FIRST TIME WATCHING: City of God *Cidade de Deus* (2002) REACTION (Movie Commentary)
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City of God is a masterclass in filmmaking.
Not only is this based on a true story, this is almost exactly what happened. They were very, VERY accurate to reality with this one.
No they were not 😂… the story is based on the true characters of Lil Z and Knockout Ned that had a real turf war, but the story itself is fictional
@@jademermaidmusic na verdade não cara os personagens foram inspirados mas a história é igual. Essa violência acontece até os dias de hoje.
Translation:
Actualy no man the characters were inspires BUT the story is the same. This violence continues to this day
@@jademermaidmusicnão é fictícia. É basicamente uma cópia do que aconteceu de verdade
@@Lulu-re2mq sim.
@@jademermaidmusicdumbass
Not just one of the best gangster films, but one of the films ever
This is easily one of my favourites movies of all time, i love it, and feels kinda close home being from Argentina. Two interesting facts about this movie, all the actors except Carrot and Knockout Ned, were actually just people who actually lived on the ciudade de deus, hence sadly some of them just got back to the life that they were acting about. The other thing is that in my opinion this is one of the best edits on a movie that i have ever seen, and it was the first movie that the editor work on, of couse he won the BAFTA Award for Best Editing and was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Film Editing. And City of God was listed as the 17th best-edited film of all time in a 2012. Cool archivement to have on your first work :)
Edit: 32:20 You're absolutely right, they found the actor right there on the favelas.
They were from different favelas... Not only City of God.
Don't quote me on that, but I believe that the kid who played Steak 'n Fries was one of the few - if not the only one - who managed to make a career after this. He was in a couple of other movies and then a TV series (City of Men, also about the favela life) for a good while at least.
Seu Jorge (Knockout Ned) was also born in a favela and was a struggling musician often living in the streets before this movie
The woman, Rocket's love interest, managed to be somewhat recognizable as an actress
@@50Personas Angelica too (Alice Braga), she was in many movies after this, including Suicide Squad and other famous movies
This movie illustrates perfectly what abject poverty does to people.
The bad ones
And this movie also shows how how it is not the poverty, but the life choices that are responsible for it. For example how rocket had similar situation from Lil Dice and ended up way differently. I am Brazilian, lived similar life conditions. But fortunately the crime life never fitted my character.
@@asaventurasderobson poverty increases crime rates, it doesn't mean everyone turns into a criminal. There is decades and decades of studies on this.
Not just abject poverty, because this wasn’t happening where I lived in Africa, and it’s really poor, theirs some aspect of greed aswell.
@@guyfromthe80s92 Damn the studies. The only reason people call on those studies is to justify this abhorrent behavior. To act like because someone grew up in a shitty way that means they have to be shitty. I live in a poor neighborhood. The mother fuckers that participate in stuff like this aren't some charity case just lashing out cuz they have nothing, they're evil people who feel the world owes them something so they decide to take everything they want by force from good people specifically because they know they won't fight back. Notice how Li'l Ze always has some kinda jewelry and nice clothes on, same for some of his higher ranking gang members. Also notice how Ze and his gang never go to rob rich people or stick up CEO's and threaten to murder them. They always have money to flaunt and always have gold chains and nice guns. They're not poor at that point. They could easily use that money to go live somewhere nicer but no, they always choose to hang around the poor area so they can keep exploiting the actual good people and the unfortunate. I'm sorry for the rant but the vibe I always get from people saying "oh this is cuz of poverty" as if money and nice materialistic things would suddenly fix these demon's habits just rubs me the wrong way as someone who grew up and still lives around these scumbags. They are evil, and no money or better conditions would change that.
Hi Bro, as a brazilian born in City Of God (oh, yeah...) i'm saddly to tell that not much was changed. We're opressed by "the guys" you know and by the police as well, sometimes ppl should pick a side just to survive and yes, police shoot, not just drug dealers, but even common workers like dogs at the streets. We live in a place full of pridefull and honest people, we just want peace but... the cops take the money, "the guys" wear militar guns, when the money isn't enough they just make that operations and time for time kill innocents. Our politicians? They're part of this, leading the police and being owners and friends of the landowners who are the "big fishies". Sorry for the bad english btw. Nice reaction.
Hey bro, i just hope u r "fine" in any way u can be fine in a place like that best of my wishes for u!
just a reminder to not ever be sorry for a "bad english" as you are making the conversation happen to begin with. be proud bro!
The witch doctor you see is what most people in brazil would call "Macumbeiro" with "Macumba" being a name people give to traditions, chants, rituals and spells that come in the afro-brazilian religions, and the priest there is speaking in a dialect that sounds almost like a broken portuguese, the same way that french creole is with french but its sort of a bad term because its too vague, just like how people call everything creole "voodoo", but for all intents and puposes its indeed brazilian vaudou
Actually, macumba is a drum used in the rituals, but all this generalization made this word mean all those things in christian common sense.
Also the way he speaks reflects that it's not a man talking with Lil ze it's the entity speaking trough him
Knockout Ned is Seu Jorge, a super famous musician in real life. Please check him out!
It's sad you can't understand portuguese because the slang is amazing!
O filme é inglês é super sério e pesado, mas quando entendes o calão tem momentos de humor para mim
@@jademermaidmusic parte do humor brasileiro ─ mais especificamente carioca. rs // @Leandro Afonso thanks, I was about to comment that 😆😅
He is also great in Life Aquatic doing all the Bowie covers
I was with the guy that was originally from Albania for several. He was always very happy and very satisfied with very little. One night we got really trashed and he really started talking to me about why he left Albania his story reminds me so much of this movie. In fact my first time seeing this I couldn't help but think of him like over and over again. He said one of the biggest reasons his family had to leave was because they had been literally been robbed so many times but they no longer kept things of value in their home. And he said you can just walk outside and you'll see ten-year-olds 12 year olds walking around with giant guns. Luckily his family was able to pool their resources with another family and they came to America in the early 2000s. They opened a small restaurant and they have been incredibly successful. My heart sincerely goes out to people who grew up like this. I hope that anyone who has made an effort to leave these sort of upbringings behind just know that I applaud all of your efforts and wish you the absolute best.
fun fact: the "voodoo man" is actually a Candomble priest, a afro-brazilian religion consistent in the worshipping of ancient entities and orixas.
the one talking to Lil Z was a entity, incorporated on the priest, he renamed him while giving him a necklace called 'guide', a symbol of protection and manifested energy of the entities. he warned that he couldn't have sexual intercourse with the guide on, or a big misfortune would fall above him, and, as you can see, he didn't listened, and in the worst way possible.
I think this scene is sensational, when Exu Sete Caldeiras says that he cannot have sex with his guide, at that moment he seals Zé Pequeno's fate, as he already warns that he will have the power he seeks so much, but from the moment he leaves from there he will reap everything he sowed, and when he rapes Mané Galinha's wife it was the end point of his journey, it was there that all the power he had guided him to a crossroads where all paths led him to certain death, that's enough Observe that after this act his decline begins. I think this scene is cool, showing a complexity that goes beyond the physical, and becomes spiritual as Exú's power follows a dualistic aspect, it is an entity that flows between good and evil, he grants power, but warns you that In this life everything we do returns. Whoever sows death inevitably reaps death
Oooh damn. THIS movis is raw. But incredible.
When they did that to them kids that brought tears to my eyes like a mfr!
One of my favorite movies, excited for this one.
I’m glad you did this one. It’s was my favorite in high school.
In the beginning you wondered if you'd know any of the actors in this, so I wondered if you'd recognize the actress playing Angelica.
That's young Alice Braga in her first feature film. You may know her from I Am Legend, The Suicide Squad and a TV series called Queen of the South (never watched this one myself, wikipedia says she's in the starring role).
Funny thing is that Angelica, like Thiago, is one of the story's representatives of the upper middle-class kids in Rio who sometimes end up mixed in with the drug trade, and Alice Braga herself was not from the hood like most of the other actors. She's the daughter of Sonia Braga, one of the most famous actresses in the country, who herself also got some international recognition, even winning a BAFTA award and getting a handful of Golden Globe nominations in the 70's and 80's.
Knockout Ned is played by Seu Jorge, a local musician. You should look him up, he's good.
I thought she was the niece of Sonia Braga.
@@mlrussell1 Oh, you're right, I mixed things up. Yes, she's the niece, not the daughter
"seu Jorge, a local musician" hahaha tá brincando né irmão? seu Jorge é uma lenda mundial pô
Brilliant your reaction to the film. Very complete. This film really shows through its script how the lack of investment in culture, schools, health, sport, housing can transform the image of a paradise into hell.
Lil Z listens to Benny because Benny is the closes thing to a family that Lil Z has...they grew up together like brothers
It's so good to see people from outside Brazil watching our national movies, good react bro.
The sad part is: As a non brazilian-portuguese talker you can't understand the slangs, they make the movie so much better! I remember growing up and always trying to talk like Zé Pequeno (or Lil' Z as the subtitle says haha)
I saw this movie the week it premiered, 3 days before I went to Rio. I was like where the FUCK am I going?!!! I loved it so much I went back 5 more times.🤎Love the City Of Men TV series!!
City of God and Menace to society are my top 2 favorite gangsta movie
@ERRATAS 0202 I can't think of any gansta movie that can match the violence of city of God . Menace to society is just a well written real live drama/ gansta
PHENOMENAL FILM 👏🏾🎬🍿🌴🚀
A documentary (10 Years Later) was made to follow up on many of these actors!
11:16 Hey man, what’s up, Brazilian here👋, and I would like to add some advice:
Actually that’s not voodu, but it’s a religion of african origin too. I’m not sure wich one but it can be “candomblé”, “umbanda” or “quimbanda” :)
I’m telling you! These types of movies are great! You you react to Colors! It came out in 1988! About two cops in LA patrolling gang territories. They use real gangs and gangsters. They do a pretty good job at depicting how it really was in LA during the 80s
Ice T music
South America - most cruel place in the world, our days. So many massacre's, so many gang struggles, so many victim's..
One of the greatest movie ever made. You finally got to it. 👍🏿
Continua reagindo a nossos filmes.. " Carandiru, tropa de elite... Entre outros.. já me inscrevi amei seu canal 😊
top tier movie
this movie was incredible but even as someone who watches gangster/crime movies regularly this was very hard to watch
"sin nombre" Is another similar one that's really really good.
And still happens... I love this movie! Good vibes from Brazil, my friend!
Stars a Disney channel for adults is releasing a mini series based on this movie called city of god 20 yrs later!
Obrigado pelo react!
Se puder, assista ao filme "Tropa de Elite" (Elit Squad), is so fucking good.
Greatins from Brazil
Tropa de Elite 2 is fantastic as well
@@shoujahatsumetsu I agree with you
Sad to say not much has changed in Brazil or many south American countries. And pretty much the same reasons as always, being poor, having no future, no job, no chance at life...nothing. Drug dealing, gangs...etc are all people know in the cycle. Though one big thing is in the big cities where you think things would be better, you then have to deal with corrupt leaders who have corrupt police on their side. So just another form of issues even with the not so poor.
So hi, i am brasilian like tons of people in the coments, u asked in during the video why lil Z liked Beninho so much. There is some people who think that Lil Z was actaully gay, he probably didint realize but yeah its a theory.
Elite squad 1 and 2 is gonna blow your mind! It’s a must
Tu é brasileira ?
Almost same experience man !!! Shocked and fascinated trough the movie. City of god was nominated for 4 Oscars but not wins any one ( Oscar's sucked anyway and is overrated). Check out Carlito's Way from 1993 Al Pacino Sean Penn.
Best movie ever. Lil Ze and Benny characters are legendary.
Absurd not to have won the Oscar for best foreign film
You’re right, they did find the actors in the Favelas. With the exception of Carrot, every gangster in this movie was cast from the favelas in Rio
Awesome movie
I recommend the movie 7 boxes. It is a Paraguayan film, a neighboring country of Brazil
5:08 " or im going to wake up in my miuth full of ants" the translation didnd made justice to the original portuguese
Reage ao alto da compadecida
É comedia fala do nosso nordeste. Um filme muito bom❤
Não se ele não quiser ele não reage 🙂
Esse filme nao faz sentido pra estranjeiro e tambem é extremamente bobo
Based on this, I think you might like a film from the 90s, called "Fresh", starring Sean Nelson, along with Samuel L Jackson in a support role
Thanks for the video.
That is the best mafia film I ever watched.
You should watch the making of. The actors are mostly amateur actor from the favela. There's no script, it's all improvised. The director just say: this and this must happens. Go! That's why it sounds unbelievable realistic. As Portuguese speaker I don't know any film that comes close to this spontaneity.
Vou escrever meu comentário em português mesmo já que você é lusófono. O que eu sei é a discrepância de cultura entre Brasil e Portugal, enquanto Portugal é um dos países em que a pacificidade é uma das mais altas, o Brasil é um dos membros dos opostos, taxa de criminalidade mais alta. Seria interessante uma matéria do porquê deste choque de cultura.
What I do know is the discrepancy in culture between Brazil and Portugal, while Portugal is one of the countries in which peacefulness is one of the highest, Brazil is one of the members of the opposite, highest crime rate. It would be interesting to have an article on the reason for this clash of culture.
Lil ze and Benny was best friends since they were little kids at 7:30 seconds Lil ze and Benny sittin side by side Benny was the Only 1 that could calm ze down 🤦
This movie exhausted me. Brilliant.
Oh wow.. you took a difficult one, but also an important one to react to..
This movie is based on the autobiography this kid wrote. This photographer became one of the best Brazilian writers.
For recorvering yourself now you must watch "O Auto da Compadecida"
Elite squad is amazing too
great reaction. Brazilian people love this film and some others. I recommend you also see: TROPA DE ELITE.
Participações especiais de Seu Jorge e Alice Braga 😉
Great movie
You need to react to The Life Aquatic, a Wes Anderson film! Seu Jorge/Knockout Ned is in it & sings a ton of David Bowie songs in Portuguese!
As a Brazilian what sads me is the fact that gringos can't understand Portuguese and notice how strong and accurate is the slang language
In most of Brazil human life is close to worthless. Still to this day.
Rio de Janeiro not is 30% of territory Brazilian for you its talki this.
Another great from brasil is Tropa de elite. The first one is a classis in my book. Didnt like the second though
Yoooo ✌️
This movie will give you PTSD
Cidades de Deus é foda!
Compared to reality this movie is like a picnic🤣. It's much worst down there.
Fun Fact: The guy that played knockout ned is a famous Brazilian singer today, check him out "Seu Jorge" is the name.
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
You should watch Tropa de Elite 1 and 2 (Elite Squad in english). They're just as good as City of God.
It's not that he didn't know how to negotiate, he only sold the first picks of knockout Ned because he was afraid of police retaliation, even if he could have been famous if he sold the corruption/violent ones he wondered if it would've been worth it.
Check out a Mexican movie called “infierno” for a similar view but on Mexican (cartel) gangs
greetings from Brazil! what's next? Elite Squad? Elite Squad: The Enemy Within? you should definitely check these out for a more current insight of the urban violence in Rio...
Watch Elite Squad. (Tropa de elite)
Is very good.
React to Elite Squad, movie from brazil
watch to Elite Squad pls. One of the best brazilian movies
15:20 this looks bad but probably its one of the most important rule: Dont rob your own community.
Next foreign movie A masterpiece
LA BELLE VERTE
What they don't mention is that those kids became the basis of the notorious pcc or red command of rio.
Get the dvd, the extra documentaries are worth it
do not make shit up! pcc was made in 93! this movie was happening in 79! Those kids were dead by that time.. Come to rio :D
@@SuguRakuNiShiteYaru I think it was the commando vermelho, the red command or something similar. The pcc did not come from nowhere and if you remember the end of the movie takes place in the early 80s
Things are not that bad here today. It's even worse
🎥🎥🎥🎥🎥🎥🎥🎥 MADE IN BRAZIL 🇧🇷
Meu amado amigo O SENHOR JESUS CRISTO YESHUA HAMASHIA ELE é bondoso,amoroso e nao quer que ninguem se perca. Mas o dia do SENHOR esta muito proximo.
Reacton movie elite squad Brazilian 1 and 2 👍🇧🇷
If you liked the movie you should watch another brasilian portuguese "tropa de elite". Peace bro
Southpaw with Jake Gyllenhaal next!!!!!!
You just got to the 'Racism is not a problem in Brazil 101"... we pretend to discriminate against luck of money... but the people most afflicted with this malady are almost majoritarily black. As a Brazilian American, I can assure you that over there racism is away more prevalent than here in America. In Brasil racism is Institutionalized
voodoo aqui é MACUNBA
React: "Tropa de Elite" pls
👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🤝🇧🇷🙌❤️
React to Elite Squad now plz.
He couldn’t release the pic of the police being corrupt. it would make him too powerful an enemy.
React tropa de elite
watch the series
City of men.
It has a series and a movie.
but series is better
Show life in the favela
você aprendendo português e nos inglês
Not a single name was well translated, kinda amazing
A tradução deste filme é horrível l
Mane Galinha being translated to Knockout Ned hurts my soul lol
Anybody who have good knowledge about movies... They can tell... U love serious movies... N very selective and amazing movies list....
My friend.... watch another serious movie..."Sardar udham".....
This movie shows the reality of... Imperialism... During 1920s...not saying better than Schlinder list....but
I can say that..may be this movie is slow in the few scenes....but..... U r going to remember that movie for very very very long time....
Mi amado amigo EL SEÑOR JESUCRISTO YESHUA HAMASHIA ÉL es bondadoso, amoroso y no quiere que nadie se pierda. Pero el día del Señor está muy cerca.
Such a shame this film goes under the radar. Being a foreign film and featuring a cast that is predominantly black has nothing to do with it though, RIGHT?! 10/10, great reaction.
They swapped Benny and Lil' Z's complexions for the movie🙃
Heartbreaking. Stunning movie but your reaction video is all I can tolerate after that. Too sad.
GTA SA Total Conversion.
This movie is set in the 70's. Things are WAY worse now.
Not , you not live here for its talk shet
Unfortunately it is a reality here in Brazil, mainly São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Like the film elite squad, it is not a fiction but a harsh Brazilian reality.
It’s just as bad or worse today from what I understand.
My beloved friend THE LORD JESUS CHRIST YESHUA HAMASHIA HE is kind, loving and does not want anyone to be lost. But the day of the LORD is very near.
damn portuguese lost a lot of meaning and contest in these translations.