Although the themes toward which it seems to be gesturing are very important (digitalization, competition, militarism), this movie at times comes across as almost a parody of the genre begun so magnificently by Reggio. The filters and other effects applied to the imagery (as well as quite a deal of wholly artificial computer animation) add little, other than doubtfulness, uncertainty and, at times, ugliness. While there are some evocative moments, the film as a whole cannot be recommended.

Watch Decasia instead.

Great visuals

It took me five days after seeing it to actually remember to rank it on criticker. That's how unremarkable and forgettable this is. Whatever magic Koyaanisqatsi had is long gone.

I was kinda bored by this.

This is bad. I didn't watch Powaqqatsi or Koyaanisqatsi before, but i really like Baraka which is leagues above this movie. Lots of really bad cgi here, a lot of boring shots. The music is quite nice though. Overall a total waste of time.

"Reggio and Glass put on an intoxicating show." - Ed Gonzalez

Not as good as the others, but great nonetheless.

Interesting as always.

Not as good as Koyaanisqatsi, but it's better than Powaqqatsi in my opinion. The use of special effects makes it more stylisticly unique, and it also keeps it from dragging on for too long. It doesn't seem to be following any coherent train of thought though, as the first 2 films do somewhat, but all the images are interesting for themselves and the music is still awesome. Overall a great end to the trilogy. Some of the special effects scenes win so much.

Reggio's trademarks have become his cliches. There's a very large amount of CGI on display here, which heightens the irony and hypocrisy of the ongoing "technology is EEEEEEEEEEVILLLLLLLLLLLLL" theme. Philip Glass's score sounds like a self-parody

Godfrey Reggio's disappointing third installment to his "Life out of Balance" trilogy. A few new photographic and editing techniques are the only tricks up the filmmaker's sleeve this time around, and they aren't nearly enough to lift this film to the same luminous stature of the landmark "Koyaanisqatsi"(1983)

Bah, hundreds of invert filters everywhere, out of date, childish 3D imagery. Where the hell is the elegance of Koyaanisqatsi? Where is the handpicked new footage? Only savior here is the very few moments that are masterfully done. Going into different issues like cloning, "Naqoyqatsi: Life as War" is not the most sound title. Even the score is less than ambitious.

See Koyaanisqatsi instead. Little too much computer animation in this one. Seems like a screensaver at times. Pretty, though.

A very long and very good music video which is supposed to contain some ideas and questions (and maybe that it's true but who cares).