La Ciudad del Diablo

Rating: 10/10 (22 September 2016)

Everything about this movie was great, from the acting, to the camera shots, and the plot in general. I really enjoyed how the movie was told in the POV of Rocket, but also told every main characters story individually. One of my favorite parts of the movie was where they first found Knockout Ned on the bus, but then Rocket narrated that "It wasn't time to talk about him yet. Another interesting part of this movie was watching the City of God evolve over the years. The city started as a dusty little town, but then evolved into a full on favela. Another key evolution in this movie was Lil' Ze's rise to power. He started off as a wannabe from the slums, and eventually became the most powerful gang leader in the City of God. A very powerful scene was the montage of Lil' Ze killing people. The POV of the camera was of the person on the ground being shot, and it showed Lil' Ze above you, holding a gun. Every time the gun would go off, the scene would change, and every time the scene would change, Lil' Ze would keep getting older and older. Overall, the use of Point of View and camera angles in this movie really helped to enhance the symbolism and gang violence in this movie.