Baraka
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Movie Reviews of Baraka
Movie Review: A Glimpse of this Fearsome and Fascinating World...
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a video (or DVD) that in my opinion should be viewed by everyone at least once. Baraka is a glimpse of this fearsome and fascinating world in all its variety, or at least as much as can be documented in two hours.It offers panoramic glimpses of Mother Nature at its most serene and tumultuous, from ocean waves at sunset to bubbling magma pools inside volcano hollows. It shows humans/human existence at both the best and worst: stunning cathedrals and temples, slumming prostitutes and the swarming masses of consumers.
The editing and sequencing are intentional throughout, from the opening shot of a white-furred monkey in a Japanese hot springs to the montage of human religion rituals juxtapositioned together, displaying the basic similarities of human faith. Children in Ecuador observing life behind protective bars; the dispossessed of India rooting through trash heaps to gather sustenance; a train of bugs swiftly crawling over the surface of a leaf while the tree itself is slashed down, another casualty of the Amazon...if a single picture is worth a thousand words, then the multitude of visual shots in Baraka could fill a library.
Sound is mostly limited to the atmospheric music of Dead Can Dance, Enigma, etc., with a few notable inclusions: monks chanting in ritual, the clip-clop of a mule. There is no speech, nor is any needed. Personally, I had no difficulty identifying the locals; most are fairly obvious to the experienced eye.
Buy this video. Borrow it from the library. Find a way to acquire it, and just watch...let the enormity sweep over you. Life is short, and has so much to offer. Baraka scrapes the surface and gives you a glimpse beneath.
Movie Review: Stunning and Mind Boggling...
Summary: 5 Stars
This is one of the greatest films of all time. When I say films, I mean "films" as it isn't really a movie. Shot on 70mm in 24 countries around the world, the visuals in this are absolutely out of this world. Complimented by the stirring soundtrack of Michael Stearns, every time I watch this film, it raises the deepest emotions from inside. It's message is simple - that every man and woman on this Earth are striving for something more, through religion, war, ceremony, class, etc..., we are searching long and hard. As well, this film is unforgiving in the assesment of our failures along the way.
The most beautiful image in my mind is that of a family riding on a scooter with the sun glittering behind them as they calmly go about their business. All of this is amplified by a stirring track by Lisa Gerard (Dead Can Dance) that finally disolves into a haunting Japanese dance.
The director, Ron Fricke, I believe ironically enough worked in some degree on the set of Apocalypse Now with Francis Ford Coppola. This would explain his expert use of 70mm in capturing this great piece of work...
Movie Review: The Watchers
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought the VHS version of this film first, but I have an old VCR and seeing the quality of the film, I had to buy the DVD, it was amazing.The film is totally based on live shots, taken at appropriate times. The camera work is excellent, which is just rightly complimented by the amazing music in this film. It is a more of a journey, than just a two hour watch.
The deep philosophy enrooted is really enlightening. As time goes by happiness turns to suffering, then the circle restores, the cruelty and the suffering now, the damage we cause, all would change. We only just watch and watch as time flows by.
Seeing this film one would be touched by the amount of damage we have caused to our planet, and to ourselves.
The beginning symbolically shows the origin of man, watching. The film shows ethnic tribes in the exotic places around the world, our cities, our ruins, our future.
A wordless film that has more meaning than the better part of the movies I have seen, and the images with stay with you for sometime, realy an experience.
Movie Review: The Watchers
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought the VHS version of this film first, but I have an old VCR and seeing the quality of the film, I had to buy the DVD, it was amazing.The film is totally based on live shots, taken at appropriate times. The camera work is excellent, which is just rightly complimented by the amazing music in this film. It is a more of a journey, than just a two hour watch.
The deep philosophy enrooted is really enlightening. As time goes by happiness turns to suffering, then the circle restores, the cruelty and the suffering now, the damage we cause, all would change. We only just watch and watch as time flows by.
Seeing this film one would be touched by the amount of damage we have caused to our planet, and to ourselves.
The beginning symbolically shows the origin of man, watching. The film shows ethnic tribes in the exotic places around the world, our cities, our ruins, our future.
A wordless film that has more meaning than the better part of the movies I have seen, and the images with stay with you for sometime, realy an experience.
Movie Review: wow!
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm sure you read the editorial review for this product, so I will keep my comments short. I personally enjoy the IMAX dvd's but, I'm glad I picked this one up. It's one of the most stunning things I've seen in quite awhile. This is probably the closest you will ever get to visual art on a dvd. And to top it all off, the soundtrack helps to completely immerse you within it. I believe this was released over 8 years ago, but it is a timeless work- it could have been done yesterday, and I'd be none the wiser. One thing about the editorial review I'd like to point out- it is a little frustrating not knowing where you are sometimes during the DVD- it even comes with a little insert that shows the world, and all the areas where filming took place- if it really doesn't matter where they are, then I wish that they did not include that- because it does become irksome trying to match up the places that they list, with what you were watching. So don't bother with that =) crank up the surround sound, turn off the lights, and enjoy>o'