Three thumbs up.
Hermes: I was torn while watching this movie. On the one hand, as patron of thieves I wanted to root for Tsotsi the gangster. On the other hand, as a god of hospitality and messenger of Zeus' justice I knew he had to pay for his crimes. Both parts of me were deeply moved. Thumbs up.
Demeter: Root for Tsotsi the gangster? How can you defend a murderer! When Hades stole away my daughter Persephone, my grief was inconsolable. This is surely what was felt by the mother in this film. Hermes, we'll have to stay on opposite sides of the fence on this one. But at least we can agree on one thing: Tsotsi is touching. Thumbs up.
Dionysos: Yikes, I think I'll leave you two to suss that one out for yourselves. As for me, I reveled in the gritty village scenes, an ugly underbelly you can't see from the heights of the Parthenon. And the character development was noteworthy, moving from inhuman criminals in the beginning to deeply human tragic figures by the end. Thumbs up.Tsotsi, based on the novel by Athol Fugard, tells the story of a young hoodlum in a slum near Johannesburg, South Africa. After shooting a young woman and stealing her car, he discovers an infant in the back seat. Language: Afrikaans, English subtitles
Director: Gavin Hood
Cast: Presley Chweneyagae, Mothusi Magano
Rotten Tomatoes rating: 81% fresh
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DID YOU KNOW? The myth of Persephone's abduction, in which she spends three months of each year in the underworld, and during which time no crops may grow, is not a reference to winter. Many scholars now believe it refers to summer, which is the hot, dry, barren season in the region of Athens.
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