City Of God Analysis
The movies “City of God” and “Blindness” were two films directed by
Fernando Meirelles , a Brazilian film director, producer, and screenwriter.
“City of God” was his best known film, released in 2002 in Brazil where
Fernando was nominated for an “Academy Award for Best Director”. While
“Blindness”, a Brazilian-Canadian film, was released in 2008. Although both of them were related to violence, inhumane and harsh behaviour but they were different to the extent in film location and editing.
The film location or photography station is contradictory in the two movies.
“City of God”, the icon of Brazilian cinema, took place in slums constructed by
Rio de Janeiro to isolate the poor people from the city centre. It was one of the most dangerous places …show more content…
For example, they were shown to be dirty, scummy, scampering around on the dusty play fields and filthy alleys. They had thin bones and bodies due to poverty. Their clothes were ragged and old. Some kids were seen running without shoes on through the streets, or wearing flip flops. The houses seem to be old, having layers of dirt and dust on them.
Unlike “City of God”, “Blindness” is about a society suffering from an epidemic of strange blindness where the patient instead of seeing nothing, he sees a milky whiteness everywhere he looks. This film took place in a nameless and modern city which consists of stores, modern apartments, clinics, governmental buildings and all forms of transportation. People there were wearing, fashionable and stylish clothes. The second main place was the quarantine where the ministry of health decided to gather the blind people. As the time goes on, more internees arrived bellowing like sheep. The problem of hygiene increased due to their inability to clean and take care of the place and of themselves. The third place were the city after the departure of the blind from the quarantine. It was desolate city, gloomy and full of dirt, no one was living there except blind people. In short, choosing the film location is one
Fernando Meirelles , a Brazilian film director, producer, and screenwriter.
“City of God” was his best known film, released in 2002 in Brazil where
Fernando was nominated for an “Academy Award for Best Director”. While
“Blindness”, a Brazilian-Canadian film, was released in 2008. Although both of them were related to violence, inhumane and harsh behaviour but they were different to the extent in film location and editing.
The film location or photography station is contradictory in the two movies.
“City of God”, the icon of Brazilian cinema, took place in slums constructed by
Rio de Janeiro to isolate the poor people from the city centre. It was one of the most dangerous places …show more content…
For example, they were shown to be dirty, scummy, scampering around on the dusty play fields and filthy alleys. They had thin bones and bodies due to poverty. Their clothes were ragged and old. Some kids were seen running without shoes on through the streets, or wearing flip flops. The houses seem to be old, having layers of dirt and dust on them.
Unlike “City of God”, “Blindness” is about a society suffering from an epidemic of strange blindness where the patient instead of seeing nothing, he sees a milky whiteness everywhere he looks. This film took place in a nameless and modern city which consists of stores, modern apartments, clinics, governmental buildings and all forms of transportation. People there were wearing, fashionable and stylish clothes. The second main place was the quarantine where the ministry of health decided to gather the blind people. As the time goes on, more internees arrived bellowing like sheep. The problem of hygiene increased due to their inability to clean and take care of the place and of themselves. The third place were the city after the departure of the blind from the quarantine. It was desolate city, gloomy and full of dirt, no one was living there except blind people. In short, choosing the film location is one