The City of God

Davonte 2022-04-23 07:01:09

1. The opening chapter of "Chicken Run" brings an aggressive visual impact, and the rapid switching of the camera makes a dagger that has been sharpened repeatedly shine with a dazzling cold light. This group of shots sets a tone for the whole work: crisp, direct, sharp, and fast. No leeway, no sloppiness, no flickering. This style persists.
2. There are no wicked people in the "City of God", because there is no dividing line between good and evil. Children living here understand from an early age that only guns can solve all problems, and only guns can satisfy all desires. Guns are not only a tool to show strength, but also endowed with a status symbol similar to a "totem".
3. The movie is neither obscure nor literary, but easy to understand, but not mainstream. It shows how the law of the jungle of human nature manifests when there are no rules.
4. We always struggle with whether human nature is inherently good or human nature is inherently evil. This film gives an answer: human nature is neither good nor evil. When it is shown, good and evil are intertwined. You can't even separate the good from the evil.
5. The captain hiding in the depths of the church in the first paragraph is actually the only surviving young and dangerous boy in the whole film. This ending at least suggests that in the 1960s, when the gentle trio was wandering the world, the church was at least a shelter that could provide shelter. Because of the dream of God appearing, and facing the enemy, you can even avoid the calamity of death. You can't help but teach people to sigh that the power of religion is everywhere.

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  • Federico 2022-04-24 07:01:02

    Even on the same planet, there is still a place that is completely different from me, there are so many people who are different from me, living in different houses from me, doing different things from me, and there is a director who uses Films of a style I've never seen before. It's a Rio I haven't seen in books or on TV, and that's what makes the movie so appealing.

  • Guy 2021-10-20 18:58:55

    The person closest to violence is closest to heaven.

City of God quotes

  • Buscapé: You need more than guts to be a good gangster. You need ideas.

  • Buscapé: [after Dadinho kills many people in a motel] That night, Dadinho killed his dream of kill.