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 facing him (main character)

city of god difference - native, urban 

camera shutter to narration - makes the film less bleak 

camera become a synonym with rocket 

relaxed narration

lil dice (young) / lil ze (older), looking up, power





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