Naqoyqatsi
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Movie Reviews of Naqoyqatsi
Movie Review: Not quite the same as the first two, but the spirit is there
Summary: 4 Stars
I saw this film three times. The first time I was greatly disappointed by the visual style of the film. It is full of digitally manipulated images with colorized and solarized images. Many images are stock images and not original cinematography. This was very disappointing to someone who is very interested in the visual aspects of the film. So be prepared that the visual style of this film is much different than the first two. At the second and third viewing I warmed to the film. My desire for visually stunning images gave way to the ideas behind the film - the push of technology, globalization, competition. I would still use Koyaanisqatsi as a best intro to the series. Naqoyqatsi is more for people who are already hooked. The score really carries the film. If you liked the first two scores then you will find Philip Glass' third score to be equal to the first two. It is a master work.
As a final comment I saw Baraka for the first time late last year. Although I was very impressed by the images and the film I felt it was a bit of an imitation of the qatsi series. It didn't have the philosophical depth or soul of the qatsi project. It also lacked a very key component - the Philip Glass score. However, if you love the qatsi trilogy and are looking for something to complement this series, then Baraka is worth a look.
Movie Review: Effective
Summary: 4 Stars
Reggio has been lambasted to no end regarding this film, with most arguments against it more or less in opposition to his use of digital tools and technology in the creation of the visuals, the necessary bi-products of a digital, commodified age, a dehumanising practise which he is ostensibly critiquing. That criticism notwithstanding, the unending parade of seemingly arbitrary and/or obvious visual signs which are thrust at the viewer without much differentiation or care seems to frustrate viewers of Reggio's "art". I think that it is quite a stroke of genius to do this; in this film the form closely matches the content. It reflects the dreary, non-individualised, cyber/hyper consumer world very well, a world where the arbitrary image of a giraffe/zebra (on, say, a nature programme) can be set alongside an ad for coca-cola. There is no necessary link between the two, but we, as unassuming consumers of signs and imagery, do not notice this problem, it has become `natural'. I believe that the imagery has been modified, warped (etc) to scare us into a realisation of how un-natural many of the ways we consume and see the world are. The critique proffered here has to be looked for. It is all on the surface. There is, necessarily, no depth to the film and its imagery.Movie Review: Powerful but not easy....
Summary: 4 Stars
I think this film pays the price of being the third in a sequel and the existance of the two easier-to-watch predecessors.
I think the music in this one is wonderful, the images are not as beautiful as the natural ones of Koia but equally strong - almost hypnotic at times. The logical thread is difficult to follow and it either needs repeted viewings or some external help. I couldn't get it.
What in my opinion spoiled it a bit are the recurrent similiarities with the previous movies (the approach is the same: music+imagery, the music is often veeeeery similar to Koia, some scenes of autos lights are a copy from Koia, etc...) which keep tempting an uncaptured viewer into thinking that this third release was merely a money-making exercise trying to capitalise on past successes.
I too like other reviewers was looking at the timer waiting for the end, but now I have it in the background as I am writing, and it's not bad at all...
My tokenworth for those who haven't watched any of the Qatsi? Watch them in reverse order... 1) Naqoy, 2) Powaq, 3) Koia. It would be great to get your comments.
Movie Review: Excellent, but weakest of the Trilogy.
Summary: 4 Stars
There are two kinds of people. The people who "get" this movie and the people who don't. This review is directed at thos who will "get" the movie, so I will skip explaining or reviewing the unique style of presentation. This movie is the weakest of the trilogy, it is still an excellent movie and for those who enjoyed the two earlier movies, Pawaqqatsi and Koyaanqatsi will certainly enjoy the final chapter. My opinion of the final chapter is that is depended too heavily on CG giving it a big-budget hollywoodian look that is somewhat counter to it's message and roots. The music, imagery and overarching message remains as beautiful as it is poignant. But it is the over-depedence on silly effects and CG which I felt could have been used more effectively that hurt this film and made it weaker than the others. But it still holds it's power and message above all this if you are willing to watch and listen for it.Movie Review: A kaleidoscopic tour de force!
Summary: 4 Stars
This last entry of the Trylogy (Koyaanisqatsi and Powaqqatsi) of Godfrey Reggio, this kaleidoscopic film is filled of inspiring and arresting imagination based on n images poetry, astonishingly articulated that conforms a visual journey of multidimensional range.
This is a true hypnotic parade that includes the miracle ?s life, technological devices, overpopulation, peerless violence, enigmatic portraits, great icons of the XX century, evasion, glamour, triviality, mass media costumes, fashions, desperation, radiographs, computerized tomographies, and towering outer space shots of dazzling beauty.
The superb edition, and the combined inspiration of Philip Glass and Yo Yo Ma supporting musically the film will reward you over and over.
Absolutely gratifying.