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Stunning, but shallow

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5 Feb 3rd, 2001 

7 Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful

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The images and music are superb

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The philosophy behind the film is fairly shallow

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"Koyaanisqatsi" is a bit of an oddity, a documentary without words which shows up the idiocies of modern American society and contrasts it with more primitive societies (the title is a Hopi Indian word meaning "Life in turmoil"). The photography is excellent, sometimes breathtaking; and the music by Philip Glass, at least as important as the visuals, is among his finest (although you'd have to like Glass's music in the first place to appreciate it). I am a big Philip Glass fan, which is why I was attracted to the film in the first place, and if you come at it from that angle you won't be disappointed.
However there is a problem with the visual side of the film, namely that the message is far too simplistic for this ambitious setting. If you really happen to believe that technology is dehumanising, you have no business making a large scale two hour film on the subject. Ultimately, the heart of the film is quite vacuous.
Ignore this though and you are in for a cinematic treat, a breathtaking visual and audio journey through modern America.
 

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mikeydred 03.02.2001 00:15

The first 20 minutes are absolutely breathtaking, I tend to lose interest after that but the opening sequence is worth the price of admission.

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