City of God

 

In this scene where Shaggy and his girlfriend are trying to get out of the favelas and this do this by using a gun in order to get into a car. The screenshot here shows shaggy to be pushing a car as it somehow stopped working. The car may have stopped working because they tried to escape the favela which will eventually end up in death. Shaggy pushes the car which could represent how people in the favela have to push and work hard to escape that life. 

In this scene where shaggy is pushing the car. the camera is placed in between the car window in order to show Shaggy on one side and Bernice on the the other side. This can have a deeper meaning because it shows the issues in that time. One issue is that it is not possible to have a sustained relationship as it is always interrupted by social conditions. Another, is that the way scene show the two actors separated can show the difference and split between men and women.

During this scene after Shaggy gets shot by the police he starts to fall behind and this can add to the issue of men and women are apart from each other and how the two are growing apart. This is the consequence because they tired to escape.

In this scene where shaggy is running away from the police, the music is quite fast which would represent how life in the favelas is fast paced. A hand held camera gives a sense of realism and panic. Also, the fact that shaggy is far away can add to the fact that men and women are different during those times. A long shot is used to show the police in the background and the houses.

In this scene where Bernice is watching Shaggy run from the police, a close up is used to show her emotion and show her in the car alone. This can link to the next scene where the car would turn back around entering the favela which would represent how women do not escape there life. This can also link to how she wanted to leave, but women are treated lesser than men and there is no opportunity for them. In addition her emotion can show how most women feel in a relationship which again cam link to how women are treated badly by men.

 

In this scene after Shaggy and Bernice and very far apart, the car turns around and drives back into the favela which can show how people try to escape but will just end up back in the same place. Like the narrative of the film, they all go in a circle like the conflict that is happening at the time. This is an crane shot showing the favelas and the colour palette at this point is brown and is quite bright which would match the drugs used at the time, which would be weed.

In this scene, shaggy had just been shot and the police and residents of the favela are surrounding him. The police states "we got that son of a bitch" which which shows that the police only really care about shooting people without actually looking at what happened. The police are taking things out of his pocket which can represent how the police were corrupt and are just as bad as the gangs. Police would want crime to happen in the favelas as it would help them. Police brutality was high and they would just shoot anyone

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In this scene where Steak and Fries is asked if he wants to take a walk with Lil Ze the lighting is low key which could show show his choice can end up in something bad. Bars are also shown which demonstrates how residents in the favelas are trapped and it can also show how people are trapped in the lifestyle of guns and gangs.