The 'Great Dance' review essay[the bushmen's hunter/gatherer lifestyle]

The feature documentary, ‘The Great Dance’, relates to the lifestyles and living of the! Xo San people who live in the central part of the Kalahari Desert. Before proceeding further, with a response to this film, the conditions under which it was screened and the reason for watching such a film should be mentioned. The audience for this feature documentary, comprised of second year English students, it was watched as a requisite for the course, dealing with the subject matter of the San in relation to environment, and perceptions of that environment as seen by us [people outside the San culture]. What is also significant about this type of film, is that this film is marketed for a particular kind of audience, and is not part of the popular genre of films, it being a nature/anthropological-type documentary, should be kept in mind. With this said, I shall now present my own response to this film, and hopefully justify my reasons for interpreting it the way I did.

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