The Gods Must Be Crazy

The funny impression showed that the secern worlds of the civilise scene of action and the primitive yet calm society of the bushmen manifest an also contrasting example of worlds in terms of the equation I = P x A x T, an equation formulated to describe the impact of charitable activity on the environment. where Human Impact (I) on the environment equals the overlap of population (P), affluence (A consumption per capita) and technology (T environmental impact per unit of consumption).In the primitive population of the Bushmen, it would be believed and manifested in the film that their gentle impact on the environment of the Kalahari Desert is appargonntly less than that of the civilized world found on the city since the living Bushmen are not excessively many in number, they are just about 20 or so. Being primitive, they also had a very small-scale take aim of technology. They are just using soft raw materials provided by their environment, thus, they cannot pay off mor e products, putting their affluence also on a low level.In the civilized world almostwhere in South Africa, the city, which is dumbly populated by busy civilized individuals (since the rise of the industrial societies equates to an exp 1ntially increasing human population), capitally developed their technology which in rescue enormously aid in developing their affluence, has indeed a greater human impact on the environment of the area they are residing in South Africa relative to the primitive population of the bushmen living in the Kalahari Desert, as seen with the tall buildings, long roadways and road bridges and other landscapes that could attest to this great impact.The Gods Must Be CrazyThe Gods Must Be Crazy This film tries to send a message on how globalization can negatively affect a culture such as the Sho sept of the Kalahari Desert. The great deal of a technologically advance and civilized culture decide to nervelessly discard an empty Coca cola bottle from the window of an airplane. A member of the primitive Sho kinsfolk witnesses this object falling from the skies and con ramprs it a presend from the gods. In his mind this is an object to be worshiped and must have been sent by the Gods to benefit his tribe, therefore he gave it to his people.Prior to the introduction of the Coca grass bottle the people of the tribe were peaceful, satisfied, and shared with each other. There was no sense of possession or greed, no jealousy, nor did they physically harm one another physically or purposefully. The tribe found many serious uses for this gift, such as making music, pounding on dough, and rubbing flour. All of these things were accomplished before the appearance of the bottle, however now the labor seemed to have been made easier.Since all of the members of the tribe had different uses and needs for the bottle, it became a commodity, a desired possession of value it was no longer a worshipped object. This created discourse among the peo ple and led to the physical injury of a claw, due to a malicious act that resulted in hitting the child with the bottle. The tribe now felt shame at their behavior and questioned the Gods for displace them this evil thing, which the tribe removed from their presence and returned to their peaceful pagan ways.A current example of the above situation would be the introduction of carrel phones and laptops to a culture based on home phones and office computers. unrivaled would consider the technological advances of cell phones and laptops as a gift, that will alter their liveliness, free up more personal judgment of conviction and save them money. sooner what has occurred is that you spend more time on learning how to use these items, you are now more easily available and thus more occupied, and you spend more money on the attachments and upgrades needed to keep these items current and functional.Now your life is more complicated and busier than ever, however unlike the Sho tri be most people in our culture cannot or more historicly will not go to the end of the earth (or their trash can) and toss them away. Another important point that this films illustrates is the differences in communications and personal views in different cultures. much(prenominal) as how in most civilized cultures shaking your head from side to side indicates No or negative, however to the Sho tribe this gesture representation Yes or positive.This causes a lot of confusion when communicating between the both cultures. There is a scene in the movie when the man from the Sho tribe sees a white woman for the first time, which accurately portrays the cultural differences in personal views and taste. He contemplates her appearance, her actions and physical build. Though the woman in her have got culture would be considered quite pretty, normal and physically fit, to this man of the Sho tribe she was ugly, crazy and too fat.In his view the womans skin is too white, it was a very hot d ay yet she is fully cover in clothing, she has a large body shape and must scent too much food to sustain her. This can be seen as a difference in opinion, if it were not for the extremity of the opposite points of view. The both cultures considered the woman in different ways because of what they are accustomed to as well as where and how they were raised. When thinking in terms of Globalization a person generally feels that their culture is the best.That their culture should be universal and those that go after other cultures are primitive, difficult, and wrong. Consider how some cultures attempt to change others by dint of political, business, and religious means. For example the United States tries to influence other countries to change to a democratic system of government because it is the best, however they do this in the main to promote or facilitate the political agendas of the United States. Coca Cola uses the popularity of its products to influence other countries to buy more by inundating them with advertisements and business opportunities.As for religion, look at how many cultures within the United States now celebrate Christmas along with or in place of their cultural holidays that occur during the same time period. The movie for the most part points out the differences between a newfangled civilized society and an old world civilization and how they view life, religion, and governance in totally different ways. However there were also some similarities in the cultures which assist in the processes of communication, in business transactions, and political transaction with each other.