I have read reviews of this film and most of them seem to be negative. After being presented to Baraka in film class, I soon discovered the Qatsi trilogy (Ron Fricke being the director of Baraka and editor of Koyaanisqatsi).
Many people who have watched Naqoyqatsi are disappointed because the film doesn't deliver what they expect/want. What people seem to want is another Koyaanisqatsi and I believe that is the driving factor behind these negative reviews.
This film is different. It's images are fast, they are not slow like its previous counterparts. The meaning behind some images are even more vague and hard to decipher than the other two but are easier to tie meaning to.
The film seems to have a strong pull on the concept that we are drowning within a sea of information (Beginning sequence with the numbers and the fade to the ocean) and that we are more attached to 'order' as is technology (Olympic ribbon dancer juxtaposed within a Grid). The film is more obvious but that's because it can't be helped. Technology is just recent an can't be represented through natural landscapes as the other two did. Therefore people feel like their being spoon fed what they already know, but that's because their not digging deeper. The film is visually abstract and looks great. The editing is insanely complex and it's a shame it's not getting the credit it deserves
Many people who have watched Naqoyqatsi are disappointed because the film doesn't deliver what they expect/want. What people seem to want is another Koyaanisqatsi and I believe that is the driving factor behind these negative reviews.
This film is different. It's images are fast, they are not slow like its previous counterparts. The meaning behind some images are even more vague and hard to decipher than the other two but are easier to tie meaning to.
The film seems to have a strong pull on the concept that we are drowning within a sea of information (Beginning sequence with the numbers and the fade to the ocean) and that we are more attached to 'order' as is technology (Olympic ribbon dancer juxtaposed within a Grid). The film is more obvious but that's because it can't be helped. Technology is just recent an can't be represented through natural landscapes as the other two did. Therefore people feel like their being spoon fed what they already know, but that's because their not digging deeper. The film is visually abstract and looks great. The editing is insanely complex and it's a shame it's not getting the credit it deserves