City of Men!

A while back a designer/photographer from Brazil told me that she didn't care for the movie City of God. She wasn't really thrilled by the violence and the fact that she got robbed at gunpoint by small children 10 times within that past year did not help either. She decided to make her way to the states. Often the horrible social conditions of others serve as entertainment for those that are not immediately affected. I have to admit to myself, that’s messed up. While some movies may have a direct message about the plight of less fortunate people, other films simply glorify senseless destruction. After viewing City of God I thought it did glorify violence, but I wasn’t really sure about that opinion after watching the documentary on the DVD. The director obviously wants to elicit empathy and awareness for the conditions that exist in those slums. In the end the movie is great but it is crazy. Life must be really cheap! Well the same director and producers followed up with a series called City of Men and on January 18th, 2008, City of Men the movie will be hitting limited theaters. I just recently saw a poster hanging by an artsy movie theater. Hopefully this new film will produce compelling characters like Lil Ze’ because I’m sure it will not lack action. A trailer is available online. The graphic above will be revised later on, it is a work in progress. The poster is not original but it is tight!