FILMMAKER MOVIE REACTION!! City of God (2002) FIRST TIME REACTION!!
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This movie...I think may be a masterpiece.
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U gotta watch three billboards outside ebbing Missouri. It’s from the director of in Bruges and has Sam Rockwell
I’ve seen that!
Crap
@@JamesVSCinema Hey, I got some great ones you may have not seen. 12 monkeys, the prestige, Chinatown and falling down. All the ones I listed (except falling down) have a great twist. But nothing can beat the Oldboy twist. Second to that is once upon a time in the west
this movie man this movie... yonger my aunt force us to watch this movie i we wont but we do that was a BIG SLAP IN US FACE . nice react love to see yu man.(and do yu see the big blue from luc besson ? a true french classic with jean reno from the profetional)and just like that cyties of gods have so mutch impact in france ,a rap_reporter web side is called booska p and yu can find a zé pécénio nicname on evry district
American Gangsters: "I grew up in a dangerous environment"
Favelas: "hold my cerveja"
hold my cerva
Kkkk verdade
Hold my glock
"Hold my Brahma"
caipirinha
You summoned the brazillian horde to share our love to ur channel. Appreciate it man!
Hahaha much love to my Brazilians! 🇧🇷✨
Hey... I've said that! hahaha... Tamo junto!
@@LordRavic po man, ta no catálogo de frases prontas q a gente comenta nos canais gringos hruahehaha
@@JamesVSCinema AAAAAAA ELE FALOU QUE AMA NÓS, NÓS AMA VOCÊ TBM SEU LINDO
We are HERE!
Hugs from Brazil!
Fun fact: the editor of this movie had never edited a film before, just ads and stuff like that. Pure talent
Quem é? Será que tem entrevista sobre isso/esse cara/assunto aqui no YT?
@@AnaCristinaSena Daniel Rezende.
czcams.com/video/xdYtr3SRcxU/video.html
@@p.h.destt_ Valeu. Meu irmão é dessa área mas não somos taaaao próximos hoje em dia...Mas cinema, dublagem, direção e atuação são minhas paixões (claro de que de forma leiga). Vaaaleu pelo link
And 80 % of the cast never acted,even in plays,before this movie. Is like the italian post-war cinema.
This is true.
"Dadinho é o caralho, meu nome agora é Zé pequeno."
"...porra"
é vc frie
Será que e um gringo escrevendo isso kkkkkkkkkkjj
@@Gabbylol_1 Boa pergunta kk
@@sigridemietto4712 e Br olha as inscrições dele
As a Brazilian I recommend these films:
Elite Squad (2007)
Carandiru (2003)
Central Station (1998)
The Act of Compassion (2000)
Stomach (2007)
One more to add: O Homem Que Copiava (2003, The Man Who Copied)
The Act of Compassion is a literal translation, the title of the movie in USA is "A Dog's Will"
I would add Bacurau (2019) to that list, even tough I think it would be hard for a gringo understand the narrative, would be fun to watch the reaction about the cinematography.
The best Brazilian film since City of God is A Wolf at the Door (O Lobo Atrás da Porta)
@@bearcb Elite Squad...
@@bearcb nothing beat Elite Squad...
The child acting in this film is mindblowing.
Next freaking level!
They werent really actors at the time and most never acted again. They were kids and teens from the favelas that they hired for the movie.
The only one that was a professional actor at the time was Carrot.
@@jackspan4926 At least two of the kids became known actors in Brazil, as i know of. The kid who plays lil z's when he was younger and one of the kids who killed him at the end.
@@buxadonoff The actor who plays knockout Ned also became a professional actor.
And also the kid that got shot in his foot he said it was real tears because they purposely made him scared of the actor on set so he could easily cry
the only bad part is that there’s so much slang in it they weren’t able to translate
Give me the job and i do it, people behind of translations usually are bad at it when it comes to slang and relations to the local culture.
@May lmao, we have 200 words for the same thing, and you can even create your own that everyone will get it lol
@@aeoyndjuric1679 buscapé is his nickname, there is no exact translation. buscapé is also a name of electronic commerce in Brazil:)
@@aeoyndjuric1679 thx for explain buddy!!
@@aeoyndjuric1679 buscapé = firecracker
City of God has probably the best child acting i've ever seen by a mile.
this is because they were acting they real life
aquele moleque que tomou um tiro parece que tomou mesmo um tiro
e isso fica mais incrível quando tu descobre que praticamente nenhum (ou nenhum mesmo) era ator antes desse filme
The only movies to rival it IMO are The Florida Project and Beasts of No Nation. Beasts of No Nation has the best child performance in a film by a pretty fat margin even compared to this. Moonlight has a great child performance as well.
@@tylerblair318 Yeah, Beasts of No Nation is something else. Incredible performances.
@@tylerblair318 Gummo and Kids have some pretty great performances as well
Good call recognizing Seu Jorge. That was him in Life Aquatic.
NICE! So it was him!
@@JamesVSCinema You should listen to his album Musicas Para Churrasco (Vol. 1), a classic.
@@Bubb1an See.. now I want some churrasco
Good ol musical Pele
He is in elite quad 2, i belive just as good as the First (maybe better but it is just my opinion)
This movie is a total masterpiece!
Agreed!
A hug from my country kkk try to see "Elite troops" and "City of men" are also good;-;
@@gaskon2410 you must be a Brazilian, so just a piece of friendly advice, never laugh writing "KKK" because in English it means something totally wrong. Second, there is no "Elite Troops", in English the right title is "Elite Squad".
@@nicolaskoutroularis1527 what does "kkkk" mean in your country ?;-;
@@nicolaskoutroularis1527 I'm not fluent in English sorry
Ytuber: makes a video about anything Brazil related
Brazilians: Hippity hoppity your comment section is now our property
É verdade.
Concordo com você.
contra fatos não há argumentos
Disse tudo!
Desse jeito mesmo, mano
Some cool facts about this movie:
The majority of the actors were actual people from favela that were selected and trained for months to act. That's because the filmakers believed that not being able to recognize the ones on the screen would give a more authentic feeling to the movie.
It was really shot on 16mm like you pointed out.
That actor that you recognized is Seu Jorge and he's also a professional singer.
It was based on a book that is even more brutal than the film. Totally recommend it too.
When they show tvs turned on on this movie, those are actual transmissions that happened in real life back in the 70s
This movie was produced and shot entirely in Brazil, by brazilian people.
Thanks for the review btw. Great video
@@SnailHatan so?
@@SnailHatan I edited before your comment, my friend. There's no mention of Uruguayan people on my comment anyway. Have a great day
I am Brazilian so not gonna miss this one 🇧🇷
Represent!! 🇧🇷✨
@@JamesVSCinema i love your videos and i am learning so much with you.. can't wait for the next one 💙
@@Eu.Mandye I am Portuguese, so same here! :)
digo o mesmo!
Sera que os brasileiros vao vir aqui comentar?
If you run, the beast catches you.
If you stay, the beast eats you.
~°"Se correr o bicho pega, se ficar o bicho come."~°
Back in the early 2000's (when Blockbuster was still around) I rented a movie for what I thought would be a typical friday night. When I opened the DVD case the wrong DVD was in there. Instead of exchanging it I decided to give it a chance. After the movie was done I was so smitten that I called up one of my friends and told them that they have to see this film right away! This started a chain reaction amongst our little crew. I can't tell you the amount of times I 've rewatched it since. City of God is easily in my top 5 favorite films! There are so many things that make this film great, too many to list. The fact that I stumbled across this film accidentally makes the experience all the more great!
I have to know: what was the movie you meant to rent?
@@stevenbatke2475 No memory of that whatsoever!
As a Brazilian I recommend this movie Elite Squad (2007)
That chain of scenes where the main character goes around trying to rob people, but can't bring himself to because everyone is so nice is just gold. Hard to appreciate on first viewing because the rest of the film is pretty heavy, but one of my funniest comedy scenes ever.
OMG...one of the jewels of brazilian films and one of the best latin american movies ever, greetings from Chile
Ayyyyy greetings!! Super happy to see the love for this film 🙏🏽
@@JamesVSCinema theres a doc, ''city of god, 10 years after'' , about the actors, they where not actors at that time, they where simple people and lived in city of god, and 1 month after they go to cannes in 2002, like 'superstars' with photos and reporters, they go back to the favela, rocket says he cried , because he was back to reality
obs: 'seu jorge' (caracter: knokout ned), is a famous singer here, look for his good music
Brazil is not a Latin American country.
Viva o Brasil, Viva o Chile Viva a américa Latina, somos todos latinos, aproveitem e assistam diários de motocicleta
@peroh don't even try. Look to his profile pic, dude is dumb af
City of God really connected to my roots despite being of Asian Filipino Descent - my father told me during his youth in the 50s that the corruption of police and criminal youth strike in a similar fashion in the Philippines, the same showed in this movie. I firmly believe that in any poverty-stricken place especially in Portuguese/Spanish speaking colonized countries, everyone has their own rendition of a 'City of God' story. Everyone tries to escape the beautiful poverty of these countries in hopes of a better life but unfortunately, not all can survive. Great Reaction James :)
Believe me, most brazilians don't feel connected to this movie, the biggest hit in Brazil, was actually the opposite of this movie, wich is Elite Squad, it is about the elite police squad from Rio de Janeiro, know as BOPE...
Two are the reasons for this:
First that most brazilians don't live in favelas, vast majority of brazilians are middle class and know little about this reality.
Second is that this movie is in the 70's or 80's (i really don't remember), and so, many of us didn't actually live this times...
Elite Squad is more contemporary movie, it pass more or less a few months from the olimpic games, an age that crime is rampant in Brazil.
So yeah, most brazilians didn't like all that much City of God as we do with Elite Squad.
@@efxnews4776 shut up bro you trippin
@@darlisondossantos7092 Prove that i'm wrong then, isntead of saying that this is bs...
@@efxnews4776 “most Brazilians didn’t like all that much” what? It’s an all time classic. It makes Brazilians proud. Steven Spielberg asked Fernando Meirelles for advice on cinematography after watching it. It shows how drug trafficking became what it is in Rio today through a true story. Just because it isn’t the reality of most in our country, doesn’t mean it isn’t an incredibly executed, entertaining film that shows the reality of a lot of people. In fact, that’s why it amazes most people: we get to know about a reality that isn’t ours and yet has shaped millions of our poorest for decades. By your logic, we can’t like most movies from other countries because they show a reality that isn’t ours. Elite Squad is also a great movie, but it shows a completely different perspective. I don’t think it’s worth to compare them like this.
@@efxnews4776 wrong
21:30 his name is Seu Jorge, and besides starring in great films he is also a great musician, listen "Burguesinha" and enjoy this great talent of Brazilian music
Seu Jorge is also at the very good Netflix show called Brotherhood (Irmandade).
and he was in The Life Aquatic, his characters name was Pelé and he played the whole sound track to the movie with his versions of David Bowie's music, which bowie himself said it was better than the original
Nem tanto assim
You should really watch " O auto da compadecida" is a tragedy/comedy and it's a perfect Brazilian classic.
Cara eu amo esse filme, um dos meus filmes favoritos
Eu imagino o trampo que vai dar pra legendar esse filme kkkjkkkk
E infelizmente vai perder uma das coisas mais legais nele: quase todas as falas são rimadas, como poemas.
Ta ai um filme que nn funciona em outra lingua, as falas rimadas, as piadas regionais, as girias que fazem parte de todo o contexto do filme, enfim traduzir ou legendar não passa a mesma sensação
@@alexoncunha2138 sim,eles teriam que mudar a piada pra fazer sentido em ingles
@@JGZnn Exatamente. Ele teria que entender a cultura daqui e as vivências pra entender esse filme.
you lost soo much with the translation man
"amanhecer com a boca cheia de formiga"
"wake up with the mouth full of ants"
the subtitles
"i'm gonna die"
kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk sim
Same man, they translanted "Marreco" to "Rocket"
@@felipemontarroyos4602 nope, Marreco became "Goose" , "Buscapé" was the one who was called "Rocket"
eles deveriam ter pegado coloquialismos em ingles pra traduzir o clima do filme todo mesmo mano. fico imaginando portugueses assistindo esse filme kkkkkkkkk
That’s what i was saying, there’s things we can’t translate for english, they can’t understand the whole thing, and still there’s things that could be translated in a better way, é foda mane ingles é muito limitado comparado com português eu acho, os cara n vao entender e p piorar tem coisa traduzida da pior forma tlgd, q poderia ter sido traduzido melhor
Definitely a masterpiece! I rented it back in the day and loved every second of it.
One of the important foreign films for me, one of the films that really made me ache for more non-english speaking films as they're STILL fairly rare on global markets. So many stories that we're missing out on, so many movies we never get to see, so many languages and cultures we don't get to experience because the markets are dominated by english-speaking movies.
Here's to hoping that we'll start to see more and more of those, instead of having to seek them out.. or stumbling onto them by luck like I happened to!
And much love to all the brazilians in the comments, all the way from Finland!
My dear Brazil has many good and beautiful things, but really violence is ending everything!!!
Appreciate it brother, our films are pretty deep, you know? Shows kinda a brutal reality about some serious things. Can I suggest another brazilian film? "Tropa de Elite (2007)", probably you gonna enjoy! Love from Brazil
The film is even more incredible when you can understand everything they say, the subtitles cover a very small part. It's like watching real life in a favela in Brazil, except it's not a documentary, Brazilians have a huge connection with this movie because of that and of course also bc it is a Brazilian film...
Actually brazilians fell more connected with Elite Squad than city of God...
@@efxnews4776 Elite Squad is good but it doesn't have the heart of City of God, there's a lot more humanity in City of God, Elite Squad is just pure violence and grimness
Only brazilians living in the slums or in Rio have a huge connection to this film. This is COMPLETELY out of my reality.
I remember watching this film back in England all those years ago. The apparent reality of it is what made it so shocking to me. Certainly not like any Hollywood movie I'd ever seen.
These days, I actually live in Brazil... been here 11 years. Can't imagine ever going back to live in England - Brazil is an amazing place! This is just a small rural town though... no favelas here. From what I see in the news on a regular basis, little has changed in the favelas of Rio.
Very sad. Not helped by the huge wealth gap that still exists here.
More like entirely caused by the wealth gap
i can imagine going back to london about 10x a day, if you were still there id offer to switch places.
I dont know who your patreons are but dam they have set you on the right path. The films and shows you have been reacting to have been of a consistent high quality. Bravo sir
Haha they are awesome indeed!
@@JamesVSCinema please watch beasts of no nation on netflix, its on my top 20 of all time! abit of a brutal watch though
@@rydenson9134 He should do Johnny Mad Dog first, and then Beasts of No Nation
This movie was so stunning when it appeared. There was really no notion of an Brazilian film industry in Northern Europe and then out of nowhere this amazing piece of art just popped up.
In some movies the language doesn’t make any difference, but in this one, with so many ‘favela expressions’, we loose a lot using the subtitles
Lose*
Gringo falando algo sobre o Brasil no CZcams
Brasileiros :
- Vou ver o que esse gringo acha da nossa cultura
E meu Deus como esse cara fala né
🤣🤣🤣
E o pior é que nem tem legenda mais tamo aqui
Couple of things you'll want to know. 1, most of the actors in this movie were not actors. They were in fact residents of the City of God favela in Rio--including the movie's mains. 2, the movie is based on a Brazilian novelist's memoir of growing up in the favela--most of which is nonfictional but that incorporates the rumors and urban legends of the community there. Actual footage of the most famous gangsters plays during the credits. 3, City of God was creatively influenced by one of Luis Bunuel's best known Mexican movies "Los Olvidados," a movie about juvenile delinquency in Mexico City which was so scandalous that Frida Kahlo angrily confronted Bunuel during the film's premiere.
Hi James, Brazilian here! It's great seeing an American reacting to this film. Hope you watch some more Brazilian cinema in the future. Personally I have always been interested in seeing a non-Brazilian reacting to a movie called "The Dog's Will" ("O Auto da Compadecida", in Brazil), due to how particular it is to our culture. A lot of slang, Brazilian expressions, and a lot of cultural references that I wonder how would the movie even work without knowing these things. But apparently, the book in which the movie is based on sold well around the world, so who knows, maybe the movie still works for a non-Brazilian. Anyways, really enjoy your work!
Hey happy to here Gabriel! 🙏🏽🇧🇷
"A dog's will" is such a stupid title, they took one subplot and made it the whole thing.
@@Mastermint That's true haha
"The Act of the Compassionate" would be a better translation.
Yes yes yes yes yes!!!
Glad you liked so much a film from my country
Vc aqui kkkk
@@isaacShitposter to em todo lugar xuxu
@@MAIONESESEREIO mentira sou muito seu fa
oi maionese
óia só
Cidade de Deus é uma lenda, e ver gringos elogiando essa obra de arte é muito foda, obrigado bro
brasileiro é carente
@João Gabriel oxeKKKKK
@@lobs2678 n exatamente, mas se for pra colocar em fatos, a gente precisa de muita atenção
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@@lobs2678 nao e carente kkk, e pq e um filme conhecido so no brasil, e alguem de fora fazer ficar famosso por la tambem e muito bom
As a Brazilian, I had a high school teacher ask us to watch this when it was out on theaters. I left the theater completely horrified, traumatized, nauseous... I grew up very far away from Rio, and my town didn't have a crime record that was even close to what we hear about in Rio. I'm pretty sure my teacher had no idea what he was talking about when he asked us to watch this... I was probably 13-14 when I watched it. I could never gather up the courage to watch it again.
I'm glad you made this reaction and talked about more than the violence and rough aspects of it. I'm glad to know that it was a very thought out movie with great scenes, angles, etc... I'm happy to know we have such amazing talents behind the cameras as well as on camera in Brazil.
Maybe one day I'll gather some strength and try to watch it again.
I'm pretty sure he had an idea and saw it himself before telling you to watch it, he is an adult, no matter if he comes off as a nice teacher persona, we all are adults underneath and watch and can relate to anything.
I live in Rio and I have never seen this type of violence neither. Rio is not a favela, just saying...
@@CBarros91 Oh, I definitely know that. I just meant that my hometown is a pretty small town and we had a very low crime rate. My parents have been living in Rio for over 5 years now, and I know it is very different from what was portrayed.
@@nameless.greyceo Well... I am a teacher, and have been a teacher for over 10 years. If I ask my students to do an assignment/watch something, I will always have a purpose behind it.
My high school teacher asked us to watch this on the theater. He never had one single discussion about it later on. The whole extent of the assignment was to ask if we did it. So, no... I don't think he had an idea of why he asked us to watch it.. He was a Portuguese language teacher and never had a discussion over language or even culture shown in the movie.
Must be awesome to only have had awesome teachers in your life!
@@lolroque me too i teach english around the world with tefl and i sometimes tell my students to watch fight club or the hurt locker just because, fu** it, everyone is different and there own person you never know, not everyone follows the rules.
Amazing reaction, man! Thanks for reacting to this movie, it's one of the masterpieces not only of Brazilian cinema, but cinema in general. It gives me goosebumps in almost every scene. Some things I want to say:
- The majority of the actors in this film were not professional actors at the time and they came from the slum of City of God itself. They had some very tough acting training with casting coach Fátima Toledo.
- Yes, great eye there! The actor who portrayed Knockout Ned was the musician Seu Jorge, who also appears in Wes Anderson's Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou playing David Bowie cover songs.
- You praised the dialogue but it's so much more complex and nuanced in Portuguese, full of untranslatable slang terms and such. The subtitles simplify the dialogues and narration. But don't get me wrong, it's still some great subtitling work there though. It's a hard craft.
- It's interesting how you said it looked like the films of Edgar Wright, Wes Anderson and Guy Ritchie. I've never made those connections. I guess it might look like Guy Ritchie because of the Quentin Tarantino influence that the film certainly shows (the differing points of view, the non-linear narrative etc.). I also think that it gets A LOT from Martin Scorsese's films, maybe the greatest influence for the movie, but City of God adds a much more grim, documentary-like realism to this style.
- The film was nominated for four Academy Awards: Cinematography, Director, Editing and Writing. Unfortunately, it didn't win any of these (I think it deserved at least the Editing award but it was hard competing with The Lord of the Rings, that won every and each one of its 11 nominations). It wasn't nominated for Foreign Language Film or else it would have won easily. I think it was because it had already been nominated for more than 3 awards or something like that, I'm not sure. Such an injustice. I don't think this rule applies anymore, since Parasite won both Best Film and Best International Film together with 2 other awards.
Hey thank you!! This was a great set of information here!
Na verdade, Cidade de Deus é de 2002, e não conseguiu indicação a filme estrangeiro naquele ano, não foi tão bem recebido. Eles lançaram o filme nos EUA só em 2003, e o filme ganhou status de obra prima, assim conseguindo as quatros indicações para o Oscar 2004, mas não podia mais concorrer a filme estrangeiro, pois filme estrangeiro é do ano em que foi lançado no país de origem.
@@JamesVSCinema he was original released in 2002 in Brazil, but the academy didn't appreciate the film at first, so he wasn't nominated for best foreign film, but in the next year with a great marketing for the Weinstein Company they get 4 nomination, however he wasn't allowed to be nominated for best foreign film and get the bad lucky to compete with the return of the king and all categories
The biggest joke in the history of the Academy is nominating the movie for major categories but not for best foreign film. And still to this day Brazil doesn't have that Oscar
This is one of the greatest Brazilian movies EVER. Its brutal and raw, and makes us really feel the characters. One of my favs.
Eu não consigo descrever o quanto eu estou orgulhoso de ver tantos elogios. Cidade de Deus é um tesouro nacional. Ganhou mais um inscrito.
Finally you reacted to that movie. He is a source of pride here in Brazil, one of the best in Brazilian cinema. One day I recommend you take a look at the movie Elite Squad, another strong film about the reality of police and crime in Brazil
Yeah this film is something in its own league. Wow 🙏🏽🇧🇷
Isnt Elite Squad the sequel to Tropa de elite?
@@GSTURKENSTYLE elite squad is Tropa de Elite in english
@@nateman10 Seconded. I love Tropa de Elite and its sequel. They have a grimm but refreshing take on war on crime and drugs.
Tropa de elite é um nível muito baixo. Não vale a pena
Hey James, "City of God" is certainly the best foreign language film I've ever seen, i seen this this when it came out, and that scene with the kid shooting another kid.!!!, wow.!!!, i was so shocked, there is also a TV series aswell, and most of the "Cast" are not real actor's, "City of God" is truly insane, but it's absolutely great.!!!, and i can't believe its nearly 20 year's old, looks like it was made yesterday, it's so good, but it should have been called "City Of Too Many Guns".!!!.... 👍
Wow I had no idea!
It is true, the major part of actors are not real actors... For example... Lil Z... is a regular guy (quite nice and kind one)
@@fefaccio yeah, thats right, it's majority of the young cast that are local people that they used, not actors, most of the Adults have been in some sort of other films and TV shows, but yeah mostly non professional actors make up most of the cast.
Its an Absolutely Stunning Film, and its really not dated at all, looks like a new film still, its great. 👍
You're probably talking about City of Men.
@@gambarusso No, I definitely mean "City Of God", it's well documented that a lot of the cast are not Real Actors, and yeah "City Of Men" is the exact same as well, watch the "making of film" on the Blueray Disc to see, most of young cast are locals.!
this movie is so much better to us cause it’s literally showing our reality, it just don’t look like fiction to us
Is it still like that or have things improved since then?
Just imagine doing this type of editing so long ago... I've seen this movie like 20 times throughout my life just because it's so good and it was part of my childhood, what a masterpiece 🔥
NO WAAAYYY. i feel so represented, definitely not gonna miss this one, haha. obrigada pelo video james! você é incrível 💖
Always!! Love my Brazilian peoples! Love y’all! 🙏🏽🇧🇷
Aqui é Brasil!
YES WASNT EXPECTING THIS REACTION BUT A VERY PLEASANT SURPRISE
HAPPY TO HEAR THAT 😂
This is not just a gruesome film, it's a gruesome reality.
As a brazilian it's so satisfying to watch someone enjoy not only the history in the movie, but also the filmography. One of the best reactions I ever seen. Thank you ❤
The fact this movie did not win an Oscar for its cinematography is one of the biggest crimes in the prize's history. What was done here changed filmmaking forever and some of it still hasn't been replicated to this day. Back when this film came out the Academy had an enormous resistance to give Oscars to foreign films thankfully things changed enough to the point Parasite was able to win.
'City of god' became one of my top 10 of all time before I even finished the film. The cinematography is how you explain cinematography,
I'm glad you got to experience the masterpiece. The fact that its a true story and you can read into everything that happened is crazy.
Exactly, this is mindblowing!
@@JamesVSCinema Even crazier:
1) real footage of City of God, 2 yrs ago, a cop almost get hit by a shot, but instead of backing up, he goes ahead and shoots back in CDD (Cidade de Deus) A.K.A City of God czcams.com/video/zaW-nhyxuxA/video.html
2) The character "Knockout ned", a.k.a "Seu Jorge" singing beautifully showing how amazing art can be once you see him perform Damien's Rice song "Blower's daughter" adapted in portuguese and named "É Isso Aí" . You can't miss this!!! The sweetness of both of them is a Masterpiece in itself. Amazing performance.
czcams.com/video/YpDEkUSDCGw/video.html Blowers Daughter - Seu Jorge feat Damien Rice
czcams.com/video/3rn2N0ZbLEQ/video.html Blowers Daughter (É isso aí) - Seu Jorge feat Ana Carolina
After watching your video I watched the film. It has stuck with me the whole day. One of the greatest films 🎥.
mann I can't tell you how much I love this movie, I first knew about it back in 02 or 03 because when it came out it really sparked a lot of coversation about how real that scene with the kids looked like (I'm portuguese so the movie was also an instant hit in Portugal). The sad thing about the english version is that a big chunk of the dialog gets lost in translation as it is very hard to translate some of the expressions and ways of speaking that they use. One thing I really really like about the movie is the way they use the narrator to tell the story. I've always felt like the people that say that narration is the lazy path to story telling in movies and the ''show don't tell'' kinda movie critic or director needs to see this movie and understand how narration can become an amazing tool to tell a story. I also think that the way they tell the story is very non "english" as in english speaking countries tend to have a very specific way they tell their stories and each time we try to emulate their structure we fail miserably because it feels fake to us the way it is structured, but in this one ohh boy they nailed the structure of the story to correspond to the way they (brazillians) tell stories, and I think that that is part of the success of this movie, not only to tell a good story but also to tell it in their own voice not tied to the conventions of an industry that is based in a completely different language.
Omg, that's the moment we were waiting for! Greetings from Brazil bro 🇧🇷
Greetings!! Brilliant movie! 🇧🇷
I love this film because it truly feels like an open world. The atmosphere and the characters are so interesting. All around just such an emotionally impactful film.
Watched this for the first time when I was like 13 and loved this movie. Didn’t watch it again until a decade later and got a completely new appreciation for how amazing it is. Such a beautiful movie
If you are a fan of cinema you most definitely LOVE this film. I was blown away the first time I watched it back in the day and continue to be amazed with each watch. Beautiful!
Dude, you don't know how happy I'm right now.. I'm Brazilian and I've been following your channel for a while, so seeing you watching one of Brazil's masterpieces makes me very happy.
You def should watch 'Bacurau' another masterpiece from Brazil release in 2019, I really wanna see a perspective of an American on this movie.
I tell people about this movie all the time and they have no idea what I’m talking about. Glad to see that you’re giving it the attention it deserves,
It’s a classic!
City of God will always remain as one of the favorites to me.
"This is so beautifully done. Oh my goodness"
Me, a brazilian: subscribed
This movie will always be on my top 5 lists of films. I saw it when it first came out, and changed the way I looked at movies and film making. A true masterpiece.
This movie will make you appreciate your life so much more and be eternally grateful you never had to grow up in a place like the slums of Rio
That’s a fact, but it definitely can show you the beauty within them too. Rio is unbelievably beautiful
So true 👍🏼
Well, believe or not, most brazilians also don't know this reality up and close...
Favelas make up for only 3% of the country this days, most are in Rio and São Paulo, and a at least half of the population is actually middle class...
is know wonder that Elite Squad, make way more money in Brazil, than City of God...
@@efxnews4776 Yeah, Brazil is not a poor country, but the social inequality is just terrible
In Brazil the rich people are too rich and the poor people are too poor, while the poor people makes rich people richer and the rich people makes poor people poorer, and the government makes it worse
@@vvshawty don't over simplify the whole situation...
Brazil has a big middle class, in fact more than poor people.
Folks who live in the favelas are around 3% of the total population, theres states that are very rich and some very poor.
The best HDI of Brazil is in the southern states while the worst are in the north.
Even tough is not all that unequal.
Even those who live in favelas are at least well feed, they can afford a barbecue at least once in a month, so you can't say that they are dying from starvation.
Also, most of homeless people are drug addicts, they can get a better life in their situation even if you give the 1 million (in less than a year most will waste all doing exactly the same thing).
Biggest problems of Brazil are corruption in the government, terrible administration of public money, and also higher taxes.
To simplify, this country is a burocratic hell hole.
I saw the film one night before going to Rio de Janeiro (my wife was so excited to show this film to me and my friends, she is Brazilian). Of course we saw the film and loved it. The story is enthralling, tense, you are at the edge of your seat. You really care for the characters. Cheers with caipirinhas! Still, it is one of the most brutal films I have ever seen. That scene with the kids is just...brutal. Great film!
As being Brazilian this movie is easily in my top 5 great movies of all time.
I became a photographer because of it. Appreciate the love of my fellow people! Tamo junto
So stoked you watched this. One of my all time favs. Totally agree with your point on sprinting. There’s so many films that have their characters running at such a slow pace and it always bothers me lmao.
Right!? Hahaha I’m super happy I wasn’t the only one that felt that way.
new drinking game: take a shot everytime James says "oh my goodness!"
you'll be dead ;)
Oh my goodnesses could be a viable scoring system for this channel
Congratulations you just watched one of the best movies ever made. I'm a young Brit and this film will always be one of my favourites.
I remember studying this when it came out, when I was in film school. Lol. Got to go to an old fancy theater in downtown Miami to watch it. Excellent. I was so enthralled with everything in this movie. It's funny how you mention street photography. That's so important. I do it all the time. You can find inspiration anywhere.
I really love the contrast of tone in this film. Like you say it is really gritty but other gritty films show beauty in the dark like an act of mercy or sacrifice so a dark moment with a good motive or ending but the beautiful moments in this film are truly beautiful and pure, those scenes on the beach and when he's talking with the reporters have no tinge of darkness to them, so it feels more real because all these separate events paint a bigger and more accurate picture of life.
Damn it’s been years since I’ve seen this, forgot just how brutal that scene with Steak n Fries is
Being Brazilian, makes me so proud of the way you appreciate this movie.
It’s definitely on my top 10 all of time.
Thank you!
One of my all time favorite movie's from last decade. I really wish Merreilles would make something like this again.
The four best gangster movies: The Godfather; Scarface; Goodfellas; and this one.
I would put American Gangster over Scarface imo
@@JonathanDCHy boy you tripping scarface is better than that shit
One of the most incredible parts was the fact that : based on a true story, so much authenticity in terms of the setting in the Favelas, the dress, atmosphere, EVERYTHING. and unfortunately, a few of these kids became gangsters
Well, that confirms what the movie wants to tell. They werent actors, they were kids that actually lived in a favela.
I started watching your channel because I really appreciated your understanding of films and film making and then I saw you did a review on this 3 years ago and so happy you did because just like you, when I watched this in my freshman year of college when it first came out, my friends and I were jaw-dropped the entire film for just the amazing work of art that it is in cinema and story telling. Your reaction immediately resonated with the same feeling that audience in Boston felt that day. Great film and reaction!
The information about the shooting of this film, which can also be found on Imdb, is quite brutal - the filmmakers shot it with members of real gangs, and even had to get permission from the leader of the local gang.
Never clicked so fast for a reaction :)
Ayyyy dope to see you here Brandon!
City of God is amazing. Seu Jorge is the actor you were trying to remember, and yes, he is the one playing David Bowie in that Wes Anderson movie. He is also a singer, as you probably noticed.
Started watching you today and I'm already really impressed, I love the educated commentary and insights you give
Man, this is one of the best movies I watched, I was about 10yo with my mom and she watched it with me, for me to understand some things. I watch it from time to time and older I get, harder it beats me. I love this movie and the world has to see it, it's the reality for a lot of Brazilians and that's insane. This is a masterpiece and I never gonna get tired of how amazing the culture of my country is, besides all the violence and crime, is the most amazing country for me. Really. Thanks for watching a piece of our culture!
City of God is up there with Citizen Kane. It's truly amazing.
I met the guy who played Knockabout Ned (Seu Jorge). He was in 'The Life Aquatic' and is a talented musician.
Great that more and more people are finding this movie; not my favorite film of all time, but certainly my favorite of the last 25 years.
This ultra-rapid & flashy style of shooting & editing is almost always distracting when I see it in a movie, but here it fits perfectly and doesn't push me out of the story. Not sure how Meirelles managed that.
You were right, the guy on the bus (minute 21 or so) is the brazilian multi talented artist named Seu Jorge, he acts, sings, write songs and plays various instruments. His life story is very impressive too!
It's just such a masterpiece. The very true and raw art behind it is crazy. All of the actors they used were actually from the City Of God
Such a good movie. Unfortunately there's so much slang and other details lost because the translation is very simplified (I'm Portuguese).
too simplified indeed. Using "business" or "place" as a translation for "boca"? WTF...
One of my favorite films of all time! Everything, from the way it's shot, to the acting, to the music- I've loved this movie since High School. Certain scenes still get to me, of course, but I feel like it only makes it that much more powerful.
Cidade de Deus já está nos top 3 de mais vistos desse canal e subindo muito rápido, isso com apenas duas semanas, vai pra primeiro lugar em breve, tomara que outros 'reactors' prestem mais atenção no cinema brasileiro
I've been waiting for this reaction brother! The actor that plays Lil Ze does such a good job as a villain, really makes you dislike him lol
Yeah he’s beyond saving for sure but it’s just so crazy how one can get that way. Almost makes you think the villain goes beyond the people and into something greater
yeah, this is quite a realistic depiction of what happens when kids grow up without any boundaries or supervision.... some just grow older and never learn boudaries, empathy or self reflection
@@stefanforrer2573 thats because he was not an professional actor at the time. Both actors who did Lil Z (as well as pratically the entire cast), were people from the favela where they shoot the movie (It wasnt shoot in City of God, but another favela the filmakers managed to make an agreement with the traffic dealers). They did auditions to hire people that were from that reallity.
So many people are reacting to this movie lately. Glad it’s getting the recognition it deserves. Imo this movie is a masterpiece.
GOAT film! My buddy from Nicaragua recommended me this when I was in the Navy. Had no idea what it was about, and it was a foreign movie but my GOD what a masterpiece. Easily a top 3 for me.
Hey you should watch “city pf god 10 years later” is a documentary about what happened with actors 10 years after the movie, its on CZcams react pleaseees.
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Finally someone reacted to this masterpiece!
My second favourite movie of all time, it's an absolute masterpiece.
Some of the best brazilian movies EVER!:
- City of God (Cidade de Deus)
- City of Men (Cidade dos Homens)
- A Dog's Will (O Auto da Compadecida)
- Central Station (Central do Brasil)
im gonna check those out, thanks!!!
this film has impressed me and etched itself into my consciousness. I learnt about a world so removed from my own and my heart is fuller for it. it's so beautifully sorrowful and hopeful
i havent seen this movie for years. love this movie! greetings from sweden.
Ayyy much love! Plan on heading there soon!
Watched this when I was about 15. Was the first time I realised that places like this actually exist.
It is so gratifying not only watching someone praise and enjoy a movie you have held in such high regard for most of your life but someone who has the pedigree to do so. My favorite reaction so far!
The edition, camera work is amazing, very talent!
My buddy and me watched this in the theater on a whim, during the week. Had the theater to ourselves. Knew nothing about it. We were SHOCKED at the masterpiece we witnessed. I think theres a sequel but I haven't seen it. #113 on my greatest films of all time.
you made me curious, can I ask what is your top #1 ?
just to share, my top 1 for sentimental reason is The Fifth Element, bruce willis, cris tucker, Gary Oldman, I love every frame of it.
@@ric_reborn My av didn't give it away? :) Akira. I love that movie.
James: "Little Dice is a problem!"
Damn man...are you always the King of the understatement?!?
21:25 You got absolutely right, his name is Seu Jorge, also a great musician!