Real on a Historical Level

Rating: 7/10 (15 October 2018)

The City of God may be an ironic title for the movie. The film is set in a slum of Rio and focuses on the story of a group of kids who grew up to be adults still living the slum. The set of the film truly encompasses the looks and appearances of how slum and the people in the slum would appear in real life, which helps add to the fact that the film is based on a true story. This also adds to the realness of the film itself. The development of each character really helps create the plot and each character builds off of each other, which makes the film enthralling. Each character keeps the audience on the edge of their seats wondering what will happen next; and the film is set for all audiences. The casting of each actor was very methodical, as all of the actors seemed to fit directly into their roles and assume the personalities and feelings of each person's lives. However, I definitely believe they may have type casted the actor who played Angelica because she appeared to have very basic skills in acting. Besides her, the rest of the actors allow you to connect directly with their characters and understand them as human beings. The film creators even play the historical interviews after the credits to supplement the information given throughout the movie. The director even lined up one the interviews of a person with their character in the movie almost exactly, which also contributed to the realness of the movie.