The Forgiven is two separate movies combined into one. Half of it is really interesting with the politics, racial feuds and rivalries inside a prison. There we see lot of action, emotion, thrill. And the other half are slow paced dialogues between a bishop and his wife. So those slow parts make the movie quite full.
But the point why the movie is weird, is that it presents current South Africa as a success, while we know that the country is dangerous and segregated still. Unfortunately the rainbow nation never materialized.
But the point why the movie is weird, is that it presents current South Africa as a success, while we know that the country is dangerous and segregated still. Unfortunately the rainbow nation never materialized.