"City of God" is a true portrayal of Rio de Janeiro, and it is for this reason that it has become a breathtaking film. The film's story spans 30 years and a series of characters, and it also brings a Brazilian slum called "City of God" to life. Some novels that attempt to describe the status quo in Brazil do not reflect its true turbulence. The ever-accelerating social division has made violent crime a trivial matter. Although the story is long and the characters are numerous and complicated, the director has the means to condense the pages of these people to the right level. Every still picture and subtitles have the finishing touch, and every shot is so deliberate that I doubt him in the end. How many times Shuoxun has cut the ground, removing the waste and saving the essence, plus the integration of styles, from the beginning to the end of the youth fighting and violence, even the occasional lovemaking has been destroyed by a group of emerging little ghosts, and the director has not forgotten the humor. It's embellished with a few jokes. The film borrows shooting techniques rarely involved in documentary films, such as MTV-style psychedelic colors, high-speed flashes, and sudden freezes. What is more shocking than the visual image is the direct portrayal of the crime scene in the film.
The 2002 movie "City of God" shows the slums of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with crime and horror scenes. This is the "City of God" and the capital of sin. The film witnesses the brutal, ambitious and greedy side of the slums from the perspective of the protagonist. The living environment shown in the movie, the observation and exposure of life, are all bold attempts. The Rio slums, which are the real sceneries, have added a wilder and thicker pen and ink. Rio's slums are unique. The power in the chaos is everything. The aesthetics are also beloved by many film and television works
