Ya know, I was hoping that Ratner and Co. could have made something sadly poetic about him being an angel trying to cut off his wings, and then accepting himself for who he is, but I doubt they'd have time to do that. Pity, since the clip of young Angel really gutted me and X3 would have been like, the most serious CBM if that kind of intensity was kept up during the entire duration of the movie.
Plus Ben Foster is a total cutie, and I want to give him a hug the way I want to give BR's Superman a hug. *huggles* He looks waaay less dorky in motion than in the production stills. Plus the full wingspan shots are totally awesome!