10 moments from The Gods Must Be Crazy that show humor has no language barrier

The Gods Must Be Crazy has the most bizarre story ever. The chances of a bottle of Coca-Cola causing irreversible destruction are low but never zero, and this movie shows it brilliantly. The chaos is as mad as a raccoon being let loose in a convenience store and has twists as deep as a telenovela.

The story of The Gods Must Be Crazy is about a man named Xi who lives in the depths of the Kalahari Desert with his tribe. Everything is going fine until a pilot flying over the desert throws an empty Coke bottle out of his plane. Xi and his tribe had never seen a shiny glass bottle and were flabbergasted, thinking that the Gods must have dropped it.

Instead of bringing happiness, the bottle brings envy, confusion, and mayhem with hilarious results. Finally, tired of all the disarray caused by the 'gift', Xi decides to return it to the Gods by walking to the edge of the world and throwing it. And thus ensues the hilarious journey of The Gods Must Be Crazy, filled with belly laughs and entertainment.

In his journey, he is joined by a silly school teacher, a shy biologist with zero driving skills, and a gang of rebels who learned their skills from cartoons. The entire plot makes you wonder whether The Gods Must Be Crazy.

10 moments from The Gods Must Be Crazy that show humor has no language barrier

If you haven't watched The Gods Must Be Crazy, imagine a complete slapstick comedy with many why God, why? moments. Here are 10 hilarious moments from the movie that will make you open your laptop and watch it right this second.

1) Coke Bottle Paradox

Everything is going smoothly in the Kalahari Desert, with the same old heat, dryness, and piercing sunlight. Until a Coke bottle falls out of nowhere like E.T. from space, ensuing the madness. The bottle brings the entire tribe together, with everyone observing it like a baby observes their hand for the first time.

With no one knowing the actual use of the bottle, the tribe finds different uses for it. One person uses it as a musical instrument, while the other uses it as a rolling pin. But no one matches the one who tries to propose to it. As jealousy brews among the tribesmen, Xi decides to take matters into his own hands and take care of the gift.

2) Xi decides to yeet the bottle

The only person who is not hypnotized by the evils of the Coke bottle is Xi, and he decides to rid his tribe of the evil by throwing it from the edge of the earth. So, he decides to pull a Forrest Gump and walk 100 miles until he finds the edge. His mission is clear: find the edge, return the gift.

3) Jeep and the Bushmen

On his journey, Xi encounters many bizarre things. One such thing is a shiny metal hippo who doesn't move, eat, have a butt, or react when Xi strokes it. But then, the hippo shows what it's made of when it growls loudly, scaring the jeepers out of him. For Xi, it is a lazy metal animal, but for the rest of the world, it is a Jeep. The Gods Must Be Crazy is full of such silliness.

4) Meet Andrew Steyn

Xi meets Andrew Steyn, a humble wildlife scientist and a pro-level goofball. He meets Kate, a teacher, and with every new meeting, a new level of clumsiness is reached. Steyn will make you say The Gods Must Be Crazy to create someone so brilliant and awkward at the same time. He stutters, sweats, and causes a riot throughout the film that will have you gasping for air.

5) Jeep has its own life

Andrew's shiny metal hippo runs on pure chaos and spite instead of fuel. It starts when no one is watching and stops running when it must keep running. In one such instance, when Andrew invites Kate into his car with a sly smile, Kate climbs in only for the Jeep to embarrass him royally by not starting at all. If it were a person, it would surely be Rick from Rick and Morty.

6) Jail or a Motel?

As the movie progresses, more and more instances come out that make everyone believe that indeed, The Gods Must Be Crazy. Xi gets arrested for stealing food, which he is unaware of, because in his innocent world, it is called borrowing food. Instead of a jail, he is locked up in a chicken coop and is just left there.

Xi rests for a bit and then opens the door and simply walks out, thinking how nice those people were to give him food and a place to stay.

7) Xi holds a rifle

Someone hands Xi a rifle, and he does everything with it except use it for what it is made to do. He sniffs it, uses it as a baton, and even pokes ants with it; all the while, people around him are ducking and diving to safety. When Xi is finally done playing with the 'weird stick', he returns it and continues his journey. This is bound to happen to a guy who has never seen any other civilization other than his own.

8) Meet Mopedi

Mopedi, or the world's worst advisor, is a friend that no one deserves, especially when you are trying to impress someone. He is Andrew's assistant, who gives him absurd advice that always backfires horribly, leaving Andrew embarrassed in front of Kate. The only reason Andrew keeps him around is because he knows Mopedi means well.

9) Kate's day off turns chaotic

Imagine working hard all day and waiting patiently for your day off, only to be attacked by a crazy warthog. That's Kate's life in The Gods Must Be Crazy. She screams, fumbles, slips, and lands directly in a mud puddle. As she comes out, it's hard to figure out if it's Kate or Chewbacca.

10) Xi is in the building

The Gods Must Be Crazy reaches a crazy level when Xi enters a new realm. Eventually, Xi enters the new world order and sees a completely new world than the one he lives in. But the bizarre part is that he is completely unfazed. The tall buildings, the honking cars, different kinds of people, and all the technologies don't surprise him one bit.

It is as if George of the Jungle with a chill Buddha vibe came to the city. He walks into buildings, uses a telephone, and makes a new mannequin friend. He doesn't even seem to question seeing a plastic human. That's how chill he is.

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The Gods Must Be Crazy is a hilariously crazy film. Watching a tribal man navigate the modern world is as amusing as watching a baby use a smartphone correctly. The movie's message is clear: returning a product is always a hassle, whether to the Gods or an e-commerce website.