Title: No one here gets out alive . . .
Product review: City of God is a two-hour long metaphor for povery and how it breeds cycles upon cycles of interconnected crime spanning generations. The slum is a lovely backdrop to the non-stop action. In a sense, nobody is completely guilty or innocent; the criminals have their code of honor, and the cops are on the take. Everyone must make a choice or a choice will be thrust upon you. The City of God could have been shot in any country's slum. It is also a coming-of-age tale about a young kid who loves photography. As a reviewer noted, the violence is not gratuitous--but it is a necessary evil to show how hopeless life can become. The editing is wonderful in this film as we jump through the lives and times of the characters(see Sryiana for a similar hyperlink technique where random characters and their stories are shown and linked to the action and theme of the film).
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