This film is one of my favorite films and is most certainty best viewed on the Big Screen. I saw it years ago in Manhattan in IMAX -- such a visual treat.
KOYAANISQATSI
(1982)
Documentary | Music | Special Interest
1 hr. 26 min.
Rated: UR - Unrated
Grade: A
Director: Godfrey Reggio
Writers:Ron Fricke, Michael Hoenig, Godfrey Reggio, Alton Walpole
Music: Philip Glass
Stars: Lou Dobbs, Ted Koppel | See full cast and crew
A movie with no conventional plot: merely a collection of expertly photographed scenes. Subject matter has a highly environmental theme.
An art-house circuit sensation, this feature-length documentary is visually arresting and possesses a clear, pro-environmental political agenda. Without a story, dialogue, or characters, Koyaanisqatsi (1983) (the film's title is a Hopi word roughly translated into English as "life out of balance") is composed of nature imagery, manipulated in slow motion, double exposure or time lapse, juxtaposed with footage of humans' devastating environmental impact on the planet. Starting with an ancient rock wall painting, the film moves through sequences depicting clouds, waves, and other natural features, then into man-made landscapes such as buildings, earth-altering construction machinery, and cars.
The message of director
Godfrey Reggio is clear: humans are destroying the planet, and all of
human progress is pointlessly foolish. Also notable for its intense,
atmospheric score by new age composer Philip Glass, Koyaanisqatsi (1983)
was a labor of love for Reggio, who spent several years filming it. The
film was followed by sequels, Powaqqatsi (1988), Anima Mundi (1991) and
Naqoyqatsi (1999).
Documentary | Music | Special Interest
1 hr. 26 min.
Rated: UR - Unrated
Grade: A
Director: Godfrey Reggio
Writers:Ron Fricke, Michael Hoenig, Godfrey Reggio, Alton Walpole
Music: Philip Glass
Stars: Lou Dobbs, Ted Koppel | See full cast and crew
A movie with no conventional plot: merely a collection of expertly photographed scenes. Subject matter has a highly environmental theme.
An art-house circuit sensation, this feature-length documentary is visually arresting and possesses a clear, pro-environmental political agenda. Without a story, dialogue, or characters, Koyaanisqatsi (1983) (the film's title is a Hopi word roughly translated into English as "life out of balance") is composed of nature imagery, manipulated in slow motion, double exposure or time lapse, juxtaposed with footage of humans' devastating environmental impact on the planet. Starting with an ancient rock wall painting, the film moves through sequences depicting clouds, waves, and other natural features, then into man-made landscapes such as buildings, earth-altering construction machinery, and cars.
The message of director
Godfrey Reggio is clear: humans are destroying the planet, and all of
human progress is pointlessly foolish. Also notable for its intense,
atmospheric score by new age composer Philip Glass, Koyaanisqatsi (1983)
was a labor of love for Reggio, who spent several years filming it. The
film was followed by sequels, Powaqqatsi (1988), Anima Mundi (1991) and
Naqoyqatsi (1999).
Koyaanisqatsi is eye candy and the Phillip Glass soundtrack is excellent and I'm not a big Phillip Glass fan.
Below is the full movie via vimeoI suggest viewing it in full screen mode.
At the end of the film just prior to the credits are some very telling quotes of ancient Hopi prophecies. Think of the contrails from military jets that appear in our skies worldwide.
If you are just too impatient to watch the entire movie there is a 5 min.'Cliff Notes' version of the film below.
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