Chronos part 2

Ron Fricke's (1985) beautiful film.
Ron Fricke is an American film director and cinematographer, considered to be a master of time-lapse photography and large format cinematography. He was the director of photography for Koyaanisqatsi (1982) and directed the purely cinematic non-verbal non-narrative feature Baraka (1992). He designed and used his own 70mm camera equipment for Baraka and his later projects. He also directed the IMAX films Chronos (1985) and Sacred Site (1986). His most recent work was as cinematographer for parts of the film Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. The sequel to Baraka, Samsara, is currently in production.
Fricke writes about his work: "I feel that my work has evolved through Koyaanisqatsi, Chronos and Baraka. Both technically and philosophically I am ready to delve even deeper into my favorite theme: humanity's relationship to the eternal". (from Wikipedia)

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Film & Animation

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• chronos
• ron
• Fricke
• Koyaanisqaatsi

[rbhest71]

Just watch the movie you twats!

[MrOneEntity]

From 2:01 to 2:11 it looks likes there's a person in the picture near the bottom and to the right of the 2 central statues but the clouds are going by and that person would have had to stay rather still for a good while since it's time lapse photography. So maybe it's another statue or just something that resembles a human.

[pointpoint10]

@S0rr0w93 That most peaceful scene is a vision of an ecosystem raped in antiquity in order to build a fortress which excludes everyone else. That is the home of domineering theocrats who lorded over peasants and probably kept underclass servants.

As well, those waves are enacting a process which tears sand and rocks apart piece by piece, reducing them to a fine dust.

There is violence all over that image.

[pointpoint10]

@Xentra7 What perspective do you recommend? This film is a nostalgic polemic that wishes we lived in feudal times without antibiotics, literacy, the scientific method, widespread civil rights, pirated YouTube videos, more-than-subsistence agriculture. It values ancient kingdoms over modern metropolises. Those were times with incredibly high mortality rates and theocratic serfdoms of enormous exploitation. I think you & the filmmakers missed the "wider message." It's pretty but also very wrong.

[Xentra7]

@pointpoint10 You are viewing this great work of art from a very small perspective. It would be interesting for you if you could find the wider message in it. ;-)

[S0rr0w93]

5:00 the most peaceful scene ive ever laid my eyes on

[pointpoint10]

3:48 Built by slaves

4:08 Tyrant

4:17 The lives of the richest people then living

4:21 One of their slaves

5:42 A home & temple used by a minority to steal the wealth or the majority (we don't build there anymore because those lands are ecologically protected)

9:05 Enormous wealth amassed in the name of god

etc.

What did I forget?

[pointpoint10]

@archymtln What is this film expected to make me value? I don't want to live in ancient Egypt, ruled by a pharaoh king, likely a slave, and with a life-span of 30 years. This film glorifies feudalism. I can much more easily take on a "megacorporation" than a master because I can see outside of myself, my society, and my life. That you can imagine something else than the life you live is a credit to the fact that we live in a better world than the ancients.

[archymtln]

People do not care about this anymore, they have been massively brainwashed by the mega corporations. This is the Cyberpunk era, we live in exponential times, high tech and low life.