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A visual montage portrait of our contemporary world dominated by globalized technology and violence.A visual montage portrait of our contemporary world dominated by globalized technology and violence.A visual montage portrait of our contemporary world dominated by globalized technology and violence.
Marlon Brando
- Self
- (archive footage)
Elton John
- Self
- (archive footage)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
- Self
- (archive footage)
Troy Aikman
- Self (at Super Bowl XXX)
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
The Beatles
- Themselves
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Osama bin Laden
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Fidel Castro
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Warren Christopher
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Bill Clinton
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
The Dalai Lama
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Thomas A. Edison
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Albert Einstein
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Adolf Hitler
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaThe film's title has three meanings according to the closing credits. They are (1) a life of killing each other (2) war as a way of life and (3) civilized violence (interpretation).
- Crazy creditsStudio Feng Shui ... Marti Lovell
- ConnectionsEdited from Buffalo Running (1883)
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Inferior rehash
What a let down. Koyaanisqatsi was brilliant, Powaqatsi was quite good, Naqoyqatsi is the same thing all over again, without the beauty and profundity.
It's not that I don't sympathise with the meaning behind the film, but bombarding me with images of dollar signs and corporate logos is using a sledgehammer to crack a nut. The majority of those who view this movie do not need to be chaperoned around these issues.
The film feels structureless and jumps back and forth from one point to the next and then back again. I suppose you could argue that this reflects the chaotic nature of the films subject matter, but to me, that's just making excuses for a poorly conceived narrative.
The computer graphics don't work well at all. They often feel like an excuse to show of a few fancy special effects and already look dated (Max Headroom came to mind on several oc...oc...oc...occasions.). They just don't have the beauty of a 'real' image.
To add insult to injury, the film has been stretched out from a 4:3 aspect ratio to 16:9 so all of the people appear distorted. This is because the stock footage used was 4:3 and they couldn't be bothered editing it to fit into a widescreen presentation. They just stretched the lot, and when you watch the DVD it is very noticeable. It's claimed that this was a deliberate move and not a decision based on technical difficulties, but I'm not sure.
Overall - I'd say watch koyaanisqatsi again - it's the only film out of the three worth repeated viewings.
It's not that I don't sympathise with the meaning behind the film, but bombarding me with images of dollar signs and corporate logos is using a sledgehammer to crack a nut. The majority of those who view this movie do not need to be chaperoned around these issues.
The film feels structureless and jumps back and forth from one point to the next and then back again. I suppose you could argue that this reflects the chaotic nature of the films subject matter, but to me, that's just making excuses for a poorly conceived narrative.
The computer graphics don't work well at all. They often feel like an excuse to show of a few fancy special effects and already look dated (Max Headroom came to mind on several oc...oc...oc...occasions.). They just don't have the beauty of a 'real' image.
To add insult to injury, the film has been stretched out from a 4:3 aspect ratio to 16:9 so all of the people appear distorted. This is because the stock footage used was 4:3 and they couldn't be bothered editing it to fit into a widescreen presentation. They just stretched the lot, and when you watch the DVD it is very noticeable. It's claimed that this was a deliberate move and not a decision based on technical difficulties, but I'm not sure.
Overall - I'd say watch koyaanisqatsi again - it's the only film out of the three worth repeated viewings.
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- Also known as
- Naqoyqatsi: Life as War
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- Budget
- $3,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $133,058
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $17,154
- Oct 20, 2002
- Gross worldwide
- $155,640
- Runtime1 hour 29 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1
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