The violence problem in urban spaces is the main theme of "Do Amor" ("About Love") where a lonely woman witness a robbery in front of her with
an armed man pointing his gun to the driver in the car next to her. Panicking and not knowing exactly what to do, she reverses her car and crashes
on a truck whose driver keeps yelling insults to the lady without realizing what's going on one car ahead of him. But as twist, the man getting
attacked reacts by showing to the thief he also has a gun and a persecution ensues and the woman follows the whole action up until another twist comes
along.
Silent and with a mininum of dialogue, "Do Amor" tells its story with the force and main use of expressions performed by the actors, that's
where it lies its power, specially Malu Bierrenbach as the desperate woman and Milhem Cortaz as the robbery victim who reacts against his attacker.
The key scene of both which I can't mention it without spoiling things since it relates with the film's title is a very moving and powerful scene
that speaks high volumes without a word being said.
But there isn't much of a deeper point to the movie as some publication stated back when this was released. Sure, it tells a lot about violence
in major Brazilian cities but it could be something that also happens around the world. Not to mention that it presents a certain kind of scenario
that although dreamy and idealistic in thought, it could hardly ever happen in reality because people are angry and they react and fight back
against violent acts. I don't think I've ever seen something on the news that could be similar to the film's ending, but it's slightly possible.
Maybe that's the key message here. Is it possible to forgive a horrendous act that could change your whole life in a matter of quick seconds? That's
the challenge.
In short, the movie is very well-made, quite thrilling and captivating, and the main attractive is the presence of expressive actors who bring
plenty of life to the project. 6/10.
