It took me a while to find this movie. I finally got to watch it and I have to say that it was well worth the wait it gave me. City of God (or Cidade de Deus) is originally a Portuguese/Brazilian movie based in a ghetto of Rio De Janeiro ironically named Cidade de Deus. The overall cinematic style of the movie is one to be praised as the main character, Rocket, weaves crisscrossing paths of fate together to create the history that is Cidade de Deus.
This ghetto of the Rio de Janeiro is home to crime of all types including but not limited to robbery, drugs, rape, adultery and other vices of men. This, however, is not one of your everyday movies. Cidade De Deus is a thought provoking film that takes you on a rollercoaster of action, drama, and suspense as you grow to know each character of the story. It makes you wonder why you were complaining about your own problems when this kind of stuff is going on. The acting of the movie is well done and seems natural from what I can tell. Amazingly enough most of the actors in the movie had never acted before because they were mostly residents of the town they were shooting in. At times the movie can get pretty graphic but the imagery makes for a more captivating and believable movie. The story of City of God is based on true events. It was made first into a book by Paulo Lins then later adapted by Braulio Mantovani for the movie's screenplay. Cidade de Deus is a well-crafted image of how simple, yet how complex life can really be. It's tagline pretty much says it all: "Fight and you'll never survive..... Run and you'll never escape." The movie says a lot of things. It conveys different messages about our lives and our faults as people .
It also has a bit of a Tarantino-esque story telling style that makes for a constantly building tension throughout the movie that keeps you strapped to your seat. Should you ever find this movie sitting around I'd suggest giving it a try. Cidade de Deus was ranked #3 by E! as one of the "movies to see before you die" and it was listed by Time Magazine as one of the 100 greatest movies of all time.
It took me a while to find this movie. I finally got to watch it and I have to say that it was well worth the wait it gave me. City of God (or Cidade de Deus) is originally a Portuguese/Brazilian movie based in a ghetto of Rio De Janeiro ironically named Cidade de Deus. The overall cinematic style of the movie is one to be praised as the main character, Rocket, weaves crisscrossing paths of fate together to create the history that is Cidade de Deus.
This ghetto of the Rio de Janeiro is home to crime of all types including but not limited to robbery, drugs, rape, adultery and other vices of men. This, however, is not one of your everyday movies. Cidade De Deus is a thought provoking film that takes you on a rollercoaster of action, drama, and suspense as you grow to know each character of the story. It makes you wonder why you were complaining about your own problems when this kind of stuff is going on. The acting of the movie is well done and seems natural from what I can tell. Amazingly enough most of the actors in the movie had never acted before because they were mostly residents of the town they were shooting in. At times the movie can get pretty graphic but the imagery makes for a more captivating and believable movie. The story of City of God is based on true events. It was made first into a book by Paulo Lins then later adapted by Braulio Mantovani for the movie's screenplay. Cidade de Deus is a well-crafted image of how simple, yet how complex life can really be. It's tagline pretty much says it all: "Fight and you'll never survive..... Run and you'll never escape." The movie says a lot of things. It conveys different messages about our lives and our faults as people .
It also has a bit of a Tarantino-esque story telling style that makes for a constantly building tension throughout the movie that keeps you strapped to your seat. Should you ever find this movie sitting around I'd suggest giving it a try. Cidade de Deus was ranked #3 by E! as one of the "movies to see before you die" and it was listed by Time Magazine as one of the 100 greatest movies of all time.
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