The Gods Must Be Crazy
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Movie Reviews of The Gods Must Be Crazy
Movie Review: Classic. insightful and very funny!
Summary: 5 Stars
I was first introduced to this film in high school. We were studying the effects of the West on those from other parts of the world, and nothing says Western arrival like the triumphant descent of the infamous Coke bottle, that mysteriously drops from the sky and plagues tribal leader Xi (N!xau) and his family. Why did this thing fall to Earth, and why does it continue to plague him, no matter what lengths he goes to get rid of it (even throw it off of the ends of the Earth, for good and all). Add in the subplot (or counterplot), with a bumbling scientist (Marius Weyers) with an incredible fear of women, especially beautiful blondes (Sandra Prinsloo), and you've got a great slapstick comedy with a message!
I haven't had a chance to watch the sequel, but I plan to do it straight away. This, the original, is wonderful and though, it definitely has a 1980s feel (it was filmed in 1980), it still remains very funny and clever, complete with fast-forward photography, enough silliness to sustain the attentions of the youngest viewers, and a compelling message for the rest of us, about the fate of "modern" civilization. Wonderful. I believe that the United Nations should make this a prerequisite for anyone planning to pursue a career in politics.
Movie Review: Culture clash
Summary: 5 Stars
One of the most interesting things to observe is when individuals of different cultures encounter each other for the first time. Haphazard and sometimes dangerous in real life, this scenario becomes hilarous and outrageous in this movie. Filmed in Africa and starring native bushmen, this movie tells the story of one bushman who encounters a Coke glass bottle for the first time in his life. This is his very first encounter with modern society, and it proceeds to alter the social dynamics of his entire village. So like the responsible village leader he is, he sets out to throw the object of the edge of the world. Instead, he encounters modern society en masse: firearms, prisons, automobiles, cotton clothing, private property, judges and other objects, persona and institutions that is alien to him. Simultaneously, a second plot threads thru the movie that shows the intricacies of the modern world. The two plots intersect at key points and develop the characters of all involved.
The movie flows quite well, and is very impressive in that everyone speaks in their native tongue. Listening to the Bushmen is quite entertaining in and of itself. Overall, a great movie that is appropriate for the whole family.
Movie Review: Pure Enjoyment
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie is not new to me. I saw it in the theaters when it was first released. Then I bought a video and shared it with others. When an eight yearr old boy would come for a visit, he always wanted a viewing to be part of that visit. He never tired of the funny incidents in that story. I finally just gave him the video.
It is basically a comedy, but it is much more. The physical beauty of Africa is revealed in many scenes; you get acquainted with the Kalahari and its dainty "little people"(Bushmen); a love story unfolds in the midst of all else that is going on; the only violence is provided by rebels whose absurd tatics make it so funny thatit really isn't violence; there are stunning views of wildlife.
A Bushman,Xi,has an important mission to acomplish and the story revolves around his trip from his home in the Kalahari and the many experiences he has and the the people he encounters.
This is a clean movie with action, substance, involvement and of course many laughs.
I am pleased that I found that I could obtain a DVD from [...] and I can continue to share "The God's Must Be Crazy" with visitors in my home.
Movie Review: Splended Beginning to a Series
Summary: 5 Stars
Sure this movie is full of sterotypes from the bumbling scientist whose brain turns to mush when he is around a beautiful woman (but that has happened to all of us). Sure the little bushman is stereotyped as having a idyllic life when in truth it is a life of very hard struggle and bad diseases such as the multiple drug resistent tuberculosis that killed the actor playing the bushman.
But if you want a delightful evening's entertainment filled with escapist entertainment built around the culture shock of a bushman coming into contact with 'civilization' you will be hard pressed to do better than this.
And as it will end too soon, there's number II, which reverses the culture shock to take an New York attorney (cute female of course) into the bush. And number III, with the Chinese Hopping Vampires - yes vampires - it's a strange movie. And Number IV which has the little bushman lost in Hong Kong (search on Amazon for Crazy Hong Kon - no G on the end). There's even a number V which continues the antics of the bushman in China - it's really pretty bad, so I guess this is why they stopped here.
Movie Review: The Gods Must Be Crazy
Summary: 5 Stars
Does anyone remember this film about the Coke bottle that was dropped on a tribe of African bushmen, changing their lives forever? I had only very vague memories, but it's finally available on DVD. Slapstick yet intelligent, offbeat yet eminently enjoyable. You don't hear those adjectives together very often, do you? The author has obviously spent much time in Africa. Bushman N!xau is simply wonderful, and I love the clicking language he speaks. The rhinos are great too.
A small handful of naysayers claimed it oversimplified the Bushmen, but it did the same to the whites, so who cares? It's great fun. An even smaller handful claim this film is too violent. Now just how ridiculous is that? It's very slapstick violence, not at all like UNFORGIVEN. Don't watch it after you've spent three years in China, though. The gorgeous scenery in all its colors may call to you like a siren song.