in one word, eye-opener! but for this movie, i wouldn't have known what life is like in the ghettos of Rio De Janeiro. i wouldn't have know that being born in, ironically, the city of God, is akin to being handed a death sentence at birth. I'm referring to the City of God housing project, a mass housing initiative in the 1960's for thousands of homeless, on the outskirts of Rio De Janeiro. Civility ceases to mean anything in this part of the world. Life is war and everyone is a potential enemy. Lawlessness rules and the lawbreakers flourish.
If you've liked movies like 'the constant gardener' and 'blood diamond', this is another one that you will love. you'll love it for the realism that its able to portray. What i like about such movies is the way they go about telling you their story. the crux of the movie is subtly woven into a plot involving 2 protagonists, one doubling as the narrator. there is the underlying message or effort to educate, rather, of certain ground realities that escape the glossy pages of tourism brochures. But the director does a great job of not making it look like a documentary.
City of god also delights you in its cinema tography. The mode of communication for some of the scenes, one in particular, is very stylish. I also enjoyed having to keep lot of things in mind to keep track of the flow. felt kinda challenging, what with the movie shifting between sub plots ceaselessly. There is some amazing trivia associated with this movie. You'll really enjoy it once u've seen the movie. read it from here.
to sum it up, an entertainer of the other kind.
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