The Evaluation of Tsotsi

Have you ever been to South Africa? Do you know what the living standard in Africa is? Without a doubt, Africa has massive inequalities in wealth distribution, and the political situation is always unstable. Imagine you born in this country; you are poor, and you need to line up to store water for daily use. Many people are doing illegal things to stay alive. Also, the community forces you to do some bad things. Would you act immorally? The movie Tsotsi, directed by Gavin Hood, shows the life of lower class people. One of the main characters, named Tsotsi or David, born in Africa. He is in one of the gangs there. He leaves from his parents when he is young because he has a bad father who always hits him and blames him, and his mother is suffering from a disease. He feels alone, so he goes to stay with other homeless people. He grows up with them, and lives with them in large, concrete construction pipes. He has to become independent when he is young. The most important scene in the movie is the robbery case. A cold-blooded person, Tsotsi tries to steal a rich woman’s car and money. While he is stealing her car, he discovers that there is a baby in the back seat of the car. When he hears the baby cry, he is reminded of his childhood. Out of guilt, he decides to take on the responsibility and take care of the baby. After the first time of trying, he realizes that he is not able to take care of the baby. Then, he meets Miriam, the actress Terry Pheto, who has an infant, and threatens her to feed the baby. These matters make Tsotsi to embark on his painful process. This movie has an excellent opening, ending and delivery which can draw the audience’s attention. Also, the cameramen use the high quality of skills which can strongly reflect the situation in Africa. Moreover, characters are one of the souls of the movie which the emotion toward the audience can light up a whole movie. Lastly, this movie can reflect the social problems in Africa which we need to treasure