City of God...

Okay, I know I'm a little behind the times but I watched City of God tonight for the first time. I'd been meaning to see it for some time now but always let a more feel good movie leave Rogers with me instead...until tonight that is.

If you have yet to see it, and I quote Cynthia here "Everyone saw the movie (If you didn't see it, what are you waiting for?!?)", I totally recommend you grab the DVD and take the time to watch the documentary that's in the special features section. I always think that seeing real people tell you their circumstances in their our words is much more powerful than actors could ever be...especially when you hear the Rio chief of police condone corruption and ten year old boys talk about their desire to get jobs as dealers. Its just yet another reminder of how lucky we are to have choices. Thats all the movie left me feeling...not shocked or sad or outraged...it just left me with a reminder that having choices leaves me very much in the privileged class.

As I am a much bigger fan of the written word than the spoken one, I'm now going to take Cyn's advice and add the book to my reading list (hopefully, unlike her I'll be able to find an English version ;))