City_of_God

City of God or City completely forgotten by God' Nowadays, it's really hard to find a good, touching movie. Generally, it's caused by the lack of originality. Almost all of the movies, which are currently on the air are patterned one after another. That's why I have been looking for old, often underrated or daring movies. That's how I found out information about "City of God". After reading a short description of this released in 2002 and created by two young directors Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund movie, I decided to watch this film immediately. I don't regret that decision. The whole plot is based on factual story. Entire action takes place in the poorest district of Rio De Janeiro, titular "City of God". Millions of people live there without gas, electricity and even running water in carton-made houses, the walls of which are covered with fungus and mould. Millions of the homeless and unemployed keep fighting with each other in order to get food and money to survive. Among them we can also notice children - the most harmed by the twist of fate. Great majority of them is naked, dirty and ravening. But that's not the most horrifying issue. The most horrendous thing is that not adults, but children are drug trafficking there. Not adults, but children rule that shanty town with guns, drugs and sex workers. No one can match to them. Police is helpless, because everyone is against police there. On the starting scene we can see a bunch of boys chasing a chicken. That's how we meet one of two main characters in this movie - a young boy called "Little Ze". Actually, calling him a boy is a little bit inappropriate - he is the head of the biggest gang in City of God. A remorseless mugger, who kills, rapes girls and threatens everyone just for fun. The second main character is a little boy well-known as a "Rocket". We first meet him when the chicken being chased by earlier mentioned boys stops in the front of him. Entire gang is aiming with guns at him and that's when the main plot starts. Rocket rehearses the story about the "City of God". He describes with details how children seized slums several years ago. He says a lot about himself. In sharp contrast to Little Ze, he doesn't want to stay there even a little longer. He wants to get out of there, he would like to become a photographer. In order to get job, he has to make some photos from City of God - at last one with Little Ze in the foreground. The most horrible thing is, that that is a true story. No one dreamed it up. Seeing 5 -year- old kid who kills a younger one must be overwhelming. Unfortunately, script isn't exaggerating. The thought-provoking thing is that no one wants to change that. Government doesn't do anything because is frightened by the scale of the problem. People in that shanty town are lonely, left with their own devices. Making that movie, directors wanted to draw attention to that. That's one of the reason why there is no music at all - cinema-goer must focus on the screen. Without help from outside, nothing will change. It's proved in the last scene of the movie, when Little Ze, forsaken by comrades, is killed by even younger boys, who want to take control over his business. This movie is simultaneously touching, controversial and dreadful. But, maybe only such a scary film could change something' For me this film is a must. With unhidden pleasure I shall remember this particular movie as one of the most memorable among the ones I have ever seen. I hope that someday I'll see another movie which will show the changes in this district.