I'm afraid we're crazy

Leonor 2022-04-21 09:02:30

As said in the film, people in modern society are not willing to succumb to the natural environment, but let nature achieve them. Therefore, life is more convenient when technology is developed, but at the same time our living environment is becoming more and more complicated. Forced to study in school for ten or fifteen years, or even longer, to adapt to this complex and dangerous society. This is in stark contrast to the beautiful, heaven-like Bush social life at the beginning of the film, which is derived from and completely integrated with nature.

The more we go deeper into the society, the more we will see the reality that makes us sad, painful, disappointed and even hopeless. Maybe some people are already wondering how good it would be to return to the primitive society before. In this materialistic society, a moment of peace of mind has become extremely rare, so the emergence of these ideals is also normal. But if we really return to the primitive society, can we really live a life of freedom, equality and no disputes?

The answer is no. This can be seen from the fact that the indiscriminate Bushes can cause an uproar in their own society just because of a Coke bottle. Maybe we can achieve peace and equality in the early days of primitive society, but this is not the case. This kind of social anti-interference ability is extremely weak. Once there is interference from civilization or something beyond its own society, it may be just a Coke bottle and it can cause an uproar, so its durability is worth pushing. The society we live in now has all kinds of ills, which make people feel tired, but it is impossible to go backwards. Once the door of desire is opened, it is difficult to close. We are getting more and more aware of human nature, and the anti-interference ability of our society and individuals is gradually improving. This may be a compensation for the loss of too many things in our developing society.

View more about The Gods Must Be Crazy reviews

Extended Reading

The Gods Must Be Crazy quotes

  • [last lines]

    Narrator: Xi was beginning to think he would never find the end of the earth. And then one day, suddenly, there it was.

    [Xi arrives at a great cliff, so wide and high that clouds surround its edges. Xi drops the bottle over the edge of the cliff, and returns home to his family]

  • [repeated line]

    Steyn: I-yi-yi-yi-yi-yi-yi-yi...