Monday, 28 September 2009

koyaanisqatsi (life out of balance)

koyaanisqatsi is a unique film created by Godfrey Reggio and it's duration time is 1hour and 23Min's. the film is unique in many different ways, first of all the visual images chosen in this piece are different from most films. it is different first of all because it is fast motion and switches to slow motion, also at the start the opening images are of cave men drawings. also at the start the music is a regional chant and is weird but also relaxing. the music doesn't have to much too it but it seems that it is always building up to something. i think that the concept to this video is very weird and unique because we have violent images with calm music and the modern era against the old. i think that the concept has something to do with how we have changed or evolved in the wrong way and it is a problem throughout the world. after watching the film I'm am still left with an intriguing question, what was the film all about? i am still not quite sure but i know that koyaanisqatsi means life out of balance and godfrey reggion might be showing us how look at the world from a different perspective.

1 comment:

  1. Good Shaban, can you explore this concept a little more? Try and explain some of the opposites.

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