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| Nelson_Mandela 07/03/19 12:14:07 PM #134: | #28. City of God https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/10/CidadedeDeus.jpg Dir: Fernando Meirelles and Ktia Lund Genre: Drama, Crime Year: 2002 SephG Superlative: The greatest Latin American movie ever made Every so often a film comes out that just blows your mind for the magnitude of its scope and the intensity with which every scene is filmed. You have epics like Once Upon a Time in America that span decades, but with a pacing that allows you to catch your breath and absorb what's happening. This doesn't happen in City of God. City of God is a true crime epic that covers the slum wars of Rio from the 60s through the 70s, following a group of characters as they are children through their rise as the gang leaders of the area. But every scene throughout the story is insanely intense, appropriately filmed with a fast-paced action reminiscent of a less indulgent Aronofsky. It's a supremely 2000s film, one that influenced countless movies later in the decade--yet also one that holds up astonishingly well. This is The Godfather trilogy of Latin America--their Citizen Kane--and we are lucky to bear witness. --- "A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25 "Sephy's point is right."~ Inviso ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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