Around the World in 20 Films - Day 3

 

"This movie plays with your heart because you create a relationship with each of the characters involved and as it progresses you get to watch some grow out of the hoodlum and some take their place as bosses." - Todd

“A film filled with furious energy, based on a true story, follows Rocket, a young boy who’s grown up amongst the slum gangs of Rio de Janeiro. The film is lengthy, but worthwhile if you are in for a true story” - Sam 

"'City of God' is a great film to understand the culture of Brazilian suburbs in-depth, although it fails to provide the right morale and has an amount of plot holes which is unacceptable for such a high rating." - Alex

“'City of God' is a great movie that displays the violent dilemma that a lot of young men in Brazilian slums are confronted with.” -Herdegan

“'City of God' is a great movie that documents and shows the viewer how chaotic life in the slums of Brazil are.” - Cameron

“'City of God' gives the audience a perspective of the favelas in Brazil. It shows the actual violence of two rival gangs going at each other.” - Jay

"'City of God' tells a violent story of Brazilian slums with mainly non-professional, but incredible, acting." - Leon

“'City of God' connects you to characters and will have them ripped away to show you the life of living in a favela.” - Declan

“'City of God' is an excellent movie that goes in multiple story lines and introduces a lot of characters but tells a complete, excellent story.” - Paul 

"'City of god' was a very good movie that showed a realistic situation in the slums. The movie portrayed gang violence and how ruthless it can be, and they didn’t hold back from showing us anything as there were on screen killings, even of children." - Gehrig

“An honest look at how dangerous gang life can be.”- Rowan 

"'City of God' uses realistic camera movements and angles to truly bring the audience into the story" - Jared

“The intertwining stories of the many characters really makes this movie feel like you are there and a part of the action.” - Justin

"A captivating story of Brazilian gang violence and the hobbies that can save you." - Jack

“City of God demonstrates the cycles of violence that children face and end up perpetuating in areas where government and policing are lax and corrupt.”—Henry

"A spectacular, raw film that relays real events with real people." - Arabella

"Guillermo Del Toro went above my expectations by a lot! The movie wasn’t horrible, but instead, it was just terrible. The only thing I liked was the picture, but as to everything else, we get: boring plot, a lot of montage mistakes, cliches, worthless acting and no showing of Spanish culture at all. The movie is bad, just like its director, who has made nothing good except for Fauno’s Labyrinth in 2006. Miserable director and miserable movie bring a solid 2/10," - Alex

“The Devils Backbone is a spectacular film from 2001. From the slow pans from the ground up, to the eerie soundtrack, the film does a wonderful job portraying suspense through cinematics and sound.” -Sam

“The stroryline is really easy to follow and the characters are put into good and bad roles which gives you someone to root for and against.” - Justin

“A movie that will leave you amazed long after the credits have rolled”-Rowan

"This movie tells a great ghost story about revenge, hatred and friendship." - Leon

"A horror thriller that makes you question who's the real monster." - Jack

“'The Devils Backbone' deserves to be titled as a good horror movie as it conveys an interesting plot taking place at a Spanish orphanage and is playing with a classical horror setting” - Herdegan 

"This movie plays with the heart of the viewer as you build connections to each of the characters and watch them face their challenges." - Todd

“The Devil’s Backbone is a prime example of what not to do in a film: ghost stories, boring cinematography, and cliche plot.”—Henry

“'The Devil’s Backbone' is a fantastic and creative horror movie that keeps the viewer on the edge of their seat” - Cameron

"An interesting take on a ghost story that reflects on humanity and Spain during the Spanish Civil War." - Arabella

"The movie was very suspenseful and used tactics like the bomb just to keep the audience on their toes." - Gehrig

“The movie goes through a thrilling story with multiple kids that have a lot of depth” - Declan

“A great movie with beautiful images and symbols. ” - Paul

“This movie expresses children’s experiences within an orphanage.”- Jay