In the opening of the 'City Of God' extract the director has chosen to use fast paced editing throughout the whole of the opening, especially the beginning when the knife is being sharpened and is slicing through the frame. By doing this it emphasises and reflects the pace of the protagonists life is fast and dangerous and something could happen at any moment of his life and there is violence and nose around him at all times.
Another use of editing the director has chosen is the eyeliner match of the chickens eyes from him looking at the pot to the feathers being plucked to the feathers on the floor and then onto the chickens eyes again. This makes us feel sympathetic towards the chicken as we know exactly how he is feeling, that he is panicking because he knows he's next in the pot.
Furthermore, another edit the director has chosen is the cross-cutting between the two boys walking and the chicken chase. By doing this the audience are aware that the two groups will meet later on in the sequence and this also shows that the antagonist chasing the chicken is after not only the chicken but he's also after the protagonist. This foreshadows the chickens life with the protagonists life as he is surrounded by danger too.
A shot reverse shot is also used at the end of the extract when the protagonist is in the middle of both the police and the group of antagonists chasing the chicken which emphasises his surroundings and shows the audience what he has had to put up with all his life and the two sides he's against or stuck between. he has in choice and he feels separate and wants to escape from a dark future ahead of him.
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