Issues In City Of God

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In the setting of the film, City of God, was captured in the country Brazil within Rio de Janeiro, about the times between the 1960’s and the beginning of the 1980’s. Revealing the devastating life style of urban environment, and the massive social changes throughout those years. The story line of City of God/Cidade de Dues, denotes a whole new meaning of survival compared to other cultures. Even though some similarity may be present, but the levels of violence and poverty are on a whole other level. From the true innocent to the all out gangster who everyone is afraid of when they go asleep. Of the planning and related issues in this film, the roles played in the gangs were crucial, the city’s structure influenced many children to follow the …show more content…

Except for Carrots turf, which Li’l Ze wanted to take over repeatedly, but Benny always somehow made him escape his anger. How amazing someone who would kill anyone who did not accept his planning or gave him the respect he anticipated, but not even close to ever killing Benny. Benny was like Scarlett Johansson playing The Black Widow to the Hulk in the movie Avengers: Age of Ultron. However, Benny was an arbiter between Li’l Ze and Carrot’s gangsters. In the end, once you rise to the top, you have a much longer fall. That is what happened to Li’l Ze and he did not even know what was happening around him. The man who could not challenge his anger let everything go downhill because he could not control his emotions. “Instead of a linear narrative, the film captures fragment that create the space of ghetto filled with memories, desires, and dialogues. We encounter characters inhabiting street corners, bars, bus stations, and unnamed meeting – places who watch and comment on the condition of life” (Ghettos and Barrios, 166). In this quote, these gangsters were every where. No matter where you were in Rio de Janeiro, it was highly likely that many of the people were

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