Review of God: Serengeti

This is "God: Serengeti" and it is probably the shortest of the films so far released by Oscar nominee Neil Blomkamps's new production company Oats Studios. But to me, it is probably also their best. It runs for slightly under 4 minutes and shows us what God does in his free time, namely read a book and give instructions to his loyal butler on what should happen to humanity next. The table was probably the highlight of it all and it was at least as enjoyable and entertaining to watch the people on it as it was to watch the two central characters here. It is a comedy I would say, a relatively dark one perhaps and the last thing that happens show us that there is no reason or logic in God's actions. Actually, he comes off as a bit of a sociopath in here. Anyway, Jason Cope plays the butler (also worked with Blomkamp on many other occasions) while God is played by Sharlto Copley and I am sure you have seen this actor's work in Blomkamp's "District 9" if you consider seeing this one here. It is probably something that looks entirely different than not just the latter, but everything else by Blomkamp so far and while I like D9, actually love it, this may be the reason why this (very) short film turns out so well. I suggest you check it out and I am sure you will not be disappointed.