This movie "City of God" directed by Fernando Merrills and Cadia Rand mainly tells the life in the slums of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which is called the City of God. This story is told by a young photographer. Different life scenes form a wide range of stories, presented in pulp fiction style chapters, and each different part of the story is equipped with a screen title. The
story covers all aspects of life, recording the growth process of several key members from childhood to adulthood, and their transformation from young gangsters to local drug tycoons. The final part of the story focuses on the battle between two different groups in the City of God, when business and personal issues lead to inevitable confrontations.
close-up lenses, panoramic lenses, freeze and zoom lenses, and crazy handheld shooting methods, these are the hallmarks of the legendary American filmmaker Martin Scorsese, who have been used throughout his career. Many shots remind the audience of the relationship between the dialogue and the camera described by Scorsese in "The Good Guy". The shots are used to create brilliant effects and highlight the main points in the script. In the first 20 minutes of "City of God", this technique was used extensively. While introducing the main characters in the story, the stop-motion technique was used, and the dialogue of the narrator "Rocket" was added.
"City of God" is not just a direct attack on the senses. As Raul Walsh said, if you don't have a story, you have nothing. Many flashy Hollywood films have failed to use "ultra-modern" directing techniques to cover up the fact that there is no substantial story in the film.
"The City of God" is most exciting because it combines the talents of directors and editors with stories that have been almost unmatched in recent years. Only truly great movies can meet these two needs, and this one is exactly. The direction of the director is amazing, but it does not cover up the shortcomings of the story. The story is wonderful, but it does not overwhelm the director's originality. But to put it simply, "City of God" is a perfect movie for those avid photography enthusiasts and those who only want two hours of bloody good stories.
In "City of God", the position of the character is as important as the person who lives there. As a result, we have a deeper sense of the environment the characters are in. Therefore, we may be more likely to empathize and sympathize with them. As the official news summary said, the City of God is a character, but not a person, but a place.
successfully established the relationship between the audience and the characters, because it has focused on relatively few people for a long time. We gradually understand and eventually care about them, which is very important for the emotional impact of the film. "City of God" involves dozens or even hundreds of characters, so we are only attached to a small part. This means that although this movie has left us with a lasting impact, we are not as curious about the future of the characters as in "Amoris Perros". Both movies left an open ending, but "City of God" makes people feel closed.
"City of God" is an important film and one of the most exciting movies. It will of course feel the anger of critics, who will count the death toll that is almost unimaginable, but there will always be some people who will oppose the violence in the film. In fact, the violence in "City of God" and even the end of the world are not as primitive and bloody as many people think.
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