City of God

Rating: 9/10 (16 October 2017)

The City of God takes you to a place about as far from the idea of heaven that we are given as the years have gone on. In this film we are able to see how our narrator Rocket and a boy the same age as him named Lil Ze do with the lives they have been given in lawless city. This film gives a great insight into the dangers of living in this dangerous neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro and how just where you live and are brought up can affect your life in so many ways. It also shows to us how people can judge you by where you live and made snap decisions about you when they learn where you are from. Time and time again in this film we are shown how characters can are expected to be part of a gang because of where they live and how they cannot keep certain jibs because the owners learn where they are from. We are also shown the different possibilities someone faces when you grow up in a bad neighborhood. Do you stay and rule the neighborhood, try to get out and die, get out then get brought back, or be that lucky few who gets out and has a future. Overall I felt like this was an outstanding film and gave a great look at the struggles of growing up in a bad neighborhood and feel anyone should watch it to give themselves something to reflect on that may never occurred to them before.