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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 separation between lovers as well as genders once again.  Bernice yells at the driver to stop but he doesn't, he carries on going whilst Bernice bangs on the window. This can suggest that there isn't a way out as she is trapped
in the car.



In this shot, we see the car Bernice is in go back into the city, showing that there is no way out of the city. So not only did she lose Shaggy, she also never was able to get away and go somewhere else. The cinematography in this scene allows us to see the whole city as it is from a high angle. 



We can then see that Shaggy is dead which tells us that if someone was to try and leave the city, there is a high chance that they won't make it out alive. The high angle shot allows us to see an overview of Shaggy surrounded by police and a crowd of people. The police continue to take his shoes off and check his pockets for money which they then take from him. 

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