City of God
In the slums of Rio, two kids' paths diverge as one struggles to become a photographer and the other a kingpin.
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- Cast：
- Alexandre Rodrigues , Leandro Firmino , Phellipe Haagensen , Seu Jorge , Jonathan Haagensen , Matheus Nachtergaele , Luis Otávio
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Powerful
Best movie of this year hands down!
In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.
It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.
This film is amazing. City of God tells the true story of a young Brazilian boy growing up in Rio debJaneiro and his attempts to avoid the local gangs. The best thing about this film is the direction. At the very start of the film we are thrown into the frenzy of Rocket and from then on the entire film moves at a non stop pace. It is breathtaking. Some of the scenes are very shocking which helps to portray a true image of this boys tough life. The flashback scenes also work very well, such as The Story of the Apartment.This film is also a technichal achievement. The cinematography and background sounds help to capture the shocking scenes in almost a horrifying manner. The actors all do a very good job too, considering their lack of experience. In general, this is an excellently paced film with a brilliant plot. Truly wonderful.
City of God was a study in brutality. Offending all of the senses, the movie proceded in using a multisensory approach to capture the very essence of violence, in every sense of the word. Human beings of every age were tortured and murdered. A main character was depicted inflicting multiple injuries and deaths while laughing hysterically. I had to wonder what the point of the movie was. Any claim to artistic expression evaded me, entirely
I liked the movie, the First half was perfect and the other one was ok. The only problem was the shaky cam that got kinda annoying. The movie gets a bit too dark. But no, I MEAN DARK AS YOU CANNOT SEE what is happening. Otherwise good character development and setting. 7.5/10.
Hands down the greatest movie I have ever scene. A very powerful story with the most artistic imagination to recreate it. I don't think anyone else may taken this story and portrayed it any better.
