I was aware that in the first days back to Brazil I was too emotional. I was aware that the Brazilian films I was seeing had that fair moments of emotional manipulation. And I was aware that I was emotionally manipulated by both movies. I cried in the end of both."O signo da cidade" (something like " the astrological sign of the city") is irresistibly like "Crash, the american movie that I truly detested for being so dishonest. However, unlike "Crash", I truly enjoyed "O signo da cidade" and it felt very honest to me. At times, while wathcing the movie, I even felt grateful for the theme of the movie: people, Brazilians in Brazil's biggest city.
But why did I cry again at the end of the movie? I dare to answer: probably because of the most ordinary cliche. I have seen myself so strongly in the movie, in almost all characters. I know I was manipulated by the movie, but this awareness did not make this emotion to feel any less valid.
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