market transforms an object by assigning ever-changing values to an individual piece and the artist’s oeuvre. While watching Waste Land I kept thinking about the current economic and political crisis is in Brazil‚ about the struggles people in the favelas face‚ their vulnerability and the force of their activism and resistance. What was first-world response the filmmakers hoped for in releasing the film? Global change is a long-term affair and I often feel powerless when confronted by
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City of God (2002) is a crime/drama film‚ which presents the lives of underprivileged youths residing in a favela in the shadow of Rio de Janerio; Cidade de Deus. The film’s protagonist‚ Rocket‚ provides the voice-over narration‚ providing a portal insight into gang warfare which has divided the favela. Author and cinematography‚ Blain Brown’s book Cinematography: Theory and Practice: Image Making for Cinematographers and Directors‚ catalogues various cinematography techniques utilised in filmmaking
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There were many conflicts that were more significant in terms of gains‚ losses‚ and casualties than that of Villa’s raid of Columbus‚ New Mexico. Upon hearing that the nearby town of Columbus‚ New Mexico was lightly garrisoned‚ Mexican revolutionary Francisco “Pancho” Villa ordered what remained of his army to attack the small farming town. His well-earned reputation had been seriously damaged by this point considering recent losses that devastated his army‚ having both the Mexican and American
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was marketed to children. The movie also adds to the soccer stereotype as Fernando‚ the orphan boy who originally store Blu and Jewel‚ wears a Pele jersey throughout the entire film. There is also a sequence in the film that shows an overview of a favela‚ and all of its inhabitants are fully engrossed in a soccer game. Rio continues to prove the author’s argument as true‚ as the movie is full of oversimplifications of Brazilian
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political career‚ and is a community leader fighting for underprivileged and poor people. She always had dreams of it being were “ ‘human relationship take precedence over material things;’ a society that recognizes the worth of her neighbors in the Favelas.” (Gilmore 1)This report is based on da Silva’s life‚ political career‚ and changes she has made along her lifetime to help mold minds for the better‚ and create different outcomes for the people‚ especially those without a voice. Benedita da
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Before the film even starts it is made abundantly clear that City of God is a transnational film via the use of its opening credit sequence. Not only are there are a multitude of production companies and distributors attached to the film‚ but probably more pertinent is the fact that the first to be highlighted is that of Miramax Films – a ‘North’ American founded company. This association with ‘North’ America early on is an obvious allusion to the fact that the film is transnational. However for
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people don’t realize about how poor the country is. In southern Brazil slavery is still around. In the State of Mato Grosso do Sul there is still slavery. People in that part of the region of the country are very poor‚ they are even more poor then the favelas in Rio. Gato’s are the slaveholders‚ they bribe the people of that region with food‚ shelter and money. What the people don’t realize is how poor they really are. Slavery has been in Brazil since the Portuguese arrived in the 1500’s. In the reading
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ruined Bruce Banner’s (Edward Norton) life‚ a brilliant (or terrible?) experiment involving gamma radiation that renders a monstrous alter-ego that convenes when Bruce’s anger meter reaches boiling point. We witness where he has been lowered to; a favela in Brazil where the fear of being shipped off to a Government facility to be experimented on dominates his every thought. We see a little box that reads: Days without Incidence: 145. His efforts to hide himself from recognition have failed him when
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What is the difference between an urban and rural settlement? Urban areas can include town and cities whereas Rural areas include villages. Urban areas are posh like areas‚ the urban areas are known for their advanced civic amenities‚ opportunity for education‚ facilities for transport‚ business and social interaction and overall a better life for people living in urban areas. On the other‚ the rural areas are more dependent on natural resources and events. The rural areas do not have any traffic
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develop saw some improvements for people but poverty still prevailed because there was not a holistic approach. It saw job creation but not job training. It saw profits but not for the people of Brazil. The people were forced to build the slum or favelas as a result. (Charlip & Burns‚ p.254). The Diary of Carolina Maria de Jesus‚ “Child of the Dark‚” is a
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