Civilization vs. Primitive

Godfrey 2021-12-21 08:01:21

On the vast land of Africa, there are a group of tribes who have never experienced the baptism of modern civilization. They drill wood for fire, occasionally hunt, and live a primitive life entirely on nature. They share their income, eat and live together. This kind of life is peaceful, simple and happy. The harsh living conditions in the center of the desert are a gift from God to them.

On the other hand, our so-called civilized people, in this materialistic society, we are constantly pursuing, in fact, we are constantly asking for it. More and more selfish, greedy, and more troublesome. As the article said, in order to improve the living environment, people invent various tools to become more civilized, and ultimately make life more complicated. Children must spend 15 years or more in school to learn how to survive in this complex and dangerous environment.

In the film, an unshareable Coke bottle breaks the tranquility of the primitive tribe. This is a baptism of the primitive civilization. After the coke bottle led to internal quarrels among the tribe, and jealousy, the chief decided to go to the end of the world to discard this "unknown thing". The Coke bottle was discarded under the cliff, and the chief returned to the tribe happily, returning to his original happy life. But as the audience knows, the cliff is not the end of the world, and modern civilization cannot be discarded. With the first time, there will inevitably be a second and third collision.

I found out from the Internet that this bushman tribe has indeed slowly begun to modernize. Young people will use the bicycles and electrical appliances of modern society. I don’t know if this is progress or regression for them? As a modern person, I naturally cannot accept that primitive environment; but as a primitive tribe who thinks that the desert is the whole world, will modernization bring them more convenience than trouble?

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  • Bernadette 2022-04-24 07:01:14

    This film is older than me...I don't feel it! But this movie is highly rated, it seems that my taste is getting more and more unique

  • Nannie 2022-03-29 09:01:03

    Even though Bushman is talking about big beads and small beads and jade plates but difficult to understand the language, we can understand them - the most primitive kindness and unthinking help, and... Ding, thong? ! ! (laugh

The Gods Must Be Crazy quotes

  • Narrator: Their language has an idiosyncrasy of its own. It seems to consist mainly of clicking sounds.

  • [Xi meets Steyn, who is smoking a pipe]

    Narrator: There was another god. He had a fire inside him. The smoke came out through his mouth and nostrils. Xi said politely, "It was kind of you to send us this thing but it made my family unhappy. Please take it."