In the film City of God‚ director Fernando Meirelles and Kàtia Lund utilize subtle yet effective cimatography techniques to call attention to the inequality that lies within the favelas of Brazil. City of God‚ released on January 17‚ 2003‚ focuses on the lives of two black boys‚ Lil Zé and Rocket‚ from the City of God. Rocket is the ambitious‚ kind‚ and charming photographer while Lil Zé is the as the callous‚ sinister‚ and selfish drug lord. Meirelles and Lund utilize this film in order to expose
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mass international recognition to the long neglected favelas of Rio de Janeiro through his directing of movies such as City of God (2003)‚ but he has also asserted a solid position within the North American film industry with films such 360 (2011). The response the former received after its release was unprecedented in national cinema. Internationally speaking‚ City of God‚ or Cidade de Deus‚ was also very well recognized by critics as well as the general public. More than simply national and international
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In the short story “God is not a Fish Inspector” by W.D. Valgardson‚ the protagonist‚ Fusi Bergman‚ a 70-year old fisherman is reminded by multiple sources that he is too old to fish. This provides him with the necessary drive to prove that despite the physical ailments that come along with fishing‚ he is able to continue to do so. The story describes multiple incidences where Fusi’s daughter‚ the fish inspectors as well as society in general remind him that he should not be fishing at his age. When
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factor. If one reads Homer ’s "Iliad" and "Odyssey‚" and Virgil ’s "Aeneid"‚ he gets to realize that the ancient concept of people ’s interaction with Gods is totally deprived of fear in any form. In all three masterpieces‚ Gods are basically described as humans‚ with all their strengths and weaknesses‚ although being immortal. Humans often revere Gods‚ but not out of fear they simply respect their superiority. Many historians suggest that one of the main reasons‚ which enabled Greek and Roman civilizations
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Let’s begin with his notorious declaration that “God is dead” (first in The Gay Science‚ 1872). Secular thinking is a commonplace today‚ but in Nietzsche’s time this declaration was strikingly prophetic. The point of the claim is not so much to assert atheism: although Nietzsche was certainly an atheist‚ he was far from being a pioneer of European atheism. Rather‚ his observation is sociological‚ in a way: he means that Western culture no longer places God at the center of things. In another way‚ the
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The movie the Gods Must Be Crazy is about cultural diffusion. In the beginning of the movie we are introduced to a tribe that is isolated from everything else. One of the tribe members happens to find an empty glass bottle that apparently fell from a plane‚ but the tribe member believes that it fell from the sky and that it was a gift from the gods. Excitedly he shows all the other tribe members the gift from the gods but none of them seem to know what it is. So they immediately find various uses
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whenever they see each other. Above all else‚ they were also lacking communication with the most important person that could solve their biggest problem—God. Changing a person is a long process. However‚ it will only take 40 days or less if it is done by God’s mighty love and power. The key for every changing heart is God and God alone. Indeed‚ God has been revealed in the movie in His very kind and caring nature. He has been so good to the husband that He has used his father to influence him and
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Oedipus and the Gods” All Greek tragedies no matter how dissimilar share underlying commonality. According to Aristotle‚ the first true theater critic‚ all tragedies are composed of several common features. “Medea” and “Oedipus the King” are no different. They both contain strong plot‚ thought‚ character‚ language‚ melody and spectacle. They also both have their own unique conflict‚ event and themes. One reoccurring theme through almost all Greek tragedies is the role of the gods and fate‚ both of
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Explore how DBC Pierre displays his ideas to shock the audience in Vernon God Little. Vernon God Little‚ written by DBC Pierre‚ is a satirical novel based around a massacre at a high school in Texas in which some of the students got possession of a gun and murdered some of their teachers and fellow students. The novel is about a boy called Vernon who is best friends with the main killer‚ Jesus. Vernon is framed as an accessory to murder and the story line follows the down fall of his life. There
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City of God: Killing People is a Must City of God‚ directed by Fernando Meirelles and Katia Lund‚ is based on a true story of slum gangs of Rio De Janeiro in the 60’s. Rocket tells the story from his point of view about him and Lil’ Z growing up in the ghetto and they take on different paths in life. The city was dangerous and full of drugs‚ guns‚ gangs and killing. Rocket‚ had dreams of becoming a photographer one day. He did not want to fall into the violence and corruption and his only way out
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