SSC Film Studies

City Of God

Beach scene

The beach scene in this film can fry up an debate because it is the only scene in the film that is actually outside of the City of God. But this scene plays with the stereotypes of the city this is because even though we have all of this violence in the background the only scene we see out of the City of God is beautiful and this scene is a very happy one. This is trying to show that the Brazilian government are just trying to keep this problem in the background and that they don't want to spoil the image of the country. 

This beach scene is full of wide shots this is to symbolise that out of the Favelas people are actually given a chance. This is done on purpose as the director is trying to compare the life of people in the Favelas and outside of the favela's. Outside of the Favela's it is all blue sun shining showing a happy life but when we get back into the favela's the sudden shock of bleakness hits bringing up the debate why do people live in a happy life and some people live in a cramped life. Also this beach is never touched by the violence which try's to show that the violence is contained into one specific area as the government is trying to hide it compared to other people's ;ives that is what the film tries to do at least.