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* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: [[spoiler: Even during his death scene, David still looks pretty good for a guy who's been shot and crash-landed into a building, with only a small trickle of blood at his mouth to mark he's dying.]]
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* HeartbrokenBadass: Jack is distraught when he thinks David's been killed. [[spoiler: He goes all-out once he realizes he's accidentally killed his best friend.]]
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* LoveDodecahedron: David loves Sylvia. Sylvia loves David. Jack loves Sylvia. Sylvia accidentally encourages Jack. Mary loves Jack. Jack ignores Mary. Jack and David have a very [[HoYay strong friendship]].
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''Wings'' is a 1927 film directed by Creator/WilliamAWellman that tells a love story between two pilots, Jack (Charles "Buddy" Rogers) and David (Richard Arlen), and two girls, Mary (Clara Bow) and Sylvia (Jobyna Ralston). Both Jack and David are in love with Sylvia, and Jack doesn't even notice that Mary is crazy about him, despite the fact that Mary is played by Clara Bow. Their lives are disrupted by UsefulNotes/WorldWarOne. Notable for its realistic air battles, filmed without miniatures or rear projection (the latter hadn't been invented yet).
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''Wings'' is a 1927 film directed by Creator/WilliamAWellman that tells a love story between two pilots, Jack (Charles "Buddy" Rogers) and David (Richard Arlen), and two girls, Mary (Clara Bow) (Creator/ClaraBow) and Sylvia (Jobyna Ralston). Both Jack and David are in love with Sylvia, and Jack doesn't even notice that Mary is crazy about him, despite the fact that Mary is played by Clara Bow. Their lives are disrupted by UsefulNotes/WorldWarOne. Notable for its realistic air battles, filmed without miniatures or rear projection (the latter hadn't been invented yet).
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Creator/GaryCooper, then a rising star, has a small part as another American pilot.
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For several decades, it was also the ''only'' silent film to have won Best Picture, as the first ceremony coincided with the rise of "talkies."[[note]]The first talkie, ''TheJazzSinger'', was rendered ineligible despite coming out during the same period just so this film could win.[[/note]] The only other one--''Film/TheArtist''--won Best Picture a whopping ''84 years later.''
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For several decades, it was also the ''only'' silent film to have won Best Picture, as the first ceremony coincided with the rise of "talkies."[[note]]The first talkie, ''TheJazzSinger'', ''Film/TheJazzSinger'', was rendered ineligible despite coming out during the same period just so this film could win.[[/note]] The only other one--''Film/TheArtist''--won Best Picture a whopping ''84 years later.''
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It's also notable for the fact that it won the very first UsefulNotes/AcademyAward for Best Picture. Note that there were two categories for Best Picture in the first year. The one that's officially counted today is "Best Production," which was won by this film. The other one, "Unique and Artistic Production"--an award that was never given again after that first ceremony--was won by ''[[{{Film/Sunrise}} Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans]]''.
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''Wings'' is a 1927 film directed by Creator/WilliamAWellman that tells a love story between two pilots, Jack (Charles "Buddy" Rogers) and David, David (Richard Arlen), and two girls, Mary (Clara Bow) and Sylvia.Sylvia (Jobyna Ralston). Both Jack and David are in love with Sylvia, and Jack doesn't even notice that Mary is crazy about him, despite the fact that Mary is played by Clara Bow. Their lives are disrupted by UsefulNotes/WorldWarOne. Notable for its realistic air battles, filmed without miniatures or rear projection (the latter hadn't been invented yet).
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Not to be confused with the [[Film/{{Wings 1966}} 1966 Russian film]]. Or the [[Series/{{Wings}} 1990s sitcom]]. Or Paul [=McCartney=]'s [[Music/{{Wings}} 1970s band]]. Or the third book in the Literature/NomesTrilogy.
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Not to be confused with the [[Film/{{Wings 1966}} 1966 Russian film]]. Or the [[Series/{{Wings}} 1990s sitcom]]. Or Paul [=McCartney=]'s [[Music/{{Wings}} 1970s band]]. Or the third book in the Literature/NomesTrilogy.
Literature/NomesTrilogy. Or the [[VideoGame/{{Wings}} video game]] (although, like this movie, the latter has a [=WW1=] theme).
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Not to be confused with the [[Film/{{Wings 1966}} 1966 Russian film]]. Or the [[Series/{{Wings}} 1990s sitcom]]. Or Paul [=McCartney=]'s [[Music/{{Wings}} 1970s band]].
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Not to be confused with the [[Film/{{Wings 1966}} 1966 Russian film]]. Or the [[Series/{{Wings}} 1990s sitcom]]. Or Paul [=McCartney=]'s [[Music/{{Wings}} 1970s band]].
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''For the unrelated, but same-named TV Show, see [[Series/{{Wings}} here]]''. ''For the unrelated, but same-named 1966 Russian film, see [[Film/{{Wings 1966}} here]]''. ''For Paul [=McCartney=]'s 1970s solo band, see [[Music/{{Wings}} here]]''.
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''For the unrelated, but same-named TV Show, see [[Series/{{Wings}} here]]''. ''For Paul [=McCartney=]'s 1970s solo band, see [[Music/{{Wings}} here]]''.
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''For the unrelated, but same-named TV Show, see [[Series/{{Wings}} here]]''. ''For the unrelated, but same-named 1966 Russian film, see [[Film/{{Wings 1966}} here]]''. ''For Paul [=McCartney=]'s 1970s solo band, see [[Music/{{Wings}} here]]''.
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* HindenburgIncendiaryPrinciple: Two blimps get shot down and blown up.
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* BillingDisplacement: Even though Clara Bow has top billing, her character, Mary, only appears sporadically. She didn't even exist in the original draft, and was added mainly because SexSells.
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It's also notable for the fact that it won the very first AcademyAward for Best Picture. Note that there were two categories for Best Picture in the first year. The one that's officially counted today is "Best Production," which was won by this film. The other one, "Unique and Artistic Production"--an award that was never given again after that first ceremony--was won by ''[[{{Film/Sunrise}} Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans]]''.
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* JustPlaneWrong: The movie has newer American biplanes standing in for [=SPAD=]s and Fokkers.
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* Toys/TeddyBear: David carries a little one for good luck.
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''Wings'' is a 1927 film directed by Creator/WilliamAWellman that tells a love story between two pilots, Jack and David, and two girls, Mary and Sylvia. Both Jack and David are in love with Sylvia, and Jack doesn't even notice that Mary is crazy about him, despite the fact that Mary is played by Clara Bow. Their lives are disrupted by UsefulNotes/WorldWarOne. Notable for its realistic air battles, filmed without miniatures or rear projection (the latter hadn't been invented yet).
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''Wings'' is a 1927 film that tells a love story between two pilots pilots, Jack and David, and two girls.girls, Mary and Sylvia. Both Jack and David are in love with Sylvia, and Jack doesn't even notice that Mary is crazy about him, despite the fact that Mary is played by Clara Bow. Their lives are disrupted by UsefulNotes/WorldWarOne. Notable for its realistic air battles, filmed without miniatures or rear projection (the latter hadn't been invented yet).
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* ImpairmentShot: A very, very drunk Jack can't focus well enough to recognize Mary in a Paris restaurant.
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* TrappedBehindEnemyLines: David, shot down in German territory, steals a German plane in order to get back to the Allied lines. It works, until Jack shoots him down.
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* BillingDisplacement: Even though Clara Bow has top billing, her character, Mary, only appears sporadically. She didn't even exist in the original draft, and became added mainly because SexSells.
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* SexyBacklessOutfit / {{Sideboob}} / ToplessnessFromTheBack: All in the same scene, as Paramount Pictures took maximum advantage of MsFanservice Clara Bow. Mary has to lure a very drunk Jack away from the clutches of another girl at a nightclub. She puts on a little cocktail dress to do it, then gets caught by the [=MPs=] while she's changing out of it.
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* SplashOfColor: The flames shooting out of machine-gun barrells and erupting from burning planes are hand-colored.
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* WorthyOpponent: David's machine gun jams, leaving him a sitting duck, "but there was chivalry among these knights of the air." Instead of killing him, the German salutes and flies away.
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** David's machine gun jams, leaving him a sitting duck, "but there was chivalry among these knights of the air." Instead of killing him, the German salutes and flies away.
** Then a German pilot drops a note over Jack's airfield that David was shot down and then killed after trying to escape.
** David's machine gun jams, leaving him a sitting duck, "but there was chivalry among these knights of the air." Instead of killing him, the German salutes and flies away.
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* JumpCut: From a medium shot of Jack to a closeup of Jack's face as he realizes he shot down his buddy.
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* AmbiguouslyGay: A blink-and-you'll-miss-it shot of two lesbians caressing at a Paris nightclub.
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* EpicTrackingShot: For 1927, a very impressive tracking shot in which the camera zooms across several tables at a nightclub.
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* SceneryPorn: A lot of this film doesn't age very well, but the aerial combat sequences are still very impressive.
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* WarIsGlorious / WarIsHell: Mostly the former, since air combat was one of the only glorifiable parts of WorldWarOne, but the trench scenes emphasize the latter.
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* BloodFromTheMouth: From an American pilot after he's raked by machine gun fire.
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* AdvertisedExtra: Notice Creator/GaryCooper has fourth billing on the poster? Well, his character, Cadet White only appears for three minutes at most before he dies performing stunts.
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* TemptingFate: Cadet White says he never carries a good luck talisman, says that when your time is up it's up, walks out to his plane, and is killed in a mid-air collision.
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* LoveTriangle: David loves Sylvia. Sylvia loves David. Jack loves Sylvia. Sylvia accidentally encourages Jack. Mary loves Jack. Jack ignores Mary. Jack and David have a very [[HoYay strong friendship]].
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It's also notable for the fact that it won the very first AcademyAward for Best Picture. Note that there were two categories for Best Picture in the first year. The one that's officially counted today is "Best Production," which was won by this film. The other one, "Unique and Artistic Production", was won by ''[[{{Film/Sunrise}} Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans]]''.
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* AdvertisedExtra: Notice Gary Cooper has fourth billing on the poster? Well, his character, Cadet White only appears for three minutes at most [[spoiler: before he dies performing stunts]].
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* MementoMacGuffin: Both Sylvia's portrait and [[spoiler:David's medal]].
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* MurderTheHypotenuse: Averted [[spoiler:It's more "shoot the hypotenuse dead in the fog of war by complete accident and suffer HeroicBSOD". Jack shoots down David, who had just stolen a German biplane. When Jack realizes it, he's far from happy.]]
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* TeddyBear: David carries a little one for good luck.
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For several decades, it was also the ''only'' silent film to have won Best Picture, as the first ceremony coincided with the rise of "talkies."[[hottip:*:The first talkie, ''TheJazzSinger'', was rendered ineligible despite coming out during the same period just so this film could win.]] The only other one--''Film/TheArtist''--won Best Picture a whopping ''84 years later.''
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For several decades, it was also the ''only'' silent film to have won Best Picture, as the first ceremony coincided with the rise of "talkies."[[hottip:*:The "[[note]]The first talkie, ''TheJazzSinger'', was rendered ineligible despite coming out during the same period just so this film could win.]] [[/note]] The only other one--''Film/TheArtist''--won Best Picture a whopping ''84 years later.''''
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