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Koyaanisqatsi

Koyaanisqatsi

1982
Documentary, Music
1h 26m
A movie with no conventional plot: merely a collection of expertly photographed scenes. Subject matter has a highly environmental theme (imdb)

Directed by:

Godfrey Reggio

Screenwriter:

Godfrey Reggio, Ron Fricke, Michael Hoenig, Alton Walpole

Franchise:

Koyaanisqatsi

Genres:

Documentary, Music

AKA:

Koyaanisqatsi: Life Out of Balance

Country:

USA

Languages:

English, None, Hopi
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Koyaanisqatsi

1982
Documentary, Music
1h 26m
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djrossdjross
Rated 14 Aug 2007
90
97th
A cinematic reflection on a world in which permanent innovation means we are now in a perpetual state of disequilibrium. First viewing should be at a well-equipped large-screen cinema.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
spunkieSpunkie
Rated 27 Mar 2007
80
94th
I had to work through a violent protest when I tried to do a screening to my friends. But as the music develops and we reach civilization, everyone went quiet. It's quite an unconventional movie. The single statement "Life out of balance" is the only plot and only one needed. Apart from revolutionary time-lapse techniques introduced, true hero is Philip Glass with his throbbing track.
Rated 27 Mar 2007
pickpocketPickpocket
Rated 01 Jun 2008
4
35th
A cool movie if you are really fucked up but that's a horrible ad for a film honestly. I never can get into these image based films but it's probably the best of its kind. But again, do some coke off a hooker's tits and then watch this and it's so much better.
Rated 01 Jun 2008
kahKAH
Rated 29 Apr 2009
4
93rd
I guess this can be viewed either as a celebration of innovation or as a pessimistic outlook on where innovation has gotten us. For me it was the latter, and the ending is one of the saddest I have witnessed.
Rated 29 Apr 2009
theficionadotheficionado
Rated 13 May 2007
88
87th
An uncanny synthesis of sight and sound, Koyaanisqatsi evokes such a feeling of wonder and incomprehension and, finally, loss that it becomes nearly unbearable. The final image suggests civilization is just helpless, self-important flailing against the inexorable onslaught of chaos. Fuck me.
Rated 13 May 2007
judge_holdenJudge Holden
Rated 01 Aug 2009
7
88th
A harrowing film that presents humanity as a miserable species, trapped in an infinite number of interconnected assembly lines which produce nothing of any value or meaning. While the film contains many striking and hypnotic imagery, the most powerful moments are during the devastating final act, where the perspective shifts to the individuals helplessly trapped in this system and to their futile attempts to transcend or escape it.
Rated 01 Aug 2009
cestmoicestmoi
Rated 18 May 2008
100
92nd
Still gripping and relevant. See it immediately.
Rated 18 May 2008
cagedwisdomcagedwisdom
Rated 24 May 2008
100
90th
Extraordinary. Beautiful shots and beautiful music. What a film. Gets a bit boring at times, but that's only to be expected with no plot, dialog or anything apart from images and music. Well worth it though.
Rated 24 May 2008
indicamIndicam
Rated 13 Nov 2008
85
92nd
Although many images are outdated, I found that the meanings of many scenes still hold true. The 'Clockwork Orange Soundtrack on acid' is far too consistent and tends not to fit the image on the screen during the beginning. I was hoping for more images of industrial and natural contrast, although the few that were presented were satisfactory. The middle section of the film was by far my favorite.
Rated 13 Nov 2008
jeporcherjeporcher
Rated 12 Apr 2011
60
20th
I think people try real hard to like this one, so they can claim to having gone through an intellectual and aesthetic experience only a certain class of people can go through. Of course, I believe there are some who genuinely like this. Truth is this bored me half to death, the music was excruciating, and although some of the sequences were well shot, the way they were put together was an exercise in arbitrariness.
Rated 12 Apr 2011
billyshearsBillyShears
Rated 13 Jan 2012
90
92nd
Watch it with the volume cranked aallllll the way up. Goosebumps, baby.
Rated 13 Jan 2012
grimace98grimace98
Rated 14 Aug 2007
95
98th
If anyone needs me, I'll be shaving in the streets
Rated 14 Aug 2007
lokonLokoN
Rated 14 Aug 2007
80
47th
Not popcorn but THC movie
Rated 14 Aug 2007
lofisofilofisofi
Rated 01 Nov 2018
75
78th
beautiful as an exploration of montage, given its time. but the film today is a reminder of how the most striking images are taken from us and become advertisements. the style of Koyaanisqatsi is seen all over the place, particularly in travel ads. how did a film about environmentalism and globalization become the inspiration for tourism?
Rated 01 Nov 2018
purgatospurgatos
Rated 04 Jun 2008
90
91st
I feel almost strange giving this such a high mark. I mean I liked watching it, but it was listening to it that I loved most.
Rated 04 Jun 2008
droplet00Droplet00
Rated 21 Jun 2008
90
78th
I think they meant to make a condemning film and inadvertently wound up with something more akin to how an enlightened being might view our planet-- every thing, fleeting, beautiful, even the destruction and sadness. Moving, monumental.
Rated 21 Jun 2008
anomalyAnomaly
Rated 16 Jan 2009
89
93rd
A great example of creating meaning through editing. The Grid - the film's 20 minute long climax - is the most memorable segment, but none of them disappoint, and it ends on a surprisingly touching note - sympathy for a falling rocket engine. Glass' score is outstanding, and fits like a glove.
Rated 16 Jan 2009
hawkinsHawkins
Rated 24 Mar 2016
93
94th
If the intent was to critique humanity it backfired for me. Between the momentum of Glass' music and the hyper-accelerated industry segments I was only able to marvel at what our species puts on display. It's as if the filmmaker wanted to reduce us to ants without realizing that nature docs about ants make them seem impressive as shit. Or maybe I'm not giving Reggio enough credit and he knew exactly what he was doing. That moon is in reach!
Rated 24 Mar 2016
mwgerbmwgerb
Rated 30 Aug 2010
61
68th
The beginning sequences are far too slow for my tastes, and I've never found this type of filmmaking to be as effective as more traditional styles. However, "The Grid" sequence (the images of fast-moving civilization) is absolutely fantastic: great shots, great music, and great juxtaposition of images.
Rated 30 Aug 2010
scholar69420Scholar69420
Rated 30 Jul 2022
97
99th
A deeply thought provoking film. This loose collection of shots is an examination of modern America, of modern civilisation and society. The Phillip Glass score truly elevates the film, and is crucial to the emotional impact of the film. Both macro and micro views, the clinical and distant shots of the city are juxtaposed with deeply personal shots of the often struggling individual. Both a celebration and a critique of modern America. Definitely gonna trip shroms on my next viewing of the film.
Rated 30 Jul 2022
benoliver999benoliver999
Rated 06 Feb 2015
100
95th
My concerns that this would be a dull, pretentious, heavy handed message about how bad humans are were quickly assuaged. Reggio has focused on quality imagery with no agenda, and has made a truly captivating piece of work.
Rated 06 Feb 2015
stainStain
Rated 02 Apr 2007
100
95th
Highly creative and original documentary. There was nothing else like it when it came out, and there's still not except for its followups
Rated 02 Apr 2007
potzblitzPotzblitz
Rated 03 Aug 2007
100
96th
Probably the most moving film I've ever seen. The concept is so simple, but the images and especially the music make it work.
Rated 03 Aug 2007
imperialistIMPERIALIST
Rated 14 Aug 2007
95
80th
Time lapse photography at its best. It has a dated feel to it, and it's very very soothing to watch. Highly reccomended.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
bratingsbratings
Rated 02 Sep 2016
90
78th
It's bound to hit some as an exercise in style over substance, but Koyaanisqatsi is both visually stunning and thematically thought-provoking.
Rated 02 Sep 2016
thedicemanTheDiceman
Rated 14 Aug 2007
70
82nd
Needs to be watched with some mind altering substances to get the full effect of this film :)
Rated 14 Aug 2007
svicciarellisvicciarelli
Rated 14 Aug 2007
80
32nd
Worth a look - interesting images and ear-pleasing music.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
barraocBarraoc
Rated 25 Jun 2016
80
85th
Unusual, by turns beautiful and hypnotic. The lack of plot is initially unsettling because you're not sure what to do with the imagery.
Rated 25 Jun 2016
xaninofxaninof
Rated 01 Sep 2007
82
82nd
the movie forces us to ask ourself this question: "why dig deeper?"
Rated 01 Sep 2007
sebastianSebastian
Rated 02 Jul 2008
95
99th
To get the experience you have to watch it in a cinema.
Rated 02 Jul 2008
ultrightultright
Rated 18 Apr 2022
84
48th
I love the message about life out of balance, including the environment but also our existential outlook, but this is better as a background that trying to watch it as a movie.
Rated 18 Apr 2022
satsujinsatsujin
Rated 26 Mar 2016
5
4th
Boring imagery. Maybe seeing Baraka just before this and recollecting Samsara ruined it for me. Only ended up watching the first 30 mins. Good score though.
Rated 26 Mar 2016
k177105k177105
Rated 30 Apr 2024
90
75th
A depiction of the Anthropocenic apocalypse with no dialogues, just a highly affecting orchestration of music and picture: speeding up for madness, slowing down for suffering, and a pot of ash falling from the sky for the revelation of a dream of launching a new epoch as the nightmare of the ultimate end. Watched it at a well-equipped cinema on 29th April, 2024, which seemed to be a rare chance and helped with the appreciation of the film a lot.
Rated 30 Apr 2024
tj_monsterTJ monster
Rated 30 Jul 2022
85
94th
Wow, a self reflection of dawn of man and modern man, showing the benefits and cons of the new world. It came across as strikingly beautiful, but it would have been nothing without the music, better then hanzimmer. After the first 30 mins it becomes something wonderful becoming better and better until the end. But just sit through the first hour and see the flower blossom
Rated 30 Jul 2022
lostpilotlostpilot
Rated 24 May 2009
99
99th
This is post-rock if it had to be a movie. Absolutely breathtaking. Leaves you thinking about the way we live.
Rated 24 May 2009
yesistastyyesistasty
Rated 30 Jul 2009
94
85th
Maybe it's a little simplistic in its message. However, if such indelible images and sounds don't totally reflect the state of humanity, they should at least give us something of a warning of our dire looking future. A timeless film.
Rated 30 Jul 2009
dardandardan
Rated 29 Sep 2015
90
94th
The technological drive responsible for and inherent to mankind might lead to the unrooting and suspension of society, into existential purgatory and, subsequently, possibly, disaster. Though I disagree with crucial components belonging to this view, it within the many constraints of the format managed to create complexity from simplicity (e.g. accelerating throughout to then brake into the human level, thereby arguing it to be a futile variation within the larger evolvement of the whole).
Rated 29 Sep 2015
octaveOctave
Rated 05 Jan 2010
92
99th
Koyaanisqatsi is wordless but full of words. Amusement ride that is able to communicate with the surrounding world. Yes, Reggio and Fricke successfully managed to Illustrate a simple message which is so beautifully transformed into a visual narration. Phillip Glass...he's not human!
Rated 05 Jan 2010
dorkovskyDorkovsky
Rated 20 Jan 2010
10
99th
Beautiful, but surprisingly depressing.
Rated 20 Jan 2010
immolationsimmolations
Rated 30 May 2010
80
80th
To me this felt like an essay analyzing man's attempt to control the physical world with technology, which in itself has brought about its own chaotic results. Considering just how difficult this is to do in words never mind with film Reggio and Glass should be applauded for the result.
Rated 30 May 2010
theescapistTheEscapist
Rated 19 Sep 2015
74
72nd
Good imagery and music. Especially the beginning and the ending are just mesmerizing. However in the middle part I didn't enjoy the music as much and started to get a bit bored. Powerful ending shot.
Rated 19 Sep 2015
adragon91ADragon91
Rated 27 May 2021
50
33rd
Sadly, this didn't do much for me. I get the impressive visuals and editing techniques, but the music score while having glimpses of good stuff got a bit tedious for my liking. There's no plot and way too much speeding/reversing footage, but at least it has some purpose and integrity. Perhaps it's the type of movie you need to see on the big screen. I personally need more meat on my bones or something to connect to. In conclusion, I didn't connect with it and don't hate it either.
Rated 27 May 2021
schnofelschnofel
Rated 11 Jul 2015
20
5th
I mean, I like this world just fine. But I've been here a couple of years. I know that the sun goes up and that later the sun goes down. So don't tell me.
Rated 11 Jul 2015
megalixermegalixer
Rated 05 Mar 2011
75
59th
but the score is holy amazeballs good
Rated 05 Mar 2011
lintonmyroxylintonmyroxy
Rated 28 Mar 2021
88
80th
A hypnotic, entertaining, and emotional viewing experience. My main complaint is that this could've been made by at least 100 other filmmakers (assuming they had the same score and DP), whereas Sans Soleil, for example, could've only been made by Chris Marker
Rated 28 Mar 2021
parexus2Parexus2
Rated 09 Apr 2015
60
8th
made me angry
Rated 09 Apr 2015
xacviantxacviant
Rated 11 Oct 2011
93
97th
Philip Glass' score alone would secure this a place in film history: it's one of the best scores ever written, hypnotic, thrilling, and haunting in equal measure. But Godfrey Reggio's images are eminently worthy; desolate Southwest landscapes juxtaposed with urban desolation, demolishing buildings practically melting into dust, haunted faces staring into the camera...it's a frequently awe-inspiring film. Reggio's purpose feels a bit vague in spots, but the film's beauty more than compensates.
Rated 11 Oct 2011
theyshoot11theyshoot11
Rated 02 Dec 2011
51
2nd
#972
Rated 02 Dec 2011
dawolfeyDaWolfey
Rated 18 Mar 2012
92
99th
Emotional, thought provoking, beautiful to watch and to hear. As a film that is just music and picture it feels, at the start, like just something to veg out at and not think about but there is a narrative here. Let it tell you what it is saying. What you hear may be different from someone else but this is what makes true art great, it is always to be interpreted on a personal level. Simply mesmerising.
Rated 18 Mar 2012
ag0stomesmerAg0stoMesmer
Rated 02 Aug 2012
5
98th
One of these time-lapse, helicopter classical music films? No, the real deal. The techniques are now so overused it's easy to forget how magical this is.
Rated 02 Aug 2012
snallygastersnallygaster
Rated 06 Jan 2013
76
85th
So iconic that you might feel you know what it's about even before watching it, but don't let that stop you from watching it. Where it exceeds expectations is in the editing, pacing and transitioning of themes over the course of the film. It's good enough that when I'm watching this movie, I even like Philip Glass. The didactic coda at the end doesn't serve the film well, though; I'd suggest it can be ignored.
Rated 06 Jan 2013
lethiaslethias
Rated 23 Jan 2015
79
39th
Koyniaaastatsqisi has the perfect dialog without any actual dialog, not overly complex either. Birth, life, death along with other themes are beautifully interconnected. The movie isn't on the chill side, with a lot of dramatic music. Focus on lives of people, not life in general seemed a bit egocentric but we can always rewatch Baraka.
Rated 23 Jan 2015
nepetaNepeta
Rated 12 Mar 2013
95
96th
I was quite conflicted about this film at first, until I encountered a wonderful quote by the director who says the film is not just about humankind choosing between "beauty and the beast", but the film is also about the "beauty of the beast". So the film is perhaps not quite as straightforward and didactic as it first seems. It is also often a stunningly beautiful experience, is impressive as a document of our species and the ending is profoundly sad. I'd love to see it again.
Rated 12 Mar 2013
cosmicmonkeyCosmicMonkey
Rated 11 Feb 2023
93
97th
Montage in it's most perfect form. Vertov would be crying tears of joy if he could see this.
Rated 11 Feb 2023
kasperlKasperL
Rated 21 Jan 2014
70
65th
The score by Glass is incredible. The time-lapse imagery is also pretty good, though it threatens to become too repetitive at times.
Rated 21 Jan 2014
vdecraimVdecraim
Rated 24 Feb 2014
80
73rd
Waiter? I'd like a dish of exuberant ingredients, arranged in a creative and beautiful way with an obvious artistic vision. Plus, Philip Glass must play the violin while eating and I want to be filmed in time-lapses and slow-motion. Not the best meal I've ever had, but still a very tasty one.
Rated 24 Feb 2014
karamazovkaramazov.
Rated 13 May 2014
49
64th
Doubtless very impressive for its release date.
Rated 13 May 2014
rorror
Rated 21 Jul 2014
97
97th
Incredible. There is something incredible about almost every shot in this film. Combined with the relentless Philip Glass soundtrack, it really is an experience. I don't find the film's 'message' overly preachy or even particularly pointed as some have complained, I think there are a multitude of positive and negative takeaways about humanity here. I do feel that it begins to drag a bit after The Grid sequence and does not return to full steam until the final shot, so not a perfect score.
Rated 21 Jul 2014
chow25chow25
Rated 14 Aug 2007
93
94th
Beautiful movie.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
ytadelYtadel
Rated 14 Aug 2007
7
84th
Trippy as all shit.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
treeoflifetreeoflife
Rated 28 Jun 2022
70
32nd
Can't deny that it's very impressive but still think it should've been shorter. For me, a valuable idea came from watching this movie was not from the things it showed but it is the fact that the "eye of the camera" is alienated to everything that's going on. It's like watching everything in awe which is perpetuated by the silence. The scale of things, the speed of things. It is a crazy life.
Rated 28 Jun 2022
theyshoot07theyshoot07
Rated 02 Mar 2008
54
26th
# 912
Rated 02 Mar 2008
avinashavinash
Rated 02 Apr 2008
60
24th
Would make for the greatest screensaver ever. Not sure I could watch two hours of this again.
Rated 02 Apr 2008
scoldScold
Rated 07 May 2008
85
66th
For a movie with no plot, character, dialogue, or anything of the sort, Koyaanisqatsi is a very entertaining movie. The cinematography sweeps you away soon into the movie, and the music is excellent. It's a very unique sort of movie, and I recommend it to anyone who can stomach such an avant-garde movie.
Rated 07 May 2008
camsisoycamsisoy
Rated 21 Jul 2008
90
0th
Although I'm not such a fan of experimental film, Koyaanisqatsi should be worth watching. Of course its strength lies in its cinematography, and editing. And the message as well.
Rated 21 Jul 2008
f201f201
Rated 28 Jul 2008
89
90th
The cinematography is flooring, and the message is an important one. Everyone should see this film.
Rated 28 Jul 2008
thedenizenTheDenizen
Rated 26 Aug 2008
80
84th
I liked this one slightly more than Baraka.
Rated 26 Aug 2008
shalevshalev
Rated 03 Jul 2019
80
50th
Unconventional and mildly interesting
Rated 03 Jul 2019
gaspartacusgaspartacus
Rated 13 Dec 2008
80
55th
The concept struck me far, far more than the film itself.
Rated 13 Dec 2008
theyshoot08theyshoot08
Rated 19 Dec 2008
51
2nd
973
Rated 19 Dec 2008
thujathuja
Rated 09 Feb 2022
90
86th
& anil
Rated 09 Feb 2022
ezackheimezackheim
Rated 30 Apr 2009
93
80th
Beautiful! Nothing more needs to be said.
Rated 30 Apr 2009
willsw0rldWillsW0rld
Rated 05 Jun 2009
96
95th
The images in this film went very deep. Showing the very core of our society today, which is mass consumerism. Godfrey Reggio created a very emotional film with a great soundtrack to show how the earth has been infected with the industrial culture our people live in.
Rated 05 Jun 2009
menialretconMenialRetcon
Rated 05 Dec 2017
82
88th
Great music, sometimes interesting visuals
Rated 05 Dec 2017
sirrobbieSirRobbie
Rated 25 Oct 2009
80
81st
The last scene is breathtaking - perhaps the saddest one ever.
Rated 25 Oct 2009
fivecatsfivecats
Rated 09 Jan 2010
92
86th
a true large-screen, trippy, cinematic experience that forces you to view film and the world around you differently
Rated 09 Jan 2010
halfjapaneseHalfJapanese
Rated 14 Jan 2010
80
61st
Not quite as good as cinematographer Ron Fricke's later Baraka, but still an excellent film with astonishing visuals and time-lapse photography.
Rated 14 Jan 2010
taurus1982taurus1982
Rated 04 Dec 2023
1
1st
Impressively stupid; it's as if someone is pranking the audience, but it's not funny. I honestly wonder if the filmmaker intended this as a bizarre parody of postmodernism or something.
Rated 04 Dec 2023
peaceanarchyPeaceAnarchy
Rated 22 Aug 2010
83
72nd
Stunning images with a complementary score that make for an experience worth watching at least once.
Rated 22 Aug 2010
bownBown
Rated 24 Aug 2010
83
67th
Absolutely breathtaking images, and a brilliant score by Glass. The message is a little heavy-handed, but at the same time I can't say I disagree with it (and I definitely don't agree with Ebert who says the smokestacks look noble or w/e). Awe-inspiring.
Rated 24 Aug 2010
omgfridgeomgfridge
Rated 07 Sep 2010
8
79th
Gorgeously powerful despite it being slow.
Rated 07 Sep 2010
shewasSheWas
Rated 24 Nov 2023
81
87th
Most of it is extremely supersized BARAKA without soul or finess, but the electric prog orgasm part that turns its nationl-geographic lens to 70's New York is nothing less than a divine extasy
Rated 24 Nov 2023
redeyedtissRedeyedtiss
Rated 11 Jun 2017
87
87th
A masterpiece of storytelling. Exposing the dichotomy that exists between progress in an industrial sense, and spiritual development.
Rated 11 Jun 2017
mrcinemaMr.Cinema
Rated 11 Jan 2011
95
99th
Pure Cinema
Rated 11 Jan 2011
kevinjosephkevinjoseph
Rated 28 Apr 2011
75
88th
Hypnotizing and beautiful.
Rated 28 Apr 2011
kingcrim413kingcrim413
Rated 30 Jun 2023
100
99th
How can I rate this?
Rated 30 Jun 2023
blakeengelBlakeEngel
Rated 27 Nov 2016
10
93rd
I haven't seen this movie in years, but with only a few moments of reflection I can recall what a grand achievement this is, even in the face of works like Baraka and Samsara. Those are collections of beauty. This is a statement. A world out of balance as it collides with a new electronic revolution. Perhaps the only movie to perfectly balance both image and soundtrack. A towering achievement that should stand as one of Earth's supreme works of art. A top 10 film.
Rated 27 Nov 2016
neonmanNeonman
Rated 05 Sep 2011
86
84th
Plays out less like a film and more like music. The theme is obvious and should be picked up before the half-way mark, but it's still something to be considered and pondered over for the duration of this piece of music.
Rated 05 Sep 2011
svengaliSvengali
Rated 03 Sep 2012
67
57th
This was more or less what I needed at the moment. After the first minutes I thought I was going to love it, I've loved the score long since seeing this also. Ultimately it's disappointingly unfulfilling, juxtaposing the grace, beauty and harmony of nature with the stressed out carbon dioxide releasing civilization doesn't quite do it for me. But it's all very peaceful, mesmerizing and probably something marvelous to trip to.
Rated 03 Sep 2012
suture_selfSuture Self
Rated 13 Sep 2012
8
80th
I feel there's more to humanity than this but the argument is powerful nonetheless. A part of us would certainly benefit from a different way of living. The faces in this movie will make you very sad.
Rated 13 Sep 2012
jestyJesty
Rated 23 Oct 2012
40
8th
Message is incredibly on-the-nose. Great score, and there are evocative twinges in the images, but in general I felt like I was being solicited to buy into a worldview I couldn't possibly share.
Rated 23 Oct 2012
tony_irwinTony Irwin
Rated 29 Dec 2012
94
91st
Mesmerising soundtrack and images.
Rated 29 Dec 2012
evilmangoesEvilMangoes
Rated 15 Mar 2020
99
99th
A
Rated 15 Mar 2020
hotsakehotsake
Rated 19 Nov 2016
60
51st
I'm very divided about this film. I found it hypnotic and boring at the same time just like I disliked the music but found it highly appropriate.
Rated 19 Nov 2016
glm01glm01
Rated 24 Aug 2013
86
87th
86.000
Rated 24 Aug 2013
closedmouthclosedmouth
Rated 24 Sep 2013
90
89th
I'm probably being a bit generous with this score, because I was pretty bored with the nature scenes at the start, and I don't buy any of the spiritualist horseshit, but god damn, "The Grid" totally kicked my ass. Everything from "Pruitt-Igoe" on is amazing, but "The Grid" is completely breathtaking. Exciting, compelling, coming to a mind-melting crescendo; one of the best film sequences I've seen in quite a while.
Rated 24 Sep 2013
lilarcorLilarcor
Rated 11 Oct 2013
76
56th
I wasn't sold immediately on this but the fast-forwarded shots of people moving up escalators and similar shots of traffic were beautiful in the sense that it looked like rivers and arteries. The asphalt jungle became alive. The ending is very powerful.
Rated 11 Oct 2013
addsAdds
Rated 04 Jan 2020
55
30th
There are too many of us and we ruin everything. Nothing's changed.
Rated 04 Jan 2020
ottott
Rated 25 Sep 2019
70
57th
[something about alienation]
Rated 25 Sep 2019
stewballStewball
Rated 04 Apr 2014
70
54th
The music was indeed good, not the the aimless, structureless, paint slopped on a canvas I feared. I know, given the title, that it's supposed to be a negative view of man as a pox on the world, but I just didn't see a lot of it that way. I enjoyed the time lapses of pedestrians and traffic to the music. I know it's supposed to make us look like insignificant ants, but the flow of blood cells through arteries is a vital but superficial view of human life. Almost all of the individual "portraits"
Rated 04 Apr 2014

Cast & Info

Directed by:

Godfrey Reggio

Screenwriter:

Godfrey Reggio, Ron Fricke, Michael Hoenig, Alton Walpole

Franchise:

Koyaanisqatsi

Genres:

Documentary, Music

AKA:

Koyaanisqatsi: Life Out of Balance

Country:

USA

Languages:

English, None, Hopi
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