Every time I watch Koyaanisqatsi I come away emotionally drained. It's very dreamlike and I wonder if it inspired the new movie 'Inception' in any small way? Anyway, thanks to watching this movie I get the incredible feeling that I know my place in the Universe...that I am...
That 747's shot is so unique and wonderful. I keep watching this movie and can't wait for that shot, so memorable. Reminds me that aviation is not that simple. And the heat on the tarmac is doing a nice effect !
i used to hate this...and rubrics, but i now i like them. something powerful bout it, along with koyaanisqatsi and it's meaning...wow. we all need to step back sometimes and look at what we as a race are into
To say that this is about any one thing is incorrect, to me Koyaanisqatsi is a culmination of years of progress and humanities loss of its natural relationship with existance. Animals know and do not ponder their place in the universe, they do not feel lost or question their reason for being her. Yet humanity, so disjointed from nature through its own devices and technology finds itself lost in self doubt. It marvels at the wonders of its own creation, distracting itself from what it has lost.
@SVMedia Why do we have to be "natural" in our existence? The inexorable progress of technology will assure our continued survival - when the need for renewables will be manifest, the science will arise.
@theprivateer83: I disagree somewhat, one must not view our existance merely as a case of survival but more as a case of living. There is a difference, a man can survive on a small amount of food and water, but can a man live with nothing but that? I am inclined to think that he can't. Human beings have an unavoidable desire to feel that they fit in or are a part of something, one must not only consider progress but also the needs of the person's mind and soul.
Go read Heidegger, the philosopher king (of which State?), and philosopher of science par excellence (what's analytic philosophy?). He'll set you straight.
@SVMedia To say animals "know" seems to presume sentience on their part - I'd say it's more that humans suddenly have the capacity to know and ponder our place, and are trying to come to grips with the fact that we don't know what that place is, if any. Is technology in violation of the grander scheme? Perhaps we're a metaphorical 'gamble' to get life off this planet before yet another mass extinction slams the book shut.
@SVMedia Yes, what we have lost? Thomas Hobbs put it the best "Hunter gatherer societies are poor, nasty, brutish and short." Yes lets go back to stone spears and clubs and half starved and dirty and degenerate,The slow march to whatever and wherever is an eventuality we must all face. Prosperity with harmony or doom are the only outcomes. Nature is dynamic, life is part of ever changing molecular organization of the universe and our cognizant abilities are adaptations to life as natural as air.
@ gailwynand410: i think "vilify" is a strong word. the film is stark in its images but its aesthetics are close to warhol's, who took the modern, the mass and turned its aesthetic into work for museums. This film's ambitions are similar.
When the industrial revolution was gripping the then developed world (US / colonial europe) by storm in the mid to late 1800s everyone said that factories, refineries, etc. were the temples to backward thinking, and, at the worst, signs of the apocalypse. I, for one, would like to say "you're welcome." Progress can be scary, and it is arguably the job of artists to keep it in check. But let us not forget the true advances in quality of life afforded by the very things this film vilifies. Word.
What I got from it is that as we advance in to a species that rely on technology for the most basic of things and locking ourselves in concrete jungle. we lose balance with ourselves and Earth.
I dont think its frightening. But it makes you conscious of a bigger movement which an individual can not control. Its the march of humanity in which we all take part. Its been going on for thousands of years en will go on long after we have died. It is maybe that overwhelming fact that may be perceived as frightening. But in the end we are all small pieces of this movement. It is us, but we cannot control it. A deep paradox in our (short) lives
@pim80180 I understand what you are saying but I disagree. I feel like if only people opened their eyes to the potentiality of humans spiritual existence and decided to abandon all the fabricated illusions that we choose to live in and went back to the simplicity of life, then we would be able to make a natural change. But most people do not want to question what they think they may know instead they accept the little knowledge and accept technology and embrace it.
lol the sience is that muchdgone faaar away that we catnt even know wtf is going one, they are probably doing something to live on other planet with sience complainign how to get planet under control where it will be ''perfect like they wants''
nothing is perfect and will not be when it will be made from humas hands, it will be perfect when people start to understand meaning of the word WORTH.
this film is very frightening, not because it shows some nasty or disgusting things but because it has a very specific ominous feel to it. It's as if something bad (or inevitable) is going to happen
This the world we live in, respect it because if you do not we will pay the price. This is what Philip Glass is telling us here in this most extraordinary piece of work!!
It's from a style called Minimalism which is all about repetition. It's kinda of an acquired taste but once you get into it and understand it a little more, it's pretty amazing stuff.
that's why it is (officially...sort of...) called repititive/additive music. ;-)
hearing and seeing this for almost 3 hours on end on wide screen is kind of devastating... speaking out of experience, i saw all 3 movies in 1 week. defenitively needed some time to get things sorted out after that.
I really suggest the re-recorded version circa 1998 (speaking about the soundtrack). It's clean, beautiful, and you can listen to all of it on a loop in your iPod without it ever getting boring, even after the record I currently have: 3 days of at least 5 times in a row. It actually has improved my productivity as a student, and now I'm finally getting a job after a lifetime of laziness. This is life-changing music, folks.
I agree with Xeuton about the rerecorded version of this gorgeous piece of music. I also think some of the visuals are fantastic (eg the long slow shots of the airplane, the modern building) but others would have been better with another piece of music (eg people at the beach, the explosions at the end).
If you start readng this you CANT stop.Once there was a little girl named Cecilia.She was a litle 7 year old who got strangled and raped by a man.If you dont post this to 15 other videos you will see Cecilia standing at the end of your bed with a knife and she will kill you
.You have to do this by midnight or you will be dead
I teach TV and Film at ND and HND level. I showed my students this film to demonstrate how meaning can be communicated through images and music. This is the best example I have found. Can anybody recommend any others?
Powasqatsi (I think that's how it's spelled) is also pretty good. If you want something more international in scope with less minimalistic soundtrack you should go with Baraka. It's made by the cinematographer Koyaanisqatsi.
This might be a little left field, but I would also recommend some of Chaplin's movies like "the Kid" as he composed the music for most of his films and they had a direct impact on the storytelling. If nothing else, they are still awsome pictures.
Well I unmderstamd. Especially the 747s coming out of the hot air, somehow seeming too fragile to being sent up into the skies to really safely transport hundreds of people, accompanied by the soundtrack featuring a large human choir. There is a spooky quality to it, yet I love it: there is something fascinatring and even soothing about this movie. I fine Ron Fricke's Baraka far more scary, since it reaches cosmic dimensions. 'Koya' remains mainly: the US are doing wrong, but they can't help it.
Hi!It's weird, I have just the opposite feeling between Koya and Baraka. The thing is this that Koyaanisqatsi it's a perfect archetype of human development, and in the 80's, the US was by far the country experiencing the dramatic consequencies of our technological development. That's why I think it's an universal representation of mankind, rather than US society. United States has been the model that ignited the extension of advanced capitalism pattern. Just my opinion. Best regards
Ib respect your opinion. Yet, the look and feel of Koya is very, very American. Especially for Europeans like me. So the universal message can only be perceived as an allegory (= US stand for the entire Western world - which is a far stretch for anyone from outside the US). I don't agree: Twikies, Lokheed, US television, Pruitt Egoe, The Grand Canyon, The street/avenue grid, The Nevada desert atomic bomb tests, LA at night..... That's the US. Europe is very, very different.
I live in Australia and although it has its own personal distinctions ive found that, as a part of the western world it is quite similar to America opposed to Europe.
Europe probably differs so much more because of its rich history and culture.
I think what that '100056255' was saying,
was that the footage shown reveals and gives insights into aspects of human nature in relation to how we as a general whole have chosen to spend our time on this earth as a race.
The title translates in English as "Life out of balance" and the movie is meant to provoke thought and introspection, as well as perhaps a call to action, to save the planet (if we can).
i heard so much about this movie i went out and bought the dvd without really knowing what to expect...so i watched it with my mate on a projection screen and instantly loved it! the music and visuals are so evocative and it's never boring as you might expect a film with no narrative or dialogue to be...it's really uplifting and sad and thought provoking at the same time...obviously helps if you've had a big spliff and a couple of jars first! Unique
can anyone tell me where i can buy the full version of this film, on dvd or any other format?
a freind played it to me the other day on his lap top when i was in a spaced out mood, and its the most thought provoking, calming film i have ever seen.
It's about human civilization in today's world, all it's wonder and peril, the people, edifices and wonders that the common person either takes for granted or is so busy to ever notice, and the decay that is slowly eating away at it.
phillip glass saw airplanes as being big gigantic ships with wings on the ground, bewildering, but in the sky they are as small and graceful as birds. so he wrote this song to bring together those contrasts.
Listening to this, and to the other parts of Koyaanisqatsi I keep imagining myself in one of the oldest rooms of my house (it was built in stages), with a reddish-pink light, in the evening, and I think I remember that moment happening, when I was little, just that sometimes I'm with my family, and sometimes absolutely alone. It's really weird, but it makes me feel very good. Have you felt something like this ever before :-??
Yes. I absolutely recommend you the album Luciana, from Juno Reactor. It consists on a single track that goes for sixty one minutes. It really makes me feel relaxed. Tell me if you like it!
I recall sweet moments but they exist only in my memory. It seems to me that the curse (and possibly the beauty) of nostalgia is that no one else remembers things quite the same - different sights, sounds, smells, different meanings, and frequently different versions of events. Ach! Koyaanisqatsi makes me melancholy :-)
I remember something... different but quite close to what you felt (aldough this comment is one year old)... it's a book I red as a child, come ilustration about planes that looked just like from this movie.... my imagination of those "vessels" and marvel of such undefined... thing... all of that colored with memory of playing in park and sunshine.... feeling alone... thats it, same thing. It's that self awareness in moment, only known and defined by me, no one else felt it. That's it for me.
Absolutely profound. It's hard to put into words, but I can almost "see" REAL truth, might not make sense to you, but it's the only way to describe it.
You know, most intelligent people could come up with a better comeback than something as unimiginative as what you so eloquently said to me. Please, take your time to think of one.
My lecturer at uni showed us an extract from Koyaanisqatsi....i thought it was mesmerizing....it was the bit with the spaceship and the music, it was so haunting....i want to see all of it!
i saw Koyaanisqatsi five times the week it was released in 83. Made a big impression on me: I sold all my possessions & left the states for good. Koyaanisqatsi & Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"...need I say more? Last year i finally saw the others in the trilogy (& Baraka, too) but none compare with this.
Not at all. Watch terror storm mother fucker and decide how you want your life to be run for you. The government owns you and you dont even relise it.
I saw this movie in a late-night showing in a London cinema in 1983. You either 'get it' or you don't. I was transfixed and mesmerised from beginning to end. My partner dozed off to sleep (and did not particularly appreciate the soundtrack which I would play at home (well - it's not the same without the film!) ;-))
Brilliant movie. Saw this movie on Federation Sq in Melbourne, Australia in Feb 2008 and was really impressed. Food for thought indeed. Brilliant scene of B747s on the runway! Music really finishes it off!
This movie is Excellent! It speaks ALL Languages...yet, no one in the movie 'talks'. "Just watch. Just Listen." Best of all: I saw this movie with LIVE Music Accompaniment (Phillip Glass himself Orchestrated it)! The show SOLD OUT! It was a Standing Ovation at the end! WOW! O__O Good thing I bought the tickets early. The Soundtrack is Awesome, too!
They're real cars I remember years ago when i was a teenager passing through Dagenham London where there used to be a massive Ford plant [i'm not sure if there's still a smaller operation there now or not] anyway i thought that they looked like a kids toybox with all the cars lined up but they were most definately real as were the ones in this clip.
Actually, they are real cars. When this was filmed in the early 80's this was a common occurrence at the Long Beach/LA Shipyards on Terminal Island. Cars from Germany, Japan etc.
were dropped off by the hundreds waiting to be loaded on rail cars to go all across the country.
This movie brings tears to my eyes each and every time I watch it. The imagery is just beautiful, the music is mesmerising and very emotional and the symbiosis between these two forms of art is just beyond description.
I was pretty disappointed in Naqoyqatsi. But then I consider Powaaqatsi the most beautiful of the three films.
The reason I love these films is because they take a beautiful look at what is real and in the world. The digitally altered film in Naqoyqatsi just ruined it for me.
I just saw Naqoyqatsi, and it is not worth watching. It looked like a set of visuals that could have been played on a nightclub. It was floating in effects and did not "catch the spirit" of clean music and pictures that is the brandmark for Koyaa and Naqoy.
Where is this heading for ?
Pardon my English :P
wojtasssss 1 year ago
Did they take out the full version?
EinSofVirtuoso 1 year ago
briliant music!.
JumpMax 1 year ago
this video makes me horny and hungry
yerhairsonfire 1 year ago
got bored at 6 minutes. Outstanding up till then
adjusttint 1 year ago
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biggiemz 1 year ago
where is that?? help
MazoParas 1 year ago
@MazoParas you can find it on google video. youtube doesn't allow me to link this extraordinary masterpiece.
elviruccia 1 year ago
"Egypt" - 04:26
fatstevens 1 year ago
Every time I watch Koyaanisqatsi I come away emotionally drained. It's very dreamlike and I wonder if it inspired the new movie 'Inception' in any small way? Anyway, thanks to watching this movie I get the incredible feeling that I know my place in the Universe...that I am...
A hotdog.
xgeckomanx 1 year ago 2
@pim80180 spot on, and the word is Sublime, a composite emotion in which fear is a part.. i love it, the inexorable advance of truth and good
octapotamus 1 year ago
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I'm sorry, what? What kind of drugs were these people on?
Mirkwoodelves 1 year ago
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Koyaanisqatsi, still an amazing movie.
torfziegel 1 year ago
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torfziegel 1 year ago
Saw them perform Koyannisqatsi live. They fudged with choir a bit with sampled voices but none of the impact was lost.
wardo999 1 year ago
this video reminds me of michael gondry videoclips using the internal rythm of the video according to the music
diegomh 1 year ago
bomb aus wietch
N4NNEDUTCHY 1 year ago
at 3:36 Dr Manhattans epic theme starts playing...
mamakunem 1 year ago
(5:36) Jesus Christ, look at all those tanks!!! No wonder people are saying humans are self destructive! Are those Soviet tanks?
th3gtr 1 year ago
That 747's shot is so unique and wonderful. I keep watching this movie and can't wait for that shot, so memorable. Reminds me that aviation is not that simple. And the heat on the tarmac is doing a nice effect !
Shako73 1 year ago
Philip Glass is incredible...this film makes me wanna go back to the 80s for real!
TheBeachLad 1 year ago
wooooondeful 747 of United!!! A symbol of the 80s
MrVielanda 1 year ago
what area of the world is the Hopi language from?
Sirradal 1 year ago
@Sirradal The American Southwest
hockeymatt1994 1 year ago
many wouldnt understand the power of this movie/music. to me its sacred
tyrulvsson 1 year ago
i used to hate this...and rubrics, but i now i like them. something powerful bout it, along with koyaanisqatsi and it's meaning...wow. we all need to step back sometimes and look at what we as a race are into
negativethoughts 1 year ago
Hey shush you two,your talking over the film lol! Just joking
soupdragon1973 1 year ago
これ見たけど欝になりそうだった
nokoremi 1 year ago
This song is one hell of a ride on Audiosurf. Got 400 000 on easy
TheNEWfilmfanatic99 1 year ago
To say that this is about any one thing is incorrect, to me Koyaanisqatsi is a culmination of years of progress and humanities loss of its natural relationship with existance. Animals know and do not ponder their place in the universe, they do not feel lost or question their reason for being her. Yet humanity, so disjointed from nature through its own devices and technology finds itself lost in self doubt. It marvels at the wonders of its own creation, distracting itself from what it has lost.
SVMedia 2 years ago 35
@SVMedia Why do we have to be "natural" in our existence? The inexorable progress of technology will assure our continued survival - when the need for renewables will be manifest, the science will arise.
theprivateer83 1 year ago 3
@theprivateer83: I disagree somewhat, one must not view our existance merely as a case of survival but more as a case of living. There is a difference, a man can survive on a small amount of food and water, but can a man live with nothing but that? I am inclined to think that he can't. Human beings have an unavoidable desire to feel that they fit in or are a part of something, one must not only consider progress but also the needs of the person's mind and soul.
SVMedia 1 year ago 2
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fraserdaly 1 year ago
Go read Heidegger, the philosopher king (of which State?), and philosopher of science par excellence (what's analytic philosophy?). He'll set you straight.
fraserdaly 1 year ago
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You have been watching too much Avatar.
bw01a 1 year ago
I have never in fact seen the film Avatar, though it is one I'd like to see.
SVMedia 1 year ago
@SVMedia well said
superdertie 1 year ago
@SVMedia For a long time I felt the same way, and still do. I never found anyone who feels the same way until now though.
sgt1max1fightmaster 1 year ago
@SVMedia To say animals "know" seems to presume sentience on their part - I'd say it's more that humans suddenly have the capacity to know and ponder our place, and are trying to come to grips with the fact that we don't know what that place is, if any. Is technology in violation of the grander scheme? Perhaps we're a metaphorical 'gamble' to get life off this planet before yet another mass extinction slams the book shut.
jadegecko 1 year ago 2
@SVMedia Yes, what we have lost? Thomas Hobbs put it the best "Hunter gatherer societies are poor, nasty, brutish and short." Yes lets go back to stone spears and clubs and half starved and dirty and degenerate,The slow march to whatever and wherever is an eventuality we must all face. Prosperity with harmony or doom are the only outcomes. Nature is dynamic, life is part of ever changing molecular organization of the universe and our cognizant abilities are adaptations to life as natural as air.
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topbear53 2 years ago
@ gailwynand410: i think "vilify" is a strong word. the film is stark in its images but its aesthetics are close to warhol's, who took the modern, the mass and turned its aesthetic into work for museums. This film's ambitions are similar.
topbear53 2 years ago 2
When the industrial revolution was gripping the then developed world (US / colonial europe) by storm in the mid to late 1800s everyone said that factories, refineries, etc. were the temples to backward thinking, and, at the worst, signs of the apocalypse. I, for one, would like to say "you're welcome." Progress can be scary, and it is arguably the job of artists to keep it in check. But let us not forget the true advances in quality of life afforded by the very things this film vilifies. Word.
gailwynand410 2 years ago
What I got from it is that as we advance in to a species that rely on technology for the most basic of things and locking ourselves in concrete jungle. we lose balance with ourselves and Earth.
Adib500 2 years ago 4
What I got from this movie is that the more and more we advance in technology the more and more the Earth begins to look like a giant computer chip.
spaz01112 2 years ago 3
Knock knock... who's there?
Philip Glass.
Philip Glass who?
Knock knock who's there?
theprivateer83 2 years ago 2
Ominous is the only word I can think of to describe this film. It just blows me away every time.
jimmi144 2 years ago 2
The movie shows us how more big the earth and the entire life is
DonDubbelman 2 years ago 2
I dont think its frightening. But it makes you conscious of a bigger movement which an individual can not control. Its the march of humanity in which we all take part. Its been going on for thousands of years en will go on long after we have died. It is maybe that overwhelming fact that may be perceived as frightening. But in the end we are all small pieces of this movement. It is us, but we cannot control it. A deep paradox in our (short) lives
pim80180 2 years ago 44
@pim80180 I understand what you are saying but I disagree. I feel like if only people opened their eyes to the potentiality of humans spiritual existence and decided to abandon all the fabricated illusions that we choose to live in and went back to the simplicity of life, then we would be able to make a natural change. But most people do not want to question what they think they may know instead they accept the little knowledge and accept technology and embrace it.
youamnesiac90 1 year ago
@pim80180 rather than seeking something pure and true. . Man always seems to be caught up in his own devices forgetting what is really there.
youamnesiac90 1 year ago
profound work of art, as moving today as when it was made
elps84 2 years ago 10
incredible, the human inteligence and science can do that :O
sorry for my english
albosl 2 years ago
lol the sience is that muchdgone faaar away that we catnt even know wtf is going one, they are probably doing something to live on other planet with sience complainign how to get planet under control where it will be ''perfect like they wants''
nothing is perfect and will not be when it will be made from humas hands, it will be perfect when people start to understand meaning of the word WORTH.
zulufi78 2 years ago
this film is very frightening, not because it shows some nasty or disgusting things but because it has a very specific ominous feel to it. It's as if something bad (or inevitable) is going to happen
Arissef 2 years ago 6
I agree. It's disturbing in a way.
mooreentstudios 2 years ago
the first shot is sick
NorthEagle 2 years ago
This whole documentary gave me the reality check of how suffocating is to live on this planet.
i742 2 years ago 2
This the world we live in, respect it because if you do not we will pay the price. This is what Philip Glass is telling us here in this most extraordinary piece of work!!
CatmanfromPA 2 years ago 2
Philip Glass is telling us, really?
pobz100 2 years ago
I would say it is a collaboration of Glass, Reggio, and Fricke. But Philip Glass definitely has as much to say in this movie as the other two.
audioholla 2 years ago 4
Look at all the cool stuff we humans can do. Once we learn to co-exist with one another peacefully, things will really start to move along nicely.
JAYASEKERA 2 years ago 3
i like the song.. but i dont.
its too repetitive.
kozes 2 years ago
umm, it's Philip glass. what did you expect?
ohlordbabyjesus 2 years ago 2
It's from a style called Minimalism which is all about repetition. It's kinda of an acquired taste but once you get into it and understand it a little more, it's pretty amazing stuff.
pobz100 2 years ago 3
that's why it is (officially...sort of...) called repititive/additive music. ;-)
hearing and seeing this for almost 3 hours on end on wide screen is kind of devastating... speaking out of experience, i saw all 3 movies in 1 week. defenitively needed some time to get things sorted out after that.
samopdrift 2 years ago 3
The world is bigger now. BIGGER!
highwind8124 2 years ago
Don't you just love this exposition of American individualism! Public transport be damned!
theprivateer83 2 years ago
Best orchestrated song ever...
At least that's my opinion...
DonDubbelman 2 years ago 4
I really liked this movie but could not watch this part, being a megalophobe xD.
ASQKISSER 2 years ago 2
what the fuck is a megalophobe @_@ lol
AirwarriorX2 2 years ago
I really suggest the re-recorded version circa 1998 (speaking about the soundtrack). It's clean, beautiful, and you can listen to all of it on a loop in your iPod without it ever getting boring, even after the record I currently have: 3 days of at least 5 times in a row. It actually has improved my productivity as a student, and now I'm finally getting a job after a lifetime of laziness. This is life-changing music, folks.
XeutonMojukai 2 years ago 6
I agree with Xeuton about the rerecorded version of this gorgeous piece of music. I also think some of the visuals are fantastic (eg the long slow shots of the airplane, the modern building) but others would have been better with another piece of music (eg people at the beach, the explosions at the end).
drhowarddrfinedrhowa 2 years ago
A. Knock knock
B. Who's there?
A. Philip
B Philip who?
A. Philip Glass. Knock knock
B. Who's there?
A. Philip
B Philip who?
A. Philip Glass. Knock knock...
drhowarddrfinedrhowa 2 years ago 7
That is the funniest knock knock joke I have heard in a long time! NICE
theprivateer83 2 years ago
Orange you glad I didn't say Philip?
Bolenderable 2 years ago
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If you start readng this you CANT stop.Once there was a little girl named Cecilia.She was a litle 7 year old who got strangled and raped by a man.If you dont post this to 15 other videos you will see Cecilia standing at the end of your bed with a knife and she will kill you
.You have to do this by midnight or you will be dead
MonkeyFangCatseyes 2 years ago
This is probably the best song i've ever heard!
Gahlaxy 3 years ago 7
This is captivating!
FutureCollapse 3 years ago
I teach TV and Film at ND and HND level. I showed my students this film to demonstrate how meaning can be communicated through images and music. This is the best example I have found. Can anybody recommend any others?
EFFANDJEFF 3 years ago
Powasqatsi (I think that's how it's spelled) is also pretty good. If you want something more international in scope with less minimalistic soundtrack you should go with Baraka. It's made by the cinematographer Koyaanisqatsi.
SergiusLaterensis 3 years ago
Baraka
celshader 3 years ago
Thank you for the recommendation. I'll certainly give it a whirl.
EFFANDJEFF 3 years ago
Hey, effandjeff you may enjoy this films , Baraka, Cronos,Powaqqatsi, Naqoyqatsi, Dogora, Anima,
Good luck with your class.
plentyofmoney4all 3 years ago
This might be a little left field, but I would also recommend some of Chaplin's movies like "the Kid" as he composed the music for most of his films and they had a direct impact on the storytelling. If nothing else, they are still awsome pictures.
ipswichtown2742 3 years ago
Baraka
FutureCollapse 3 years ago
@EFFANDJEFF
I found Gattaca very affecting, especially the music, which is a perfect complement to the story and visuals.
jefit 1 year ago
EXCELENTE.
OBRA DE ARTE.
Emocionante, sin palabras.
Alvir0 3 years ago
this movie is freaking me out
zuzzlala 3 years ago
Well I unmderstamd. Especially the 747s coming out of the hot air, somehow seeming too fragile to being sent up into the skies to really safely transport hundreds of people, accompanied by the soundtrack featuring a large human choir. There is a spooky quality to it, yet I love it: there is something fascinatring and even soothing about this movie. I fine Ron Fricke's Baraka far more scary, since it reaches cosmic dimensions. 'Koya' remains mainly: the US are doing wrong, but they can't help it.
aihoschema 3 years ago 3
Hi!It's weird, I have just the opposite feeling between Koya and Baraka. The thing is this that Koyaanisqatsi it's a perfect archetype of human development, and in the 80's, the US was by far the country experiencing the dramatic consequencies of our technological development. That's why I think it's an universal representation of mankind, rather than US society. United States has been the model that ignited the extension of advanced capitalism pattern. Just my opinion. Best regards
100056255 3 years ago 8
Ib respect your opinion. Yet, the look and feel of Koya is very, very American. Especially for Europeans like me. So the universal message can only be perceived as an allegory (= US stand for the entire Western world - which is a far stretch for anyone from outside the US). I don't agree: Twikies, Lokheed, US television, Pruitt Egoe, The Grand Canyon, The street/avenue grid, The Nevada desert atomic bomb tests, LA at night..... That's the US. Europe is very, very different.
aihoschema 3 years ago 3
I live in Australia and although it has its own personal distinctions ive found that, as a part of the western world it is quite similar to America opposed to Europe.
Europe probably differs so much more because of its rich history and culture.
I think what that '100056255' was saying,
was that the footage shown reveals and gives insights into aspects of human nature in relation to how we as a general whole have chosen to spend our time on this earth as a race.
moyga 3 years ago 3
Wow, all those tanks...Cold war era for sure. Quite scary.
EinSofVirtuoso 3 years ago 3
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what was the reason to make this movie?
it doesnt make sense...
but the music and pictures are great!
Ustermer8610 3 years ago
The title translates in English as "Life out of balance" and the movie is meant to provoke thought and introspection, as well as perhaps a call to action, to save the planet (if we can).
dasmikey1964 3 years ago
Or - one could say it was an opportunity to navel-gaze for an extended period by looking at tricky film making.
Take your pick.
breakfastisready 3 years ago
love it!
mueckenschlucker 3 years ago
has anyone ever made a narration for this movie?
puterilestari 3 years ago
I don't think this video really needs a narration
candylover03 3 years ago 5
I couldn't agree more! The film speaks volume which no human could equal...
RobbieJess2579 3 years ago
i heard so much about this movie i went out and bought the dvd without really knowing what to expect...so i watched it with my mate on a projection screen and instantly loved it! the music and visuals are so evocative and it's never boring as you might expect a film with no narrative or dialogue to be...it's really uplifting and sad and thought provoking at the same time...obviously helps if you've had a big spliff and a couple of jars first! Unique
ashpool2000 3 years ago 4
If you like this you will also like a film called Baraka. Good excuse for another spliff too!
raidermanuk 3 years ago 2
oh yes baraka is good as well!
iaeruo 3 years ago
can anyone tell me where i can buy the full version of this film, on dvd or any other format?
a freind played it to me the other day on his lap top when i was in a spaced out mood, and its the most thought provoking, calming film i have ever seen.
cardboerd 3 years ago
Amazon have it on DVD
adamgilbey 3 years ago
i am so confused about what the purpose of this video was but it was entertaining and impressive
volcomkyle152 3 years ago
It's about human civilization in today's world, all it's wonder and peril, the people, edifices and wonders that the common person either takes for granted or is so busy to ever notice, and the decay that is slowly eating away at it.
daryllalvero 3 years ago
I watched the whole movie, it was pretty good. But after a little vodka and cannabis it was the most amazing thing i have ever seen in my life.
volcomkyle152 3 years ago 3
The few seconds after 4:50 are complete genius.
Stossburg 3 years ago 3
cuánto flasheé con esta películla de Reggio
tuciclotimia 3 years ago
they should redo the movie on HD..
albertbeccu 3 years ago 3
No, that would be too amazing!
moviefan3491 3 years ago
does anyone know where and what building that is at 0:45?
therickstah 3 years ago
it could easily be anywhere in the world.. but it's probably USA, maybe chicago.. seems like typical modernistic build without much of identity
Kinkola 3 years ago
phillip glass saw airplanes as being big gigantic ships with wings on the ground, bewildering, but in the sky they are as small and graceful as birds. so he wrote this song to bring together those contrasts.
ThisIsGonnaBeCool 3 years ago
Listening to this, and to the other parts of Koyaanisqatsi I keep imagining myself in one of the oldest rooms of my house (it was built in stages), with a reddish-pink light, in the evening, and I think I remember that moment happening, when I was little, just that sometimes I'm with my family, and sometimes absolutely alone. It's really weird, but it makes me feel very good. Have you felt something like this ever before :-??
apendicita 3 years ago 4
Yes. I absolutely recommend you the album Luciana, from Juno Reactor. It consists on a single track that goes for sixty one minutes. It really makes me feel relaxed. Tell me if you like it!
Freenure 3 years ago
nostalgia is a thing that makes me cry, warms my heart, and it feels good.
ThisIsGonnaBeCool 3 years ago 2
I recall sweet moments but they exist only in my memory. It seems to me that the curse (and possibly the beauty) of nostalgia is that no one else remembers things quite the same - different sights, sounds, smells, different meanings, and frequently different versions of events. Ach! Koyaanisqatsi makes me melancholy :-)
TheDugless 3 years ago 2
I remember something... different but quite close to what you felt (aldough this comment is one year old)... it's a book I red as a child, come ilustration about planes that looked just like from this movie.... my imagination of those "vessels" and marvel of such undefined... thing... all of that colored with memory of playing in park and sunshine.... feeling alone... thats it, same thing. It's that self awareness in moment, only known and defined by me, no one else felt it. That's it for me.
markomanius 2 years ago 2
Read Roger Ebert's original review if you can. He sums it up quite well. Chicago Sun Times archives online.
TerryGini 3 years ago
This is like The Inconvient Truth without words and facts. And 28 years older.
exasbartos 3 years ago
Inconvenient Truth didn't have facts either
GusMagnusO 3 years ago
Don't try to wait for the world to spoon-feed you the truth, because it won't. Look around you; think for yourself always.
thoughtfulguy 3 years ago
Absolutely profound. It's hard to put into words, but I can almost "see" REAL truth, might not make sense to you, but it's the only way to describe it.
bdfan4ever 3 years ago 2
this is seriously a movie of pure randomness but it has a good message
TheMongoose280 3 years ago
Am I dead?
McMardenstein 3 years ago
YES!
DonDubbelman 2 years ago
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r u kiddin me? wtf is this? sounds like some graveyard ass ghost movie music
DMoBLoco 3 years ago
stunning
gelladria 3 years ago 4
brilliant clip.
DrFeelgood56 3 years ago 4
This is like floating. So Beautiful.
Andrewsmate 3 years ago
The constant repetition has a very meditative quality...which i like. And the video is just great!!!
jannokas85 3 years ago 2
I thank you for this long clip. It's just the kind of intelligent music I need for not getting a job and making me want to settle in the USA
Pothila 3 years ago 2
This movie makes me jealous of all the old folks I see. They won't be alive to witness humankind's ultimate downfall anytime soon.
ghonnyboi 3 years ago
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You're stupid, sir.
killyourselfrightnow 3 years ago
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You're gay, sir.
ghonnyboi 3 years ago
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Thanks for proving my point, you unintelligent fuck.
killyourselfrightnow 3 years ago
You know, most intelligent people could come up with a better comeback than something as unimiginative as what you so eloquently said to me. Please, take your time to think of one.
ghonnyboi 3 years ago
here's one: let's hope when the dowfall finally materialises....you will be the first to witness it. :) nothing personal but ur comment was dumb.
makienxhemmiktar 3 years ago
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I saw the screening of this movie in 1983, went home, and immediately started beating my wife.
Buddyb309 3 years ago
lol. I was going to make a fap joke about this, but watched the end and reconsidered.
amilliondead 3 years ago
this is one of my favorite glass pieces.
brokeneckgiraffe 3 years ago
My lecturer at uni showed us an extract from Koyaanisqatsi....i thought it was mesmerizing....it was the bit with the spaceship and the music, it was so haunting....i want to see all of it!
corrie86dundee 3 years ago
i saw Koyaanisqatsi five times the week it was released in 83. Made a big impression on me: I sold all my possessions & left the states for good. Koyaanisqatsi & Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"...need I say more? Last year i finally saw the others in the trilogy (& Baraka, too) but none compare with this.
elps84 3 years ago 3
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you made your life choice based on a movie? wow shallow.
rofflemonger 3 years ago
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He washes dishes now and gives handjobs for a few extra bucks on the side. How sad...
Piddyx 3 years ago
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Fuck you.
pinje 3 years ago
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Not at all. Watch terror storm mother fucker and decide how you want your life to be run for you. The government owns you and you dont even relise it.
pinje 3 years ago
You made your life choice based on the shit that media stuffs into your head???
aki23bass 3 years ago
YEAH X GAMES MOTHERFUCKER!!!!!!!!
killyourselfrightnow 3 years ago 4
Baraka is awesome too
terrasidius 3 years ago
I saw this movie in a late-night showing in a London cinema in 1983. You either 'get it' or you don't. I was transfixed and mesmerised from beginning to end. My partner dozed off to sleep (and did not particularly appreciate the soundtrack which I would play at home (well - it's not the same without the film!) ;-))
brussbear 3 years ago 4
Brilliant movie. Saw this movie on Federation Sq in Melbourne, Australia in Feb 2008 and was really impressed. Food for thought indeed. Brilliant scene of B747s on the runway! Music really finishes it off!
Reeldutch 3 years ago 2
This movie is Excellent! It speaks ALL Languages...yet, no one in the movie 'talks'. "Just watch. Just Listen." Best of all: I saw this movie with LIVE Music Accompaniment (Phillip Glass himself Orchestrated it)! The show SOLD OUT! It was a Standing Ovation at the end! WOW! O__O Good thing I bought the tickets early. The Soundtrack is Awesome, too!
Modeltrainguy 3 years ago 4
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Toy cars ha don't make me laugh
ehansen3 3 years ago
I just love this piece of music.
cassetterex 3 years ago 3
music gives the film a fake surreal feel that actually fits
sp1r1c0m 3 years ago 2
great video and great Phil Glass
gangaglietti 4 years ago 4
They're real cars I remember years ago when i was a teenager passing through Dagenham London where there used to be a massive Ford plant [i'm not sure if there's still a smaller operation there now or not] anyway i thought that they looked like a kids toybox with all the cars lined up but they were most definately real as were the ones in this clip.
cattotti 4 years ago 2
"If we dig precious things from the land, we will invite disaster."
quote from koyaanisqatsi
detagirl 4 years ago 3
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those are TOY CARS in the one part right before the tanks
take a close look
cars don't really look like that
jckstnly 4 years ago
Actually, they are real cars. When this was filmed in the early 80's this was a common occurrence at the Long Beach/LA Shipyards on Terminal Island. Cars from Germany, Japan etc.
were dropped off by the hundreds waiting to be loaded on rail cars to go all across the country.
jtpollock 4 years ago 8
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congratulations, you are officially a fucking moron
JLP228 4 years ago
Ah! This is my favorite song from the movie! Thank you so much for the upload!
eyepoo 4 years ago
This movie brings tears to my eyes each and every time I watch it. The imagery is just beautiful, the music is mesmerising and very emotional and the symbiosis between these two forms of art is just beyond description.
It's PERFECT.
Holodroid 4 years ago 2
i love the traffic scenes, los angeles 1980/8 recognized the 2 interchanges... that united plane.. wow! glass rocks!
socalltd 4 years ago 2
Its the most marvellous movie i have ever seen. I don't like Powaqqatsi, but I'm looking forward to seeing Naqoyqatsi (its naqoy right?)
ChuppyKidMau 4 years ago
I was pretty disappointed in Naqoyqatsi. But then I consider Powaaqatsi the most beautiful of the three films.
The reason I love these films is because they take a beautiful look at what is real and in the world. The digitally altered film in Naqoyqatsi just ruined it for me.
eyepoo 4 years ago
I just saw Naqoyqatsi, and it is not worth watching. It looked like a set of visuals that could have been played on a nightclub. It was floating in effects and did not "catch the spirit" of clean music and pictures that is the brandmark for Koyaa and Naqoy.
ChuppyKidMau 4 years ago
That's how I felt as well. Disappointing considering the tremendously epic artistic quality of the other two movies.
I was really looking forward to the 'war' aspect of it, too. :(
eyepoo 4 years ago
I could watch this for DAYS...
Simply brilliant.
behahve1 4 years ago
Try to listen to it while driving through a forest, in a rain or blizzard, on a dawn or dusk... And you don't need bag of grass any more ;]
schizaar 4 years ago 2
so many tanks, i never though possible
dojokonojo 4 years ago