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City of God

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but seriously, amazing. on my top ten of all time. I heard that all but one of the actors were amatuers plucked from the streets of Rio. Can anyone confirm this?
 
I loved it also. I only watched it because I heard film critics compare other movies to it that didn't measure up. One of the movies where I agreed with the critics.
 
I loved this movie. I am still not sure whether I think the protagonist was ultimately a "good" person or was ultimately a bit slimy. Sometimes I think he represents the same sort of person that we saw in Capote, the kind that is willing to use terrible events for personal gain. Other times I think there was nothing he could do and to choose sides would be a moral compromise.

Fernando Meirelles is a genius. 2 great movies in a row by him. Apparently he has a documentary series on the favelas of rio as well.

The one with ron perlman and the brain was City of Lost Children which I hated, hated, hated. It was directed by the guy who directed amelia and a very long engagement though, both of which I really liked.
 
Originally posted by: cKGunslinger
What is it about? It's not the strange one with Ron Perlman and the brain is it?
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it's basically about a kid growing up in Brazil. but... a lot more.

i loved it. i had to convince my wife to rent it because it was foreign and she had never heard of it. she ended up loving it though.
 
Well, I felt it was about the evolution of drug and gang violence in rio over the past few decades. As seem from the perspective of a kid growing up there. For those who care about such things, it is quite violent and even occasionally gory.
 
Originally posted by: cKGunslinger
What is it about? It's not the strange one with Ron Perlman and the brain is it?
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That's "City of Lost Children"...this movie deals with the rampant violence in Rio de Janeiro along with the gangs that run the city, gangs that are mostly comprised of teenagers.

It's a great story and in some ways a better film: if you watch the commentaries and read about what happened during the movie, you get a better sense of what it took to produce CoG.
 
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