The Mothman Prophecies: spookfest '02

I like the idea that this creature (or these creatures, or this force, or this phenomenon), the mothman, is what we have called angels for so long. This makes sense since it seems, in the story/"fate" sense (as opposed to the technical sense) that the mothman's intent is to make the characters realize they CANNOT focus primarily on death, but that even in the depths of pain (Richard Gere's loss), they have the power to embrace life, as he does with Laura Linney in the end.

As I said, this is only what the purpose of the mothman is, formt he perspective of this story, and what is "supposed" to happen. We watched Professor Leek explain that this creature does not act with an inent we can understand, so a great deal of the events in the film are shrouded in mystery, but as far as what we, as an audience, can take away from the events that Richard Gere goes through, he becomes obsessed with death, goes deeper and deeper into what will kill him, and he realizes that. So he looks to what life he can still embody: himself, and this new woman. Therefor, this thing is an angel.

All this line of thinking reminds me of the book House of Leaves. Interesting book. Obsession with death is something I think we all deal with, though most of us wisely stay back a bit. But it's totally something that could suck you into an infinite void. Which is why we need to stop before we get too far, and realize that we are NOT dead. And that our only realm of thought needs to be life.

One last thought: why is Richard Gere such a known actor? Isn't bad, but he takes zero risks (at least that I detected). Oh well, he does what he needs to. He's likable enough.