Americans love to watch crime and crime fighting. Turn on HBO or ABC and any given night there are half a dozen crime shows. From Dexter to NCIS to Chuck. As much as we love our heroes and superheroes, we idolize our villians and supervillans. The beauty of Gormorrah is that it a film that does not permit that.
Gomorrah is not an American film, its Italian. It is a film that takes a close look at the reality of crime. Not for even one moment does it allow the preposterous idea that the gangster/mafia life is one of glamor, women, and food. This film takes you in the dark real place of crime. The place where families are divided, neighbors are killed in cold blood, and there is no safety. This is a brilliant film, that as a viewer made me feel very uncomfortable.
Cinematography is not my forte but the power of Gomorrah comes from the way the images are created in this film, they are not shiny or glossy. In fact many of the shots are hard to tell what you are looking at because it is a very raw look. This made me feel, like i was not watching in a theatre, but indeed on the street with the characters. Gomorrah is pointed about the fact the murder, violence, drug deals, and death are not things to be romanticized. This film felt like some one got on a loud speaker and said "Hey this isn't a joke, this a real problem costing real lives, and its not funny, and its not cool." A nice touch to this film was the fact that no actors were hired, but real Sicilians.
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