My personal issues and disgust with child-neglect only served to infuriate me further. But for Night to leave him unattended (going out with Theo again), in a hammock as the rains came, with nothing but a half-ear of corn to eat… wow. It’s bad enough that Night made it clear that she was unhappy (and ashamed, having to move back home after her lover, Theo, “got tired of her” as their mother put it). Then there’s older sister, Night and little Richard (who’d already stolen my heart in an earlier scene where his younger version softly stated, “They are leaving me” as Phiona and brother Brian left home for tournament in Budo). The family returned home to find the entry to their home padlocked from entry. Her character had just secretly removed her son Brian from the hospital (with no pain-killers in his system) to avoid paying a bill they couldn’t afford after his accident. While reviewing her body of work, they showed the following scene, where the family was evicted from their home by a heartless landlord with little tolerance for deliquent payments: This takes place after her son Brian was struck by a “Boda Boda” (motorbike used for common transportation through the city’s congested traffic) and rushed to the hospital. Before I begin, understand that “Queen Of Katwe” was brought to my attention while watching an episode of “Inside The Actor’s Studio” during an interview by actress Uzo Aduba (“Crazy Eyes” from Orange Is The New Black) with Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong’o (Patsey from “12 Years A Slave”). I’m sure after reading this that you will agree with the scenes that had the greatest impact (to me).
I mentioned before that this movie tugged at my heartstrings, more often than I’d anticipated. If you haven’t seen the movie, I also suggest you do so before proceeding. If you haven’t read my piece on why you should see it, you can do so by clicking here. Warning: The following commentary and review contains spoilers from both the movie and the book.
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