A very appropriate film to use when conducting an analysis of the politics of representation of crime and criminalization is 'The City of God'. This is a very powerful film that deals with troubled youth in the heart of Brazil, Rio de Janeiro. This film is based on a true story but it is the story that is being 're-presented' to us that we should be most interested in. It is also very important that …showed first 75 words of 2457 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2457 total…to the act of crime in this film. 'The City of God' has represented the typical criminal as a poor young Black male. If any one of these four variables is taken away, however, then the person may not be a violent criminal. But what is being re-presented to us is the idea that if all four variables apply, it is quite clear that a violent criminal is the best way to describe this person.