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In Reply to: Bus 174 posted by Victor Khomenko on February 10, 2007 at 08:56:03:

it underlined the exhaustively long time the crisis continued. I felt the tension continued to build and I felt a deepening sense of dread.
All documentaries have a point of view. I don't wish to get into a sociological argument with you about what causes one person to choose crime and another not but it's quite apparent, unless Russians and Brasilians are more violence-prone than other peoples, that something in our societies (sorry for the our but c'mon, your surname...) is influencing all this violence (I'm sure you know Russia and Brasil lead the world in incarcerations, though the US isn't far behind). Brasil has BY FAR the most inequitable distribution of income. There is lots of hunger, serious health, and child homelessness and abandonment. What do these kids grow up to be? Not Bill Gates or the Pope, I assure you. Sorry, I guess I did open the nature vs. nurture can of worms.
Over narration?
I didn't notice, frankly, because I was too horrified, expecting the worst at any moment.
For those who are Cariocas (residents of Rio) or Paulistas (of Sao Paulo), this film has an immense emotional impact. Immense. Everyone either knows or is related to someone that has been mugged, hijacked, kidnapped, or had their home "invaded."
From our comfortable living rooms, in our largely safe neighborhoods, it's hard to imagine such a splendid environment as Rio harboring such senseless violence and mayhem.
That Garden of Paradise has many, many serpents.

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Topic - Bus 174 - Victor Khomenko 08:56:03 02/10/07 (3)

I had a different experience. I thought the length was appropriate because - tinear 06:26:17 02/11/07 (2)

Re: I had a different experience. I thought the length was appropriate because - Victor Khomenko 08:22:02 02/11/07 (1)

No, it's not a dichotomy. Human behavior has many shades of grey, too. - tinear 09:49:18 02/11/07 (0)

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I had a different experience. I thought the length was appropriate because - tinear 06:26:17 02/11/07 (2)

Re: I had a different experience. I thought the length was appropriate because - Victor Khomenko 08:22:02 02/11/07 (1)

No, it's not a dichotomy. Human behavior has many shades of grey, too. - tinear 09:49:18 02/11/07 (0)

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