The word Baraka means "blessing" in several languages; watching this film, the viewer is blessed with a dazzling barrage of images that transcend language. Filmed in 24 countries and set to an ever...
The word Baraka means "blessing" in several languages; watching this film, the viewer is blessed with a dazzling barrage of images that transcend language. Filmed in 24 countries and set to an ever-changing global soundtrack, the movie draws some surprising connections between various peoples and the spaces they inhabit, whether that space is a lonely mountaintop or a crowded cigarette factory. Some of these attempts at connection are more successful than others: for instance, an early sequence segues between the daily devotions of Tibetan monks, Orthodox Jews, and whirling dervishes, finding more similarity among these rituals than one might expect. And there are other amazing moments, as when sped-up footage of a busy Hong Kong intersection reveals a beautiful symmetry to urban life that could only be appreciated from the perspective of film. The lack of context is occasionally frustrating--not knowing where a section was filmed, or the meaning of the ritual taking place--and some of the transitions are puzzling. However, the DVD includes a short behind-the-scenes featurette in which cinematographer Ron Fricke (Koyaanisqatsi) explains that the effect was intentional: "It's not where you are that's important, it's what's there." And what's here, in Baraka, is a whole world summed up in 104 minutes. --Larisa Lomacky Moore
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yeah but it IS true. seriously. very few people actually go out and learn something new or explore a place nowadays. the majority do it becuz they have to. so what tk4s said was right. many of us are very "lazy" is the word.
People do not deliberately reject or close themselves off from knowledge of other cultures.
For tk4s to pretend that he/she has somehow transcended this while the rest of humanity chooses to live in ignorance is an insult to the rest of humanity.
well your obvious level of knowledge is evidenced by your boastful vocabulary, jaime. i think that you're taking this out of context though. while you might have a wide knowledge of other cultures, i think that what tk4s is saying is that unless most people are presented cultural information either forcefully or in a form such as this, they don't typically have that knowledge. rather than sparking a boastful argument, you might want to read into the comment before hand.
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For tk4s to pretend that he/she has somehow transcended this while the rest of humanity chooses to live in ignorance is an insult to the rest of humanity.