Tsotsi revolves around a young man who calls himself "Tsotsi", which means thug. A confrontation about his real name at a bar causes an intoxicated Tsotsi to beat one of his friends very badly and then leave to wander
into a wealthy community. He winds up shooting a woman and stealing her car, but when he realizes there is an infant in the backseat, he crashes the vehicle. Tsotsi begins to flee from the scene, but eventually returns to retrieve the baby. Through flashbacks we discover that Tsotsi lived a very rough life where his abusive father led him to grow up homeless. Because Tsotsi is having a hard time actually providing for the infant he has taken in, he ends up forcing a young woman to breast feed the baby at gun point, and continues to do so until this woman asks if she can keep and take care of the infant. Meanwhile, the woman Tsotsi shot is still alive and recovering in the hospital while a manhunt is under way for the baby and the man who stole him. Tsotsi eventually takes in the man who he had beaten and tries to recover the relationships he as with his friends. He goes with these friends back to the residence of the baby's biological parents and ties the father up while searching for things for the baby. When one of Tsotsi's friends is about to kill the father, Tsotsi steps in and shoots his friend dead. Everything leading up to this moment, showing Tsotsi is not just a heartless criminal. After he returns to the woman caring for the infant, she confronts him about stealing the child and asks him to give her the baby so she can return it to them. Tsotsi then leaves with the baby, but asks if he can still come around if he brings the baby back. In a dramatic conclusion, Tsotsi brings the baby back to the residence and is promptly arrested, as the house has been under surveillance since Tsotsi came with his friends.
I think one of the main themes in Tsotsi is survival. It seems that Tsotsi's thug character is a front put up when he was younger in order to survive. Through flashbacks we see the struggles Tsotsi went through, and begin to understand why he didn't just leave the baby in the stolen car when he easily could have. As the story is told, we see Tsotsi's survival instinct when he forces the woman at gun point to breast feed the baby. But as time passes, you can see him actually beginning to care for the woman. It's obvious that whenever Tsotsi shows aggression, it is his method of fighting to survive.
into a wealthy community. He winds up shooting a woman and stealing her car, but when he realizes there is an infant in the backseat, he crashes the vehicle. Tsotsi begins to flee from the scene, but eventually returns to retrieve the baby. Through flashbacks we discover that Tsotsi lived a very rough life where his abusive father led him to grow up homeless. Because Tsotsi is having a hard time actually providing for the infant he has taken in, he ends up forcing a young woman to breast feed the baby at gun point, and continues to do so until this woman asks if she can keep and take care of the infant. Meanwhile, the woman Tsotsi shot is still alive and recovering in the hospital while a manhunt is under way for the baby and the man who stole him. Tsotsi eventually takes in the man who he had beaten and tries to recover the relationships he as with his friends. He goes with these friends back to the residence of the baby's biological parents and ties the father up while searching for things for the baby. When one of Tsotsi's friends is about to kill the father, Tsotsi steps in and shoots his friend dead. Everything leading up to this moment, showing Tsotsi is not just a heartless criminal. After he returns to the woman caring for the infant, she confronts him about stealing the child and asks him to give her the baby so she can return it to them. Tsotsi then leaves with the baby, but asks if he can still come around if he brings the baby back. In a dramatic conclusion, Tsotsi brings the baby back to the residence and is promptly arrested, as the house has been under surveillance since Tsotsi came with his friends.
I think one of the main themes in Tsotsi is survival. It seems that Tsotsi's thug character is a front put up when he was younger in order to survive. Through flashbacks we see the struggles Tsotsi went through, and begin to understand why he didn't just leave the baby in the stolen car when he easily could have. As the story is told, we see Tsotsi's survival instinct when he forces the woman at gun point to breast feed the baby. But as time passes, you can see him actually beginning to care for the woman. It's obvious that whenever Tsotsi shows aggression, it is his method of fighting to survive.I didn't particularly enjoy
Totsi. I didn't really think the movie had a point. I think the only reason it won any awards was because it touched on some rough subject matter, and of course because he eventually did the right thing. Otherwise, I didn't think any of it really left me feeling fulfilled or like a story was told. On the other hand, I did think there was good, admirable cinematography. The shots, such as the one above, seem meticulously crafted to get a certain clean look at Tsotsi's life.
Totsi. I didn't really think the movie had a point. I think the only reason it won any awards was because it touched on some rough subject matter, and of course because he eventually did the right thing. Otherwise, I didn't think any of it really left me feeling fulfilled or like a story was told. On the other hand, I did think there was good, admirable cinematography. The shots, such as the one above, seem meticulously crafted to get a certain clean look at Tsotsi's life.
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