Movie Review: Fallen

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by Sam Changcoco

Expectations from books turned movies have risen in the past few years. What this movie brings to the table is the unique story of a fallen angel choosing love instead of heaven or hell, which touches a sense of humanity in the highest forms of entities. The twist and turns of the story marks it recognizable among its genre in a way that it stays in the lane of young adult literature but also dissolves itself in flavors of fiction.

A big challenge for the movie is the struggle of young adult fictions literature books being filmed in the closest form they can get to the written story. It's a baggage the director had to carry but was executed well in terms of leaving the audience hungry for the sequel. With the mysteries left for us to discover, the film was successful in selling the series' franchise. Being expertly written and perfectly crafted are enough reasons to tip its hats to genuinity. The timing of injections of the background of each story of Luce and Daniel was perfectly woven in between scenes.

An introduction of the history of fallen angels that walk among people built a strong ground of the plot of the story. The movie starts with characters being evident on which side they are on - good and bad. As Luce starts attending Sword and Cross, the characters of the film start unveiling their true nature. It was a consistent reassurance of choosing sides and reannouncing who they are siding with. Time was a big element of the story and was key to ticking off good points of the film - like how reincarnation built the feeling of familiarity and comfort between Daniel and Luce, and how the tension between Cam and Daniel paved way in answering Luce's questions. Luce's Shadows brought more light to the story as it unfolds - why they keep on killing anyone who gets close.

Lauren Kate's Fallen is the good kind of overwhelming and is a perfect tale of fighting the odds, including the heavens, just to get their perfect timing.

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Sam Changcoco is an aspiring spoken word artist and a tenderhearted poet. She spends most nights reading books while drowning in Spotify playlists.

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