Gomorra

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Ben D I first viewed Gomorra in 2011 and remembered very little of it, except for the fate of Ciro a.k.a. “Sweet Pea” (Ciro Petrone). This is an entangled story of crime and violence set in the “Mezzogiorno”. However, these are not the quotable, slick figures we venerate in TV and film in America, but monsters ranging from low-brow drug-dealing, middle-brow gun-running, and high(er)-brow toxic chemical dumping villains. The characters’ appearances match the grotesquerie of their actions. We meet Ciro and Marco (Marco Macor), one of the five storylines, impersonating Tony Montana in an abandoned building in Campania — this is as close to the “good life” as anyone seems to get in this movie. The building where many of the characters live and much of the action takes place is a freaky complex (Sette palazzi) that feels simultaneously futuristic and decrepit as if it were imagined as a semi-open air beacon of communal living taken over by Mafiosi — it’s something you’d imagine leftover in colonial Africa or South America. The abject violence — even generally respected codes of victimization are violated — is intentional, as this is based on a book chronically a civil war amongst the Camorra. It’s a grim view of this “underworld” that has control over the lives of everyone around them. The stories concerning drugs and guns (not so much the chemical waste and counterfeit dresses) become a little difficult to follow. An unwritten rule of gangster moviemaking is that the gangsters, especially the leads, must die at the end, so as not to encourage youths to join. Here, from start to finish, that isn’t a problem at all. Nothing about this lifestyle is enviable or interesting. It feels like there’s a 50% chance you’ll be shot to death and buried in a pit. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/18/24 Full Review Liam D An big sweeping crime epic that has worth the length Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/28/24 Full Review TrueBlueReview I Among my favorite films. It is a must see. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/19/23 Full Review Tara C This show was horrible. Don't waste your time. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 11/06/23 Full Review Ari V Basic style and basic level of analysis. Not bad, nor particularly interesting/revelatory. E.g. Anyone delineating societal problems without focusing on institutions where the most wealth/power is concentrated - is missing the big picture imo. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 09/17/23 Full Review dave s Set in and around Naples, Gomorrah follows the exploits of career criminals, interweaving five different threads as the gangsters struggle for power in the ruthless pursuit of money. While the movie debatably has its faults (there doesn't feel like there's much in the way of character development or insight into how the characters got to where they are, the handheld cinematography feels lazy at times, and the dim lighting can be frustrating), it remains an engrossing examination of corruption and greed, filled with sudden and jolting violence, strong performances, and a sense of despair stemming from the fact that there doesn't appear to be any answer to the unrelenting stream of bloodshed. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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