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Wonderful character development!

Excellent but underrated film

Excellent adaptation.

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

This film is amazing. City of God tells the true story of a young Brazilian boy growing up in Rio debJaneiro and his attempts to avoid the local gangs. The best thing about this film is the direction. At the very start of the film we are thrown into the frenzy of Rocket and from then on the entire film moves at a non stop pace. It is breathtaking. Some of the scenes are very shocking which helps to portray a true image of this boys tough life. The flashback scenes also work very well, such as The Story of the Apartment.This film is also a technichal achievement. The cinematography and background sounds help to capture the shocking scenes in almost a horrifying manner. The actors all do a very good job too, considering their lack of experience. In general, this is an excellently paced film with a brilliant plot. Truly wonderful.

This movie is a real gem. It is about as near perfection as any movie can be. The story and writing are superb, with fantastic direction, and the acting is amazing. Really the entire cast is impeccable. I can't recommend this one highly enough. The only warning I have is that it obviously is not good for family/children viewing because of the violence and subject matter involved. But what a great story and movie this is! Riveting.

As someone who loves movies (especially foreign movies) I thought this movie was well directed and well acted (especially when the actors were told to improvise sometimes). I remember watching this movie twice when I was ( and still am) interested in learning Brazilian Portuguese. It's a gritty tale yet one that still has hope. One thing I thought was a little weird was how some of the names were changed in the subtitles. All in all this movie stands the test of time.

'A Spectacular way of exploring reality, with meticulous details well explored in the act '-'Jahya,