The Gods Must Be Crazy

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Cast & Crew

Marius Weyers

Andrew Steyn

Sandra Prinsloo

Kate Thompson

N!xau

Xi

Louw Verwey

Sam Boga

Michael Thys

Mpudi

Jamie Uys

The Reverend

Nic de Jager

Jack Hind

Ken Gampu

President

Jamie Uys

Director

Jamie Uys

Screenwriter

Jamie Uys

Producer

John Boshoff

Original Music

Robert Lewis

Cinematographer

Buster Reynolds

Cinematographer

Jamie Uys

Film Editing

Caroline Burls

Art Director

Gail Grobbelaar

Costume Design

Mij Reynolds

Costume Design

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• Nov 16, 2011

  Very funny if a little far-fetched. Full review later.
  

  Super Reviewer
• Dec 19, 2009

  This is very funny Movie.
  

  Super Reviewer
• Nov 17, 2009

  The Gods Must Be Crazy", is a delightful sweet comedy that documents the journey of Xi, a bushman from the Kalahari Desert and the various people that he encounters on his journey as he tries to get rid of a Coca-Cola Bottle that dropped from the sky causing serious problems for his people so he decides to walk to the end of the world and throw the bottle off. This movie is unique in the fact that it dances along the line of racism, without managing to offend and many scenes are so funny you can't help but laugh. The strength of it relies much more on its message, and its satirical comparison of the world viewed from the "civilized" man's perspective, and the bushman's perspective. In the end the bushman returns to his world of peace and tranquility. There is a little something for everyone, as it incorporates the universal themes of love between a man and a woman, cultural differences, adventure, and slapstick comedy to remind each of us to take this tale as just that, a piece of fiction. This film may not be liked too much by the "younger" generation due to lack of special effects and hot babes/guys, but I loved and enjoyed it!
  

  Super Reviewer
• Nov 15, 2009

  No other film I ever saw has been able to show, so well, that "civilized" man lives in TOO COMPLEX A WORLD.. the bushmen have it ok.. technology is not needed, al these SURPLUS HUMANS THAT COVER THE GLOBE ARE NOT NEEDED! ABANDON YOUR TECHNOLOGY! ABANDON AGRICULTURE!! Ok, well i'm not abandoning these things either; I've grown so attached to my films, photography, reading, etc. The technical aspects of this film may at first bother you, when I first saw this film about 5 years ago, I knew then that the editing was a bit sloppy, or.. maybe not sloppy, but not seamless, how about.. but it doesn't matter - what matters foremost is that the idea, the communication GETS ACROSS.. it does. I may have "the message" of this film all wrong but that's ok, because it's up to me to have my own interpretation! it doesn't have to be the same as yours. what a wonderful life the bushmen have; they don't have to worry about being old, insurance, paperwork, jobs, bills, phones, electricity, car keys, etc. - granted, their life would NOT be for everyone but most people on this planet don't have it easy; in fact, few do, and I suspect that they are not "happy" or "fulfilled" and I don't care.. I'm not going to cry over the plight of any humans whose purpose for existing was/is largely an afterthought.. think about why, before you make more people.. think about the facts that they may never like you, that they may want to die at 16 years of age, that they might want to join an organization that harbors beliefs which conflict utterly with yours, that they might want to be an anti-humanity activist (contact me if the latter is the case with YOU, and I will tell you how you can help me with my propaganda) The bushmen are PART OF SOMETHING, they have a way of living that works for them, and that's something ALL "civilized" "societies" NEVER DEVELOPED, and now it's rapidly becoming too late - populations are swelling, "resources" are being taxed, some to the point of nonexistence (or soon anyway).. Personally, I'd rather be in a situation like the bushmen. I don't feel any need to live to see 50, 60, 70 years of age.. Why? What's the point? So one can procreate? And see their offspring procreate? On this planet? With what it's becoming, and the people that are responsible? No. no reason I can see to contribute to a population which is already way, way out of hand. Right.. there is a story in The Gods Must Be Crazy, and I must really like it, too, as I can't count how many times i've seen the film.. it may be that some of the story was simply a device which would allow the filmmaker's preoccupations to be spread around, maybe not. again, this is my possible interpretation, which is neither right or wrong, necessarily. make your own conclusions; I urge you to see this film. if the technical aspects are too much for you to handle, then go watch some drivel like Pearl Harbor, I'm quite sure Ben Affleck has the answer to all your little problems. In fact - this movie may have NO MESSAGE, but I think it has many. and this is something I like, is that there isn't ONE MESSAGE FORCED ON ME, which is the case with so, so, many excuses-for-films i've witnessed.. of course, a closing reminder that GOOD movies and BAD movies truly do not exist - rather, there are only films, and YOUR TAKE ON THEM. keep all that in mind. <a href="http://photobucket.com/images/gods%20must%20be%20crazy" target="_blank"><img src="http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii163/cynthiavioletrose/WTF.jpg" border="0" alt="The Gods Must be Crazy Pictures, Images and Photos"/></a>
  

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