Talk:City of God (film)

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Contents 1 Explanation for High Rating 2 Academy Award for Best Director 3 Wikipedia title 4 Info on City of God 5 Rockets Camera 6 True Story

[edit] Explanation for High Rating

This film is number 18 on imdb's top films of all time and was nominated for many academy awards.

[edit] Academy Award for Best Director

(from the village pump)

Can somebody explain to me why the movie City of God is credited with two directors, Kátia Lund and Fernando Meirelles, but only Meirelles has been nominated for the Academy Award? RickK 23:13, 8 Feb 2004 (UTC)

• Lund was brought on solely to work with the amateur kids and help them to understand how to act for the film--apparently she was credited as co-director, but that almost all of the "directorial activity" was performed by Meirelles. I do find it confusing also, but the official explanation is that the direction being recognized is Meirelles's. Jwrosenzweig 17:17, 9 Feb 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipedia title

Is it correct to use the English title as the wikipedia title? I have seen other foreign movies (i.e. Der Untergang where the orginal title is used (with the international English title being mentioned in the first paragraph), and the IMDb also uses the original title. I'm aware that the movie has been distributed as "City of God" in many countries, but I believe that wikipedia with its cultural and language-wise diversity should use the original title (and of course a redirecting page on the "City of God (movie)" page. That's just my opinion. Anyone else who has an opinion about this?

Ummm... You have a point. Perhaps we could rename the article, but still have a redirect from 'City of God (film)' --Pinnecco 02:35, 24 November 2005 (UTC)

Yes, I agree that the original title should be used as the wikipedia title. Is anyone going to rename the article? I could give it a try but being a new editor.. Maybe I should sit this one out? Lathrop1885 00:56, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

If you want to change it, you can go ahead. Yeah I think it needs to be changed as its the title it goes by in Portugese. So no objections here. Lummie 02:19, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

The article cannot be moved by regular users since there is a talk page at Cidade de Deus (film), and you can't properly move an article to another name that already has a talk page. I requested for an administrator to move the article to the correct name. - AKeen 02:56, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

The correct place to request the move would be at Wikipedia:Requested moves. However, per Wikipedia:Naming conventions, articles should have the English language titles, unless the film is known better by its original title in English-language context, and City of God isn't (based on googling "city of god"+film vs. "cidade de deus", and the former getting 3 times as many hits). If you want to reach a consensus about a move, you'll have to list it on WP:RM. - Bobet 19:39, 24 February 2006 (UTC)

Yeah that's what I thought the English title is much better known which is how article names are determined (usually). -- Stbalbach 23:07, 24 February 2006 (UTC)

But by the idea that we can redirect pages to the right one makes me think that using its original title is more with the idea of keeping the facts right. Yes its more known to the film world as City of God but like Der Untergang, many english fans will know it as Downfall yet is listed under its German name. I guess by the fact that IMDB uses its foreign title, then Wikipedia should too. Lummie 06:03, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

Unless there is some other rule I don't know about, it goes against the Wikipedia:Naming conventions. If you still want to pursue it, you can try to establish consensus to move it. One way is to vote, but thats not always the best, your choice. Personally I think it should be it's most commonly known name in en, per the naming conventions-- Stbalbach 07:24, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Info on City of God

Error below: This was actually contributed by User:JodiBeth.--Srleffler 08:33, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

This was incorrectly written on City of God by User:143.109.58.84. I am writing it here to preserve a good faith edit, and to see if there is something that can be merged into the article.

City of God or Cidade de Deus is an epic film that takes place in the slums of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from the 1960s through the 80s. Rocket, the narrator, expresses what it was like to grow up in the poverty stricken and gang infested ghetto ironically called City of God. Rocket guides viewers through many tragic events in his life while taking occasional pit stops to illustrate background information about every important character involved. As the stories reveal more about each character, the audience forms a deeper understanding of what living in the slums of Rio was really like and can appreciate the strength it took for Rocket to resist being sucked into the gangs’ vicious killing cycle.

Although Rocket is the official narrator, it isn’t explicitly obvious. All the main events are played out rather than just summarized by the narrator. The reenactment allows the audience to make their own judgments without a narrator’s bias.

The power of money and the desire for power are two other recognizable themes in the movie. Drug lords were money hungry and killed to be able to reign over more territory (be more powerful). Murder seemed to become such a big part of the gangs’ daily routine that the members would search for or try to create reasons to kill people.

JoaoRicardo^talk 05:40, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Rockets Camera

What kind of camera does rocket use in the film?

[edit] True Story

At the end of the film, it shows evidence that this movie was possibly based on a true story, or at least true events. I recall it stating (and showing a picture of) Li'l Ze being an actual criminal in the favela, along with Knockout Ned and possibly others. BishopTutu 07:03, 4 December 2006 (UTC)