We watched this in Philosophy class because it had themes of justice... but I loved it. Such a memorable little movie filmed in Botswana... which looks beautiful and I want to go there. They had no budget, and it was chock full of slapstick, but sometimes I think there needs to be movies like that. It starts off in a desert tribe in the Kalahari with what are known as the "bush people" they are "uncivilized" as they live in little tents and have no concept of ownership, thus they have no conflict, thus no concept of justice. Except one day a plane passes overhead and down drops a coke bottle... when the tribe discovers how useful it is, there is suddenly arguments and unhappiness about it. So the leader of the tribe decides to take it and throw it off the edge of the world. Much eventfulness follows...
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ReplyDeleteIt's been a while since I've seen "The Gods Must be Crazy" but I remember liking it a lot.
There is actually a bizarre film, whose title translates as something like "The Vampires Must Be Crazy", which is a cross between "The Gods Must be Crazy" and the Hong Kong hopping vampire film "Mr. Vampire".
I have no idea if you'll check back here or not, but I looked for "The Vampires Must Be Crazy" on youtube, someday when I have the time maybe I'll watch it, and then write about it here.
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I hope you enjoy it. I remember it being very confusing, which didn't surprise me lol. The copy I saw had been dubbed in Cambodian, adding to the overall strangeness.
ReplyDeleteI immensely enjoyed this film, not only for the slapstick comedy, but also for the deep lesson it imparts about the simplicity of life and contentment. I like films which are comical in nature but still convey valuable lesson to the viewers.[Wally Howe]
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