God's forsaken

Elmer 2022-03-21 09:01:10

A city abandoned by God, the city of God is his name, so ironic. Flesh and flesh wrote his history.

The cock crowing in the sound of sharpening the knife, he struggled, and the moment the gun rang, he finally broke free and ran, with the butcher knife behind. Shuttle between the alleys, finally stopped, came with a leisurely man holding a camera in his hand, raised his head, the chicken, followed by the chasing grab; turning around, the note came! go ahead? Back?

Tensions, time travels, 30 years.

Let us walk into the vision of A Pao.

At that time, there were three heroes, the uncrowned king of the city of God 30 years later, Xiao Bawang was still called Xiaodouzi. The moment he held the gun for the first time, he smiled stubbornly, and his eyes showed ambition. Children born in the City of God grew up in gunfire, death is right in front of them, and life is always going on. They were children who grew up with guns, and they still remember the firmness of the 10-year-old young Steak when he said "I am a man". And in the end, it was nothing more than a quagmire.

Xiaobawang is a pure person, he has never concealed his ambitions, and also used the most direct means-huge profits-to achieve him. He kills as he pleases, with the determination to stop us from dying, he always pulls the trigger indifferently, enjoying the bloody feast. And Benny is his sheath. In A Pao's vision, when Xiao Bawang first ruled the City of God, the entire slum was the safest place, and it was a paradise for drugs. Although Xiaobawang insisted on maintaining the stability of the city of God, it was partly for "business", but during that time, there was no need to worry about sudden cold shots and worry that he would never be able to see the sky again.

I remember that I saw the sentence "When God is powerless, then he will pass all sentient beings by magic."

I like Benny very much, more than ten years of blood hasn't wiped out his conscience, and even made him respect life more. As for Xiao Bawang, he is a friend, a brother, and the only trace of redemption in his heart. However, Benny finally chose to leave. His kind nature can't watch everything continue. The woman is just an excuse, but in the end he chose to escape. You can see Xiaobawang bowing his head and begging for his injury after being rejected. Benny finally failed to leave, he was mistakenly killed in his farewell party. Everything is going to ruin.

I remember that when Benny said to Xiaobawang, "Go find a girlfriend", he couldn't help but sympathize when he looked at his expression. At the party, it was the first time he saw him wandering inviting a woman, who had always been ruthless, but was flatly rejected. He is humiliated, he is unwilling, he is angry, and desperate to find a sense of balance. He satisfies his sense of self-esteem (inferiority complex) by teasing Ned, playing in public, and insulting him. Later, he raped Ned's girlfriend. In the dark, he trampled Ned's face under his feet.

The revenge is ridiculous. In the end, after a year of fighting, the original reason has long been forgotten. No matter how many rules are broken, there will be exceptions, and in the end the exceptions will become the rules. The city long forgotten by God is no longer a purgatory on earth. Live on the point of death. And a series of flashing lights recorded the truth.

Black and white photos, those black rough men, photos made of flesh and blood, never stop killing.
In 30 years, the final result is just a series of photos. The little bully who fell in a pool of blood died of a gun, just like how he himself grabbed other people's business in the first place. In the alley, a group of children have seized control of the city of God, and a group of 10-year-old children, a new reincarnation.
The legend in the eyes of A Pao is over, and new stories are still being played out. The city of God, Cidade de Deus, this extreme city, where sin continues.

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  • Dan 2021-10-20 18:58:52

    "The City of God Abandoned by God". A hopeless city. Robbery, murder, drug trafficking, juvenile gangs, a family of police and robbers... Only by relying on faith, love, music, education, etc., children born here can "leap the slums", but before that, you have to make sure you are alive. The expression of "storytelling" dilutes a little bit of hostility, if not, it may be so cruel that people can't stand it.

  • Alden 2022-03-24 09:01:11

    Very pornographic and violent. The best Brazilian movie I have ever seen reflects the violent situation in the slums of Brazil that is disturbing. It's a pity that this film did not win the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, and it didn't even get a nomination. It is really an Oscar bead. The film is adapted from the novel of the same name by Paul Lins. A large part of the novel is about facts. The dwarf gang at the end of the film formed Rio de Janeiro’s most notorious gangster "Red Command" 7 years later

City of God quotes

  • Bené: I'm a playboy now.

  • Zé Pequeno: Can you read?

    Gang Member: I can read only the pictures.