City of God
Mise-en-scene In the opening scenes of City of God, the mise-en-scene is in complete contrast to the ending of the film. In the opening the buildings that make up the city are nice, have structure and are in good condition, i n comparison to the, what has become, slums in the later part of the film. This shows the generational decline in society and how things have changed over decades of different powers that be in the city. One part of evidence is the infamous City of God sign, which is a prime example of deterioration and decline. During the scene in which the Tender Trio hold up a gas truck the City of God sign is clearly visible in the background and it's almost brand new, untouched and this represents City of God throughout the time of the Tender Trio committing more petty crimes than what would happen in the future; in contrast, the scene in which Rocket returns to the City of God to photograph L'il Ze the sign can then be seen in the background, in the same...