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Directed by: Godfrey Reggio Starring: Reality, in third world countries. The second in the qatsi trilogy by Godfrey Reggio. This one, however, depicts the impact of technology on third world contries, or so it purports. Lots of shots of people working in fields, kids smiling with smokestacks and dirty cars in the background, and marketplaces ensues. Instead of a lot of time lapse photography, this one is filmed in a great deal of slow motion photography, which just makes it feel dragged out. The music doesn't really seem, to me at least, to have the same impact of the Koyaanisqatsi or Naqoyqatsi films, and actually just seemed a little annoying in it's extreme "Tribalness". All in all, I just didn't like it much, but give it props for being part of the qatsi trilogy, which I like a great deal. Rated 2. edit - I forgot to mention, the name of this film translates roughly as "a way of life that consumes the life forces of other beings in order to further its own life." (taken from site) RATING: 2 PROS: Part of a great trilogy CONS: actually boring, not that breathtaking shots, bad music. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095895/ mindphlux fucked around with this message at 04:20 on May 17, 2004 |
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The second film in the -qatsi trilogy is a take on the southern hemisphere's on-going transformation by the northern hemisphere while Koyaanisqatsi is more of a study how the northern hemisphere is influencing itself. While it is obvious that Reggio is showing the detrimental effect that "progress" is having on these nations, he isn't heavy-handed about it, something which I think the -qatsi trilogy does marvelously: It lets you make deductions yourself about what the meaning of the film is. However, I don't think the film makes the people out to be defeated. I took away that these people are persevering through the seduction of the north, trying to maintain their old culture. By the same token, Reggio doesn't glorify the poverty these people ar eliving in, either. Glass's score, I felt, was appopriate and better than Koyaanisqati's (save the last one, which got on my nerves). Again, the fusion of the aural and visual creates a wonderful piece of art that is well worth watching. 8/10
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Dec 12, 2004 03:44
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I remembered liking Koyaanisqatsi, so I gave this one a shot. After about 20-30 minutes, I fast-forwarded through the rest of it. Didn't see anything that made me want to return to watching it in real-time. Lots of poor people. Poor, poor people. Look how poor they are. Watch them work in extremely slow motion. Don't you feel bad, you greedy American? Rating: 1
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