上帝也疯狂观后感

ReviewoftheGodsMustBeCrazy

Abstract:

movie,aprimitivemancalledXixomeetssomemodernpeopleandmakesalotof

eprocess,themovieshowsusthecultureconflictandthe

civilizationdisparitybetweentheindustrialcivilizationandtheoriginalcivilization.

Thisarticleintroducethemoviebrieflyandmainlytalkaboutthecultureconflict

fromtheaspectoftherelationshipbetweenhumansandthenature,theaesthetic

simplydiscusswhatmodernpeopleshould

learnfromtheoriginalcivilizationandhowtolearnit.

Keywords:thecultureconflict,theindustrialcivilization,theoriginalcivilization,the

relationshipbetweenhumansandthenature,theaestheticstandard

Recently,IwasabsorbedinamoviecalledtheGodsMustBeCrazy,whichisanold

’smoreimportant,thecultureconflictandthe

civilizationdisparityinthemovieleftadeepimpressiononme.

lytalksaboutthelifeofbush

clansman(alsocallBushman),ansman

figurealltheresourcesaregivenbythegodandtheyregardpeoplewholiveinthe

ly,oneday,aglassbottlewhichhadbeendropped

the

bottlebacktothetribe,ansmansawitasa

unately,everyonewantedto

uandunsharedit,ult,Xixowantedtogiveit

atterhowhardhetries,

last,thejourney,Xixo

metabiologistnamedAndrewSteynandateachernamedKateThompson,whohad

dhisoldcar

topickKateup,butbecautheoldcarbrokedownonthehalfway,heandKate

etimetogetalongwithKate,Steynmadealargenumberofcomical

kedthemtotake

backthebottle,buttheycouldnotunderstandXixoandgivethebottleback,whichlet

thetwosuspectablegodsandwent

fewdays,ow

andarrowtohuntasheep,pherdroaredat

icecameandarrestedhimbecauhecouldnot

ingtothelaw,Xixowasntencedtobeinjail

forelevenweeks,butluckily,SteynandhismechaniccalledMpudisavedhimby

employinghimasabiologicaltrackerforelevenweeksbecauMpudihadlivedwith

veyofwild

animals,Steyn,MpudiandXixofoundagroupofrebelswhoweresurroundedbykids

els’leadercalledSamBogaplottedaplotto

murderthepresident,whichfailedatlast,andwastrackedbythegovernment

oideabuttofleetothenearbycountrywithhispeopleand

kidnappedthekids,whichwastaughtbyKate,andKateherlftothreatenthe

government,orderingthegovernmenttroopsnottorunafterthemandtfood

nderstandingwhathappened,Steyn,MpudiandXixo

ehelpofXixo,

SteynandMpudi,ndofthe

movie,

foundacliffwhichhethoughtisthetopoftheworldandthrewthebottleoff.

Althoughthemovieisclassifiedasacomedy,itstillhasadeepmeaning,especially

thecivilizationdisparitybetweentheindustrialcivilizationandtheoriginal

ly,ture

he

introductionoftherace,

plentifulandbusymoderncityisasharpcontrasttothebarren,inhospitabledert

andthebusycitycommutersarealsomadeacontrasttotheleisureBush

eglassbottlewasdroppedfromthesky,theindustrialcivilization

glassbottleisthesymbolofthe

e

glassbottlewaspickedupbyXixo,thetwodistinctcultureshadafiercecollisionin

aninstant,whichisnotonlybetweenprimitivenessandcivilizationbutalsobetween

atindustrialrevolutionshould

havebroughtacomfortablemodernlifetomankind,butitwasnotthetruthinthis

ringingconveniencetotheBushclansman,theCokebottle

rtocompeteforit,peoplebeganto

havebriefdisagreement,,jealousyand

asthecoke

bottle,

unexpectedresultisakindofirony,theironyofmoderncivilizationaswellasa

contrastbetweentheindustrialcivilizationandtheoriginalcivilization,whichmeans

thatthemodernindustrialcivilizationitlfistablishedinthebloodandtearswith

nd,thekindandhonesty

oftheBushpeopleteachesalottothopeoplewhoethemlvesaslivingina

sisthemainreasonwhythemovie"theGodmustbecrazy"

stlike"Aesop'sFables",whichletsus

laughheartilyandthenmakesusreflectonourlves.

Becauofthecivilizationdisparity,f

all,I’odern

society,

webuildlargemoderncitiesonebyone,justasthemovieshows,therearealarge

numberofhighbuildings,plentyofwidestreets,heavytrafficandfewtreesto

andworkinthehousmadeofreinforcedconcreteto

rtolivebetterandbetter,peopletrytheirbesttomake

moneyandtheclasscomeintobeingwiththewealthaccumulation,andthen

edesireformore

moneyandmorerights,ult,laws

regulationsandnormofmoralityarecreatedtocontrolthesituationandtomake

eateanewenvironment,whichweneed

thevoiceinthefilm,thecivilizedmanwhounwillingtosuccumb

tothenature,

fact,to

improveourlives,sowecreateallkindsofrulesandregulations,butwhichmakelife

uethemaximizationofbenefits,stareattheinterests,

butdiscardindustrialby-productsorwaste,suchastheglassbottle,whichalmost

breaksBushclansman'aboutthelifeoftheBushman?Becauofthe

originalcivilization,manneedtoadjusttonature,evenmakefriendswiththe

r

mind,itisthenatureandthegodthatgivethemhou,foodandothersupplies.

eofthegoodfriendship

withthenature,theBushmanarenotafraidofthewildanimals,whichtheythinkare

tertheykillsomeanimals,theywillsaysorrytotho

’smore,theBushmanaresatisficerswhoare

eofthethoughtthatthenaturegivethem

allwhattheyneed,theBushmandon’e

ult,theydon’t

understandwhatthemoney,thedutiesandtherightsmeanandtherearealsono

class,crimesandruleswhichtheydon’neistotally

equalinBushman’areeverythingwithothersandthereisnoGreed

ghtheydon’thavePCorTVtoenjoythemlves,theyhaveother

ll,thelifeofthe

Bushmanissimplewithoutallkindsofrulesandregulations,butitismoreleisurely

,inmyview,eventhoughweneedthesocial

developmentandwecannotchangetherelationshipbetweenmodernpeopleand

thenature,wecanbemorefriendlytothenatureandlearnfromthequalityofBush

clansman’scontentment,whichmeansthatdon'talwayscomplainthatwedonot

haveanythings,buttocherishandappreciatewhatwealreadyhaveandtobemore

nsible,this

waycanwelivemoresimpleandhappy.

Secondarily,I’dliketotalkabouttheaestheticstandard,especiallythedefinitionof

lyspeaking,itisreallyhardtotellwhichpersonisthemostbeautiful

becaudifferentpartsoftheworldhavedifferent

nefigurethatskinnylegsandlightskinaretwoparts

ofthebeauty,buttheAmerican,whodonotagreeandevenbelievetheyaresymbols

ofunhealthyanduglyappearance,considerthatitisstrongthighandlong-bronzed

themovie,whenXixomeetsKate,whoisa

beautyinmodernpeoples’mind,lievesthatwith

thelightskin,sheiasytogetsunburnandherlongandgoldenhairisreallyina

ixolive

ushmanneedto

owntheblackskintoprotectthemlvesfromthestrongsunandtheblackerone’s

skinis,htheshorthair,theycanlomoreheatby

way,Xixobelieveablackgirlwith

,whatinfluencethedefinitionofbeautyarenotonly

thelivingenvironment,butalsothereligion,not

surpritoehowdifferentthebeautyisinXixo’smind.

Thelastbutnottheleast,I’

example,theBushman’anputoneofhishandson

other’hemodernsociety,weuholding

emovie,whenSteynwantstoholdhandswith

Xixo,XixofeelconfudandlookattheSteyn’shandtofindiftherearesomethings

nXixowantstogreettoKate,

ewaytosayyesisalsodifferent.

eoftribesbelieveshakingthe

headmeansyes,fferentalsobecomea

jokeinthemovie.

Inaword,themovienotonlymakesmelaugh,butalsoshowmewhatwillhappen

whentheoriginalcultureandtheindustrialculture,whicharetotallydifferent,meet

themovieshows,becauofthearrivalof"civilization",theformer

feelsstrange,authelattersuddenlybreakinto

thestrange"nature",itfeelspanic,e

currentandthelattermeettogether,bothofthemareawkwardandsmile

embarrasdly,whichlikesajokemadebythegodbutreflectsthenatural

"innocence"andthecivilization"foolhardy".