Gods... phhhsss... humans being crazy!!

In this movie we can see many elements some that I would like to highlight on is Love, gender roles, sex, simplicity, and ongoing humor. This film is simple to the eye and an easy movie to sit down any time to watch. Contrast is an ongoing theme that can be easily over looked. At the begging of the movie we see a comparison between two worlds. The first being the indigenous people of the desert. They live there day by day gathering food and water and worrying about nothing else. The second world we see is the city and the inhabitants of the city are living by a thing called time. This time becomes a deterrent a rules the life of a city person.

Love is present in both worlds. To the indigenous people love is simple. It is a part of their culture just like getting water or food. To the people of the city love is complicated because most of the time it is misunderstood for just sex or pleasure seeking. Mr. Stan does a great job of conveying this to the audience. When he speaks to a woman he makes a fool of himself. In this we see that he does not understand the nature of women and the ways of courting a woman.

Gender roles are very apparent in this film as well in the indigenous people we see a clear line between the men and women. The women will gather supplies and tools for the men to use and hunt with. The men gather food and water for the people to use. In the more modern world we see men sewing and women working alongside men to do the same exact job. Now don’t get me wrong there is nothing wrong with men and women doing the same job but the roles of men and women are mixed in a city atmosphere.

Sex is a key element to both cultures and drives a lot of emotions between people. In the tribe sex is seen as something sacred given to the people by the gods. To the city people it is something that is more for pleasure and self-satisfaction. In the tribe we see women without bras and upper clothing but in society we see women always covering up like Ms. Thomas. Also we see a play on rape and men’s urges to satisfy his needs. Something we do not see in the tribe life.

    Simplicity is something that the tribe knows very well until the city people mess with it. A bottle of coke enters their life and makes the people feel selfish and angry. These emotions are something that the people of the city know too well.

Ongoing humor is apparent all throughout the movie.  With silly quotes for Ey-ya-ya to someone sleeping on a banana peal. Or the car not being able to stop or having any brakes gives this film a light hearted feel. Also I wonder if the narrator was in some form a God watching the people grow and change. Food for thought.