all mankind with inevitable death. Cop Thomas and teacher Katherine appear in the center of events to prevent this terrible event.
6. Mortal Instruments: City of Bones | 2013
“The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones” (2013) is an adaptation of the first novel in the Mortal Instruments series written by Cassandra Clare. The main character of a fantastic picture accidentally becomes a witness to a murder in a club with a terrible name – “Hell’s Lair”. After that, a series of strange events starts. The girl begins to see people that others do not see. The main character discovers the secret that she is not just a person, as she is a descendant of one of the oldest clans – Shadowhunters. Claire opens up a completely different world in which she will meet demons, werewolves and other evil spirits.
5. Angels and Demons | 2009
“Angels and Demons” (2009) – one of the best films with a detective bias. The film was based on the novel of the same name by Dan Brown. After the death of the head of the Catholic Church, the Vatican froze in anticipation of the choice of the Pope. But the course of the planned events is disrupted by the intervention of opponents of the ancient ceremony. One by one, candidates for the sacred position are dying, with each successive one waiting for a more brutal and perverted reprisal. To find out who is behind all this, the Vatican has no choice but to invite Robert Langdon, who is a professor and expert in religious symbolism. Only such a professional can reveal what kind of demonic forces are behind all this.
4. Omen | in 2006
“Omen” (2006) – one of the best mystical films about demons. Starring Robert Thorne, who is an American diplomat. His beloved wife suffered two miscarriages, but soon they should have a full-fledged child. But the baby is born dead. In order not to expose his wife to another mental shock, he conspires with a Catholic priest, who convinces him to take a child from a woman who died during childbirth. The couple names the baby Damien. Everything goes well in the life of the spouses in the future, but after a while strange things begin to happen. The chain of events leads to the death of people, the danger also threatens Thorne’s wife. The couple still has no idea what the stay of a demonic child in their house will turn out to be.
3. Solomon Kane | 2009
Solomon Kane (2009) – a fantastic action film based on the stories of the writer R.I. Harvard. In the center of the plot is the soldier of the English army, Solomon Kane, who comes to the realization that his brutal deeds of the past have stained his soul. He decides to atone for his sins, vowing to live in virtue and becomes a hermit. Kane does not want to return to the human world, but the circumstances are very different. The earth is being seized by dark forces, and Kane, as a former soldier, is simply obliged to enter into an unequal battle, but it is likely that he will no longer be able to save his sinful soul.
2. Constantine: Lord of Darkness | 2005
“Konstantin: Lord of Darkness” (2005) is a mystical film that highlights the theme of demonism. John Constantine was born with extraordinary abilities: he can see a mixture of angels and demons that roam the earth in human form. Such a gift puts unbearable pressure on the protagonist, and he decides to commit suicide. But heaven does not accept him, and Constantine, against his will, returns to earth again, where he is in great need. Former suicide gets the right to a temporary existence. In order to atone for sin, he is doomed to patrol between the border of hell and heaven, fighting demonism that brings evil.
1. Dogma | in 1999
“Dogma” (1999) – one of the best comedies dedicated to the theme of angels and demons. In the center of the picture are two fallen angels named Bartleby and Loki, who are doomed to stay on earth forever. However, they learn that they are given the opportunity to return to paradise in heaven again. To do this, they just need to go through the arch in one of the New Jersey cathedrals, after all, all sins will be forgiven. In addition, they need to become mere mortals again and die. However, such a course of events threatens all mankind with death. In order to prevent a catastrophe, a distant relative of Jesus Christ intervenes in the matter, assisted by the thirteenth apostle and two prophets.