The City of God
Last night, I watched The City of God. With Likha's upcoming trip to Brazil, I was more fascinated with the story being told. But it's a story that actually makes me nervous about going.
Yeah, I know, get a grip Mur. This is a story of the slums of Brazil and I am anticipating not spending any time there at all.
It reminds me of a plane ride home from Texas. A woman sitting next to me was having a slight anxiety attack. I struck up conversation and asked her if she was afraid of flying. She said, no, she was going to LA. The time was during highly publicized drive by shootings and the aftermath of the LA riots. After further probing, I found out she wasn't going to LA. She was going to the Riverside area. Not quite the violent streets of Crenshaw. So, I did my best to calm her down and told her that she was going to be ok.
Now, I feel like I'm her. I need to find a Brazilian (preferably male...just kidding Bruce) to calm me down about my fears.
Regardless, the movie is amazing and the actors are so believable. I highly recommend this one!
bite by Mur @ 10:49 AM
4 Comments:
brasil like any other developing country is going to have its problems...i think the philippines has had more issues. anyway, joanie went to brasil in '03 (for 6 weeks while i was in europe) and my field instructor at my internship is from Rio de Janeiro...y'all will be fine. i doubt that the show will be in the middle of cidade de deus...enjoy the beaches, the diversity, and have a great time!
hmm, knowing how i am, i better not watch that movie...
Stop the paranoia, sotp the madness!!! It's just as dangerous here as it is anywhere. We are just used to it here a bit better than anywhere else. Plus it's a movie, we all know what movies are like.
i remember joanie saying that it was safe as long as you don't go to the wrong side. i'm sure it's fine if you all stay in packs.
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