Impressive movie, even more impressive when you realize that most of the actors are people living in the favela who did never act before. I absolutely loved it.
City of God is the real thing! Just wow, this is so much better than any crime film I've seen. The fact that it's based on true events makes it the most disturbing as well.
Beautifully shot and great acting (especially knowing that many of the actors were actually just residents of the City of God). That structure tho… amazing. So well put together. Pieced together like all these different stories that tell the greater story of, a) the narrator's life, and, b) the history of the city itself
The violence in City of God is so prevalent throughout that you actually desensitize to it by the end of the movie and then...you learn that the movie is based on true events. Crazy.
Cidade de Deus has an amazing storyline, unbelievably good casting and how they filmed it was really great! It's a definite must-watch though if you're one who often shys away from violence, this might not be the movie for you :(
City of God is about a couple of kids growing up in one of Rio's slums (or favelas), and has a real documentary feel that's supplemented by stylish camera work and editing. The narration is a little flat at times, and there are a lot of characters to keep track of, but if you let it all wash over you, you can't help but be absorbed by the time the kids reach adulthood. One becomes a drug lord, the other might just make it out of the slums thanks to his photographic skills, but the favela offers few opportunities. It is its own world, and to survive one must participate in its social (or asocial) order. The cognitive dissonance of seeing children with guns may seem like movie exaggeration, but this is based on true events, and such things did/do happen. As the film shows, it's a cycle that's hard to break. And yet, the film isn't a critique so much as it is a statement of fact. This is what life is for these people, there is joy along with the heartbreak, kindness along with the violence.
Incredibly heart-wrenching and violent. A damn near perfect gangster movie. Scorsese and Coppola would have been proud, probably were as I imagine they have seen it. Cinematography and direction were spot on.
Esse filme conta um pouco da historia de um bairro na periferia do Rio de Janeiro.
Parece ficção mas a realidade é um pouco mais cruel. Rio de Janeiro não é apenas praia, futebol e mulher gostosa de biquinis minusculos na praia, infelizmente.
This film tells a little of the history of a neighborhood on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro.
It seems fiction but the reality is a bit cruel. Rio de Janeiro is not just beach football and sexy women in tiny bikinis on the beach, unfortunately.
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Ellez
Impressive movie, even more impressive when you realize that most of the actors are people living in the favela who did never act before. I absolutely loved it.sammysin
Really enjoyed the flow of the movie. I can see why it is so highly rated.roxannepena
City of God is the real thing! Just wow, this is so much better than any crime film I've seen. The fact that it's based on true events makes it the most disturbing as well.Serehrenfest
The story and the way it is told are both so involving... really a great film.schneid67
Beautifully shot and great acting (especially knowing that many of the actors were actually just residents of the City of God). That structure tho… amazing. So well put together. Pieced together like all these different stories that tell the greater story of, a) the narrator's life, and, b) the history of the city itselfjhhayes
A fantastic film that really sucks you in and won't let you go until the credits roll. The pace, editing, and cinematography are great as well.briafly27
Brava for the story, itself. When you research a bit of the history here, I think it makes the movie all the more impressive.clera
Beautiful film. Very graphic, real.nothere413
This was great. Sad, violent and shocking, but a great movie.kellilee
The violence in City of God is so prevalent throughout that you actually desensitize to it by the end of the movie and then...you learn that the movie is based on true events. Crazy.happyblueflower
Cidade de Deus has an amazing storyline, unbelievably good casting and how they filmed it was really great! It's a definite must-watch though if you're one who often shys away from violence, this might not be the movie for you :(Siskoid
City of God is about a couple of kids growing up in one of Rio's slums (or favelas), and has a real documentary feel that's supplemented by stylish camera work and editing. The narration is a little flat at times, and there are a lot of characters to keep track of, but if you let it all wash over you, you can't help but be absorbed by the time the kids reach adulthood. One becomes a drug lord, the other might just make it out of the slums thanks to his photographic skills, but the favela offers few opportunities. It is its own world, and to survive one must participate in its social (or asocial) order. The cognitive dissonance of seeing children with guns may seem like movie exaggeration, but this is based on true events, and such things did/do happen. As the film shows, it's a cycle that's hard to break. And yet, the film isn't a critique so much as it is a statement of fact. This is what life is for these people, there is joy along with the heartbreak, kindness along with the violence.seithscott
Incredibly heart-wrenching and violent. A damn near perfect gangster movie. Scorsese and Coppola would have been proud, probably were as I imagine they have seen it. Cinematography and direction were spot on.Hemanshu
a very touching and totally realistic movie.......Wesley
Esse filme conta um pouco da historia de um bairro na periferia do Rio de Janeiro.Parece ficção mas a realidade é um pouco mais cruel. Rio de Janeiro não é apenas praia, futebol e mulher gostosa de biquinis minusculos na praia, infelizmente.
This film tells a little of the history of a neighborhood on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro.
It seems fiction but the reality is a bit cruel. Rio de Janeiro is not just beach football and sexy women in tiny bikinis on the beach, unfortunately.
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