[net.movies] G-D'S MUST BE CRAZY - DON'T MISS

rxk@lanl.ARPA (01/04/85)

I feel compelled to write about this movie as it
is unadvertized, unheralded, has no big-distribution
company behind it and will fade into oblivion without
even being given a chance.
Yet, The G-ds Must Be Crazy" is a wonderful movie which
must be seen to be appreciated. 
The movie is a wonderful
comparison between "civilized" and "non-civilized" people
in Botswana, Africa. At the outset a bush tribesman gets a "present"
from the G-ds--a Coca-Cola bottle that was actually dropped
by a pilot as he flew over the area. 

At first the bottle seems
like a wonderful gift that is more beautiful than anything
ever seen by the tribe. It has many uses and is harder and
more durable than anything they have ever seen. But then they
start arguing over who can use it first. They begin hitting
each other with it and fighting over it. The leader decides that
the gift is evil and leaves to throw the evil thing off the
end of the earth. 

What follows is his interaction with civilization
as he seeks a way to get rid of the bottle. Somehow, before it
is done, the movie comments on politics, possessions, the judiciary,
love, hate, knowledge, courage, happiness, and much more. 

This movie may not have any big name stars, or the panache of a
multi-million dollar production. But it has some wonderful acting,
a great story line, and a feeling that will stay with you long
after you fade back into the "civilized" world.

Russ Kahn
rxk@lanl

trumpler@ucla-cs.UUCP (01/07/85)

	I second the motion!  The movie was written/direceted/produced by
a South African (Jamie Uys (sp?)) on what looked like a shoe-string budget,
and he manages to bring it off beatifully. If you like any kind of comedy
at all, you'll like this one.

						   Mark Trumpler -+-

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