Film198286 min

Koyaanisqatsi

Name: Koyaanisqatsi
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: 1982
Duration: 86 min
Cast: Marilyn Chambers, Lou Dobbs, Ted Koppel

Taste attributes: documentarymusicmusic/dancerobots/ai/spaceslowheavylinearemotive & stirringall consuming questsocial commentary

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"Until now, you've never really seen the world you live in."

Boxlist takeA serious, moving documentary, slow-burning rather than fast. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it

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Synopsis

Takes us to locations all around the US and shows us the heavy toll that modern technology is having on humans and the earth. The visual tone poem contains neither dialogue nor a vocalized narration: its tone is set by the juxtaposition of images and the exceptional music by Philip Glass.

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