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Koyaanisqatsi (1982)
Life out of balance
Koyaanisqatsi, life out of balance.
Everything you might have heard about this film is probably wrong. How can they say that it has no characters, plot or narrative structure? The main character is life itself, delivering an outstanding performance, supported by characters such as the earth, the works of nature, the works of humans, destruction and humans themselves. The plot is simple and ingenious, juxtaposing nature, to humanity. Humanity as part of nature but mainly humanity cut off the nature, cut off its human elements, unveiling beautifully in a narrative structure that leads to a satisfying end, the final realisation of what live on this planet as an anatomically modern homo sapiens has come to. ''The smartest mammal on earth'' alienated from nature, from society, deprived of its most fundamental right, the right to be human. n short, this film is the most subtle critique of the modern way of living.
It delivers its message without using any dialogues. No words whatsoever. Beautifully shot by Ron Fricke, pioneering techniques, such as time lapses and breath-taking points of view, exposing life like it has never seen before.
And the music. Mystic. Magnificent. Setting the tone of the whole film and inviting you to become part of the whole experience .
An excellent documentary from all aspects. A future Voyager space mission should definitely contain a copy of this film. This is our planet. This is our life.