Highly Rated, and for Good Reason

Rating: 10/10 (12 October 2018)

POSSIBLE SPOILER ALERT

City of God is an amazing movie in my opinion. The action, the love, the greed, the thrill and the violence are only just some of the main themes shown in the film. Anyone watching the movie can at least appreciate all the effort, background knowledge, and creativity that was put into recreating this true event. Each character has their own part in the movie and each one is different and very distinguishable from one another. The movie is basically a battle between good and evil. The setting that the movie is placed in emphasizes the hardships these people had to deal with; and yet the movie wasn't even filmed in the actual location where the event had taken place because of how dangerous it truly is. Every object in the movie had a meaning as to why it was placed there. For example, during the aerial view of the town, one can see how close the houses are and how unkempt the environment around them is. This setting just gives a better feeling as to why the characters are how they are in the movie. The characters are a good example of what you make of your environment and surroundings, is how it can impact your future. There wasn't really a silent part in the film. There was constant talking, arguing, screaming, or shooting. The shooting just emphasized as to how dangerous the city really is. If that doesn't convince you of how dangerous it was, kids were given guns and were asked to join the gangs and keep the violence and drug running alive. The movie was very fast paced, yet easy to follow. In the end one will argue that the good had prevailed over evil. Overall, I would definitely recommend this movie to everyone in the mature audience because of the violence that is depicted in the film. It is unquestionably on my list of favorite movies.