Benny and the little overlord and the city of gods or fairy tales

Elza 2022-03-21 09:01:10

People say it is shameful to comment on this movie. But I have always been shameful, saying some crude words, it's not bad for such a time.
Benny is a literary youth.
Benny spent a lot of money to clean up himself, let the white guy buy trendy clothes outside the civilian area, hype himself, wear black-framed plate glasses born in the 90s, a pair of literary youth style. It is this style that makes him stand out from the many rascals. While doing his job well, he also makes a good girl and does a good job of his image.

The literary and artistic youths of the 1970s were hippies, so the Ban family woman and Benny had a dialogue
like this: I don’t like violence, let’s leave here, where do we
go?
Let's find a farm, listening to music smoked marijuana
a good idea to
let the hippie quite right
and then the two had a heat wave time around. Continue to smoke marijuana.

In the eyes of the narrator A Pao, Benny is the best gangster in the City of God. He invites people to drink beer, but his lover does not charge money for smoking marijuana. He gave A Pao a camera, although it was later snatched by Xiaobawang, although Xiaobawang gave him the camera in the end.
Benny is also a handsome guy, like Brad Pitt when he smiles, and like Brad Pitt when he doesn't smile. After Benny's death, Huang Mao said to the murderer: You are done, you killed the coolest gangster in the City of God.
However, we can also get several revelations from the story of handsome Benny: 1. People are good-looking and good for picking up girls. 2. People are trendy, good for picking up girls. 3. Smoking marijuana is good for picking up girls. 4. Hooligans can also be distinguished by tasteful and unproductive, hippies and traditional ones. Generally women choose the former.

So Xiaobawang became a Xiaobawang, and the setbacks in life made him resort to violence in order to get compensation. The first invitation to the dance partner failed, and Xiaobawang made the male partner of the dance partner undress and stand in the crowd; the second time, when the kiss was attempted, Xiaobawang raped the Nightwalker and humiliated the handsome boyfriend of Nightwalker. When life is unsatisfactory and sometimes unsatisfactory, then having a gun in hand is the best way to regain self-esteem. It just so happens that the city of God is full of guns. The nightmare begins here. When others bully Xiaodouzi, Xiaodouzi raises a gun and shoots him. When others steal the Xiaobawang business, Xiaobawang leads the crowd to make him a transparent hole. The power of firearms gave Xiaobawang's inner weakness a strong appearance, and his unattractive appearance gave him the capital for the overlord to make the bow hard. Therefore, it seems that Xiaobawang is not bad, but is obsessed with the charm of guns, which makes him awe-inspiring. Just like Viagra, the power is unlimited.
At one time, Xiaobawang's weak performance was unobstructed, that is, when Benny died, the huge dance hall flashed lights, and Xiaobawang fell on the dead Benny and wept bitterly, raising his gun to the sky. A few shots are the hoarse voice of Xiaobawang. No relatives, no warmth, no love, no support, except for Benny. Benny, who grew up with him, has become the last gentleman and support of Xiaobawang. After leaving Qiang, Xiaobawang's weakness is a piece of paper, and Benny is his wall. So after Benny's death, the bully yelled at the Ban family woman: It was you who killed him, you gotta go, you gotta go. It's as if two women are jealous for a man.
So Xiaobawang is really too bad, but weak and bad. It's so bad that it's sorrowful and tender. Every bullet shot through someone's chest, as if the weak and insulting little bean had the power to dominate the world, tears flashed in his eyes, and the corners of his mouth trembled slightly. It seems that in a lonely world, Xiaodouzi in the lonely wind has found the magic to subvert the order. How fascinating it is. The road to avoid order reaches its peak, which is only in the world of fairy tales. Then the City of God is indeed a fairy tale city.

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Extended Reading
  • Kasey 2022-03-25 09:01:05

    The original intention of this film is to let the numb people watch the numb people in the film so as to awaken their conscience so that they are no longer numb, but the biggest impression I have after watching is not these messy things. My first feeling is that Brazil is really JB chaotic. , The second feeling is that the rogue Rush is too enjoyable, and the second thing is about human nature... It’s pretty good from any angle, and even more terrifying is a remake of real people and real things. The acting skills of those children are really amazing.

  • Misty 2022-03-24 09:01:11

    The film captures the brutality and disorder of Rio de Janeiro's slums, and the works can be smelled across the screen. In terms of photography, he showed his unique techniques, holding hands, subtracting frames, and panning the camera freely. The sharp and fast-paced editing made the film cast a cold and continuous violent catharsis. The perspective of news, first-person narration, records the cruel images of the Devil’s City for decades and generations of gangsters. The soundtrack is brisk and magical, and the alienating effect formed by the video passages is an irony of loss of order and loss of humanity. Officials and bandits are stubborn, the corruption of the system and the loss of executive power are the root causes of the blood.

City of God quotes

  • [after seen his pictures printed in the front page of the news by mistake]

    Buscapé: Fuck... I'm dead!

    [cut to slum]

    Zé Pequeno: What's the name of that friend of yours who took this pictures?

    Thiago - Tiago: Buscapé.

    [Enjoying the pictures]

    Zé Pequeno: Buscapé! The guy is good!

  • Zé Pequeno: Where do you want to take the shot? In the hand or in the foot?