Alexandre Rodrigues and Leandro Firmino da Hora are fabulous in their roles and carry the film and their compellingly real characters adeptly. In no way either does it glamorise crime and gives an unflinching view of gangland rivalry, provoking comparisons to Martin Scorsese and 'Goodfellas'. The story is not hard to follow, with lots of provoking thought, tension and emotion, while the action is positively explosive, frighteningly brutal and designed with a real meticulousness. The music fits well and has some haunting moments without being intrusive, while Fernando Meirelles's direction, particularly in the visual style, is superb. It's all audaciously shot and edited with a lot of gritty atmosphere and sense of tension.

'City of God' is very well made, with some stunning and hard-hitting images, even if the budget is not high or enormous. There are many hugely entertaining films, while there are others that are clearly intended to be things other than entertainment and either are deep character studies, deliberate mood pieces and poignant dramas and shouldn't be denounced because of stereotypical views of what a film should be like.

It does, with that being said, a superlative job bringing those qualities to life, and there are others, including myself, who judge films by what they set out to do rather than just wanting to be 'entertained'. It is not some audience members' idea of being entertaining, and is pretty unflinching, uncompromising and challenges the viewer. Perhaps 'City of God' is not for everybody. One of the best foreign language films there is and one of the best films personally seen recently, after a long time of being on my to see list but taking a while to get round to it due to being so busy and going through a difficult phase. City of God - ENGLISH SUB 367,738 views 4.4K Dislike Mqtthxw 1. Such an amazing film that deserves the accolades and acclaimed hype it's garnered.

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