I can't say I disliked the movie, but it wasn't a masterpiece. The subject of the story revolves around a black guy in South Africa, leader of a small gang of murderous robbers. Somehow, the details are really not important, he manages to develop a conscience and turns to the "light". As a result, he gets arrested by the police, so not much of a moral either.
The thing is that the film is very well done, the actions of the main character are very well played by the actor and the situations are quite original. However, I can't really say it's a South African thing (since it could have been shot in Romania with a gypsy as lead role) and also I can't say I felt sorry for the man at any time. So you kill a few people, you rob others, you maim... suddenly it's all dandy dory because you've seen the error of your ways?
However, the other good thing about the movie is that, originally, Tsotsi lived with a abusive drunk father, his victimised mother and a dog. He left when his father brutally wounded the dog. So it must have been some sort of human quality that made him choose that way. Maybe it took a while to regain it.
The thing is that the film is very well done, the actions of the main character are very well played by the actor and the situations are quite original. However, I can't really say it's a South African thing (since it could have been shot in Romania with a gypsy as lead role) and also I can't say I felt sorry for the man at any time. So you kill a few people, you rob others, you maim... suddenly it's all dandy dory because you've seen the error of your ways?
However, the other good thing about the movie is that, originally, Tsotsi lived with a abusive drunk father, his victimised mother and a dog. He left when his father brutally wounded the dog. So it must have been some sort of human quality that made him choose that way. Maybe it took a while to regain it.