UnowPriceless hyped garbage

filippaberry84 I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Phillipa Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

Jenni Devyn Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

Nat H I sat down to watch the third and final film of the 'qatsi' series last night as so far Reggio's work has really inspired me in my film making. The last two films has such a huge impact on how I saw life I could not wait to be inspired by Naqoyqatsi. The start of the film felt very much the same as the past films with the sublime music score. I did enjoy the film but I dint feel that the series evolved as much as I hoped it would. The film is breath-taking at first but the same shocking images after awhile become dull and you are numbed to the full effect of them. I was left at the end of the film with a strong feeling of emptiness and sadness. I always knew war was out there but this film really brought in into my mind. The films trys to show that war is life. At times I found the images to be to in your face but that is something I have not made my mind up completely as of yet. All the images are of some kind of war but they do not flow as well as I would have hoped as you would have images of Hitler and then Binlarden. Sure they are linked but its not as smooth as I feel it could have been. Koyaanisqatis had a much stronger beginning, middle and end. I really tried to find the meaning in this film but kept getting lost in the overpowering images. Even though I do not think this film is perfect like the last two films were,

ShiiStyle The first two movies of this series excelled for their footage of the natural world and ordinary people stuck in the midst of society. This movie doesn't have any of that natural footage, which I understand is part of the point, but it really makes the entire video component of the film seem like random images stuck together-- ones and zeroes flying around, computer models of human skeletons, and so forth. Occasionally the stock footage is put to good effect (the nationalism/finance segment around 35:00), but usually it makes the video appear to lack any meaningful content, and demands you accept the context of the stock photographers rather than the context of the director. It's no better than the video displayed on a karaoke machine. Three stars added for the Philip Glass soundtrack.

sassari23 A stunning piece of art. Images and music work in synergy to bring you a strong message. As a depiction of the brutality of war, this movie speaks to the fragility of human balance and how ultimately war is a detrimental element to the value of life. Unprecedented scientific discoveries, inventions, and beautiful works of art have spoken throughout history to the greatness of humanity. However, the destruction brought by war will inevitably undermine such greatness and possibly destroy it in its entirety. In the potential for advancement also lies the potential for destruction. The most beautiful work of art, the most intelligent design or scientific progress will never bring back our loved ones.

imdke I was mesmerized by KOY in the early '80's. Wishing to preserve the purity of that experience, I eschewed the Qatsi of the Powaqqa - until quite recently, when I collided with NAQOY. I retreated back to the more comforting Sqatsi of KOY, but eventually I had to confront the other two films as well.These three films are a remarkable achievement. I feel honored to have been able to experience them. My emotions ranged far and wide, from longing for the simple, beautiful life, to grudging pride for man's achievements, and finally to the fear that we have really screwed things up. In the panel discussion in Special Features, Godfrey Reggio told us that he chose the Hopi language for his 'lingua franca' because it carried no baggage. He then endowed it with such baggage. Do the Hopi thank him for bowdlerizing their language?KOY held that technology is out of balance with nature. Alas, if only "THEY" (that's you, not me, Pilgrim) had heeded the chants, "WE" would have a serene, beautiful life. Hmmm. If man had not developed technologies, while some animals have, would that be life in balance?POWAQQAE, bad sorcerers that they are, have seduced the backwards, some say stupid, people of the southern hemisphere with false promises of prosperity and easier lives. Jared Diamond persuasively posits that the intelligence of Third World people is not greatly different from that of us, their northern neighbors. Consider this: WE offer people laboring in the southern hemisphere the option of 1) remaining one season away from starvation; or 2) technologies that result in their lives approximating those of the numberless people featured in POQAQQATSI. WE might be pleased if THEY chose the simpler, idyllic subsistence life, but this is the worst kind of sophistry. Do WE really know what's best for others? Are WE preternaturally wiser and smarter than others in the world? Time will tell. The Muezzin's mesmerizing, haunting call to prayer at the end of the film is a chilling reminder that humanity will never lack for souls who believe they do know better.NAQOYQATSI gets the range. Life IS war. Spend a little time away from your clubs and domiciles and observe what is going on in backyards, savannas and forests. WAR is a technology, a survival tool. Implicit in NAQOY is a defense of my notion that some living things, but not all, adapt and survive. That means developing successful behaviors and tools. Institutions, too. Don't blame me; I didn't write the script. Maybe I read it in the wrong language.