City of God - cinematography scene analysis The cinematography in this scene shows the division between genders and how men and women are shown differently in the film. Men are shown as more dominant as women in film. In this scene, Shaggy is the one pushing the car whilst Bernice stays inside. The framing of this scene creates a 'barrier' between Shaggy and Bernice suggesting that they will end up being separated from one another which they later do. Their plan is to escape the city however as soon as the car starts working again, Shaggy gets shot. This shows that you can never leave the city especially not without a consequence. The cinematography once he gets shot stays the same with the 'barrier' between him and Bernice, again showing the division between genders. Shaggy ends up leaving the frame in the background and the camera stays exactly where it is showing us Bernice in the car alone. This shot shows the sepa