Koyaanisqatsi

NR 8.2
1983 1 hr 26 min Documentary

Takes us to locations all around the US and shows us the heavy toll that modern technology is having on humans and the earth. The visual tone poem contains neither dialogue nor a vocalized narration: its tone is set by the juxtaposition of images and the exceptional music by Philip Glass.

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Reviews

Linbeymusol
1983/04/27

Wonderful character development!

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Lovesusti
1983/04/28

The Worst Film Ever

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VeteranLight
1983/04/29

I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

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FirstWitch
1983/04/30

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

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Harhaluulo54
1983/05/01

How exactly would this thing be any different if it was just a collection of random stock footage edited to run on loop? This is meant to be a rhetoric question, but let me answer anyway: in no way whatsoever. Koyaanisqatsi is a pretentious film that has nothing to say. It's aimed for people who overanalyze everything and use their own imagination to find some hidden meanings that are not there. Was the cellar door truly red because the color red symbolizes "anger"? Or was it red because the person who happened to paint it 50 years ago had some extra paint left from another project that they just wanted to use to save some money? Perhaps this film manages to rise some thoughts in some people who "want" this film to be something special and deep, but those who are ready to take it for what it objectively is: I'd rather recommend going to youtube and let it generate a playlist based to the words "old army stuff" and "suffering nature" and you are very likely to get hits that have more to say than this specific piece of film.

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kevjfarrell
1983/05/02

This is a visual and musical masterpiece. Superb images put to superb music. It's hypnotic on every level. For me, this is best watched late in the evening and let your senses go on a ride. There's no actors or regular story line. It's a look at life in a way that you don't often stop to think about it. On that level, it is thought provoking. The editing on this movie is excellent. This is the first in a trilogy and in my opinion far better than the other two - but they are worth a watch too. It might be better for you to watch them in reverse order and then you'll appreciate each one getting better than the last! The finale is quite spectacular and gives you a few moments to absorb all that you have just watched. I highly recommend this movie. I loved it - and still do - I bought the DVD.

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lifeless1
1983/05/03

There are two ways I can think of to review a movie: The first is to simply describe the movie, the second is to futilely try to analyze the movie.Neither of these options seemed to work on this film, but I was reminded of something: During the American tour for My Bloody Valentine's immensely influential album Loveless, the band experimented with their audiences' ability to sustain music played at high volumes. Critic Mark Kemp said of the tour, "After about thirty seconds the adrenaline set in, people are screaming and shaking their fists. After a minute you wonder what's going on. After another minute it's total confusion. The noise starts hurting. The noise continues. After three minutes you begin to take deep breaths. After four minutes, a calm takes over." This is as good of a review of Koyaanisqatsi as I could think of.

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valbrazon
1983/05/04

This strange title hide a movie which critics the world of today, who is evolve constantly but since the human is living on this planet, the pollution is common."Koyaanisqatsi" is an awesome movie for cinema lover peoples because it contains fabulous images and a wonderful music. This movie make us think about the actions of the human on the environment. After watched this movie, i realize the earth changed a lot since the human use it. But, i think some shots in this movie are a bit slow.Directed by an unknown people with the name of Godfrey Reggio, formerly monk, this movie will stays in my mind and i don't will hesitate to watch it again.A must see movie.

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