Great Movie

Rating: 10/10 (22 September 2016)

I think this film is the best international film I have ever seen. The way they tell the story of each individual story separately while making it all come together is truly brilliant. It is very easy to get mixed up into the fascinating stories of these characters. I like dissecting the lives of gangs to see what that kind of life is like for a normal gang member. This movie went in depth about the lives of many gang members from a few different gangs. I also liked Rocket's perspective on the situation, because he is different from most who live in the City of God. Rocket is a smart young man who can get out of the crazy city and be successful with a good education. While most are forced into the gang life at a young age, Rocket stays true to his path of becoming a photographer without being involved with the dirty work of gangs. It was interesting to me how Lil Ze died. He ended up being shot by a bunch of kids who did not know any better, but this made me wonder that he could have been shot at any point during the movie. It begs me to ask the question of why wasn't he killed at any point during the movie when he was killing people himself all the time.