Cabin Fever

Nov 17- Having a 8.8/10 rating in IMDB, this film surely must be awesome. So i decided to watch it then, it's probably my first Brazilian film i have watched, so i had my doubts a little. The plot is mouth-watering though, a crime story that revolves around pre-teens carrying thumpers like Digimons and bloodshed. Lots of them.

After i have finished watching this film, i have just one word to sum it all up... MIND-BLASTING! ( I kinda bite that term from the genius Russell Peters there). Actually that's not enough to brand this film, it's just kicked the doors of my all time favourite film list and sat there as a king from the other kings. It's THAT good.

I don't want to give in some mild spoilers here, but what City of God portrays is that not everything in Brazil is  about the beaches,bikinis and football, it is at the core of the nation we'll know the inner truth. Drug dealing is big there, and your personnel insists of 11 to 12 year olds running errands for the druglord at the age of like, 18. It's not a made up film, it's a legitimate story here, there really were these guys who controlled the streets, as the main characters in this film. That really gave me a moment to ponder on, because life as an adolescent is not easy in the streets of Rio. And here you are cutting yourself just because you have a iPhone 3GS while your friends have iPhone 4. The character that gets my vote is Lil Ze', because quite simply you could see the evil in his eyes, and his smile is like from the devil itself, though i have never seen one but you get the picture. If not, then here's Lil Ze'...

Here Lil Ze' is gunning down some clown like how i'd get excited if i managed a cheap shot at my discipline teacher.

And this is Lil Ze' all grown up now, even being the king of the drugworld in City Of God, can't get himself a date. Yeah, he's fugly, but he's a king!

Back to the film, it just captures your attention in full, like where can you find a film where a bunch of kids running with guns at war? Plus your rival is like a 30 year old dude, that is already a bad-ass moment. Every single thing is colourful, some of the actors are not professional and how they managed a little kid to produce an excellent performance is anyone's guess. Cidade De Deus just chews and spits at your Hollywood gangster films, Godfather series and Scarface included. Don't accept that fact? Watch it once at least and your opinion could change. This is one film you must watch before you die, it's simple as that. But if your a little sensitive of nature, you should give this one pass.