Tsotsi movie was released last 2006 and accurately describes the differences between life in Johannesburg, South Africa and the surrounding ghettos. And honest portrayal of survival and redemption, all the features of human nature are shown in a thought-stirring way. This movie is approximately 94 minutes long and is very violent and quite disturbing, especially in the first half.
Hood’s fictional film imitates a case study as it carefully tracks Tsotsi’s everyday life. Viewers are first shown the evil side of the character — he has a gory fistfight with a friend and an evenly aggressive and ruthless job as a full-time robber.
Recurrent use of flashbacks allows the viewer to have ideas and thoughts about Tsotsi’s childhood. Instead, the audience views his mother on her bed dying, her hand reaching out for her son. This heart-warming moment is ruin by gunfire as Tsotsi’s father shoots the family dog to stop it from barking.
The film concentrates on Tsotsi’s life, so its effectiveness depends on main character’s acting — fortunately, he acted so well. With frequent close-ups, the audience sees every mixed emotion and astonished facial expression on some scenes which involves the baby.
Because the actors’ facial expressions show a collective language, there’s slight dialogue in the film. Suspense scenes are created gently but successfully. When a homeless man in a wheelchair furies Tsotsi, he quietly follows the handicapped man from the subway station to an isolated area under a faintly lit highway. The audience is required to wait patiently for Tsotsi’s expected attack.
In spite the flashbacks and deserted scenes of suspense, the film flows well. Even the purist of the film’s strikes of social comments have a recurring sense of cinematography.
Since Tsotsi struggles to be reasonable, the movie is often identified as a bloody and violent. Compared to U. S. Films, the violence in this movie appears fast and detached. Hood’s documentary-style description of aggression shows an unconscious acceptance of it. When Tsotsi fires at the baby’s mother, the camera focuses less on the gun and more on the woman’s reaction.
But the blood does not overpower the movie’s great acting or deteriorates its difficult situations. Instead, the difference between right and wrong shapes until the viewer completely recognizes with the main character.
The Tsotsi movie gives an accurate depiction of life in extremely poor and rich parts of South Africa and what people do to survive in ghettos. Because of the in-depth plot, perfect depiction of life in South Africa, a total drama involved in the movie, is rated 4 out of 5. Best film one can ever see.
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