THE GODS MUST BE CRAZY II: MOVIE

TRAILER OF THE MOVIE

I haven't seen one of this movies, but this one was quite interesting and funny. This chapter was about Xixo and his son, his children accidentally stow away on a fast-moving poachers' truck, unable to get off, and Xixo sets out to rescue them. Along the way, he encounters a couple of soldiers trying to capture each other and a pilot and passenger of a small plane, who are each having a few problems of their own.

 

"Never talk to strangers", is advice Dr. Ann Taylor should have heeded. While attending a business conference in Africa, the corporate law Ph.D. from New York accepts an offer from an obvious womanizer to catch a glimpse of the country's wildlife by tagging along with him as he flies an errand for his employer. But the promised half-hour aerial safari turns into something much longer and more hands-on after unforeseen circumstances result in a change of pilots, and a crash landing deep in the Kalahari dessert.

Fortunately her new companion, Dr. Stephen Marshall , is a zoologist with plenty of survival skills. Unfortunately, he hasn't much sympathy for the citified woman's ignorance or fear of her new natural surroundings. Despite their differences, the two attempt to formulate a course of action that will get their wounded plane airborne again. However, things never go exactly as planned.... 

 

Meanwhile a few sand dunes over, a couple of curious Bushman children  discover a large and unfamiliar object. They have no sooner crawled up its large and shiny exterior than the beast roars to life. Clinging to each other and the top of the moving vehicle, the youngsters watch helplessly as they are carried away from all they know.

Not long afterward, their father Xixo  finds their tracks. Although a native to the Kalahari, this particular Bushman recognizes the tire marks because he has had dealing with the Heavy People before.  So the anxious parent sets off to find his family.

Following a formula similar to its prequel, the paths of these groups converge, as well as get tangled up with some other desert wanderers, like some nasty hunters and a couple of military men from opposing armies. The director Jamie Uys carefully balances fish--out-of-water comedy and hilarious antics with reminders of the Big Continent's battle against poaching and its constant presence of war. He also interjects his personal bias for the simple life and cynicism for civilized man, while proving untamed animals are the least of the misadventures to be encountered in his homeland.

Consequentially, the film does contain moments of peril: some at the hands of nature and others from bad guys who threaten with both fire and firearms. Although a gunshot injury is portrayed (blood is briefly seen), young viewers are more likely to be disturbed by a near-accident that occurs when the indigenous children don't recognize the potential danger of a rifle.

Other concerns include the use of mild to moderate profanities and some flashes of skin. The topless nudity and bare buttocks of the tribal people may be their authentic costume, but not all parents will find the intended humor in the habit Dr. Taylor's pink dress has of flipping up over her head and revealing her underwear.

This movie teaches about love, respect and teamwork, because we don't always need someone, but when we really need him we must accept this a be kind, that way that person will be kind with us.

LESSON: WE MUST LEARN HOW TO WORK WITH OTHERS¡¡¡¡

TEAM WORK...

 

IF WE WORK WITH OTHER'S HELP WE'LL BE SUCCESSFUL¡