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A 3 page paper which compares and contrasts the films City of God and Slumdog Millionaire. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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the other when viewing. This is because they deal with very similar subjects, subjects that are foreign and from a very different society and culture from mainstream America. They are
both very powerful films that speak of poverty and the struggle to survive, doing whatever is necessary to survive. The following paper compares and contrasts the two films.
City of God And Slumdog Millionaire In first looking at the films, as it pertains to their directors, it is likely that the viewer will be more familiar with
the work of Danny Boyle, the director of Slumdog Millionaire, as he also directed Trainspotting and 28 Days Later, both of which were relatively mainstream films (Orr). In the case
of Fernando Meirelles, who directed City of God, the director is likely less known for he has primarily directed many foreign films and, "has turned down all Hollywoods offers to
pursue a personal project which has been guaranteed funding" (Bellos). He was, however, instrumental in the film The Constant Gardener. As for the films, Slumdog Millionaire and City of
God are both films about incredibly impoverished children, and what those children must go through in order to survive. They are incredibly graphic in that presentation and the audience viewer
is made to truly feel for them, fear for them, and hope they survive. However, anyone who has watched both of the films will clearly argue that City of God
is far more graphic and gritty, presenting a very powerful, almost unbiased, look at the murder and violence that surrounds the children. With Slumdog Millionaire there is this constant feeling
that everything will come out with the typical "happily ever after" ending and as such is less gritty and darkly realistic. In addition, City of God is based on non-fiction
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