Who's your angel? Who's your devil?

[Bluemax]

I was visiting my friend and my niece and nephew. We played a little thought game. You know how in cartoons they'll frequently show an angel on one shoulder and a devil on the other, each trying to convince the character to do the right or the wrong thing? Well, suppose you get to pick your own personal angel and devil from a pool of all the dead people in history. Who would you pick to be your angel? Who would you pick to be your devil?

[AmandaYVR]

This is a very interesting question. I actually feel like I could spend an hour on it.

But I'm going to write the one and only thing that has come to mind. It is the angel of death in the film 'All That Jazz.' I grew up on this film. It played in my parents' home innumerable times. Often with cigarettes and a glass of ice. It is intense, to say the least. An autobiography of a choreographer, almost simplifies it too much, doesn't do it justice, but I know it's not for everyone, so I won't say more. It's probably a love-it or hate-it type of situation.

Anyway, Angelique is a captivating character. She is both death, and an angel. Dressed cloaked as pure and angelic, but also as a grieving widow, or the woman who's already passed on to the afterlife and awaits him to join her. She comforts Joe, listens, knows all. But she also accepts him for all his flaws (of which he has many, all ultimately fatal); while not being dazzled by what he offers and what most women in his line of work fall for.
She doesn't so much as lure him, as waits for the inevitability of him and what he will do.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/rhCGY738I5U

[DizzyDesii]

Man they be switchin shifts on me lol. I got like 6 haha…
Raven Symone and Meg Thee Stallion

Angel

devil

OR
Anne Hathaway and Cameron Diaz

Angel

Devil

OR
Gina Rodriguez and Gabrielle Union

Angel

[DizzyDesii]

Devil

[DizzyDesii]

The devils want me to be naughty, rude, and badass. The angels want me to stay sweet, goofy and respectful haha

[Flower7]

Raven and Cameron Diaz seem fun.

[OlderAndWiser]

I don't want to pick a devil, but my angel would probably be Bobby Bowden.

[Bluemax]

Why Bobby Bowden? I had to look him up because I don't follow sports.

[OlderAndWiser]

He was a man of exceptional character, who was interested in his players as more than just footall players, who was incredibly kind to others, and he was still a winner.

[zeitgeist057]

I would choose John Muir for my angel

John Muir

Sylvia Plath

and Sylvia Plath for my devil.

[NathanDavis]

they have to convince/influence me to do either wrong or right... yes? so

as the angel... I would pick Nietzsche

as the devil... I would pick the Pope John Paul II

[amyisme]

Good question lol my uncle would be my devil and my mom the angel

[TrueConfection]

My late aunt would be my angel. I can't seem to think of a deceased person for my devil.

[OddBeMe]

Like any philosophy or ethics 101 class will teach, life is one gray devilish angel. Filled with our own human flaws.

[dustybiker]

Alan Rickman and Patrick Swayze.

[Bluemax]

which is the angel and which is the devil?

[dustybiker]

Reverse them.

[dustybiker]

Alan Rickman always portrayed a wonderful bad guy.

[TrueConfection]

Omg Dusty, I love your answer! Can I steal Alan Rickman?

[dustybiker]

@TrueConfection lol Let’s leave the choice up to him. 😉