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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Baraka is a truly great piece of filmaking. It is an excellent philosophical meditation on creation and the human condition. I will use it for various purposes with certain "leaders" in the near future as a consciousness raising tool. The Master of the Universe has a plan for humankind. He has a set timetable. The universe is stable, ordered, benevolent and expansive. A new paradigm of peace, prosperity and security is breaking through the dark clouds. Isaiah's prophecy will be fulfilled.
Beautiful, I remember this from 1992. I love the monkeys in the hot spring and can almost smell the Frankincense when the priestly man swings his urn...Beautiful ~ no drugs needed!
I saw this stoned (seriously stoned) and it was just fucking AMAZING...each part had so much to say, loved it. def recommend to anyone who can appreciate the beauty of life...
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