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  city of god opening: performance: lil ze- aggressive, smiling, close ups rocket - relaxed, mid shot sound: traditional Brazilian music, street noises, knife sharpen mise-en-scene props: guns, knife, camera. casual use instantly  setting: urban blood chicken: brief freedom, blue sky, straight back to the street City Of God Editing: kinetic, quick, visible, stylised editing  flash forward to the end of the film (narrative structure)  lil ze pulls out his gun - jarring cut focuses on him even more matches the music  Cinematography:  lots of close ups/ extreme close ups of preparation of food, low angle (on lil ze showing power) sunlight, no sky, small shots of sky, only light is blinding, oppressive chicken, low angle (street level) dint see anyone face  trapped in the streets. theme and ideologies:  violence, danger urban life poverty, inequality.  post: warm lighting- brown, friendly, huge sky,  rocket is in the middle of the shot facin...