One of my favorit things that I’ve seen in the last two weeks of watching films from Brazil is the world building that these directors create. I feel so disollutioned from the old Hollywood movies at this time period because it just feels so inorganic. Set design and huge amounts of artifical landscapes take me out of movies. there’s something to be said about movies that are purposly viewed as cinema, some of my favorite directors do that. But the real life locations chosen for black God, White Devil are what make it.. It feels so strong and powerful and since you actually belive they’re in these locations, you feel the tension. You feel the things that they talk and fight about. What I’m most impressed with is the real world feel you’re able to get from Rocha’s movies. It feels like a conscious decision from every Cinema Novo director to create a world that many can see themselves live in.