City of God ***SPOILER ALERT***

Rating: 10/10 (16 October 2017)

****SPOILER ALERT****
What would you do if you were trapped in an on going war between a drug dealer's gang and corrupt cops all because of a run away chicken? That is exactly how Fernando Meirelles and Katia Lund, get you hooked on, City of God (2002). As the viewer, you will automatically be hooked by the intro. Your mind will wonder with curiosity as it attempts to figure out what is happening in that scene. This movie was "filmed" in the city of Deus Slums. I say "film" because it wasn't really filmed there, it was to dangerous to film in that city to to all the violence, drugs, and gang rivalry. However, the directs chose to film this movie in a place that would resemble the place physically to show what truly occurs in the Deus Slums. People always talk about how wonderful things are, yet these directors took you into the average day at the Deus Slums. They truly show what would go on between gangs, the drug war, the violence, family issues, and death. However, the way the story is told in this movie is by telling the story of other character, in order to tell the story of the main character, Rocket. When the story of each character is told they all start off with good or decent intentions, however, you can see the character develop to the situations that occur in Deus Slums. They have the option to do good or to do bad. You can guys what they all pick... The way the directs tell the story with other stories is memorizing because you can see everything come together. It is as if you were looking into someones life. It was very direct movie, the directors did not change scene to make the audience comfortable, instead they showed the truth of what was occurring. This movie will make you laugh, ponder on certain things, sad, and happy all at the same time. I would recommend watching this movie.