Sarah Leach City of God
The beginning of the scene entitled “Benny’s Farewell” you see Lil’Ze watching Rocket and Benny hugging; Lil’Ze’s face changes almost immediately, why? Lil’Ze is noticeably jealous of the relationship Benny and Rocket both have for each other. This conveys the image of power from Lil'Ze, and how he aches for that kind of bond, as he must be the constant center of attention. He battles to face the fact that Benny has other buddies. In addition, this demonstrates a barrenness of emotion from Lil’Ze's perspective. He lacks the aptitude of controlling his sensibility in a more positive way, but, instead, feels as if aggression is the only applicable way to handle things. Lastly, it shows the unlikelihood …show more content…
The religious crowd just minded their own business and did not get caught up in what was going on round them, other than drinking, because there was alcohol on their table; “The Samba Crowd,” which sounded like some sort of salsa, ladies and gentlemen were shaking their hips, almost like how the Hawaiians dance, their music consisted more of trumpets, drums, and tambourines;, and last but not least, “The Groovy Crowd,” that some people of this day and age might consider “Hipsters.” The choice of music in this movie gave unique traits to each group that was present at the party. For example, during the altercation between Benny and Lil’Ze the music switched from music of fun to one of complete chaos. This was a way of the director gaining the attention of viewers. Director Fernando Meirelles did a great job bringing to light the life of the residents in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Though it was a violently graphic film that would trouble a lot of viewers, it showed the real life situation of many individuals living in inner-cities around the
The beginning of the scene entitled “Benny’s Farewell” you see Lil’Ze watching Rocket and Benny hugging; Lil’Ze’s face changes almost immediately, why? Lil’Ze is noticeably jealous of the relationship Benny and Rocket both have for each other. This conveys the image of power from Lil'Ze, and how he aches for that kind of bond, as he must be the constant center of attention. He battles to face the fact that Benny has other buddies. In addition, this demonstrates a barrenness of emotion from Lil’Ze's perspective. He lacks the aptitude of controlling his sensibility in a more positive way, but, instead, feels as if aggression is the only applicable way to handle things. Lastly, it shows the unlikelihood …show more content…
The religious crowd just minded their own business and did not get caught up in what was going on round them, other than drinking, because there was alcohol on their table; “The Samba Crowd,” which sounded like some sort of salsa, ladies and gentlemen were shaking their hips, almost like how the Hawaiians dance, their music consisted more of trumpets, drums, and tambourines;, and last but not least, “The Groovy Crowd,” that some people of this day and age might consider “Hipsters.” The choice of music in this movie gave unique traits to each group that was present at the party. For example, during the altercation between Benny and Lil’Ze the music switched from music of fun to one of complete chaos. This was a way of the director gaining the attention of viewers. Director Fernando Meirelles did a great job bringing to light the life of the residents in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Though it was a violently graphic film that would trouble a lot of viewers, it showed the real life situation of many individuals living in inner-cities around the