L'il Ze from the City of God

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What are the main connotations behind the montage of shots which show L'il Dice became L'il Ze?

The montage of shots of L'il Ze, is shown to be shooting different people as he grows up, which connotes darkness, death, out of control and unstoppable. The first time we see him kill is because he was sick of waiting for the Tender Trio to finish the robbery so he shoots at the window which makes the Tender Trio escape and then L'il Dice goes in and kills the people in the motel however we don't see a reaction which we would expect we see him laughing and finding it rather funny. Then after the montage we see him selling his soul to the devil with Voodoo magic and receiving a necklace which then brings him to be known as L'il Ze. Voodoo magic has connotations of darkness, evil and power. Most of the montage is the night besides the killing of Goose. Night reflects L'il Ze personality which is symbolised death, darkness of a soul and loss of faith. 

 How is decline and deterioration shown in the film though the Mise-en-scene?

 The decline and deterioration of the Favela is shown quite clearly in the opening scene where the audience can see the sign being covered in graffiti then we flash to the sixties and see the sign in the background all new and clean, which is a visual motif for the decline of the Favela. The decline in the Favela is also shown by the walls surrounding it which have only got higher to segregate them from the outside world, when we see the narrative flash back 10 years with the boys playing football it is in an open space full of light and happiness with some petty theft for the greater good of the community, in compassion to what we see later on. 

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