The race has always occupied an important place in cinema. The way movie directors and producers make other races appear in films like City of God can be unsettling. Although the film depicts the truth about certain parts of the world, the way it portrays black youth as savages who kill and use drugs couldn't be further from the truth. Just because something like this is happening in one part of the world doesn't mean all young black people are like this. The film City of God shows the incredible world of young gangs in the underdeveloped area of ​​Rio de Janeiro, where gangs ruled the world. the streets and young children were introduced to murder before they were adolescents. Third World urbanization creates subcultures mired in chaos and driven by crime, most of which are the result of drugs and other illegal activities. In his article Race the Power of an Illusion, Dalton Conley states: “The civil rights movement of the 1960s truly marked both an opportunity and a new danger in terms of race relations in America. On the one hand, the civil rights era officially ended inequality of opportunity. It officially ended de jure legal inequality, so that it was no longer legal for employers, for landlords, or for any public institution or accommodation to discriminate on the basis of race. At the same time, these civil rights triumphs did nothing to address the underlying economic and social inequities that were already in place due to hundreds of years of inequality. (Conley, 1). Although the civil rights movement was successful in gaining equal rights for black people, it could not end the brutality that still tormented them. The urban setting is so crowded that people live on top of each other. Throughout the film there are shots of the city,...... middle of paper ......t and gunshots. In conclusion, After watching this film, it is clear that we can see to what extent young black people are considered killers and savages. This is not true. There have been many admirable scholars and scientists from African American culture. This film, although it depicts what is happening in South America, pushes the violence committed by black youth too far. You can't watch a film and assume that's what racing looks like. Filmmakers portrayed black youth in a harsher light.Works CitedCity of God. Real. Fernando Meirelles Perf. Alexandre Rodrigues, Matheus Nachtergaele 2002.O2 Films. FilmConley, D. Race Against the Power of an Illusion, 2003, Interview with Dalton Conley, Class Readings 2014Kennedy, R. Viewpoint: The goal of affirmative action should not be "diversity," but correction of wrongs. Time. Course notes 2013 2014