Should you watch Koyaanisqatsi?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
Koyaanisqatsi
Documentary · 1983
Takes us to locations all around the US and shows us the heavy toll that modern technology is having on humans and the earth. The visual tone poem contains neither dialogue nor a vocalized narration: its tone is set by the juxtaposition of images and the exceptional music by Philip Glass.
The sides of Koyaanisqatsi
- Time-lapse cities and empty desert
- A score by Philip Glass
- An hour and a half without a word spoken
Koyaanisqatsi is good for you if…
- you can watch landscapes and crowds in time-lapse for an hour and a half.
- you want Philip Glass carrying the whole film.
- you like canyons, clouds and deserts filmed from the air.
Koyaanisqatsi is bad for you if…
- you want people talking, and there is no dialogue or narration here.
- you watch for characters to follow, and this film has none.
- you need a story going somewhere, and this is images and music only.
About: nature · technology · cities
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