Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Tsotsi
- poverty & wealth
- John & Pumla's house in the
affluent suburbs
- Detached, electric gates,
smart, modern, sophisticated,
wealthy
- Johannesburg
- Sprawling, heavily populated, busy
city. AIDS is rife - posters loom over the
station
- Tsotsi's shack in the
township
- one room - dark, basic,
make-shift, untidy, dirty, poor
- The pipes
- Huge, open pipes
where the children
sleep - lack of
protection & basic
comfort
- crime
- The robbery & murder of the commuter
- Tightly packed train, close camera
shots & quick cut edits between the
gang help create tension
- The shooting of Pumla
- Shot/reverse/shot between
Tsotsi and Pumla shows
conflict between rich & poor
- The kidnapping of the baby
- Frantic action & fast paced
editing help convey Tsotsi's
shock and fear
- redemption
- Tsotsi returns the baby
- His white shirt and open
gestures convey his change
of attitude
- Tsotsi gives money to Morris
- He shows compassion by
respecting Morris
- Tsotsi helps Boston
- He puts Boston in his bed &
tends to his injuries. He also
apologises and finally shows decency
- family
- Miriam & baby
- Clean, comfortable, homely,
brightly lit. Mobiles and textiles add
colour and texture
- Tsotsi & baby David
- Baby sleeps in bag, wears a
newspaper nappy & is fed tinned
milk. CGI ants crawl over his face
- Family
- John, Pumla & baby
- Clean, modern, full of baby equipment,
toys and beautiful art work on the
nursery walls