Conflict in City of God

Conflict

Relational Conflict

Inner Conflict

Societal

Situational

Cosmic

Conflict – central to any narrative

Relational Conflict - This is conflict between characters over goals and how to achieve goals. Inner Conflict - This is conflict within a character. It could be concerned with their self esteem, insecurities or uncertainties. Societal – This is conflict between a person and a group. This group could be a government, a gang, family, the army, or a country for example. Situational – This is conflict that develops as a result of a situation. Disaster films use this style of conflict a lot. Cosmic – This is conflict between the main character and a supernatural force e.g. God or a universal Good vs Evil idea.

Conflict• Conflict invades every minute of the film.• The whole film in a way is about one massive war that has been going one since

the 1970s.• The conflict between the police and the gangs.• The conflict between honesty and dishonesty. • The conflict between the values of the women – who want their men to settle

down and lead a ‘normal’ life.• Conflict between rival gangs• Opposing ideas and ambitions can cause conflict • Conflict takes many forms and most conflict is seen as a negative impact on City of

God.

Rocket

Lil Ze

Benny

Finding Scenes

• Now that we have identified the conflicts surround each character you need to look at specific scenes where we see that conflict visualized.

• Take notes on what happens (possibly including quotes) narratively and how micro elements are used.