Wings (1927): Shira's Take

I haven't seen very many silent movies (my greatest exposure to them has been the mini-movies in Three Amigos), so I had very little idea what to expect. All I knew going into this movie was that Clara Bow was going to be adorable and that there was supposedly going to be a homoerotic scene. Now, I wasn't blown away, as many techniques (e.g. the shooting star at the end) and plot points in the movie are considered cheesy and old-fashioned nowadays, but I found quite a lot of what I like in modern classics--good acting, interesting characters with deep motivations and passions, and some cool camera shots. Notes to myself: Charles "Buddy" Rodgers (who played fighting ace Jack Powell) looked so much like Robert Downey Jr., only foxier. Richard Arlen (who played richer fighting ace David Armstrong) looked a little bit like Crispin Glover in his well-groomed but creepy phases. Also, Clara Bow looked so hott in her military uniform. All in all, 8/10.